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Toby Harris

General Manager and NCDC Head Coach

Hockey Background:

Through the 1990-1992 seasons Toby Harris played at Governor Dummer Academy. During the 90-91 season he finished as the team’s leading scorer and in 91-92 served as the team’s Assistant Captain leading the team to the New England Championships. Toby was voted an ISL all-star, HNIB All-Scholastic candidate and a High School All-American.

In 1992-1993 Toby attended Northwood Prep School as a post-graduate. While there he served as team captain under Coach Tom Flemming and was voted MVP of the Northwood prep tournament.

From 1993-1997 Toby played in over 100 games for the Boston College Eagles and is now a member of the Boston College Varsity Club. During his college hockey career Toby was a member of the Boston College Eagles 1993 Beanpot Championship team.

After graduating from BC in 1997, with a degree in Communications, Toby signed a professional contract with Klostersee EHC, a member of the German Division I South League. Toby finished his first season as the top-leading scorer, was voted team MVP and voted to the Division I South All-Star team. As well as achieving ‘Player of the Week’ honors twice, ‘Player of the Month’ once, Toby was voted to the EISHOCKEY NEWS (Division I South) Season First Team.

In 1998 Toby signed a contract to play for Salzgitter ESC as a member of the German Division I North league.

In December of 1999 Toby signed with the El Paso Buzzards of the Western Professional League. In 47 games Toby accrued 25 goals, 40 assists and was second in team scoring. Toby was honored with the title “Unsung Hero,” voted ‘Player of the Week’ twice and ‘Player of the Month’ once by the league. That same month Toby set a WPHL record of five goals in one game that may never be broken (the WPHL has now merged with the Central Hockey League and now is the CHL).

In 2000 Toby signed with the Tupelo T-Rex of the WPHL and led the team in goal scoring, game winning goals, short-handed goals and shots on net. He was voted ‘Player of the Week’ once by the league, and served as an Assistant Captain. At the trade deadline in 2000, Toby was traded from Tupelo to the Amarillo Rattlers. After finishing the season in Amarillo Toby was first in scoring.

In 2000-2001, with Amarillo, Toby served as the Player/Assistant Coach where he was in charge of recruiting, off-ice training and salary cap structure. Toby set a franchise record with back-to-back hat tricks, and eight goals in three games. Toby was voted ‘Player of the Week’ in back to back weeks as well as ‘Player of the Month.’

In December of 2000, Toby suffered the first of three concussions that would end his career. He continued with the Amarillo Rattlers as their League Representative at the monthly league meetings.

In August of 2002 Toby accepted the job of Rink and Hockey Director of the Rock Ice Predators of the New Jersey Youth League.

In January of 2003 Toby accepted a job with the Mid-Atlantic USA development program and served as Head Coach of the 1989 Mid-Atlantic district team.

In January 2004 Toby accepted the job as the Mid-Atlantic USA 1989 Festival Coach.

From 2004-2006 Harris served as the associate head coach under Jim Hunt. He also ran the Hitmen day to day operations as Assistant General Manager and served as the director of recruiting. 
 
In 2007 Harris took over the helm and led the Hitmen to a 30-7-7 record their best in franchise history. The Hitmen won the 2007-2008 EJHL Southern Division, were the 2008 EJHL regular season co-champions and raised the Dineen Cup as EJHL play-off champions. In the 2007-2008 season Harris was also named Head Coach for the Southern Division EJHL all-stars and EJHL Coach of the Year by his peers. This was closely followed by the prestigious accolade from Hockey Night In Boston 2007-2008 JR A coach of the year.

In July of 2008 Harris was elevated to General Manager by the Jersey Hitmen organization along with his day to day recruiting duties and head coaching job. He then went on to be named head coach of the USA hockey Atlantic District '92 Festival Team that competed in Rochester, NY.