Bruce Turpin is our Girls Hockey Director and is going on 10 years with the Chiefs. Coach Turpin was born and raised in Canada playing hockey and is a Level 5 USA Hockey certified coach with over 20 years of head coaching experience. Bruce’s coaching background includes an 8-year tenure as the York High School Hockey Director and Varsity Head Coach, as well as time with the Chicago Blues, Northbrook Bluehawks, Winnetka Warriors, Loyola Academy, and CYA Girls hockey. He is also currently the Girls Hockey Director and Varsity Head Coach for the Chicago Romans Girls Hockey Club who skate out of Johnny's Ice House. For the spring and fall seasons Coach Turpin will be working on player development with all of the teams. We look forward to having Bruce use his experience to improve the skills of our coaching staff and players.

Lena Flores is our goalie coach across all levels of girls' hockey. Lena played for Team Illinois AAA and Fenwick High School for all four years. Lena was the starting goalie of the Fenwick Girls High School State Championship Team in 2019 and was selected as a member of the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni All-Star Team in both 2018 and 2019. She also played Division III Hockey for Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. Coach Lena has been an excellent addition to our program and we are excited to have her start her 3rd year coaching our young goalies in the girls' program and the coed program as well.

About Chiefs Girls Hockey - NIHL 10U/12U/14U

Girls Hockey is the 3rd fastest growing team sport in the United States and the Chiefs Hockey Club is proud to offer a dedicated AA Girls Hockey Program. We fielded our first all-girls team in 2018-19 and they competed in the U10 girls NIHL-gold division finishing 19-12-4 overall, with a 3rd place finish during the NIHL regular season and then playing in the championship game of the NIHL Playoffs. Our inaugural team competed in 4 tournaments and played in the championship game of all 4.

In 2019-20, the Chiefs expanded our Girls Program to 2 teams with the continuation of our U10 team and the addition of a team at the U12 level. Both teams competed in the Northern Illinois Hockey League (NIHL) in the top girl’s tier and both made the playoffs. Our U10 team won 2 out-of-state tournaments!  

The Club expanded to U10, U12 and U14 girls teams for the fall/winter of 2020-21. While the fall/winter season of 2020-21 was met with many Covid-19 related challenges, our 3 teams all experienced great successes and found many opportunities to compete. Our U10 team finished in first place in the local Independent League. Our U12 team won 3 out-of-state tournaments including taking home the 1st place trophy against coed teams in Wisconsin Dells and Indianapolis and winning the highly-competitive South Bend Irish Girls Cup in thrilling fashion. 

Additional Details:

• Passion and Energy:  Chiefs Girls Hockey players love coming to the rink to skate and compete. Our coaches create a positive and motivating environment for our players where they compete at a high level while learning the game of hockey and playing with teammates that become life-long friends.  
• Cost:  Pricing for the upcoming season will be announced soon. Chiefs Girls Hockey is one of the best values for the money in the Chicago Suburbs for highly competitive girls' hockey. 
• Coaching:  Girls Team Coaches at all levels have extensive hockey experience. Several coaches grew up playing AAA hockey, junior hockey, and/or college hockey and they are all USA Hockey Certified. The coaching staff is led by experienced AAA Girls Hockey Director and Head Coach, Bruce Turpin.
• Commitment:  Regular season girls teams are guaranteed 40+ practices, additional skills clinics/power-skates, 18-25 NIHL league games, NIHL playoffs, State Tournament, and 2+ additional tournaments including at least 1 out-of-town tournament.
• Home Arena:  The Chiefs Hockey Club skates out of the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, IL.
• Social Media:  Follow our progress on Facebook and Instagram!

Questions/More Information: 

For more information or questions on Chiefs Girls Hockey including opportunities for your daughter to attend clinics, practice with, or play with our teams, please contact  Bruce Turpin at bturpin@functionalhockey.com or Ashley Romano at ashleyromano716@gmail.com.