Rampage 20U Inaugural Season & Coaching Staff

By Colorado Rampage, 04/20/15, 3:15PM MDT

Colorado Rampage Proud to Announce Coaching Staff for the Inaugural

RMJHL 20U Season!!!

The Colorado Rampage is proud to announce their coaching staff for the 2015-16 20U season. This will be the inaugural season for the Rampage 20U program. They will compete in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) this is the inaugural season for the newly formed USAH Tier III Junior A league. The RMJHL is made up of 6 teams all based in Colorado. The Rampage are excited to be apart of the opportunity to provide great development to another level and age group of players in the state of Colorado.

RAMPAGE U20 COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH: JJ CREW

ASSOCIATE COACH: KEVIN LAPOINTE

Rampage U20 Coaching Staff

HEAD COACH: JJ CREW

Born and raised in Southern California, JJ began his hockey career at the age of nine. This included playing both ice and roller hockey. At the age of 16, JJ moved to Colorado in order to pursue better hockey opportunities. While in Colorado, he played for the Colorado Rampage Midget Major AAA team, and completed his last two years of high school in the area. In his last year in Colorado, he was fortunate to be a draft pick of the Lincoln Stars in the USHL.

After spending a year in Lincoln, JJ was offered a scholarship to play Division 1 hockey at Western Michigan University of the CCHA. During his 15 years of playing hockey, he accomplished the following: 2 state championships, a regional championship, a CCHA championship, and 2 NCAA regional bids. During this time frame, JJ was fortunate to have been able to play for a variety of coaches such as Andy Murray, Jeff Blashill, and Jim Culhane whom he had tremendous respect for.

The past two years, Coach Crew was an assistant coach of the Hampton Roads Junior Whalers of the USPHL in Chesapeake Virginia.

“I’m excited and thankful for being selected to head coach the Colorado Rampage Junior A team as we embark on the inaugural season of the Rocky Mountain Junior A Hockey League. I look forward to instilling the lessons I have learned, throughout my playing and brief coaching career, to the young men I will be working with. It feels good coming back to Colorado Springs and being reunited with Andrew Sherman and the Rampage organization.” - JJ Crew.

ASSOCIATE COACH: KEVIN LAPOINTE

Starting his 4th season with the Rampage, Coach LaPointe came to the Rampage in 2012 from Virginia Beach, VA, where he coached junior hockey for the Hampton Roads JR Whalers, currently of the USPHL.

Prior to moving to Colorado, Kevin grew up playing hockey for the Hampton Roads Whalers in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 programs. While playing, Kevin began coaching, teaching learn to skate classes, coaching house teams, working at camps, and providing private lessons. After completing his midget hockey season, Kevin enlisted in the United Sates Coast Guard, where he spent 4 years as an Operation Specialist stationed in Boston, MA. After his time in the USCG, Kevin returned to the Virginia Beach area in 2009 and began coaching for his home town team the Hampton Roads Whalers.

Coach LaPointe started with the Colorado Rampage for the start of the 2012-13 season, as head coach for the Bantam “A” team. After a successful first season, Kevin was head coach for the Bantam “AA” and Peewee “AA” teams, and served as the U12 age group coordinator for the club. For the 2014-15 season, Kevin was named the head coach for the inaugural U13 “AAA” team, also the Bantam “AA” team. He also served as U14 age group coordinator for the Rampage, and is a scout for the Amarillo Bulls (NAHL).

“I am honored to be a part of the Rampage 20U program and the RMJHL. This is a great opportunity to help build a program and league to help players achieve their goals of playing at the next level. I would like to thank Andrew Sherman, and the Rampage for this opportunity and look forward to getting better everyday!” – Kevin LaPointe.

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