Chad enters his first season as Head Equipment Manager for your Sioux Falls Stampede.
The 18-year veteran has had stints with the Odessa Jackalopes(NAHL), Louisiana IceGators(SPHL), Dayton Bombers(ECHL), Tupelo T-Rex(AWHL), Adirondack Thunder(ECHL), Roanoke Railyard Dawgs(SPHL), and the Fayetteville Marksmen(SPHL); all in the same capacity. He spent four seasons volunteering with the University of Mississippi’s ACHA D3 Club team as equipment manager and director of game operations, and also worked with the Mississippi SeaWolves(ECHL) as their video coach and equipment assistant.
The Mississippi native has been around sports since he was 8 years old; from football to baseball, he’s played, coached, and officiated. He is a 2011 graduate of East Mississippi Community College, earning an Associate of Applied Science degree with honors in Paramedic/EMT Technology. Away from the rink, you can find him enjoying the outdoors or just seeing what Sioux Falls has to offer.
