Paul joined the Orono Girls Hockey team in 2023. Paul has extensive experience coaching youth hockey and has been involved in the local hockey community since his family moved back to the Twin Cities area and settled in Orono in 2014. In 2022, Paul was Head Junior Varsity Coach for the Orono Boys Hockey team who went 24-1-1 and over the last 2 seasons has led the Spartan Girls to 2 State Tournament Appearances.  He is also a Scout with the Trail Smoke Eaters in the British Columbia Hockey League and was Head Coach of the U15 Walleye in the Minnesota Hockey Fall Tier I League in the past couple of years.  Paul has been involved in coaching since 1991 while he attended the University of North Dakota, with his first high school coaching role as an assistant coach for the East Grand Forks Greenwave. Since that time, Paul has been involved in coaching and administration of hockey programs throughout the Midwest. He has coached at all levels of youth hockey and has coached boys and girls through those years. He is a Level 5 USA Hockey Coach and a Level 4USA Hockey Official. He has been involved as a coach and evaluator of the Minnesota Hockey High Performance Program for District 3 for several years during both Spring HP and Fall Tier I Leagues. 

Lindsay Czech was raised in Wayzata starting her hockey career on a backyard rink before following her older brother onto the ice. Growing up she played with the boys through youth before transferring to the girls program in 9th grade. She was named a Captain and awarded the Hobey Baker Character Award in her senior season. During the summers she participated in the CCM High Performance programs eventually making it to the u18 USA selection camp at Lake Placid in 2016 before finishing her career at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Due to an ACL

Tina Kampa is a dedicated hockey coach, mentor, and certified life coach passionate about making hockey inclusive, empowering, and accessible to all. A proud Maple Grove, Minnesota native, Tina grew up playing for the Osseo-Maple Grove Girls’ Hockey program later playing 4 years for Maple Grove High School Program, where she helped lead them to their most successful season falling short in the State Championship Game in 2016. A former NCAA Division I defenseman and assistant captain at Bemidji State University, Tina earned multiple honors including WCHA All-Academic Team, WCHA League Scholar-Athlete Recipient, and WCHA Defenseman of the Week, while finishing fourth all-time in the WCHA with 307 blocked shots. She later represented the Colombian National Ice Hockey Team, serving as assistant captain and continuing to break barriers as both a player and advocate. Currently, Tina is the Co-Owner and Director of Player Development at Untappd Ventures LLC, where she combines her on-ice expertise with life coaching to help athletes unlock their full potential. Her diverse experience spans roles with Dartmouth College, Hamline University, Minnesota Hockey, Os Hockey, and the Upper Midwest Girls’ Elite League. As the Founder of Minnesota Unbounded, a nonprofit promoting positive experiences for players of color, Tina actively works to foster representation and belonging in the sport. Recipient of the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Breaking Barriers Award (2022), Tina continues to use her platform to elevate others—encouraging vulnerability, celebrating diversity, unlocking what’s within and redefining what it means to lead in hockey. Tina is excited to join the Orono Community in hopes of making a lasting impact and finally getting that State Championship Honor!

Hal Grew up in Orono and attended Orono schools, Blake School, and Fountain Valley School in Colorado where he played hockey, soccer and lacrosse. In 1970 Hal attended Denver University to play hockey and transferred to Minnesota his sophomore year. A shoulder injury in the preseason practices ended his playing career and launched his coaching career. 

He has extensive head coaching experience at every level including: NCAA, USHL, Minnesota JR B, high school (Providence Academy 12 years- Blake boys JV 1 year-Orono Girls JV (one season), and extensive youth hockey coaching experience . He has led teams to four National  Championship tournaments and the USHL all Star team to Leysin, Switzerland  for an International Tournament. 

As Coach in Chief for Minnesota Hockey for 8 years, Hal  pioneered the use of video to help educate thousands of coaches in the USA Hockey Coach Education program (CEP) and was a presenter at numerous CEP clinics in Minnesota and the  Rocky Mountain District for USA Hockey. He participated in numerous Coaching Symposiums sponsored by the IIHF in conjunction with the World Championships in Europe and Canada. 

Hal is a Senior VP, Investment Advisor at RW Baird, Professional Photographer, and enthusiastic guitar player. Hal is also a family advisor with Inside Edge advisors helping high school players navigate the journey to juniors and college hockey.

Mandy Moran grew up in Apple Valley, where she played both hockey and soccer alongside her two younger sisters. She spent five years with the Apple Valley High School hockey program, serving as captain and earning the Hobey Baker Character Award her senior year. Mandy continued her hockey career at St. Olaf College, where she helped transform the team from a winless season prior to her arrival into a playoff contender by her senior year. Throughout her journey, she battled through three knee surgeries, ultimately leading to a medical retirement during her senior season at St. Olaf. Forced to experience the game from the bench, Mandy discovered a new passion for the sport — coaching. At age 20, she began coaching U8–U16 girls with the Minnesota Ice Cougars and has continued to share her love for the game ever since. As a coach, Mandy is passionate about developing the next generation of players — not only helping them grow their skills on the ice, but also inspiring them to become confident, resilient leaders both within and beyond the game. Outside of hockey, Mandy is pursuing her Ph.D. in Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota.

Athletic training services are provided to Orono High School through the Institute for Athletic Medicine a service of Fairview Health Services.

All student athletes may utilize the services that are offered by the Institute for Athletic Medicine and Orono High School once the appropriate consent to treat form has been signed by a parent or guardian. This form is now adopted through the MSHSL forms.

The athletic trainer is able to provide these services:

• First aid & Injury Evaluation
• Injury prevention
• Rehabilitation techniques and other materials/education for athletic injuries.

Every effort is made to provide athletic training services at most scheduled home JV and Varsity events. It is my goal to contact parents / guardians in the event of an injury to discuss treatment options and return to play decisions.