Jamie MacQueen

Meet Coach Jamie MacQueen.

Coach MacQueen has been a local talent since he was young. Growing up Jamie played for the St. Thomas Jr. Stars while also playing London Jr. Knights AAA and Elgin-Middlesex Canucks AAA hockey for much of his minor hockey days. 

After minor hockey he went on to have a 4 year junior career joining the London Nationals as a 16 year old.  After 2 seasons with the Nationals he moved on to play Junior A in the OPJHL with stops with the  Aurora Tigers, Pickering Panthers, and Vaughan Vipers. 

After 4 years with Bemidji, Jamie turned Pro, joining the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL.  During his time in North America, he made stops with the Lake Erie Monsters, Norfolk Admirals, St. John’s Ice Caps, and the Iowa Wild of the AHL while also making stops in the ECHL with the Utah Grizzlies and the CHL with the Denver Cutthroats.

Jamie finished his Pro career overseas in Germany, where he played for the Eisbaren Berlin, Schwenninger Wild Wings, and the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL.  He also played with the Eispiraten Crimmitschau and the Kassel Huskies of the DEL2, winning a DEL2 championship in 2015-16. 

Coach MacQueen is now a D1 Certified coach and is a coach in the St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association (STMHA). 

Coach MacQueen has not lost his competitive spirit in retirement.  He is currently playing Sr. AA hockey as a member of the Strathroy Jets of the WOSHL. 

Coach MacQueen is excited to pass his knowledge of the game onto the next generation of players.

Chris McGuffin

Meet coach Chris McGuffin. 

Like Coach MacQueen, Coach McGuffin is another product of the local minor hockey system.  Growing up Chris played for the St. Thomas Jr. Stars before going on to finish his minor hockey days as a member of the Elgin-Middlesex Canucks AAA hockey program.  

After minor hockey he went on to have a 4 year Jr. B career with the St. Thomas Stars and the Sarnia Legionnaires of the GOJHL.  His junior career was capped off with winning the Bill Weir Cup as Western Jr. B champions in 2008-09 as a member of the Sarnia Legionnaires. 

Coach McGuffin has been playing Sr. Hockey at both the AA and AAA levels for the past 13 seasons.  He has won a Robertson Cup as Ontario Sr. AAA Champions as a member of the Dundas Real McCoys and had the opportunity to compete for the Allan Cup, which is awarded to the Senior AAA Champions of Canada each season. He currently plays with MacQueen for the Strathroy Jets of the WOSHL. 

Away from the rink, Coach McGuffin is a local elementary school teacher with TVDSB.  He is looking forward to taking his passion for teaching to the ice and helping players better themselves day by day and reach their full potential.

Aaron Leckie

Meet coach Aaron Leckie.  

Coach Leckie is passionate about coaching and helping players improve.  He has been a minor hockey coach for the past 6 seasons and his love for coaching and mentorship keeps growing everyday.  He is D1 Coach trained & certified, Coach 1/NCCP certified, and Trainer Certified.  Coach Leckie is bringing his strong organizational and communication skills to LVLUP to help round out our core coaching team as the voice of our group. 

With a strong focus on the defensive and goaltending aspect of the sport Aaron is a student of the game constantly looking at ways to improve and utilize new concepts to adapt to the ever evolving sport.

Coach Leckie is excited to continue working with minor hockey players on the skills and development side of things, and bringing that added experience to his future teams as a coach and mentor to young athletes.