David is currently coaching a U18 Junior Team in Boston after spending many, many years in Europe playing and coaching hockey.  Several players and their parents have been inquiring about the possibility of playing Prep School or Junior Hockey in the United States.  David is prepared to offer his fair evaluation for each player so they will have a good understanding as to what they need to do to move up to the next level in their hockey careers or are they already on the correct path in their development.

David first started playing in the Netherlands in 1985 and continued to 1995.  He played for three different teams including the Tilburg Trappers.  In addition, he played for the Dutch National Team from 1990 to 2006.  Prior to David’s arrival in the Netherlands he had an outstanding NCAA College career at Boston College where he was named Captain in his Senior Year.

During David’s years as a member of the Dutch National Team he was an outstanding goal scorer and to this day still ranks as one of the all-time scoring leaders for the National Team.  He coached the team from 2006 to 2010.

Norway was the next stop for David’s coaching career and he coached in the top league from 2009 to 2021 for Manglerud and Lergskog and back to Manglerud.  During his years as a top coach in Norway he was selected as Coach of the Year twice.

In 2021 David returned to Tilburg as Head Coach before returning to the United States where he is the U18 Head Coach of a major Junior Hockey program in the Boston area. 

The honor is ours to have Ron join Challenger Tours Hockey this Summer. The most decorated hockey player in the history of Netherlands hockey, an Olympian, Captain of the Netherlands National Team and holder of the record for most games played at 213 and 195 points for the National Team at World Championships, the Olympic Games, and other international events.

Ron played for 26 seasons in the Eredivise, competing for the Amsterdam Tigers and Rotterdam Panda’s. He was Most Valuable Player for the 1987-88 season, won four Eredivise titles, five Dutch Cups as a player and a sixth as a coach. He received the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1994, the first Dutch hockey player to be knighted in the Netherlands, and was made the namesake of the Ron Berteling Schaal in 2007, and received the Torriani Award from the International Ice Hockey Federation, the first Dutch person to receive the award.

Ron served as head coach of the Amsterdam Tigers from 2006-2011 and won his sixth Dutch Cup in 2007. He later served as an assistant coach for the Netherlands U18 team and as head coach of the Amsterdam Capitals during the 2011-12 season, the Amsterdam G’s during 2012-13, and again with the Amsterdam Tigers during the 2016-16 season.

We are pleased to have “Mister Ice Hockey” coaching in our Team Development School. Every parent should be excited to know their sons and daughters will be taught the fundamentals of hockey by the best player to ever lace up a pair of skates for the Netherlands.

Kateřina Mrázová has had one of the most illustrious careers of any player from the Czech Republic. Starting from the time she played for Czechia in the U18 World Championships and 2013 World Championships, and a great career at NCAA Minnesota Duluth for five years, the Olympics, and many years as a professional player.

Presently, Kateřina is in her third year with the Ottawa Charge of the PWHL. She just completed her second stint as an Olympian in Milan-Cortina following the Beijing Olympics in 2022.

Kateřina’s professional career began in 2012-2013 when she won the Clarkson Cup with the Boston Blades. She left pro hockey and attended Minnesota Duluth, where she had 75 points in 117 games. From there, she played for the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL, where she became the first Czech player to pick up a point in the league. The following year, she headed to the Swiss League, where she played for three years before being drafted by Ottawa and signing with them through the current season.

Many of us watched the past Olympics, and Kateřina was one of the players her coach put on the ice when the game was on the line. Her experience and leadership qualities will carry her through the rest of her professional playing career at a high level. Should Kateřina decide to pursue a coaching career, every player she coaches will benefit from her knowledge of the game and the results she produces on the ice.