Tim Branham – Director of Hockey Operations
Phone: 610-823-9974
E-mail: tim@branhamhockey.com
On September 13 2021, Tim was named Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles AHL, AAA affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. Previously, Tim was Head Coach/General Manager of the Utah Grizzlies, and during his 8 seasons he is the winningest coach in Utah Grizzlies history. He has ran hockey schools for over 20 years and has his Level 4 USA Hockey coaching certificate. For the past 12 years, Tim has been selected to coach at the USA Hockey Select Tournaments which feature the best youth hockey players in the country.A native of Eagle River, Wisconsin, Tim played 284 professional games in the ECHL and AHL during his playing career from 2002-2010. He was selected in the third round by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Evan Bigelow
Evan Bigelow has spent 9 years with CVAHA 5U-14U. During his time at CVAHA he coached the 12U travel A Cache Valley Thunder.
Evan was formerly the Head Coach of the Cache Valley Wild, and has coached for 8 years. Consecutively coaching UT SELECTS Showcase team for the last 3 years.
Evan enjoys riding motorcycles, hanging out with his wife and two boys and decorating his home for Christmas.
Chase Bigelow
Played with CVAHA Jr Aggies for 11 years. During his time with CVAHA Chase also played on the Cache Valley Thunder Travel A team. Chase played for the Eagles Travel A and Mustangs Travel A during his career. Chase now plays for Cache Valley WILD leading UHSH in Assists (43) and Total Point leader (66). Chase also plays for UT SELECT Showcase Team, with the goal of moving on to the USPHL/NAHL.
Chase was also a camper at Branham hockey camp for 6 years and has coached for two years.
Chase enjoys everything hockey, going to the gym, food and friends.
Maddy Maloney
Certified Perfect Skating Coach – Adrian College Women’s ACHA Division 2
As a player Maddy spent two years with the NCAA D3 team at Becker college, one year with the ACHA D2 Men’s Fresno Ice Dogs team and two years with the ACHA D1 Women’s team at Adrian College.
After her playing career she served as the assistant coach for the ACHA D2 Women’s hockey team at Adrian College before moving up to head coach.
Maddy enjoys hanging out with her boyfriend Sheldon (also a coach at Branham Hockey camps) and her dogs, traveling and dressing up for Halloween.
Trent Gephart
Utah Skatin’ Utes Men’s ACHA Division 1
Trent started his career playing AAA in Tampa, FL until he was 16 when he jumped straight into juniors. He played 5 years of juniors starting with Tampa Bay Juniors (USPHL) and finishing with Utah Outliers (USPHL). He was a captain for two seasons with the Outliers and won back to back mountain division championships.
Trent likes to play golf, hangout with his girlfriend and their dogs, play Xbox with his buddies, and smoke food on his Traeger.
Sheldon Nolan
Certified Perfect Skating Coach – Adrian College Men’s ACHA Division 1
Where he was the captain of the men’s ACHA D1 team and is studying Business Management.
Before college, Sheldon played 3 Years for the Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL) , and played AAA minor hockey in Richmond Hill.
Sheldon has also been a coach at Branham Hockey camps for three years.
Sheldon loves going to the gym, reading, math, Coach Maddy (his girlfriend) and spending time with their dogs!