Ontario Hockey Association

Mike Ellis currently coaches the Nottingham Panthers of the BMI Elite League in the United Kingdom, after a 14-year playing/ career mostly in the UK with a short stint in the 2nd division in Germany.  The 34 year old has had tremendous success in the UK as a player/coach where he has won either the league or playoff championship each year since 2001.

On the international stage Ellis has had the honor of being a member of the British National Team as player and assistant coach and competed in the Pool B World Championships for the past 8 years, winning a bronze medal in 2000 and a silver medal in 2001.

Ellis born in Burlington, Ontario grew up playing his minor hockey in Flamborough where he went on to play for now defunct Junior C Flamborough Gamblers and the Burlington Cougars in the OHA before pursuing his professional playing and coaching career in Europe.

For more information go to 
www.panthers.co.uk or
www.eliteleague.co.uk

The OHA High Performance Program prides itself on the quality of our Guest Speakers.

Here is a list of the Guest Speaker at the 2007 Program.

Maria Mountain,  Revolution Sport Conditioning
Shauna Burke,   Sport Psychology
Dr. Bert Carron,   Sport Psychology
Tom Hazell,   Sports Nutrition UWO PHD
Clarke Singer,  Head Coach UWO Mustangs Men’s Hockey CIS
Gregg Gardner,   Assistant Coach Niagara University NCAA Division I
Jason Bukula,  Scout Nashville Predators
Joe Birch,   OHL Director of Recruitment and Education