Meet Your Coach - Dustin Manz
Current Professional hockey player —Indy Fuel ECHL
I founded Beyond Hockey during my final year of Division 1 while pursuing my master's. The name reflects how hockey taught me valuable life lessons beyond the game. My goal is to share this knowledge with young players to help them excel as athletes and individuals. My coaching philosophy focuses on creating an environment where players understand what makes them succesful on the ice and how to benefit or grow from the mistakes they make. I aim to help them learn to self-correct by fostering curiosity about their performance.
Junior Hockey
After my final U16 hockey season, I joined the Aston Rebels in the NAHL for a year. I then played for the Prince George Spruce Kings in BCHL, reaching the league finals twice and the championship in my last year, finishing in the top five in scoring across the league.
Division 1
I played three seasons at Lake Superior State University, winning the WCHA in my sophomore year. I then transferred to American International College (AIC) for my senior year and a fifth season. Over my collegiate career, I participated in 181 NCAA Division I games, ranking 7th all-time in games played.
I am currently in my second year pro where I play within the Chicago Blackhawks Organization for the Indianapolis Fuel of the ECHL
Pro Hockey
Youth Hockey
I played AA hockey for the Traverse City Northstars from Squirt to my first Bantam year, then finished my youth career with final Bantam season at Compuware AAA and two U16 AAA seasons with Little Caesars.