Prince William Hockey Club

Fred Cundy began playing hockey as a mite with the Fairfax Hockey Club.  He continued playing travel hockey with Fairfax and as they merged to become Northern Virginia (NOVA).  He relinquished his organized hockey experience after his second pee wee seaon in favor of baseball which he played through high school and college. 

After college graduation, marriage, and children (2), Fred managed to continue his love of the game playing adult hockey in various local adult leagues.  In 2009/2010, Fred coached in the PWHC house mite division and served as an assistant coach on the mite select team as well.  During the 2010 spring season, Fred assisted for a mite team at Kettler as well.  In 2010/2011, Fred served as assistant coach on the PWHC Mite B travel team.

Fred's coaching philosophy is grounded in developing young players' dedication and passion for the game.  By instilling a simple approach of mastering basic skills, team play, and discipline, Fred believes the players will learn fundamentals and love the game.  While being competitive and winning are among Fred's goals, player development on the ice as well as off the ice is high on his priorities. 

Fred is gratified for this head coaching experience and highly anticipates the upcoming CBHL season with PWHC.

Adam is entering his third year of coaching and will be taking on his first season as a head coach.  He has been the top assistant coach for Mountain View High School for two seasons and the top assistant coach for the Prince William U16 A team last season.  Adam is a young, energetic coach who focuses on fundamentals and team concepts.  He stresses setting personal goals with each player and applying these to set team goals.  Adam will be obtaining his USA Hockey Level 4 Certification in September 2011.

Adam began his hockey career with PWHC as a Squirt.  He played on the top travel team from Peewee until his final U18 season.  Adam won a CBHL Playoff Championship in his Bantam season and was an Assistant Captain in his final year of Midgets.

He played three seasons with North Stafford High School in the NVSHL from 2003-2005.  He was the Assistant Captain all three seasons and won two state championships in his junior and senior seasons.

After PWHC, Adam graduated with B.S. in Business Administration from  Christopher Newport University in 2009.  While at CNU, Adam played hockey for all four seasons.  CNU is a Division III ACHA team and a member of the BRHC.  He was an Assistant Captain his freshman and sophomore years and the Captain his junior and senior years.  He was a three-time All-BRHC defenseman in his sophomore-senior seasons.  Adam was chosen as his teams defensive MVP his junior and senior seasons.  Off the ice at CNU, Adam was the team’s Vice President and was responsible for marketing, fundraising, and completing all league and university paperwork and forms.

Dave Abbott has been with the Prince William Hockey Club since its first season in 1996 and is currently in his second term as the club Vice President.

A Northern Virginia native, Dave began playing hockey in high school during the Reston Raiders Inaugural season.  After a couple years of hockey with Reston and typical youth summer camps, Dave went off to college where he played competitive club hockey at Northland College in Wisconsin. From 1995-1999, Dave spent his summers with HMI as a hockey counselor in Boston, St. Paul, and Chicago before focusing on a full time career in law enforcement.

Dave started with the Prince William Hockey Club as a house hockey coach from 1996 to 2006.  In 2007 Dave wanted to bring his experience and passion for the game of hockey to the travel level where he has been coaching ever since at the U16A, Bantam A, PeeWee AA and PeeWee B Levels.  During the 2008-2009 season, he coached the PeeWee B team to a CBHL championship. During the 2011-2012 season, his Bantam UA team finished with the best CBHL record in the Bantam Patrick Division and went on to capture the CBHL Championship as well.  This earned Dave the PWHC Travel Coach of the Year award.

In 2004, Dave was asked to be the head coach for the inaugural season of the Osbourn Park Middle School Hockey team where he coached for two seasons.

From 1998-2003 he obtained his level 3 USA Hockey Officiating credentials and between coaching and officiating, Dave worked part time with the Washington Capitals in the "Hockey 101"booth.

Dave has his USA Hockey Level 5 Masters Coaching Certification, which he obtained in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2009 at the National Coaching Symposium. 

Mike Bazzone began playing hockey at age 5 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Mike played top-level travel hockey from Mites to Midgets. He then took his talents to Deerfield Academy, an elite hockey and academic boarding school in Deerfield Massachusetts.  In addition, Mike has participated in many elite camps and showcases around the country and internationally including Hockey Night in Boston, Hub-City Players Camp and the Southeast festival team. Although, schools expressed interest in him at the collegiate level, his career as a player was cut short due to a series of knee and shoulder surgeries, which began in the beginning of his senior campaign at Deerfield Academy.

            Mike’s passion for hockey never faded. In the fall of 2010 Bazzone decided to utilize his extensive knowledge and formal training of hockey and begin coaching. For three seasons he coached squirt house teams at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.  There he led all three teams to the championship game, two of which went undefeated throughout the season. He then spent his last season as the goalie coach for the NOVA Ice dogs squirt A team. In addition, he has been working privately with past players that began playing with him at the house level and now have gone on to play various levels of travel hockey at the A, AA and Tier I levels. This is Mike’s first year as the Bantam UA head coach for the Prince William Panthers.

            Mike’s coaching style is simple. He emphasizes the development of sound fundamentals through a set of progressive drills designed to enrich the individual’s hockey I.Q. and build team cohesion. Mike’s greatest emphasis is effort. He firmly believes the true character of any player lies in his/her passion for preparation. Hard work and focus will yield a successful season and future opportunities at higher levels of hockey for individuals.

Jim’s playing experience started with playing Travel A at Fairfax Hockey Club (Mites-Midgets),   Junior B with Washington Crusaders, and various adult leagues.

Jim ‘s coaching experience is as follows: 

PWHC: One (1) year of House

PWHC/NoVa: Thirteen (13) years of Travel, eleven (11) as a Head Coach

Prince William Wildcats Women’s Hockey : Head Coach, Four (4) years

Forest Park High School: Head Coach, Five (5) years

Jim’s PWHC Inline teams played in the 1998 (U10) and 2001 (U12) USA Hockey Inline National Championships.  

On the ice with Prince William, his 1999 Squirt B team were CBHL Regular Season Champions and Playoff Runners Up, and he won CBHL Playoff Championships at Midget U16A in 2009 and Midget U18A in 2011 . 

In 2004 while coaching at NOVA, his Midget U16A team won a CBHL Playoff Championship as well. 

During his stint with Forest Park High School , they won a Tier II Championship in 2004 and were NVSHL Varsity State Runners Up in 2009.  Jim was selected as All-Extra Coach Of Year in 2008 & 2009.

Jim has consistently produced winning hockey teams, winning 255 games over the course of his eleven year travel head coaching career.  Focus and discipline are staples of his program as his teams are always among the least penalized squads in the CBHL. He also places a major emphasis on academics and is proud to have had well over twenty of his Midget players go on to play ACHA Club hockey in college. 

Nick Williamson is entering his first season with the Prince William Hockey Club and his first season as the U18 (Combined Team) head coach. Nick is currently a USA Hockey Level 3 Coach and he will be obtaining his USA Hockey Level 4 Certification in September 2011.

The Wyandotte, Michigan native brings nearly 26 years of hockey experience as a player and coach combined. As a player, Nick played travel hockey for various elite organizations in the Metro-Detroit area since the age of 4 and played varsity high school hockey for his Alma Mater, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School. While at Roosevelt, Nick was captain for his junior and senior year, earning All-League and team MVP honors his senior season.

Nick has coached Mites, Squirts and most recently as an assistant coach with the Pinckney, MI Varsity High School hockey team. In 2006-2007, Nick helped lead the Pinckney Pirates to their first winning season in school history.

On the 2011-2012 season, Nick states “I’m honored to be appointed as a head coach with the PWHC and I’m excited for the start of the upcoming season. I look forward to getting on the ice and getting to work with my team!”

Away from the rink, Nick is a Special Agent with the Inspector General’s Office for a Cabinet-level Federal agency. He was previously in law enforcement in Michigan and in the U.S. Army. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Concordia University-Ann Arbor and he is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Criminal Justice through Michigan State University. Nick currently resides in Alexandria with his wife and their two dogs.