Hockey Club Personnel

Hartford Junior Wolf Pack - Junior B

Dan McCarthy - Junior B Head Coach

Dan McCarthy was selected by the New York Rangers in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft and made his NHL debut for the blushirts during the 1980-81 season, scoring 4 goals in just five games.

In total, McCarthy played 8 seasons of professional hockey with the Toledo Goaldiggers, Richmond Rifles, Birmingham South Stars, Flint Generals, Baltimore Skipjacks, New Haven Nighthawks, Springfield Indians, and New York Rangers.

McCarthy is the founder and president of the Do It Right Foundation and is the founder of the Connecticut Wolves Junior hockey team.

Chris Cerrella - General Manager / Junior A Head Coach / Junior B Asst Coach / U-16 Assoc Coach

A native of North Massapequa, New York, Chris Cerrella played high school hockey for St. Mary's Catholic from 1992-1995. During his tenure the school won three New York High School State Championships.

Chris moved onto play Junior A hockey with the New York Apple Core before advancing into the USHL where he played for the Waterloo Blackhawks for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons. As a Blackhawk, Cerrella averaged a team record of 26 goals per season and was named a USHL 'King of the Hill' All-Star game participant during his two seasons of play.

Following his stint in Waterloo Chris was awarded a scholarship from Quinnipiac University, (NCAA Division 1, ECACHL) where he played for four years. As a freshman he received All-American honors and finished his college career as the Bobcats All-Time leading scorer, a record he still holds to this day with 205 career points.

After college Cerrella went onto play professional hockey. In his three pro seasons he played in 179 games in five different leagues (ECHL, UHL, CHL, ACHL and WHA2) for the following teams: the Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL, Memphis Riverkings CHL (Toronto Maple Leafs Affiliate), New Haven Knights UHL, Orlando Seals SPHL, Winston Salem Parrots SPHL, Fayetteville FireAntz SPHL and the Lakeland Loggerheads WHA2.

Chris finished his pro-career with 79 goals, 75 assists for a total of 154 points and 375 PIMS. During Chris' final year of play, 2003-2004, he assumed the role of Player/Assistant Coach for the Lakeland Loggerheads. As a respected team leader on and off the ice, Chris was rewarded for his efforts with an official selection to the starting line-up for the WHA2 All-Star game in Jacksonville, Florida.

Following the conclusion of his playing career in 2004-05, Cerrella moved into the ranks of coaching, taking over as the Assistant Coach/Head Recruiter for the Wentworth Institute Of Technology Leopards (ECAC Northeast, Div. III). As an integral member of the Leopards coaching staff the team achieved a record of 16-10-2, including a semi-final appearance in the DIII conference playoffs. Most recently Cerrella spent the last three season as the Head Coach/Assistant General Manager of the Walpole Express Jr. A Tier III team in the Atlantic Jr. Hockey League. To his credit Chris placed over 25 players into college at the Div I and Div III level and also coached in the 2007-2008 AJHL All-Star game. Chris is now the Head Coach/General Manager of the Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack, part of the AJHL Tier III Junior A, and is also part of the USHL Tier I Jr. A Central Scouting staff as a regional scout for the CT/New England Area.

Chris resides in Connecticut and has a 7 year old son named CJ.

Nicole Farrelly - Director of Game Day Operations

Nicole joins the Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack staff as Director of Game day Operations. Farrelly played four years with the Sacred Heart Pioneers Women's Ice Hockey team and was an Assistant Ice hockey Coach for a season where she was responsible for working with the Pioneer blue-liners as well as other administrative aspects of the Pioneer women's ice hockey program.

During the off-season Farrelly works at several different hockey schools. For the last two years she has been working as a head instructor at iPlayHarder Hockey Schools under the direction of former Colgate standout and Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star Mike Harder. Farrelly has also worked as head instructors at hockey schools with former Whalers Kevin Dineen and Bob Crawford.

Farrelly started her hockey career growing in Windsor. She played elite hockey for the standout CT. Polar Bear program as well as the CT Clippers. Farrelly was named captain for both teams both her junior and senior years. In April of 2005 Farrelly joined several of her teammates for the USA Olympic Tryouts.

In addition to her hockey background, Farrelly spent two semesters as a Sports Information intern at Sacred Heart University. Her work included, game day operations and media contact for both men's and women's lacrosse.

A 2006 graduate of Sacred Heart University, Farrelly holds a bachelor's degree in Communications and Technology.

Pete Asadourian - Strength Coach

Pete Asadourian has been in the field of sport specific training for the past 14 years.

As a former head basketball coach at Rocky Hill High School, he led his team to a State Championship in his first season. Pete's training and coaching style is to motivate and get the most out of his athletes both in the weight room and on the court. Pete is also the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Quinnipiac Men's Basketball Team, has a BA in Sociology and Psychology from Central Connecticut State University, is a Member of the NSCA, Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Golf Fitness Instructor.

He currently works with athletes at the professional, collegiate and high school level, instilling in them the values of hard work, intensity and mental toughness.

Pete is the Owner/Founder of Future Fitness Sport Specific Training, LLC.