Kyle Koopmeiners – Director of Player Personnel
Email: kyle@mnloons.com
Ted Cheesebrough – Player Personnel
Ted Cheesebrough begins his second season with the Pipers as assistant men’s hockey coach in 2022-23. Coach arrived at Hamline with head coach Shane Wagner in 2021, following 20 seasons coaching Minnesota High School hockey with Henry Sibley, Centennial, and St Paul United. Cheesebrough’s teams amassed a record of 263-237-32. He led his teams to three section championships, three MSHSL state tournament berths, and five section finals. This led to Cheesebrough being named section coach of the year on three occasions. Cheesebrough currently serves as an assistant coach for the Jamaican Men’s National Team, where he works alongside NHL veterans Chris Stewart and Jamie Huscroft. Ted also spent five seasons in the extreme sports world with Red Bull Crashed Ice, first competing as an athlete, and then serving as a coach and mentor to the amateur American Crashed Ice skaters. Ted is Assistant General Counsel for U.S. Bank, a Fortune 150 company and the fifth-largest bank in the United States. Ted and his wife Carle live in Mendota Heights with their four hockey-playing children, Charlie, Mia, Cole, and Dolly.
Reed Larson- Northern MN Scout
Email: reedalarson@yahoo.com
The MN Loons are happy to Introduce Tai Larson from Warroad, MN. Tai graduated from “HockeyTown USA” in 2009, where he was a three year letter winner and captain at Warroad High School playing in three state tournaments. He played two years of junior hockey for Coach Craig Larson, with the Minnesota Flying Aces of the MNJHL and NA3HL, before playing at Williston State College. During his time at Williston Tai won a Junior college National Championship. Tai would continue his career and play hockey for Hamline University at the D-III level. Tai now has stepped into being an assistant coach for both boys and girls at the high school level. He currently lives in Williston, ND with his wife Kelsey and works for Coca-Cola.