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GROWING UP
Matt grew up in Carmel, Indiana. Always at a rink, his love for hockey grew as he traveled with his family from town to town watching his older brother play.
Inspired, Matt rose through the youth travel ranks himself, playing A-AAA hockey for various Indianapolis teams. He was fortunate to get drafted in the United States Hockey League (USHL) by the local team (Indiana Ice) where he played 2 seasons.
UNO MAVERICKS
Following in his brothers footsteps, Matt accepted an athletic scholarship to play D1 Hockey from 2008-2012. While at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Matt pursued a degree in Banking and Financial Markets, Investment Science and Portfolio Management. He was recognized with All-WCHA Academic Team, Student-Athlete Advisory Board and Dean’s List honors. Graduating in 2012, Matt pursued a career in the Financial Services Software Industry.
TIP AND BEYOND
Absent from the hockey world for 3 years, Matt got back in by volunteering to coach a team for Omaha Hockey Club. Quickly, he realized he had found a new passion in his life.
“There’s no better feeling that teaching an athlete something, and watching their face light up after executing something they’ve never been able to do.”
After doing lessons on the side, Matt decided to create TIP Athlete Development Club, with the goal of helping more athletes reach their highest goals. He couldn’t do it alone, so he hand-selected his great team of instructors that bring the highest levels of knowledge, passion and love for the game.
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Joe’s love and passion for the game of hockey all started when his father took him to his first-ever UNO Hockey game in their inaugural season of 1997. Joe was 3 years old.
HOCKEY CAREER
Just a few years later, he played from 5 years old (1999) all the way to 18 years of age (2013). After playing at the AAA level, and battling through head and bodily injuries, Joe hung up his skates to pursue a degree in Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
KINESIOLOGY
Joe has successfully received his B.S. in Kinesiology and hopes to obtain his certification in becoming an Exercise Physiologist through the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine).
Joe’s favorite college hockey team is the UNO Mavericks and his favorite NHL team is the Los Angeles Kings.
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GROWING UP
Ryan’s love for hockey started when he was 10, and he has been involved with every facet of the sport since. He fell in love with the sport in North Carolina, where he played for the Cape Fear Jr. Fireantz, and later with the East Coast Eagles.
HOCKEY CAREER
After moving to Kansas City his sophomore year of high school, he played in the Midwest High School Hockey League for the Kansas City Outlaws. After high school, Ryan played in the Western States Hockey League for the Texas Brahmas to finish out his playing career.
UNITED STATE AIR FORCE & COACHING
After serving the in the United States Air Force and playing for the Offutt AFB hockey team in tournaments across the nation, Ryan decided to further his love for the game by sharing his knowledge and acumen with the youth of Omaha. In 2019, Ryan started coaching 10U House, and now travels with the 12U.
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GROWING UP
Jack’s love for the game of hockey started when he and his parents went to their first UNO hockey game at the age of 3. After playing his youth hockey in Omaha, Jack moved to Colorado Springs to pursue his dreams of becoming a division one hockey player. He then played junior hockey for two seasons in the United States Hockey League for the Sioux Falls Stampede.
HOCKEY CAREER
Following juniors, Jack competed for the University of Massachusetts throughout his four-year college career. At UMASS, his team advanced to the national championship game in 2019. Jack graduated in 2020 with an undergraduate degree, majoring in finance. Next, Jack played two seasons of professional hockey for the Rapid City Rush in the East Coast Hockey League and ended his hockey career playing in Budapest, Hungary for the Ujpest Sports Society in the Erste Liga Hockey League.
LAW DEGREE
Jack is actively pursuing a law degree from Creighton University.
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GROWING UP
Matt grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and fell in love with hockey at age 6 watching the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL). During high school (age 15), Matt began to drive to Michigan 3 times a week to play for Victory Honda’s AAA team based in Detroit. While playing for Victory Honda, Matt was invited to play in a few special games, including the CCM All-American Prospects Game and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament for Team USA.
HOCKEY CAREER
At age 17, Matt moved to Sioux City to play for the Musketeers in the USHL. After 3 seasons with the Musketeers, he played for the Lincoln Stars (USHL) for the 2019-2020 season. 2 out of his 4 years in junior hockey, Matt wore a letter as an assistant captain for each team.
Matt started at University of Nebraska-Omaha in the fall of 2020. He currently is a member of the Men’s D1 Hockey Team, where he wears #27 and was named assistant captain for the 2022/2023 season—all while studying Entrepreneurship at UNO’s College of Business and maintaining a 4.0 GPA..
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GROWING UP
Jimmy grew up in a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois known as Lemont. At the age of five, his dad took him to watch his first ever professional hockey game, his hometown team the Chicago Blackhawks. From that point Jimmy not only feel in love with the game of hockey, but the Chicago Blackhawks as well. Shortly after Jimmy was signed up to start learning the game of hockey where his first coach was former Toronto Maple Leafs player, Rocky Saganiuk. While playing AAA hockey, Jimmy was invited to play for the Bauer Select Team from 2011-2014, where he represented the U.S.A. in international tournaments all over the World.
HOCKEY CAREER
At the age of 17, Jimmy left home and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played for the Rebels in the NAHL. He spent 2 years there before he made the jump to play in the USHL for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. After 1 year in Dubuque, Jimmy committed to the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Jimmy has been playing for the Men’s D1 Hockey Team since 2020, where he wears #22. Jimmy is studying Business Entrepreneurship and Management, and is currently maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
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GROWING UP
Born and raised in Twig, MN, there was no shortage when it came to Nolan’s access to ice. The endless hours of outdoor hockey helped turn him into the player he is today. Nolan started this journey at 3 years old and is currently on the UNO Men’s Hockey Team.
HOCKEY CAREER
He had stops along the way with both the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) and Omaha Lancers (USHL) after leaving high school following his sophomore year.
DEGREE
Nolan will be completing his undergraduate degree in sales, finance, and real estate.
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