DYHA is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Filion as Director of Rink Operations.

Ron Filion is well known to hockey fans of Arizona as the former General Manager and Head Coach of the Phoenix Roadrunners of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).  In addition, over the past twenty years of involvement in professional and youth hockey, Filion played 12 years as a professional in the U.S., Canada and Europe; was general manager and head coach of Cholet (France) of the European First Division; and was chief operating officer and general manager with Ice Specialty Entertainment, owners of the Iceoplex facilities in northern and southern California.

Mr. Filion was instrumental in the development of the expansion Phoenix Roadrunners over five years ago.  Under his oversight, the program was developed and launched with tremendous success in attaining the ECHL playoffs in just its second season.

Ron has been presented with the opportunity to enhance the youth program and operations of DYHA for Arizona hockey players and is committed to upholding and advancing the recognition and success DYHA has attained within Arizona and North America.

The addition of Ron Filion to DYHA will offer our players and their families an individual with proven success, who will be a valuable asset to the DYHA program, the longest running and preeminent youth hockey program in the Phoenix area.

Ron originally hails from Quebec, Canada and graduated from St-Jerome College in Quebec.  He played professionally in Canada, France, Switzerland and the United States.