Accomplishments
- National Hockey League head equipment manager with Pittsburgh Penguins since 2006-07.
- Part of four Stanley Cup championship teams with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017) and Tampa Bay Lighting (2004).
- Worked in his 2,000th professional regular-season game in March 2018.
- Earned a spot as equipment manager in the NHL All-Star Game.
- Part of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL game at Heinz Field.
- Former equipment manager with the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2000-01 through 2005-06.
- Got his start with the Johnstown Chiefs in the East Coast Hockey League from 1988-89 through 1991-92, and again from 1995-96 through 1998-99.
- Served as an emergency goaltender for the Chiefs in an East Coast Hockey League game.
- Promoted to the International Hockey League Detroit Vipers in 1999-2000, one step away from Tampa Bay in the NHL.
- Westmont Hilltop High School graduate played a significant role in helping Johnstown and Cambria County War Memorial Arena win the inaugural Kraft Hockeyville USA title in 2015.
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