(A.J. Bucchino, Colleen LaBeau)
 
Glenn Starfield introduced our speaker A.J. Bucchino who was born in White Plains, New York from an Italian/Jewish family. He  comes to Lakeville South High School with outstanding experiences as a player and coach. He played at the collegiate level at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, WI. and the professional levels in the AHL, ECHL, CHL, and SPHL.
 
Coach Bucchino is President and Owner of the AZ Group, Minnesota Iceman AAA Program.  Additionally, he is the Director of Development for ProHybrid Training.
 
He lives in St. Paul, Minn., with his wife, Danielle who teaches school in Washington County and from Danielle he learned the concept of a cell phone parking lot which he has initiated for his players.  
 
Coach Bucchino’s training goals include teaching the players the concept of “Love”, “Accountability” and “Discipline.” He wants to teach them to “love what they do and don’t ever let anyone take it away from them.”