ELEV802 TEAM

PETER LENES

Owner
plenes@elev802.com
(802) 881-3468

One of the most exciting players to watch wherever he played, Peter is fresh off of a 10 year professional hockey career having played 3 seasons between the American Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League, where he was an ECHL All-Star. Peter then enjoyed a great career playing the following 7 seasons in both Denmark and Austria.

Prior to his professional career, Peter was one of the first Vermonters ever selected to the US Under-16 Team to represent the USA at the World Championships. Peter followed that up with 1 season in the USHL and 4 seasons at the University of Vermont ‘05-09’ where he quickly became a fan favorite. He earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week Honors 3 times as a freshman, led the team in goals as a junior, and was a Hobey Baker candidate his senior season while being selected to the 2009 College Hockey All-Skills Team. He also helped the Catamounts reach their first NCAA Frozen Four since the Martin St. Louis/Eric Perrin era. To cap off his college career, Peter was voted to the Hockey East Fan Favorite All Decade Team.

Peter has built a following with his individualized hockey training during his off-seasons every summer in Vermont, and looks to continue building on that at ELEV802. He brings a high energy for every client, and is extremely excited to pass down his knowledge and love for the game to the next generation of young hockey players.

SCOTT GOMEZ

Co-Owner

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Scott Gomez began playing hockey after his dad, Carlos, took him to a hockey game in his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. Hockey took hold of Gomez and propelled him to the National Hockey League. At 18, he was a highly coveted, first round draft pick for the New Jersey Devils.

Scott has the distinction of being the first Alaskan to play in the NHL and as his career took off many regarded him as the first Hispanic star in the NHL. The son of a Mexican and Colombian, he is unique in a sport with little Hispanic representation.

Finding success and respect at all levels of the sport, his off ice efforts in philanthropy have also gained respect and admiration of many. The Scott Gomez Foundation, is a pillar in the anchorage community, granting opportunities to underprivileged youth through the sport of hockey.

Scott Gomez played in 149 Stanley Cup Playoff games with 29 Goals and 72 Assists. His decorated career in the NHL lasted 16 seasons and he retired in 2016.

JESS KOIZUMI (JZUMI)

Director of Hockey Ops/Director of Hockey Camps
Jkoizumi@elev802.com
802-881-3468

Jess Koizumi joins the Elev802 team after coaching 13 seasons at the Division I NCAA level. She most recently was the Associate Head Coach at the University of Vermont Women's Hockey Team ’23 where they finished 11th in the country and 2nd in their conference standings. Prior to Vermont, she was the Associate Head Coach at The Ohio State, and Assistant Coach for Yale University. Jess was the recruiting coordinator and throughout her collegiate coaching career helped recruit and coach 5 Olympians, 13 National Team players, and 10 U18 National Team players - 4 All Americans, 1 Hockey East Player of the Year, 2 Hockey East Defenders of the Year, and 2 Hockey East Rookies of the Year. Jess played her college hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth and captained the team earning All-Tournament Team honors in the Frozen Four her senior season. She went on to make various Team USA U22 and senior team events earning a Gold medal in the 2008 World Championships. Jess also played 9 years of professional hockey with 4 different organizations; The Minnesota Whitecaps, Montreal Stars, as well as captained the Boston Blades and Connecticut Whale. Competing with the Whale in the NWHL’s first game on October 11th, 2015, she scored the first goal in franchise history and the first goal in league history. Jess also has a background in roller hockey where she won a gold and silver medal with in the World Championships with Team USA in France and Detroit. Jess earned her Master’s in Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Bachelor’s in psychology and minor in Coaching. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is one of 2 professional hockey players from the island.*

KEVIN SALINAS

Head Skills Coach

(847) 207-7113

Kevin Salinas joins the Elev802 Team as our head skills instructor Fall of 2024. Salinas has varied experience coaching Division I and Division III college hockey. He spent the 2023-2024 season as an assistant coach with Division I Women’s Hockey Saint. Michael’s College. During the 2022-23 season he was an assistant coach with the USPHL’s Dells Ducks. Salinas was an assistant coach for the Lawrence women’s hockey program during its first two seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Prior to Lawrence, Salinas spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the New England College women’s hockey team.

As a player, Salinas spent time at Aurora when the school was an ACHA school and on the team’s first NCAA Division III squad in 2014-15.

Salinas earned a bachelor’s degree in fitness and health promotion from Aurora in 2017 before completing his master’s degree in business administration at New England College in 2019.

SHEA SPANIER

Head Goalie Coach

(847) 340-0246

We are pleased to announce that we have hired Shea Spanier as our goaltending coach at ELEV802. Shea is a professional goaltender we are fortunate to have come back to Vermont to work with us. He is a Vermont native who played for RICE during high school. He has played professionally in the FPHL, Kent State University and the Israeli Professional League.