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About the Varsity Program
The Beavercreek Varsity Hockey program was established in 1997 as a result of the untiring efforts of Mr. Eric Gartz, the "Father of Creek Hockey". In an effort to symbolize his dedication, tenacity, and love of the game of hockey, the Varsity Hockey team established the "Eric Gartz Award". Winners of this award are chosen by the Varsity Team players and it is the most coveted award that can be won by Creek Hockey players. In addition to establishing the "Eric Gartz Award", the Creek Hockey program has permanently retired the number "1" to honor Mr. Gartz and presented him with a game jersey with this number affixed. The program took this action in recognition of his efforts in starting the Creek Hockey program, his status as the number "1" supporter of the Beavers, and his efforts in promoting high school hockey in Ohio. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Nationwide Arena built a display to honor Ohio High School hockey and permanently installed the display in the arena prior to the Ohio State High School Hockey Championship in March 2003. Each varsity high school hockey program in the state donated a game jersey for inclusion in this display. Due to the continued generosity of the Gartz family, the jersey presented to Eric has been donated to the Nationwide Arena display and will be hung to honor the Creek Hockey program and the memory of Mr. Gartz. Mr. Gartz passed away in 2000; however, his efforts will be forever remembered by the Creek Hockey family.
 
The 2009-2010 Coaching Staff

Kevin McClure - Head Coach
Kevin takes over as head coach after three years as an assistant with the varsity team. He began serving as an Assistant Coach of the Varsity team in the 2005-2006 season after performing Head Coaching duties for the Beavercreek Bantam team for three years. A Beavercreek native, he graduated from Beavercreek High School in 2002 as a 3-year letterman for the varsity hockey team. He closed out his senior year as Assistant Captain of the Varsity Team and currently ranks as one of the club’s leading career scorers. As a Wright State University freshman, Kevin played for the Raiders Ice Hockey Club while helping guide the Creek bantams through a very successful first campaign. He's currently majoring in Athletic Training at Wright State and looks forward to a great season with the Varsity club.

Ray Morandi- Assistant Coach
Ray brings 16 years of coaching experience to the Beavercreek hockey program. A lifelong fan of hockey, Ray began coaching when his sons started playing the game. He has coached at all levels from mini-mite through Midget A/AA, most recently, four years with the Southwest Ohio Stars pre-season tournament team. He has a Level 4 coaching certification through USA Hockey. Ray is originally from Brooklyn, NY and settled in Beavercreek after his retirement from the United States Air Force. He is currently employed as a Defense Contractor at Wright-Patterson AFB. Married for 28 years, Ray and his wife Patti have three sons, two of which played hockey for the Beavers.

Michael Ivcic- Assistant Coach
Mike comes to the Creek Hockey program as an assistant coach beginning with the 09-10 season. Originially from the Philadelphia suburb of Yardley, PA, he is a 2007 graduate of the University of Dayton, where he played for the club team for three seasons, including his final year as President and assistant captain. Prior to college, Mike played four years of varsity at Holy Ghost Prep, where he was an assistant captain for two seasons and helped lead the team to the Flyers Cup championship and runner-up at the state championship his senior year. He currently holds the Philadelphia high school hockey record for most career goals by a defenseman. Mike is also the head coach of the Miami Valley's women's hockey team, the Dayton Fangs, and prior to moving to Dayton was an assistant coach under his father for his sister's pee wee hockey team in Princeton, NJ. Aside from coaching, Mike works full-time as a reporter for WHIO radio and does play-by-play for UD sports.