Liam "Coach Red" McDonald:

Coach Red began the Rink Rat programs in 2001. Each year sessions were further developed and improved as well as many new programs were added. Coach Red is a USA Hockey Master Level 5 Certified Coach and has been coaching in the Lakeville Hockey Association since 2000. Since starting coaching in the LHA he has coached 12 Mite teams, 4 Squirt teams, 5 Pee Wee teams, 4 Bantam teams as well as 2 U10 teams. After Liam was the Head JV Coach for 3 years with the Lakeville South Girls HS team, this past season he worked as the Varsity Assistant Coach with the Rosemount High School Girls team.   This Fall he finished his 3rd season coaching in the Elite II HS girls Fall league. Coach Red played at Richfield High School ‘84, Vermilion Community College (Ely) ‘86 and Concordia College, Moorhead ‘88 (Member of the MIAC Championship team in 86-87).  After graduating from Concordia, he was on their coaching staff for one year and has been coaching youth hockey ever since. His passion for the game is obvious and he does an amazing job interacting with players of all levels.