PHATS/SPHEM SPHEM Member Spotlight

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Jeff Camelio

Featuring Jeff Camelio, Head Equipment Manager, Seattle Kraken Jeff is in his 5th season as Head Equipment Manager with Seatle, after 15 seasons as an assistant in Nashville. His career began with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays and later the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He reached 2,000 professional games worked last season. SPHEM: How did […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Brian “Red” Hamilton

Featuring Brian “Red” Hamilton – Head Equipment Manager, Vancouver Canucks SPHEM: What inspired you to pursue a career in equipment management, and how did you get your start?RH: I was 13 when my dad, who was an executive for Minor Football in our hometown of Richmond, BC, asked me to help with the equipment for the […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Jon Taglianetti

Jon Taglianetti – Head Equipment Manager, Pittsburgh Penguins SPHEM: What made you want a career in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start? JT: I started doing this in High School when Steve Latin called and asked if my brothers and I would want to help on game days. After school, […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Dennis Soetaert

Dennis Soetaert – Head Equipment Manager, Dallas Stars SPHEM: What made you want a career in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start? DS: I always enjoyed being at the rink growing up, whether it was playing, helping with the Kansas City Blades filling water bottles, and even working at a […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – John Forget

John Forget, Head Equipment Manager, Ottawa Senators SPHEM: What made you want a career in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start? JF: I always was particular with my equipment when I played, and I knew how to sharpen skates from working at Play it Again Sports when I was younger. […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Jamie Healy

Jamie Healy, Head Equipment Manager, Columbus Blue Jackets SPHEM: What got you started in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start in Professional Hockey? JH: While playing hockey in high school, I worked at the local arena pro shop and assisted the local IHL team (Kalamazoo Wings). Upon graduation from college, I was hired as the team’s […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Bobby Hastings

Bobby Hastings – Head Equipment Manager, Toronto Maple Leafs SPHEM: What made you want a career in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start? BH: To be honest, I didn’t even know this career existed. It wasn’t until I was in Grade 11 at St. Michael’s College School that the path […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Jason McMaster

Jason McMaster, Head Equipment Manager, Winnipeg Jets SPHEM: What made you want a career in the equipment management profession and how did you get your start? JM: Watching hockey growing up I would see the Athletic Therapists run onto the ice to care for the players when they were hurt on the ice. I knew […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Jeff Lang

Jeff Lang, Head Equipment Manager, Edmonton Oilers SPHEM: What got you started in the equipment profession and how did you get your start in Professional Hockey? JL: I took the Athletic Therapy Diploma Program through Mount Royal College in Calgary Alberta from 1994 – 1997 and my first practicum placement was with the Calgary Midget […]

SPHEM Member Spotlight – Rick Bronwell

Rick Bronwell, Head Equipment Manager, Philadelphia Flyers SPHEM: What got you started in the equipment profession and how did you get your start in Professional Hockey? RB: I started when I was 13 in Kansas City with the Blades of the IHL. My dad worked at the arena as concessions manager and he knew the […]