Alexandria Blizzard New Staff

The 2013-14 season officially begins for the Alexandria Blizzard this Saturday as they take on the Granite City Lumberjacks. Excitement is in the air as we get ready for that first puck to drop. Once again we have put together a great team and we're gearing up to have our BEST season yet! Many new players have joined the Blizzard this year and we have a few new additions off the ice that we'd like to welcome as well.

Jon Crouse- Assistant Coach

Jon is in his first season as the Assistant Coach for the blizzard.  Jon, who is the cousin of Head Coach Jeff Crouse, comes to the Blizzard after a very successful playing career. After graduating from Alexandria high school in 2006 Jon spent 3 years with the North Iowa Outlaws of the NAHL where he was team captain and named to the NAHL Central Division Top Prospects Team. After North Iowa, Jon continued his hockey career at Bethel University in St. Paul. At Bethel, Jon received Freshman All American Honors as well as the rare honor of being named to the MIAC All-Conference First team in each of his four seasons at Bethel. Jon recently graduated with a degree in marketing and is the Assistant Golf Professional at the Alexandria Golf Club where he is pursuing Professional Golf Management.

Sandy Bessingpas - Housing Coordinator

Sandy has been associated with the Blizzard since 2010 when she hosted her first player and was introduced to the sport of hockey. Since that winter, she has been a host “Mom” to 12 different hockey players and 6 different baseball players. When she is not at a hockey or baseball game she can be found sewing a quilt or pulling weeds in her garden. Sandy is a key resource for the logistics of one of our most important parts of the players year with the Blizzard. Please contact Sandy if you want to 'House' a Blizzard player or just have questions about it. 

To all of our Blizzard Staff- new and returning.. We thank YOU for your time and dedication!! #GoBlizzard