The Glenview Stars are proud to announce that the Stars will field a Squirt team in the Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL) for the 2011-12 season. The CSDHL is a highly competitive league specifically designed for elite Tier II hockey teams within Illinois and the Central States region.

Under the leadership of Hockey Director Sylvain Turcotte, the Squirt Central States team will be led by Head Coach Jim Philbin and will incorporate a comprehensive, high-energy skills development program for all Stars players developed by Tim Benz.

Tryouts for the Squirt Central States team will run concurrently with tryouts for all Stars teams, beginning on Sept. 1, 2011. Registration information will be posted to the Glenview Stars website later this summer.

About Head Coach Jim Philbin

Jim Philbin brings a wealth of experience and an impressive list of accomplishments to his Central States coaching role. A former AAA coach for Team Illinois, Coach Philbin is the hockey director and head coach at Glenbrook South High School and captured the 2006 high school state championship. He has been honored with the AHAI Coach of the Year and Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Coach of the Year awards and played hockey at the Collegiate, Junior A, AAA and AA levels.

About Skills Instructor Tim Benz

Tim Benz will lead the Glenview Stars skills development program for the 2011-12 season. Tim will work with each team and level of the Glenview Stars on an on-ice, age-specific skills development and training program. A veteran of the Stars organization, Tim was a three-sport collegiate athlete and played professional hockey in the AAHL. In addition to his role with the Stars, Tim is a coach with Glenbrook South, Delaney Hockey and the Glenview Jr. Titan football program.