Roster, U18AA - Kourounis, U18 Rep League, 2022-2023 (Mississauga Girls Hockey League)

Candace Kourounis

Coach Candace returns to the team as head coach for the 2022-23 season. A former USport player of 5 years and assistant captain with the University of Windsor, Candace understands the nature of being a student-athlete, and the pressures that accompany athletes when juggling both academics and elite athletics.

Upon graduation, coach Candace joined the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2015-16 season in their Youth and Amateur Hockey Development. During her time in Pittsburgh she traded in her skates for a whistle when she took up coaching within the Pens Elite/Pens Selects organizations. Candace also assisted in running elite group skills sessions with both high performance players and goalies.

"My time in Pittsburgh provided me with immense opportunity to understand grassroots hockey at its core. The importance of development and repetition for players of all ages and skill levels was a huge focus, and it's something that I have prioritized in my coaching."

Coach Candace is looking forward to coaching a group of players that are committed, eager and enthusiastic to improve and achieve both their personal and team goals.

To contact coach Candace, please email: [email protected]×

Maegan Beres

Coach Maegan returns to the team as the Defence Coach after recently graduating from Boston College (D1) where she also served as team captain.

A former member of the Toronto Six in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), Maegan also has a number of accomplishments under her belt, including but not limited to:

Bean Pot East participant
Member of Team Canada, U18 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic
Member of the North American Academy (NAHA, JWHL, 2013-17)

She also served as a skills coach with the Boston Eagles Elite during her time at Boston College.×

Christina Ieradi

Christina joins the U15AA coaching staff after being an assistant coach with Mississauga U18AA team. She brings with her valuable experience as both a player and coach.

Having played at Brock University in the OUA from 2014-2018, upon graduating, Christina took her talents overseas where she played in the German Professional League for Planegg Penguins and Ingolstadt Panthers Frauen from 2018-2020.

Christina is former PWHPA player on Team Sonnet, and has previously held coaching positions at the Team Ontario U16 camp.×

Carlos Neto

Coach Carlos returns to the team for the 2022-23 season as the Player Development Coach. As the current head coach of the U13 AA Mississauga Hurricanes, coach Carlos has an extensive resume in both male and female hockey:

- MGHL Skills Development Coach 2018
- Video + Development Coach, Etobicoke Dolphins U18 A 2020-2021
- Former Assistant Coach, Oakville Rangers Peewee AAA
- Coach, Cawthra Tier 1 High School
- Former Coach, U11 – U18 AA, A + BB
- Former GTHL Young Nats AAA player + Streetsville Tigers Tier 1×