Coaches

Glen Patterson

Hockey Director/Premier Head Coach

Glen Patterson

Hockey Director/Premier Head Coach

Matt Maniglia

Elite Head Coach

Matt Maniglia

Elite Head Coach

Cameron Yarwood

Assistant Coach

Scouting Staff

Matthew Bourgeois

Ontario 

Matthew Bourgeois

Ontario

Tom Mayette

Rochester NY

Tom Mayette

Rochester NY

Kyle Hauer

Michigan/Midwest

Kyle Hauer

Michigan/Midwest

We are excited to announce that as of June 1, 2023 our teams will be known as the Elmira Impact with the same beloved colors and hero logo! Our new brand reflects the positive impact our organization has on our players and our community!

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GLEN
PATTERSON

Hockey Director
Premier Head Coach

Glen Patterson returns for his third season with the Elmira Impact organization. He will serve as Hockey Director/Premier Head Coach. Glen will oversee both our teams as well as lead player development and player advancement to college hockey and higher-level junior hockey. “I have seen and felt as a player how much the Elmira fans and community support local hockey,” Patterson said. “I love playing here and I am thrilled by the opportunity to coach here.” “I guarantee our fans one thing: We will play anexciting brand of hockey bringing one hundred percent effort on every shift every night,” Patterson continued. “With our fan support, a first-class facility in First Arena, and the player amenities we offer, we can build on the success of last season.” A native of Cobden, Ontario, Patterson played more than 250 professional games during a six-year playing career in the United States, Sweden, and New Zealand. “Glen played a big role in what we achieved in our first two seasons advancing 19 players beyond Tier 3 junior hockey,” noted Elmira Impact President Tim Kolpien. “He and his staff will take our program and our players to even greater heights both on and off the ice in the 2022-23 season.”

The Elmira Impact Premier and Elite teams are playing at Murray Athletic Center and First Arena for the 2023-24 season!

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Matt Maniglia

Elite Head Coach

Matt Maniglia joins our 2022-23 coaching staff in the role of Elite Head Coach. Maniglia, a native of Brooklyn, NY, comes to Elmira after two seasons as an assistant coach with the Great Falls Americans of the NA3HL. His four-season playing career in juniors included stops with the USPHL’s Florida Eels, Jersey Shore Whalers, and New York Aviators.

“Matt knows the USPHL, he undertstands the juinior hockey landscape and he knows the Mid-Atlantic having played for both the Aviators and Whalers,” said Kolpien. “His extraordinary experience at a young age and hunger to be successful drive him as a coach. He will help our younger players develop and we are very happy to welcome him to Elmira.”

“I am forever grateful for the coaching opportunity I had in Great Falls with the Americans,” said Maniglia. “I am extremely excited to be working with Glen in Elmira. We are looking to build something special here and develop a team that makes the fans and the city of Elmira proud. I am extremely excited to get to work and start the upcoming season with the Elmira Impact.”

“As an organization we are thrilled to bring Matt onto our staff” exclaimed Premier head coach Glen Patterson. “He brings a wealth of knowledge into Tier 3 junior hockey, as he has both coached and played at this level. He brings experienc and excitement to our staff.”

The Elmira Impact Premier and Elite teams are playing at Murray Athletic Center and First Arena for the 2023-24 season!

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Cameron Yarwood

Assistant Coach

The Elmira Impact have announced that Cameron Yarwood will immediately join their coaching staff 
 
as the organization prepares for the 2023-24 season. 
 
Yarwood played 91 games over 2 seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before a 
 
professional career of more than 250 games over 7 seasons in North America and Europe. Two of 
 
those professional seasons were as an Elmira Enforcer in 2018-19 and 2019-20, playing both defense 
 
and forward. 
 
“Our players will benefit from Cameron’s experience in major junior and professional hockey, and he 
 
understands what it takes to play at those levels,” said Impact Premier Head Coach Glen Patterson. 
 
“His knowledge of places he’s played and his familiarity with Elmira will be valuable to recruiting the 
 
right players to come here.” 
 
Yarwood joins returning Impact coaches Patterson and Matt Maniglia in shaping and guiding the 
 
organization’s two USPHL junior teams this season. 
 
“I am excited to return to Elmira and begin a new phase in my hockey career behind the bench,” said 
 
Yarwood. “I look forward to helping Glen and Matt and to pushing our players to a higher level.” 

The Elmira Impact Premier and Elite teams are playing at Murray Athletic Center and First Arena for the 2023-24 season!