COACHES
Where the Passion Begins
The coaches are the heart of our organization. We have a great mix of passionate and experienced coaches on board to give your daughter a well rounded hockey education.
ALEX MORRISON
Girls' Program Director
Alex has a long and diverse background in all levels of hockey. He started coaching youth hockey 25 years ago here in San Diego. Over the course of the past 25 years, he has also refereed at the highest levels of hockey, including USA Hockey National Championships, over a decade of Professional Hockey, and 3 trips to the IIHF World Championships. He is the 2 time head coach of Jr. Women's Team USA at the Inline Hockey World Championships, winning the silver medal each time.
He founded the girls ice hockey program in San Diego and has led our 19u girls teams to the USA Hockey National Championship tournament 2 of the the past 3 seasons. In addition, he started the PGHL (Pacific Girls Hockey League).
Alex is also the Pacific District Representative on the USA Hockey National Girls Council and is charged with running the USA Hockey Pacific District Girls Player Development Camp.
ERIN OZTURK
Program Skills Coach
Erin is originally from Huntington Beach, CA, and began her hockey career in the LA/Orange County area, where she played both youth and girls hockey growing up. She attended and played hockey at Westminster School in Connecticut and graduated from Harvard University in MA, where she was recruited to play hockey, and transitioned to crew after suffering a severe concussion. She is now in a Ph.D. program at SDSU/UCSD studying Clinical Psychology with a focus on neuropsychology. Erin is devoted to helping players develop and reach their goals, both academically and athletically.
Erin has also worked with and developed a number of female athletes who have committed to and are playing at NCAA programs, including players on National Championship teams.
CELIA PALZKILL
Coach​
Celia grew up in Chicago and played girls' hockey, winning the Illinois State Championship 2 times, leading those two teams to the USA Hockey National Championship tournament as team captain. She continued her hockey journey in Wisconsin as a standout Tier 1 player, where she was recruited to play NCAA Hockey.
Continuing her journey, she attended college at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, where she was a 2 sport student athlete, playing women's hockey and women's lacrosse. She remained in Rhode Island for grad school, earning a Masters degree in International Relations.
Celia is a resident of Ocean Beach and is so very excited to dive back into hockey and to be involved in the girls hockey community in San Diego!
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TREVOR KURTH
Technical Coach
Trevor is originally from British Columbia, Canada where he developed a deep passion for hockey. He has been active in coaching at all levels of youth hockey since 2008. He is proud to be a part of growing girls hockey in San Diego and is committed to helping build a program that prepares the athlete for each new level. He has been involved with the San Diego Saints program at all ages and levels, and has been instrumental in developing curriculum and standards that the Angels have been utilizing in developing female players of all ages.
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NICOLE WHITE
Coach
Nicole, born and raised in Riverside, CA, played girls hockey and high school hockey exclusively in Southern California, including for our girls program in San Diego.
She has played and/or coaches at AAA, AA, Varsity and JV, and during her playing tenure, was named one of the captains of each team she participated with.
She is excited to be back coaching with our girls teams, and looks forward to developing the next set of college athletes in San Diego.
AMANDA CHERREY
Coach
Amanda was born in Alberta, Canada and grew up in Minnesota. She transitioned from figure skating to hockey at the age of 12, and quickly picked the game up. She played varsity high school hockey in MN with the Wyzata Girls team, and was captain her seinor year. Outside of the school season, she played AAA club hockey as well as rugby. Most recently, her fitness focus has been on CrossFit, golf, voleyball and surfing, and is excited to add hockey back into the mix. Her focus is to develop well-rounded and long-term athletes within the San Diego Angels program.
BLAKE BOLDEN
Coach
Blake is arguably one of the top women's hockey players in the world, and we at the SD Angels are very appreciative of her commitment to helping our girls be the best they can be. She is a native of Cleveland, OH, and attended Boston College, where she was played women's hockey for 4 years. She then played in both North American Women's professional hockey leagues, winning a championship in each league, and was named to each league's all star team. She was a member of the Buffalo Beauts, and was named the league's best Defender in her last professional hockey season. She is now a professional scout with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, is an on air analyst for Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey in Canada, as well as a hockey reporter for ESPN.
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MALIA MORRISON
Coach
Malia joins the coaching world after her time as a player with the Angels. She was a part of the original national bound San Diego girls hockey team, and has participated at the USA Hockey National Championship tournament 3 times. She is currently a senior at California State University at San Marcos majoring in Psychology, and plans to enter the field of education as a high school counselor once she has completed her degree. Outside of hockey, she loves music (especially K-pop), sushi, and cheering on her favorite former teammates/classmates in whatever they are doing.​
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