Coach Gabe is a Minnesota native and grew up playing hockey in the Twin Cities. After varsity high school hockey he moved away from home to play U18 AAA before two years of Junior A hockey on various teams across the country at the Tier 2 and Tier 3 level. As captain of the Skipjacks Hockey Club in York, PA he committed to play NCAA D3 at Lawrence University in the NCHA. 

 

Gabe began his coaching career during the off-seasons of his playing days, including multiple years of coaching U10-U18 AAA teams and summer camps in Minnesota, including Rogers High School. He has served as a head coach for Acceleration NW AAA and the Minnesota Lakers AAA, leading teams in elite-level tournaments across North America. After relocating to Milwaukee, Gabe joined the Honey Badgers in the spring of 2025 as the head coach of the 2009 birth year team. Most recently, he was the head coach of the Janesville Jr Jets U16 team in the NAPHL, and currently is the assistant varsity coach for the WNS Storm.

 

Coach Gabe takes pride in bringing energy and passion to every skate, focusing on the details and mental side of the sport for full player development. His coaching philosophy is to help his players gain confidence, grow their love of the game, be a good teammate, and reach their goals both on and off the ice through the foundation of hard work and discipline. He enjoys watching his former players who have gone on to achieve their dreams of playing varsity, junior, college, and getting drafted into the NHL. Most importantly, he takes pride in seeing players apply the lessons they’ve learned through the game to find success in whatever path they choose in life. 

 

Gabe holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lawrence University and lives in downtown Milwaukee, where he works in corporate banking. Outside of the rink and the office, he enjoys reading and traveling.