2013 Rangers

Mircea (Mitch) Ciubotaru
Head Coach

Nick Papillo
Assistant Coach

Clayton Brown / Iconic Goaltending
Goalie Coach

Kim Muir / Can’t Skate, Can’t Play, Inc.
Skills Coach

Jim Rice
Alex Stotland
Managers

2024 Tryouts

Spring tryouts are scheduled for:

• March 19, 2024, 6:30-7:50 at Wallace Ice Arena (Cranbrook School)

• March 21, 2024, 6:55-8:15, Birmingham Ice Arena

• March 23, 2024, 1:30-2:50, Wallace Ice Arena (Cranbrook School)

Registration is required. Please register using the following form:

https://form.jotform.com/230585502166050

Team Information

• The Birmingham Rangers 2013 competes in the LCAHL, Howe 2 Division

• The roster will consist of 15-17 players, plus two goalies

• Two travel tournaments are planned, with the possibility of an added third

Coaching Staff

Coach Mitch, a USA Hockey Level 2 coach, played professional hockey in his native Romania for ten years, from 1996 – 2006, for Dunarea Galati, Rapid Bucuresti, Steaua Bucuresti and for the Romanian National team in the European Championships. Perennially, those teams competed for not just the European Continental Cup, but for championships in the Romanian National Hockey League, which is the highest level of professional hockey in Romania. In addition, Coach Mitch coached various national championship youth teams throughout Romania too, including the College National Hockey Team in Bucuresti, Romania. Coaching youth hockey is Coach Mitch’s true passion and something that has been handed down by his father. The Birmingham Rangers 2013’s are extremely fortunate to have Coach Mitch as its Head Coach. He has been instrumental in transforming a relatively new Birmingham Youth Hockey travel team into a very success unit by inspiring every teammate while teaching the game the right way and by developing players both on and off the ice.

Coach Nick is a USA Hockey Level 4 coach and has been coaching youth hockey for nearly ten years within the LCAHL. A native Canadian, Coach Nick has a vast amount of experience coaching youth hockey for nearly a decade. He has played competitive hockey from a young age and still plays today. Nick's calm demeanor, depth of knowledge and unique ability to help players reach their potential is a game-winning combination.