Staff

BOBBY FERRARIS

PRESIDENT, HOCKEY DIRECTOR: BOYS (13U-18U)/GIRLS PROGRAMS, AND REGISTRAR

Robert Ferraris began his career in minor league professional hockey–playing and coaching 400+ games; he coached Midget for the Connecticut Wolves, then Assistant Coach and recruiting coordinator in NCAA DI at AIC (2003-2005), and Mercyhurst University (2005-2015). With Ferraris as Associate Head Coach, Mercyhurst won the 2014 Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) regular-season title, with Lakers skaters earning the AHA Student-Athlete of the Year, Player of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, Best Defenseman, Sportsman of the Year, and Top Defensive Forward. In 2015, and for the fourth consecutive season, Mercyhurst earned a spot in the league tournament in Rochester, bolstered by four players who reached the 100-career-point plateau, an AHA record. Currently in his eighth season as the Head Coach of Trinity-Pawling School in the Founders League, Trinity-Pawling won the 2018 Founders League Championship. Three Trinity-Pawling hockey alums participated in 2024 NHL Development camps. Current hockey alums play NCAA hockey for Amherst, Army, BU, Clarkson, Holy Cross, Maine, UMass, Mercyhurst, Sacred Heart, and Wesleyan.

HOCKEY@HARTFORDJUNIORWOLFPACK.COM

ADAM BLANCHETTE

Hockey Director: 6U-12U

Adam started as a youth player playing in Cromwell for Bob Crawford and the CT Clippers program. Post Clippers, Adam played one season for the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack before accepting an offer to attend Avon Old Farms Prep School. After graduating from Avon, Adam went on to play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Quebec Remparts and in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the Waterloo Blackhawks. Adam then went on to play professionally in the AA Central Hockey League and overseas in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. After playing, Adam joined the coaching ranks internationally where he coached Team New Zealand at the IIHF Division II World Championships where the team would capture the Silver medal. Adam is currently in his third season with the Wolpfack program where he is the head coach of the 8U Jr. Wolfpack travel team and assistant coach of the 9U team. Adam has also been an integral part of growing the Lil’ Champs 8U full ice program.

ablanchette@hartfordjuniorwolfpack.com