Coach Santagata joined the Hawks organization as Assistant Coach for the 2022-23 season, where he helped lead the team to a 27-18-2-0 season and a play-off position. After a year proving himself as Assistant Coach and being instrumental in advancing nine players that season on to college teams Santagata was promoted to Head Coach the following year.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Santagata grew up playing the game, eventually playing junior hockey in the USPHL before moving on to play collegiately for Rider University from 2014-2018, where he was team captain for his last two years. After receiving his Bachelors of Science he attended graduate school in Virginia and also began his coaching career as Head Coach of the 14UAA Potomac Patriots.

Following his time in Virginia, Santagata moved on to Iowa as head coach of the Ames High School Hockey Program, from 2019-2021 and Assistant Coach for the Team Midwest selects. From 2021-2022 J.J. was Head Coach of the Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers as well as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the USHL Des Moines Buccaneers. During the off season Coach Santagata is active with his strength and conditioning/hockey training business, Lead By Example Training, coaching summer teams and running camps and clinics.

Coach Santagata brings his passion for player development on and off the ice to the Sheridan community. Coach Santagata is excited to keep building the Hawks program, developing future teams and continuing to grow the franchise as a high-quality experience and place for the development of aspiring junior hockey players.

Coach Sparks knows hockey and he knows the Frontier Division. With time spent playing in the division and extensive junior hockey experience, Sparks is a solid fit with the program.

Coach Sparks played for the Sheridan Hawks over three seasons, as well as playing in the NAHL with the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Grit, and in the NCDC with the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights. In his 87 games with the Hawks Sparks averaged 1.5 points a game with a total of 59 goals and 61 assists.

Sparks is excited to continue his hockey career as a coach for the Sheridan Hawks organization. He is looking forward to working to bring out the best in Hawks players on and off the ice and plans to help continue the tradition of development and advancement of Hawks players.

Coach Loeffler played in the net for the Hawks for three seasons from 2020-2023 before moving on to play collegiate hockey at Lawrence Tech University and Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Currently Loeffler works with the Hawks as scout in the off season and as a Goaltending Coach during his breaks from his college season.