Harly Crandall - Head Coach
Phone: (415) 374-9830
Coach Harly grew up playing youth hockey in Soldotna, Alaska, for the Kenai Penninsula Icehawks, all the way through midget. He also played high school hockey for the SOHI (Soldotna High) Stars. There he played for renowned Alaskan high school hockey coach, Pat Nolden. He lettered all four years and was twice the recipient of the Coach’s Award, given for coach-ability and leadership. Injuries kept him from pursuing hockey further, but he did stay close to the game. Harly started coaching at Denver University’s Junior Pioneer youth hockey program in 2007, where he was an assistant coach for the bantam B team, and helped with many of the program’s other teams and clinics. In 2008, he and his wife Lauren moved to San Francisco, where he began coaching with the Sabercats squirt team
Coach Harly grew up playing youth hockey in Soldotna, Alaska, for the Kenai Penninsula Icehawks, all the way through midget. He also played high school hockey for the SOHI (Soldotna High) Stars. There he played for renowned Alaskan high school hockey coach, Pat Nolden. He lettered all four years and was twice the recipient of the Coach’s Award, given for coach-ability and leadership. Injuries kept him from pursuing hockey further, but he did stay close to the game. Harly started coaching at Denver University’s Junior Pioneer youth hockey program in 2007, where he was an assistant coach for the bantam B team, and helped with many of the program’s other teams and clinics. In 2008, he and his wife Lauren moved to San Francisco, where he began coaching with the Sabercats squirt team
Charles Hixon - PW Assistant
Started playing hockey when he was 8 at an in house league in Culver City, Los Angeles.
At the age of 12 he joined his first club in Burbank called the Golden Bears. At 14 he stopped playing club bantam AA and joined the high school varsity league for Venice High School. Upon graduating from high school he remained involved with the Venice High School hockey program as an assistant coach for 2 years. He is very excited to continue his coaching career with SF Sabercats.
Vince Castoro - PW Assistant
Coach Vince is a Bay Area native and an alumnus of the San Francisco Sabercats Hockey Club. He began his hockey career on roller blades at the age of 10 and then started his first year of ice hockey as a Bantam for the Sabercats. From there, Vinny played with two other Bay Area teams including the Oakland Bears for three years and the Vacaville Northstars for his final year of youth hockey. Vince’s love of the game and desire to excel in the sport didn’t end there as he traveled up north to British Columbia to play Junior hockey. He returned from a year of Juniors to continue school which is also when he started coaching in the San Francisco hockey community. First for their High School Summer Team and then with the Sabercats PeeWee program along side head Coach Peter and Coach Jason. This year will be Coach Vince’s second season coaching the PeeWee team and he is very excited to transfer his knowledge and love of the game to the up and coming players of the Sabercats.
