Two years, Two Championships!

Congratulations to one of Next Level's first clients, Brian Gratz on winning his second consecutive championship as a professional hockey coach, as well as his second consecutive award for coach of the year. As a player, Gratz would travel to Denver from Pennsylvania each summer just to train at Next Level! After a stellar college hockey career at Penn State, where he was a three time All-American, three time National Champion, and regional player of the year as a goalie, Gratz moved on to the professional ranks, playing in the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets systems.

Last year he decided to use his hockey knowledge to help others and took on head coaching duties for the Indiana Ice Minors of the MAHL, where he coached them to a professional hockey
record of 29 straight wins and the league championship. Gratz was then hired in 2008 by the
Jersey Rockhoppers of the EPHL, where he again took an inaugural team the distance culminating in yet another championship.

Congratulations Gratzy!