Our President and Co-Founder Lyndsey Fry is returning for her 2nd season as an Elite Head Coach, moving up to coach 19U AAA for the first time!
Olympic Silver Medalist and Chandler, AZ native Lyndsey is the first person, male or female, from Arizona to represent Team USA in ice hockey at the Olympics and the first athlete from the state of Arizona to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. She has also won three medals at the World Championships and was a National Runner Up with Harvard at the Frozen Four in 2015.
Lyndsey earned her MBA from Arizona State University. Her love of hockey and business led her to start both the Arizona Kachinas (co-founding with the late Matt Shott) and Lyndsey Fry Hockey, which allows her to travel to other non-traditional hockey markets around the Western United States and run skills camps for girls of all ages and levels.
Lyndsey is a Level 4 coach, has served on the Board of Directors for USA Hockey, is the Chair of the Women's Hockey Advancement Committee for the NHL, and has coached at the ACHA collegiate level. She could not be more excited for another season coaching AAA Kachinas and is eager to create a fun and competitive environment for her athletes!
Kyle Pavlack will be the Head Coach for our 16U AAA Green team for 2025-26! This will be Kyle's 4th year coaching with the Kachinas, and he is thrilled at the opportunity to move up from coaching 16U AA this season.
Born and raised in Plainwell, Michigan, Kyle played travel hockey for the K-Wings up to high school where he played for the Kalamazoo Eagles and was awarded All-State his junior and senior years. He played Tier 3 junior hockey out of Peoria, AZ for the Arizona RedHawks, where he played for three years and holds the record for most games played in the organization. Kyle received a scholarship from Finlandia University where he played for 3 years before moving back to AZ full time.
This season, Kyle led 16U AA Red to an incredible 25-game unbeaten streak and a WGHL Regular Season Championship! They are looking to advance to USA Hockey Nationals at the upcoming Rocky Mountain Districts. The prior season he assisted with the 12U AAA Green and 16U AAA Green teams, going to Nationals with the 16s! Kyle is really excited to be part of the Kachinas organization and looking to keep pushing the envelope in developing our players to be the best they can be and compete and have fun.
Jess Conlon will be returning for her 3rd season as head coach of our 14U AAA team!
Jess grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and started lacing up her skates at age 4. She moved to Arizona when she was 12, playing for various travel and elite programs including the Arizona Selects and Arizona Premier (now Team Arizona). Jess also played on the Varsity teams at Pinnacle High School and Horizon High School.
Jess continued her hockey career through college, playing 4 years for the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Women’s ACHA team with multiple nationals runs and a National Championship title in 2016. While playing at UMD, Jess was a starting defenseman, served as a captain, held the Volunteer and Community Outreach chair, and was the program's Youth Hockey ambassador.
While at UMD, Jess earned a degree in Business Entrepreneurship with a specialization in Hockey Coaching. She was a skills/camp coach for the Duluth Icebreakers, and before leaving Duluth, she spent the 2018-2019 season coaching UMD’s Men’s ACHA team.
Jess returned home to Arizona and continued her coaching career with Arizona Premier, Grand Canyon University, and the Arizona Kachinas in their inaugural year. Jess' passion for the game and talents in technical hockey training drove her to begin her own hockey training company, Conlon Hockey, in 2022. She now dedicates her time solely to her hockey passions full-time.
Jess has been head coaching with the Kachinas for 6 seasons for various Elite teams at the 14U and 16U age groups. Jess became the first female Tier I Head Coach in the state of Arizona when the Kachinas achieved Tier I status in 2022 and has been the 14U Tier I coach for 3 seasons.
Jess is a member of the NHL Coaches Association (NHLCA) and participates in the NHLCA Women’s Coaching Development program. She has been involved with USA Hockey as an evaluator for State and Regional Player Development Camps for several years and is a Level 4 USA Hockey Coach. Jess aims to positively impact the growth of hockey in the desert and enjoys every day that she can be involved and driving her players to success.
John grew up in Minnesota having successful youth and high school careers in both hockey and golf. Recruited by multiple schools, he attended Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN where he was a member of both the hockey and golf teams. After his sophomore year he left the hockey team to focus on golf where he participated in two NCAA Division III National Championships.
John is a Level 3 USA Hockey coach with experience at many levels of coaching. Growing up the son of the local hockey directory he assisted with youth teams. He has assisted coaching the Stillwater Girls High School & Gustavus Women's DIII hockey teams. Returning to the sport in Arizona once his daughters began playing, John coached one season for the Scottsdale 12/14 Kachinas.
John is excited to be the Head Coach of the 19AA team this season. Building out this part of the organization is something he has been passionate about behind the scenes with his work on the board for years. Teaching higher level hockey systems at this age is paramount to their ability to compete. This will be a competitive team with a very viable path to USA Hockey Nationals, which is the goal. One area of focus will be off ice work with his team to identify and engage potential options for girls to continue playing at the next level. True coaching requires every player be brought along for the ride and this team will be coached in that manner.
A Valley resident since 1999 he has witnessed firsthand the growth of girls' hockey in Arizona with two daughters both in the Kachina program. John is very much looking forward to contributing to the continued success of this growth and the Kachina program!
Coach Ana grew up on the East Coast in the small town of Salisbury, Connecticut, where she began playing ice hockey at a young age. For many years, she was one of the only female skaters on her local team before making the switch to an all-girls team at 13. She went on to play Division III Women’s Ice Hockey at Manhattanville College, where she skated all four years and served as an alternate captain in her final season. Since moving to Arizona, Coach Ana has been proud to be part of the Kachinas community and to help grow the game of girls' hockey. After assistant coaching with the program the last 2 seasons, she is eager to take on the challenge of her first Head Coach role with the 16U Red team. She looks forward to fostering a team of driven and respectful young female athletes, creating an environment where they can develop both on and off the ice. Coach Ana is excited for the season ahead and can't wait to get started!
Zack Savage was born and raised in Arizona and started playing hockey at the age of 3, but he never graduated Little Howlers. He started coaching with the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Development department in 2017, where he had worked with many individuals to continue the growth of hockey. He will be assisting with the Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation focusing on continuing the growth of the game in Arizona. Zack has been with the Kachinas since the first season and enjoys seeing the growth of girl’s hockey and is excited to continue working with the organization including the girls, coaches, and families as both the Elite Hockey Director and an Associate Head Coach! Since 2017, he has been coaching Learn and Continue to Play programs for both youth and adult age groups. He has previously coached the 12U and 14U age groups over the past 5 seasons.
Savage is a Level 4 Certified coach (never expires). You can most likely find him running around at CCIC or other rinks.
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Aubrey Beskid grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, playing hockey for the Hershey Jr. Bears organization. She moved to Arizona in 2017 to attend Arizona State University. While attending ASU she played four seasons in the Arizona State Women’s Hockey team as a forward. Aubrey graduated from ASU in 2021 with a degree in criminology and criminal justice. Aubrey’s coaching career began in 2018 starting at Kachinas skill sessions before the organization was truly formed. Her coaching experience since then has been, while also obtaining a USA Hockey Level 4 certification.
2019-20: Head Coach 12U Scottsdale Kachinas Development
2020-21: Head Coach 14/12 Scottsdale Kachinas Development, Assistant Coach 12U A Kachinas
2021-22: Head Coach 14U Red Kachinas, Assistant Coach 14U Green Kachinas, Assistant Coach 14/12U Scottsdale Kachinas Dev
2022-24: Head Coach 14u Red Kachinas
Aubrey looks forward to continuing growing the game and promoting girls hockey in Arizona!
Adam Estle is excited to return for his fourth season as a head coach with Kachinas. Adam also serves as the Marketing Director for the organization. A USA Hockey Level 4 Coach, he loves coaching at the A level to help every player develop their skills and prepare them for the next level. Adam is proud that several of his former players have moved up to Kachinas AA and AAA. He has coached several sports over the past two decades, including football, rugby, tennis, and cross country during his 12+ years as a public school educator. His previous hockey coaching experience includes winning an Arizona state championship with the Centennial Hockey Club JV and coaching house hockey programs at several levels at AZ Ice Peoria. He grew up in Peoria, AZ, where he fell in love with hockey rooting for the Phoenix Roadrunners. Adam has always loved coaching female athletes because of the ethos and work ethic that girls bring to practices and games. Adam is grateful for the support of his wife Kendra and his 4 children who all played hockey, including his daughter Grace who played with the Kachinas for 3 seasons and is a USA Hockey Tier II National Finalist. Adam is extremely honored and excited to be part of building a tradition of developing great hockey players and community members who are winners on and off the ice through the Kachinas program.
Patrick Murphy was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Arizona. He began playing hockey at the age of three and played for various AAA teams in the valley before competing at the Junior A level in Ontario, Canada.
He is currently Manager, Ice Hockey for the Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation, where he oversees all ice hockey programs, including Learn to Plays such as Shott’s Tots and Little Leightons. He previously worked as Coordinator, Hockey Development for the Arizona Coyotes and has continued growing the sport in Arizona through his current role with the foundation.
As he enters his fourth season in the Kachinas organization, Patrick remains committed to contributing to the growth and success of girls’ hockey in Arizona through skill development, structured training, and fostering a positive environment for players to learn and grow in.
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Amber was born and raised in Upper Michigan and was proud to be considered a rink-rat. She was a figure skater for 5 years but decided to try hockey around the age of 12 and went on to play goalie with an all-girls team until she aged out at 20. Amber was fortunate enough around the age of 16 to be the only house league goalie selected to attend the Team Michigan Development Camp. She started her coaching journey as a student coach the last couple of years she played and transitioned into being an assistant and later head coach for the girls 16U team. Amber and her husband relocated to Arizona in 2012 where she took time away from coaching until their son started playing 5 years ago. Since then, she's been involved in all levels of early developmental hockey and returned to coaching elite this past season.
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