Home Company About
Friday, 03 September 2010

Company Staff

  • A. Oakes
  • M. Houben
  • E. Vorlicek
  • A. Antonitsch
  • H. Schröder
President
of OHS
 Andy Oakes is the President of Okanagan Hockey School and the Okanagan Hockey Academy.

His experience in Junior Hockey as a player and scout give him an excellent background for developing hockey programs.

As Director of the International Development Tournament and General Manager of the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton, he is dedicated in helping students become better Hockey players and better people.

Managing
Director
 Markus Houben is the Managing Director of the Okanagan Hockey School Europe and Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe.

Markus also holds the relationship with the Lower Austria International School and is responsible for quality assurance of the academic program of the academy.

From his employment with a leading global IT provider, Markus brings a wealth of experience in General Management, Management consulting and IT-Management. Markus Houben has been a dedicated follower of Ice-Hockey since the IIHF world championship took place in Vienna in 1987.

Dir. of Hockey Operations
Elias is the Director of Hockey Operations at Okanagan Hockey School and Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe. He has a background as a professional player and coach who is helping young athletes become better hockey players through effort, respect, discipline and passion.

Elias learned to play hockey while growing up in Toronto, Canada where he rose through the minor hockey ranks before receiving a Hockey Scholarship to Michigan Technological University.

With more than 30 years of coaching experience at all levels, Elias has helped numerous young players develop their hockey skills and achieve their goals.

Public & Media Relations
 Alex Antonitsch is responsible for Public Relations at Okanagan Hockey School and Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe.

He is a former international tennis player with many successes on the ATP-tour and was a member of the Austrian Davis Cup team in the 1980s and 90s.

Being born and raised in Carinthia, Ice hockey has always been a big passion of Alex.
Finance Manager
 Hary Schroeder is the Finance Manager of Okanagan Hockey School Europe and Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe. His professional background is Tax Accounting and Consulting.

As a former figure skater, Hary has the necessary credentials to be part of an Ice Hockey organization. He also manages a Minor Hockey club in Vienna - the 48er Tigers.


After several successful years of organizing hockey camps in St. Poelten, Okanagan Hockey School Europe decided to consolidate all activities and to locate its permanent base in beautiful Lower Austria.

The Okanagan Hockey School is the oldest Hockey School in the world. It has provided leading edge instruction since 1963 in Penticton, B.C., Canada. Our goal is to treat each player as an individual and to encourage the development and refinement of their potential through the implementation of our comprehensive instructional programs.

Discipline and respect for the individual are core features of our programs. They are instructed by quality, trained hockey personnel and provide a low player to instructor ratio.

We are committed to assist each player meet his or her goals, whether they are to play in the National Hockey League, or to further enjoy hockey at a recreational level. The number one key ingredient to having success to any of these goals is to have fun while playing the game of hockey. 

Please accept this as our personal invitation to join us at the Okanagan Hockey School Europe for an unequaled hockey experience.

For players in 9th Grade and older, Okanagan Hockey School Europe also offers a 10-month program at the Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe, based in St. Poelten. The teams play in the Austrian U-17 and U-15 League as "L.A. Stars".


Add a comment