Loyola Junior Varsity 1

from 2022 Loyola Hockey Club Yearbook

by LAHockey

JJ O’Connor and SHL Player of the Year Awards

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TED WARD – Head Coach

2022-2023

LUKE LOVCIK – Assistant Coach

Ted grew up in Glenview playing for the Glenview Stars followed by the Chicago Chill for his Peewee and Bantam years. After AAA, he played his four high school years on Glenbrook South’s Varsity team followed by four years playing for the Purdue Boilermakers ACHA D2 club team, where he captained the team three of those years. In 2010, Ted began his coaching career and has coached every level from mites to high school. He has had the opportunity to coach for and learn from some of the best coaches in the State at the Glenview Stars, Northbrook Bluehawks, PREP High School, Loyola Academy, Ultimate Athlete, and Delaney Hockey. He has received his USA Hockey Level 4 coaching certification and has been behind the bench of numerous league and state championship teams, including a JV State Championship in the 2014-2015 season. In his 9 years with Loyola, his team has made 3 JV State Championship appearances and a 2018 SHL Championship.

Ted graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and is a licensed practicing Professional Engineer. He lives in Glenview with his wife, Kasia, and daughters Katie, Maggie, and Adaline. Luke is an alumnus of the Loyola Academy class of 2009. Luke brings six years of coaching experience, having coached Winnetka, New Trier and Deerfield. His deep love for the game began at the age of 4, playing youth hockey for the Skokie Flyers and Winnetka Warriors. He then went on to play three years at Loyola, being named Captain twice as a member of both the JV and Maroon teams. After high school, Luke played a season at Ferris State Univer-sity before leaving to follow a career passion in the golf in-dustry. Luke currently works as a Club Fitting Specialist for PXG.