New England Predators Sign

Zach Lebowitz for 2021-2022

Skills Program Director and 16U Midget Head Coach

All,

I want to share some information to the Predators families.  Back in March 2021, we hired former D1 College and Pro Player Shawn Bates to be our Skills Program Director and half-season 16U Midgets Head Coach.  A few weeks ago, Shawn was offered an invitation by the NHL to attend their Referee Exposure Combines in Buffalo NY in August, and if selected, Shawn will be refereeing NHL and AHL games this season.  This is obviously a great career opportunity for Shawn with great compensation.  We want to thank Shawn for his interest and opportunity to work for the NE Predators and we wish him great luck with this new endeavor to pursue in his hockey career.

We are proud to announce that the New England Predators have hired Zach Lebowitz to be our Skills Program Director and half-season 16U Midgets Head Coach.   Zach brings to the program the knowledge of what it takes to play at the next level.

Below is a bio on Zach’s hockey background and experience:

Zach Lebowitz, a current NCAA Assistant Coach at Tufts University, and a former NCAA D3 goaltender and NEPSAC champion, has been coaching ice hockey and developing goaltenders and skaters for over 10 years. After a career-ending knee injury, he left Western NE University to achieve his BSBA in Finance from Suffolk University, and his MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. As a current USA Hockey Level 4 certified coach, Lebowitz looks to bring an amazing attitude and great work ethic to the New England Predators every day! 

Zach is an Andover, MA native, and he owns and operates Edge Hockey Skills, where he runs weekly clinics for goalies and skaters at the Pro, NCAA, Junior, Prep/High School, and Youth Hockey levels. He has also coached at the High School, Catholic School, Prep School, Junior Tier II/III, and NCAA levels. Zach has extensive experience alongside several great coaches like current Director of Goaltending for NY Islanders’ Mitch Korn, current NCAA D3 Head Coach Pat Norton, and current skating and skills coach for the Boston Bruins Kim Brandvold. Learning from accomplished coaches and continuing to be a student of the game has provided Zach Lebowitz with a drive for coaching student-athletes both on and off the ice to become exceptional in hockey and in life.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at crowther66@comcast.net

Scott Crowther

Owner, New England Predators, LLC