FOREST VIEW HOCKEY FOUNDER + HEAD COACH

Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Jason is a former player for Arapahoe Warriors, Banff Hockey Academy and University of Wyoming.

His coaching career includes time at Colorado Thunderbirds, Arvada Hockey Association 12UAA/14UAA (3 state championships, 3rd place at Tier 2 USA Hockey National Championships 2021), Lafayette Locomotive 12UAA and currently Okanagan 13OAAA, he also spent time as the head instructor for Power Play Unlimited and skills coach for GPS Hockey School.

Starting coaching in Chicago at Evanston Youth Hockey Association, was the head coach for both the 12U and 14U team. During that time Deon was also the Assistant Coach at Saint Ignatius High School. Was also a coach for GPS (Grunnah Power Skating). Deon spent 2 years coaching AAA hockey for Rocky Mountain RoughRiders. Most recently Deon was a skills coach for Ignite Hockey and Perfect Skating.

Deon played Junior Hockey in the WSHL for the Jr Bison, from there he played for Williston State College. His pro hockey career took him back to home to Germany where he played in the DEL 2 for the Heilbronner Falken, he also played for the Hannover Indians and Hannover Scorpions in Germany 3