About Us

Trevor brings a wealth of hockey experience to the NSS team. His competitive playing career began with NWCAA, leading him to highly productive stints in the BCHL and NCAA before landing a Professional Hockey in Germany with EHC Klostersee. Much like Drake, Trevor uses his array of playing experience in his coaching methods. He places enormous importance on getting to know his players beyond the rink, creating a creative environment where effort is valued and mistakes are allowed, and progressively staking skills that allow players to become impactful. It’s about stopping, correcting, and repeating.

Trevor is a student of the game, constantly studying and staying current on development techniques and coaching philosophies. The goal lies in his passion to create create intelligent, skilled, hard-working, and confident hockey players. The challenge to maximize the talent level of his athletes to perform at the high level is what brings forth the best in Trevor.

Along with working with NSS, Alex Mandolidis is currently the Assistant Coach of the Mount Royal University Cougars Men’s Hockey team, a skill and development coach with the National Sport Academy, and Calgary Northstars Hockey Association, and an Assistant Coach with Team Alberta U16 Male Program. Formerly the Assistant Coach of the Calgary Mustangs, Coach Mentor for Alberta Cup Team Green, Head Coach for Alberta Cup (Edmonton Yellow, South, Calgary South, and Central), Head Coach of the Midget AAA Northstars, Video Coach of Team Alberta U16 Team (Canada Winter Games 2019; Western Hockey League Cup 2018), and Head Coach of the Midget AAA Flames.

In addition to working with many different teams, Alex has completed several coach certification programs, which include: the Hockey Canada/National Coach Certification Program High Performance II, USA Hockey Level 4, Hockey Alberta High Performance I, and Hockey Canada’s U17 Program of Excellence Seminar.

Over the last decade, Alex has worked with many talented players and coaches, and has helped many players graduate to the Canadian Junior Hockey League, Western Hockey League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, USports, East Coast Hockey League, American Hockey League, and National Hockey League and continues to work with players at all levels.

Growing up in Calgary, Josh played minor hockey for the Calgary Royals before playing Junior Hockey. He played 4 years of Junior, spending time in the VIJHL, BCHL, HIJHL, and AJHL. Upon completion of his Junior career, Josh jumped into coaching with the Calgary Buffaloes U16 AAA Hockey Team. Josh quickly climbed the ranks, making the jump to coaching the Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA, then the Calgary Mustangs of the AJHL, and is now the Associate Head Coach of the SAIT Trojans Men’s Hockey Team.

Josh’s coaching career has already seen him coach coached many current, and future WHL players; as well as NHL draft picks. Josh recognizes that every team and player learns differently. The key to a successful team is being able to help all the different players achieve their potential while fitting into the team system. Working with different individuals to put them in situations where they are going to succeed (thus fore helping the team succeed) and advancing the player to the next level.

Josh continues to stay active in the hockey community. He runs Hockey Canada Skills Academy ice times for multiple Calgary area schools, Alberta Cup (U15) selections, and evaluations. He also helps with NHLPA events in Calgary and surrounding areas, including KidSport and Right to Play events.

Along with being the Lead Game Analyst at NSS, Donny is the Director of Scouting and Recruitment with the Mount Royal University Men’s Hockey Team and Head Western Canadian Scout for Neutral Zone LLC. Donny has been instrumental to the rise of MRU’s Men’s Hockey in the national rankings. Donny’s eye for talent, passion, and drive to make the people around him better are unmatched. His ability to watch and breakdown a player and team are incredible. He’s followed many of todays superstars since the beginnings of their hockey careers, giving Donny the confidence to understand exactly what it takes to be a contributing player on and off the ice at every level.

Victoria graduated from the University of Western States with her Doctorate of Chiropractic and Masters of Science in Sports Medicine in 2020 after completing her Bachelors of Kinesiology from the University of Calgary. She has completed training in acupuncture and dry needling through the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and intends to complete her Active Release Therapy training, along with other functional rehabilitation methods, in the coming year. 

Victoria’s focus is blending active rehabilitation, acupuncture, and chiropractic adjustments to benefit the patient as a whole. She believes that each patient is unique and there is not one “cookie cutter” approach to treatment. Victoria believes in assessing the complete kinetic chain and applying treatment to areas of dysfunction in the spine, extremities, and/or soft tissues. Her passion lies in adolescent athletics and the impact sports has on the body in the long term. Before her career as a Chiropractor, she worked as a Team Trainer with the Calgary Buffaloes, a Kinesiologist at Momentum Health, and still volunteers with the Canadian Ski Patrol. She loves treating all athletes, from the elite levels to the Weekend Warriors.

Victoria is a retired athlete, having played college level volleyball in Halifax, NS. Growing up she was active in her community with soccer, volleyball, basketball, skiing, mountain biking, and hiking. When not at the clinic, Victoria can be found exploring  in the mountains, floating on a lake, reading a good book, or adventuring with her family and their dog, Bella.