Major Midget Valley Wildcats                              
                                                                        Coaching Staff



Nick Greenough
General Manager
nickgreenough18@hotmail.com

Nick is a former Halifax Moosehead and Val-d’Or Foreurs and played in two memorial cups with these clubs. His junior career prepared him for seven years of pro in both the ECHL and AHL. During this time he also attended two NHL main camps with Minnesota and Detroit. Nick played all his minor hockey in the Valley. He is a Valley Wildcat Alumni.

Nick is regarded as one of the elite coaches in Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey. His work leading the Valley Wildcats to a Telus Cup appearance and then a Maritime Junior ‘A’ coach of the year award are examples of his expertise and accomplishments. He was named assistant coach for the MHL entry in the Central Canada Cup this season and also recently was named head coach of Team Canada East for the CJHL prospects game. His tireless work ethic and knowledge of the ‎game have enabled him to be extremely well
respected in player development. He has had numerous of his players move on to the Major Jr level and CIS/NCAA.
 
Nick is a resident of Avonport with his wife Jenn and 3 boys Jaxon, Tripp and Jett.


Andre Lefebvre                                                                                                                                        
Head Coach

Andre comes to the Midget Wildcats from the Jr.A Wildcats with an extensive background of coaching over the last 15+ years. He has previously coached in the NSMBHL with the LandWorks Gulls and Halifax Accel Hawks, NSMMHL with the Halifax Titans (now McDonalds), the AUS with St. Mary’s Huskies, MHL (East Hants & Dartmouth) and various minor hockey levels.

Andre also been a part of the HNS High Performance program in various roles for the last 9 seasons and is currently the Head Coach of the 2017 Male U16 going to the QMJHL Gatorade Challenge in Quebec later in the month. He was head coach of the Male U14 program that took home the gold medal at the ACC in October 2014, 2015 Male U16 Assistant Coach of Silver Medal winning team at QMJHL Gatorade Challenge and 2016 Head Coach of Male U15 Team. He has also been invited to the 2017 Hockey Canada Program of Excellence U17 Selection Camp in Calgary in July.

In addition to his coaching duties, Andre has also worked as an Atlantic Scout for Val D’Or and Shawinigan in the QMJHL and is presently the Nova Scotia Scout with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL.

Andre played for the Halifax MacDonalds and Dartmouth Subways winning back to back Atlantic Major Midget titles before being drafted by Val D’or of the QMJHL. 

He lives in Fall River with his wife, Christine and sons John-Pierre and Roderick.

 

Adam Clarke
Assistant Coach




 

 

Daniel Petterson
Assistant Coach












Lukas Kane
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Charles Grant
Goalie Coach
 

A Berwick native, Charles comes to the Wildcats after a distinguished playing career at the junior, college, and professional level.

After a season with the Major Midget Wildcats where he was named to the leagues’ 1st All-Star team, Charles began a 3 year stint with the MHL's Yarmouth Mariners. During his time in Yarmouth, Charles twice led the league in shutouts, while also being named the leagues’ top goaltender and playoff MVP.

After his junior career came to a close, Charles spent 4 years in the NCAA at Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth he was a 4-time Academic All-American & earned All Ivy League 2nd team honours in 2013-2014.

Charles began last season in the East Coast Hockey League with the Rapid City Rush before returning to the Valley where he provided goaltending instruction for all 3 Wildcat clubs.

Meredith Waisman & Rebecca Wynn
Physiotherapists