Coaching Staff

Ken Blum (Head of Coaches) - Ken is our head hockey instructor for the Bulldogs hockey camp. Ken has coached Mites through Midgets. Before moving to the Mohawk Valley area, he coached three seasons of Bantam, and two years of Jr. B for the Albany River Rats Organization. He has extensive high level playing experience with 10 years of professional hockey at various levels from the East Coast Hockey League, American Hockey League, to attending two National Hockey League Training Camps with the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars).

Mark Mowers - Former NHL player for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins & Whitesboro native Mark Mowers will be joining the PT Bulldogs during the week of July 16th. Mark will be working with all of our groups during that week.

Steve Zalewski - Steve played high school hockey for the NYS Section III Division 2, New Hartford Spartans and was named NYS Player of the year in 2002. Zalewski played college hockey for four years at Clarkson University, scoring 108 points in 151 games. Following a brief stint with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2007–08 season, Zalewski played 75 games for the team in 2008–09. He collected 13 goals and 26 assists in his first season of professional play. After scoring a goal in three games at the beginning of the 2009–10 AHL season, Zalewski made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks on October 12, 2009 against the Phoenix Coyotes. Currently Steve plays for New Jersey Devils/Albany Devils. This will be Steve's second summer with the Bulldogs.

Rich Zalewski - National Champion –Oswego State University. This will be Rich's second summer with the Bulldogs.

Adam Dekker (Goalies coach) - Adam started as UC's goalie for all four years. He has won several ECAC awards throughout his college years. Adam, in his senior year, was considered the best division III goalie in the ECAC. This will be Adam's third summer with the Bulldogs.

Rob Orsino - Rob was born and raised in the Mohawk Valley and played his youth hockey at Clinton and his college career at Morrisville where he was a defenseman for the National Junior College championship team. Rob is very involved in both youth and college hockey where he has been involved in the Blue Line program, Utica Jr Comets hockey program and the Bulldogs program. Rob was the head coach for the Utica Jr Comets 2002 team.

Mark Gualtieri - Mark has been involved in coaching for over 20 years. He has coached teams in the area as well as Syracuse. Last year Mark coached the Rome Girls 14U team to the National Championship. This year Mark is coaching both for the Syracuse Nationals program and the Utica Jr Comets Squirt team. In 2012-2013, Mark was the assistant coach for the Utica Jr Comets 2002 team.

Nick Palmieri - Nick Palmieri a Rome native currently plays with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Devils in the third-round of the 2007 NHL Draft. Palmieri played his first National Hockey League game with the New Jersey Devils on January 20, 2010, against the Florida Panthers, during which he scored his first NHL point, an assist on a Travis Zajac goal. His first NHL goal was scored on January 9, 2011

Gregg Burmaster - A Clinton, NY native, Gregg has played on State Championship teams, USA National teams, Junior A and B teams. Gregg is currently enrolled at the Kimball Academy Prep School.

Mike Murphy - Mike has been coaching for about 10 years. Mike is well known for his on ice instruction in several clinics and camps. Mike was born and raised in the Mohawk Valley and gives a lot back to the community, as does his family. Mike is very well known around the rink and adds a lot to the organization. He has been involved with numerous camps and brings a lot of great ideas to the table.

Mark Webb - Mark has been coaching in the area for almost 20 years and has been involved with the Bulldogs for 12 years. Mark has been involved in many organizations in the area to include Whitestown, New Hartford and Mohawk Valley. Mark has served on the board of directors in both Mohawk Valley YHA and Whitestown YHA some of his positions include treasurer, scheduler and level coordinator. Mark was one of the founding members of the Utica Jr. Comets, formally known as the Utica Coyotes. He serves as the off-ice coordinator of the PT Bulldogs program. He can be contacted at his PT Bulldogs email