Our Team

Jake is a Mississauga native whose passion for hockey has defined his life from an early age. A lifelong elite defenceman, he began competing at a high level at just seven years old and went on to play Junior A hockey for the Milton Icehawks and Streetsville Derbys, while also competing for both University of Toronto Tri-Campus teams.

Jake is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where he earned an Honours degree in Neuroscience, Animal Behaviour, and Biological Psychology. He brings that academic background together with nearly two decades of on-ice coaching experience to deliver a thoughtful, high-performance approach to player development.

Specializing in defencemen training for all ages and skill levels, Jake has coached across the GTA for the past 19 years and has developed thousands of players. His extensive experience and results-driven approach have earned him a strong reputation throughout the hockey community. Over the course of his career, he has worked with athletes from the NHL, AHL, and CHL, as well as several members of Team Canada from both the men’s and women’s programs.

Jake is known for combining deep hockey knowledge, elite playing experience, energy, and genuine passion into every session. He is a trusted mentor and motivating role model for players ranging from young beginners to professionals. His ability to connect with athletes, teach the details of the game, and tailor development plans to each player’s individual needs has made him a highly respected instructor in leagues, clinics, and private training environments alike.

With a strong emphasis on game-realistic drills, skill progression, discipline, and confidence-building, Jake creates an environment where players are challenged, supported, and inspired to improve. His coaching style is built on constructive teaching, positive feedback, and a commitment to helping every athlete reach their full potential and take the next step in their game.

Jake also served as Director of Player Development and Head Instructor at Oakville Hockey Academy for over a decade. As an owner, his vision is simple: “to provide the highest-quality hockey experience possible while maximizing development, growth, and passion for every player, skater, and family”.

He is proud to continue being part of this training facility and its community, and remains committed to helping players pursue their goals and fulfill their dreams in the game of hockey.

Jay specializes in progressional skill development and instructs players of all ages and abilities. Jay has been in the hockey development industry since 2010 and has worked out of Ice2Ice and out of Cutting Edge Hockey Development Centre.

Jay has over 15,000 hours of on-ice instructional experience and had curated, developed and led countless programs and classes specifically designed to develop competitive hockey players. Players that are coached by Jay not only leave the ice each day as better skaters, stick handlers, shooters, and passers, they leave as better all-around hockey players, prepared to execute like never before.

Jay’s playing experience includes receiving a full NCAA Division – I scholarship to UMASS – Lowell, playing in the OHL for the Niagara Ice Dogs, and U Sports for the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks.

Paige has been the Learn to Skate Coordinator at the Oakville Hockey Academy since 2013. Under her direction, the program has grown over 600%, with now over 1200 skaters participating each season. The Learn to Skate program focuses on basic skating skills that will enable young skaters to pursue hockey, figure skating or just recreational skating at the rink, park or on the lake. The Learn to Skate program at the Oakville Hockey Academy offers small classes based on both age and skill level, an experienced and creative coaching team and a progressive curriculum.

Paige loves to see former participants in the halls of OHA, when they have moved onto the Intro to Hockey program or Rising Stars league, with faint outlines of name tags and stickers adorning their helmets from their time spent in the Learn to Skate program. With 7500+ Learn to Skate participants over the years, Paige takes pride in knowing that there are young skaters and hockey players all over Oakville and the Halton region who got their start at the Oakville Hockey Academy. It is such a joy and privilege to know that kids who learned to skate at OHA are continuing with a love for the sport.

Paige is married to Andrew and they have 5 young adult children. She taught them all how to skate!

Oakville Hockey Academy is excited to announce the return of Elite Instructor Tyler Turpin. Tyler grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, where he developed a strong passion for the game of hockey from a young age. He went on to play Junior A hockey for the Milton Menace of the OJHL before continuing his career at Lakehead University, competing on the men’s hockey team while earning a degree in Economics.

With over 10 years of hockey teaching experience, Tyler brings both high-level playing knowledge and a deep understanding of player development to his coaching. Whether a forward or defensemen, his background allows him to connect with players of all ages and skill levels, helping them build strong fundamentals, improve their on-ice awareness, and develop the confidence to excel in game situations.

Tyler’s teaching philosophy emphasizes hard work, discipline, and a love for the game—values he carries from his own playing career into every training session.

Tyler is available for main ice and back shooter pad private lessons, group sessions and team training. Tyler will also be leading several of OHA’s seasonal clinics and camps.

If you would like to reach out to Tyler to book a session, please contact tyler@oakvillehockeyacademy.com

After 20 years of running his own skills training programs, Pat joined the Oakville Hockey Academy team and has been with us for 6 years. After finishing his playing years in AAA hockey, Pat found his passion coaching and training where he spent over 30 years coaching and teaching youth hockey in the GTA area. Pat has coached all levels from Under 7 House League to Under 18 AAA and Junior A.

His training took him to Hockey Canada where he was trained as a Master Skills instructor focusing in power skating and puck skills. He currently advises the centre on Hockey Canada programming so the centre can continue to provide the highest level of current training methods available.

For over 15 years Pat continues to serve the hockey community training local coaches in the GTHL as a Coach Instructor and Mentor, delivering the Hockey Canada courses they require to teach their teams the most current and up to date methods of training.

Pat is highly skilled in breaking down skating and puck skills deficiencies and corrects technical errors by designing effective repetitive skill drills to improve an athlete’s skills.