A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Bill Weiand plays a key role in the Northern Cyclones hockey operations. The Hockey Director of Youth, Academy, and Juniors, Bill is also head coach of our USPHL Premier team and General Manager & Associate Head Coach of both the NCDC and Elite USPHL teams. Bill is entering his 12th season in Hudson.
Bill graduated from Western New England University, where he majored in Sports Management and minored in Coaching and Economics. While attending WNE, he worked as the Hockey Operations Coordinator and was responsible for the following: assisting with scouting, recruiting and overseeing all off-ice hockey operation duties.
Before joining the Northern Cyclones, Bill was an assistant coach for his Alma mater at Somerville High School. While there, Bill worked closely with the Varsity Hockey Team for three seasons.
Prior to Bill’s senior year in college, he spent the summer in the Boston Bruins organization as an intern in the Youth Hockey Development Department. Bill was responsible for teaching youth players the basics of hockey through on-ice and street hockey events.
Bill was a five-year varsity goaltender at Somerville High School. He made the Varsity team as an 8th grader. He was a two-time Greater Boston League All-Star, garnering the honor in both his junior and senior seasons. During his junior and senior seasons, he was also elected as a team captain.
After high school, he played a year of junior hockey and was a two-time selection to the USA Selects Hockey Team. That team competed in the Czech Republic and Sweden. Bill also founded the New England Thrashers summer program as a sophomore in college.
Bill currently has a winning percentage of 72% and a record of 263-98-28 as a coach at the junior level. Over the last seven seasons at the USPHL Premier level alone, Bill has helped advance over 70 players from the junior ranks to the NCAA level with a winning percentage of 74.49% and a record of 245-76-24.
Bill Flanagan has dedicated his life to provide his players with the best possible opportunity to develop and play at the highest level possible. Bill was instrumental in developing the Cyclones youth program and retains responsibility for the development of its players through his Total Skill Development Program. Bill is currently the co-Owner of the Northern Cyclones, and serves as head coach of the NCDC team.
Over his 28 years as a coach, Bill has been recognized as one of the "best developers of junior players" and has helped over 200 athletes achieve hockey scholarships at both the Division 1 and 3 levels of the NCAA.
Among many, Bill has coached the following athletes: John MacLeod of the USA U-18 National Development Team, Kali Flanagan (Boston College) who attended four USA Hockey National Camps, Brett Carriere (University of Maine), Evan Carriere (University of Connecticut), Zach Popp (Plattsburgh State), John McGinnis (Bowdoin College), Will Gavin (Air Force), Artyom Borshyov (Lake Superior State), Drennen Atherton (Sacred Heart), Parker Schultz (Endicott), Coby Mack (Army West Point) and Mike Vollmin (Babson College).
Prior to the Cyclones, Bill served for six seasons as head coach of the Austin Prep Cougars in Reading, MA. With the Cougars, he won four Catholic Central League Championships and participated in the MIAA Super 8 Tournament. Before leaving Austin Prep for the Northern Cyclones, he became the school's all-time winningest hockey coach and received recognition twice as Atlantic Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year, as well as the Boston Globe and Lowell Sun Division 1 Coach of the Year. Prior to Austin Prep, Bill coached at Lawrence Academy, winning three consecutive ISL League titles.
Throughout his decorated career at the high school and junior levels, Bill has coached over 1500 games and owns a winning percentage of 71%. He has won over 400 games as a junior head coach alone. That includes three junior championships.
A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1990, Bill was a four-year scholarship player who eclipsed the 100-point plateau and helped guide the Engineers to the ECAC finals. Before RPI, Bill attended Canterbury Prep, where he was named Hamilton Tournament MVP - and still holds the single season scoring record with 58 goals. While attending Austin Prep in 1986, he was the Massachusetts High School scoring champion. Off the ice, Bill is known for his work in the community. He is involved in many charity events, and raises money both for his community and the veterans who have served our country. Recently, Bill was named the General Manager of the PWHPA’s New Hampshire regional training hub. His involvement in women’s hockey stretches back years. He coached his daughter Kali, who won a Gold Medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Team USA. Bill calls watching his daughter win that game one of his greatest hockey moments.
Chris Zuccaro has become a key part of the Northern Cyclones organization, having left an impact as both a player and a coach. A native of Hudson, New Hampshire, Zuccaro is entering his 7th season as a coach with the Cyclones. Zuccaro will serve as the head coach of the U16 Premier Tier 1 Academy and of the 2011 Academy Team. He will also serve as an assistant to the USPHL NCDC Team.
Prior to his coaching days, Zuccaro was a leader on and off the ice for the Cyclones as a player. He spent two seasons in Hudson playing junior hockey for co-Owner and now NCDC head coach Bill Flanagan. In both seasons, Zuccaro helped lead the Cyclones to the Championship Final in the AJHL and EHL. In his first season, the team lost the best-of-three series in the AJHL Final.
In year two, it was all about redemption. The Cyclones won the EHL inaugural Championship, with Zuccaro wearing the ‘C’ on his jersey. If winning the title wasn’t enough, defeating the rival New Hampshire Junior Monarchs in a best-of-five series to win it all did the trick.
Overall, Zuccaro played in 72 games with the Cyclones and finished his career with 57 points. He went on to play college hockey at Plymouth State University. At PSU, Zuccaro played four seasons, appearing in 81 games with 70 career points. As a freshman, Zuccaro helped lead the Panthers to a MASCAC Championship. The Panthers advanced to three MASCAC Championships in Zuccaro’s four seasons with the team. He was a Captain of the team in his Senior Season.
Zuccaro immediately went into coaching, joining the Cyclones for the 2018-19 season after graduating and has been with us ever since.
“I loved my time as a Cyclone and I knew from my time playing here that I wanted to come back and coach,” Zuccaro said. “To be able to get up everyday and be a part of something you love is the best feeling in the world."
A lengthy playing career that spanned the junior, college and professional ranks has led Joe Fallon to Hudson, New Hampshire. Fallon was hired by the Cyclones in February of 2020, and will serve as the organization’s Director of Goaltending for the 2020-21 season. In addition, Fallon will serve as an assistant coach for Cyclones Academy.
A native of Bemidji, Minnesota, he began his hockey career as the goalie for his older brothers to practice on. Joe has played the position ever since. He grew up playing youth hockey in Minnesota, which was followed by three years of junior hockey for the Rochester Mustangs and Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in the USHL. Following his junior career, he began a successful collegiate career at the University of Vermont.
During his freshman year at Vermont, Joe was named 2005 ECAC ‘Rookie of the Year’ and set the UVM single season record with a 1.54 GAA during conference play. In his junior year, he was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award. Joe holds seven career single season and freshman goaltending records at Vermont, including the top three single season goals against averages in UVM’s history. He is the school's all-time leader in career shutouts (20), career goals against average (2.05), and career save percentage (.916). His collegiate career shutout record ranks third in NCAA history. In 2018, Joe was inducted into UVM’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
His successful college career led to him being selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Following his collegiate career, he began his professional career within the Blackhawks’ organization, where he played alongside Stanley Cup champions Antti Niemi and Corey Crawford. In total, Joe had a 12-year professional career between the AHL, ECHL and European leagues. That career was highlighted by a Kelly Cup Final (ECHL) appearance with the Las Vegas Wranglers, a ‘black ace’ position with the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes, and the opportunity to play and live overseas throughout Europe.
In addition to playing, Joe has over ten years of experience as a goaltending coach. He has worked at goaltending camps across the country, including coaching at the Goaltending Development Institute at Shattuck St. Mary's alongside Vancouver Canucks’ goalie coach Ian Clark. He was the lead instructor for Tim Thomas' Goalie Camp in Vermont. He counts Ian Clark, Stéphane Waite and Wade Flaherty as some of the goaltending coaches who have been most impactful in his playing and coaching career.
Fallon was able to watch a player he coached before play in his first NHL pre-season game last fall. He calls that moment his favorite coaching achievement prior to joining the Cyclones organization.
Fred is a native of North Reading, MA. He will be joining the Cyclones as an assistant coach of the USPHL Premier team and Skills Director for Cyclones Youth, Cyclones Academy, and Cyclones Junior teams. He will also be the Head Coach of the 14U Academy team and Assistant of the 11U team.
Education:
2004-2008 North Reading high school
4 year varsity athlete and captain
2008 - Bridgton Academy
2010-2013 attended the University of New England
2013-2015 attended Becker college majoring in sports management and minoring in business.
Hockey Resume:
- 4 year high school varsity player and captain at North Reading high school
- Played 1 season for Bridgeton Academy
- 2 year all star in the Atlantic Junior hockey league.
- 2 year captain for the Laconia leafs
- played 4 years of NCAA division 3 college hockey
- played 2 seasons for the University of New England
- Played 2 seasons for Becker college
Played 6 years of professional hockey
- 204 career pro games played
- 213 career pro points
- Played 3 professional seasons in Sweden.
- lead team in goals and points all 3 seasons in Sweden.
- Played 3 seasons in the SPHL and FPHL. Evansville, Danville, New York and North Carolina.
- was named 2018-2019 rookie of the month
- was named 2019-2020 offensive player of the year in the FPHL
- was named 5 times FPHL player of the month
- was assistant captain in Danville for the 19-20 season
- was named Captain of the Watertown wolves in 2020-2021
Coaching Bio:
2021-2022 Head coach of the 2008,2009 and 2012 MaxPro Jets
2021-2022 Head Coach of the North Shore Shamrocks
2018-currently running High level skills training for all ages and levels from youth, high school, prep, juniors, college and professional including top players such as 2020 Montreal Canadiens draftee Sean Farrell and Northeastern Husky graduate Skylar Fontaine.
After a successful playing career, JT Henke joined the Northern Cyclones organization earlier this spring. Henke will serve as the U18 Premier Head Coach and Skills Director. A native of Trenton, Michigan, Henke played Division 1 college hockey at Lake Superior State University and professional hockey in the ECHL.
Henke played youth travel hockey in the Metro Detroit area. He moved away from home at the age of 17 to chase his dream and play junior hockey in the USHL. He played there for a year before changing leagues to play in the USPHL. While playing in the USPHL, he committed to play college hockey at the University of Maine. After one year at Maine, Henke transferred to Lake Superior State University. While with the Lakers, he was the team's leading scorer in all three seasons. He was also a two-time winner of the ‘Blue Line Award’, voted on by the fans for their favorite player.
Henke also scored a famous faceoff goal that was featured all over NCAA social media platforms and TSN in Canada. Following his collegiate career, Henke signed a professional contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (New York Rangers) in the ECHL. He played one season there before being traded to the Utah Grizzlies, affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. With the Grizzlies, Henke produced 32 points in 34 games and won ‘Rookie of the Month’ in December. He scored ten goals and two assists that month.
Henke retired last summer and now lives in New Hampshire with his wife Allie and son Maverick.
Last season, prior to joining the Cyclones, Henke was an assistant coach for the Soo Eagles in the NOJHL. With the Eagles, Henke brought more of an offensive mind to the team. Soo’s powerplay jumped from 13% to over 24% during his time there. As a result, the team climbed the rankings from 7th place to 3rd overall in the league.
Casey brings a lifetime of experience as both a player and coach to the Cyclones. A Kitchener Ontario native, Casey played his college hockey at Merrimack College, where he is currently 4th on the all-time D1 scoring list, before signing a pro contract with the Calgary Flames. He went on to play five years of minor pro hockey before retiring and moving to southern NH.
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Coach Casey spent 10 years as the Head Varsity Coach of the Pinkerton Academy Astros. Over that time he guided the Astros to two quarter final appearances, three state semifinal appearances and the 2009 and 2012 State Championships. In 05 he was voted High school coach of the year by his fellow coaches, in 09 and 12 he was awarded the Hockey Night in Boston NH Coach of the Year.
For the past 5 seasons Coach Casey has been at the Head Varsity Coach at the New Hampton School, a New England Boarding School. In his first 5 seasons at New Hampton he has rebuilt the Huskies into one of the top programs in New England. The Huskies have made the New England tournament the past 4 years, just this past season the Huskies lost in the New England final 5-4 in OT to Lawrence Academy.
Prior to joining the Cyclones Casey was the Director of the NH Avalanche Program for 14 years, in that time he helped establish the Avalanche as one of the top youth hockey programs in New England, developing many players that eventually went on to play College and even Pro Hockey! Casey also owns and operates the NH Knights spring program where over the last 11 years the Knights have been one of the top spring programs in the area winning many prestigious tournaments and helping many players
Debra comes with over 25 years’ experience in the fitness industry. As a passionate athlete, her diverse training includes personal one-on-one and group training with ages starting from 3 to 95. Whether rehabilitating cancer survivors through exercise or running a sports team conditioning spin class she will create a safe, fun, yet effective and challenging workout specific to the needs of her clients. Including, but not limited to activities such as strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, sports specific drills and her strong belief that having a strong core is the ultimate goal for all of life’s daily activities.
Certifications
AFAA/NASM certified 25+ years
CPR/AED/FIRST AID
Joe Flanagan has a sparkling resume both as a player and a coach in the hockey world. Drafted into the NHL in 1988, Joe has served in many roles during his hockey life. Currently, he is the co-Owner of the Northern Cyclones and serves as the head coach of our USPHL Elite team.
Joe was a 1988 draft choice of the Los Angeles Kings. In 1992-93, Joe played for the Birmingham Bulls of the ECHL. There, he won ‘Rookie of the Year’ honors. Later that season, he made his International Hockey League (IHL) debut for the Cincinnati Cyclones. The 1993-94 campaign saw Joe begin the season in New Jersey Devils training camp. From there, he went back to Birmingham and scored 126 points in 62 games and received MVP & Sherwood ‘Player of the Year’ honors in the ECHL. That performance earned him another stint with the Cyclones for their IHL playoff run.
Joe finished his professional playing days in 1994-95 with the Worcester Ice Cats of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Following his playing career, Joe shifted to coaching. Since then, he has coached 25 years and been heavily involved in the recruiting side of things. Joe has 2 AJHL Championships to his name. In 2019-20, he guided the Cyclones Elite team to a 35-7-2 record, good for first in the country. They advanced to the 2020 USPHL Nationals at Merrimack College after eliminating the Boston Junior Bruins in two games.
He has helped guide over 200 players to college hockey.
A 1992 Graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Joe was an offensive powerhouse playing for the late Bob Cullen and past UNH head coach Dick Umile. Joe graduated 5th on the all-time UNH scoring list with 85 career goals. In 1988, he tied the Hockey East record with five goals in one game. He also held the Hockey East record with five hat tricks in a career. He was named to the Hockey East All-Academic team his senior year.
Prior to UNH, Joe spent two seasons at Canterbury Prep. There, he collected 214 points and is still the all-time leading scorer. He also captured two Hamilton Tournament MVP awards and was the New England Offensive MVP.
Prior to Canterbury, Joe was instrumental in leading Austin Prep High School to the 1986 MIAA State Championship. He was also a member of Team Mass during the Junior Olympics Tournament. Throughout his high school years, Joe won numerous awards including Hockey Night in Boston All-Tournament team and Boston Globe All-Scholastic Olympics Tournament Team.
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Mite Development (NE Jets)
Squirt Minor EHF Gold (2015)
Squirt Major EHF Upper Gold (2014)
Peewee Major EHF Gold (2012)
Bantam AAA GSL (2010 / 2011)
14U EHF Gold (2010)
15U Split EHF
18U Split White EHF (2007)
Mite Select EHF (2016-2017) (NE Jets)
Squirt Minor EHF Platinum (2015)
Peewee Minor EHF Gold (2013)
Peewee Major EHF Upper Gold (2012)
Bantam Minor EHF Gold (2011)
14U Academy Tier 2 Upper Gold (2010)
16U Split Red
18U Split Red EHF (2008 / 2007)
Mite Major EHF (2016) (NE Jets)
Squirt Major EHF Gold (2014)
Peewee Minor EHF Platinum (2013)
12U Academy Platinum (2012)
13U Academy Tier 1 (2011)
14U Academy Tier 1 (2010)
U16 Tier 1 Split Black EHF (2008)
18U Split Black EHF (2007)
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