The Loudoun Knights are excited to announce Grady Little as the 16U UA Head Coach for the 2024-25 season. Coach Grady is known in the hockey community for his extensive expertise and commitment to player development both on and off the ice. With 17 years of experience in skills coaching and 15 years in bench coaching, he has profoundly impacted the hockey careers of numerous athletes.

"Grady is a highly skilled and experienced hockey coach, and will bring a ton of energy, passion and positivity to not only his team, but the hockey club as a whole," said Knights Hockey Director, Craig Desjarlais. "With Grady, the Knights add another elite hockey mind to the midget program, and another experienced resource for all the players and coaches within the Knights organization."

As a USA Hockey Level 4 certified coach, Grady has worked with esteemed organizations including Draft Choice Hockey, Cold Rush Hockey, Hardcore Hockey, and BTB Hockey Training. His vast experience and unique ability to break down skills Grady is one of the top skills coaches in the region, training over 30 players who are currently competing in prestigious leagues such as the NHL, AHL, NCAA, USHL, NAHL, and US Women's National Team.

From the bench, Grady has led teams such as the Virginia Wild, Langley High School, Reston Raiders, and The St. James, consistently demonstrating his ability to enhance team performance and dynamics. His leadership peaked during his tenure as the head coach and general manager of the BTB Selects, where he secured the 2022 Pre-Draft Showcase and the 2023 Chowder Cup Championships in the highly competitive Jr. A Elite category.

The Loudoun Knights are excited to announce Alex Guerere will be the 16U AA Head Coach for the 2024-25 season. Alex is a very accomplished coach and brings a high level of credibility to our goal of becoming very competitive at the 16U National Conference. The 16U AA team will compete in the National Conference of the CBHL and the 16U Diamond Division in the EJEPL.

"Alex is a very high energy coach that has attained success at both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels," says Knights Director, Craig Desjarlais. "Alex will bring a high level of accountability to our players and challenge them to excel beyond their comfort level and is the perfect coach to put the Knights 16U AA team on the map."

Alex grew up in this region and had a very successful youth career playing for the Washington Little Capitals, before moving on to play for the Washington Jr Nationals. Alex then went on to play 4 years of ACHA Division 1 college hockey at the University of Delaware.

In 2015, immediately upon the completion of Alex's playing career he began coaching, and has been coaching every year since.

Please welcome Coach Guerere to the Loudoun Knights family!

The Loudoun Knights are happy to announce Jon Wilkins as the 14U AA Head Coach for the 2024-2025 season. The 14U AA team will be eligible to qualify for the USA Hockey Tier 2 Nationals and will compete in the CBHL National Conference and the EJEPL 14U Diamond Division.

Jon was born and raised in Torrance, CA and started playing hockey at age 5. He was fortunate to play under many great coaches that shaped him as a player and person, but in particular a former professional player named Steve Cook. Under Steve's tutelage, Jon played for the LA Jr Kings, and was selected to play for the Bismarck Bobcats, a Junior A team in North Dakota.

"Jon's life in hockey as both a player and coach, combined with his decorated career in the Marine Corps embodies everything you could ask for as a leader and mentor," says Knights Hockey, Director Craig Desjarlais. "Jon has been deeply invested in the Knights organization the last 2 seasons as an Associate Head Coach, and this will be a seamless transition into a well deserved head coaching role. Jon will utilize his professional experience to develop a strong team culture, individual and team accountability, proper training habits, leadership and performance".

Jon started coaching in 2017, coaching 8U in Kansas, 10U in Florida, and most recently here with the Knights at 12U and 14U. After graduating from UCLA in 2005, Jon joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Jon's experience in the infantry units in the Marine Corps has given him the tools necessary to develop individuals, teams and organizations.

This will be Jon's 8th consecutive year coaching hockey, and more impressively his 20th year as a Marine. Coach Wilkins says "I look forward to building a team that is tough, disciplined and dynamic."