Board of Directors
Geoff Leibl- President
President@SanDiegoAAA.com
Geoff Leibl brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of hockey, including playing, coaching,
administration and even the business side of the game as a result has a large network throughout
the sport including pro, college, junior and youth hockey. Geoff has coached all levels of youth
hockey from 8U to Midget AAA and has served in an executive capacity in the past as the
President of the San Diego Jr. Gulls for 8 years and as a member of the board of directors of the
La Jolla Jaguars for 3 years. He also served 4 years as legal counsel of CAHA.
Geoff and his wife Tammy have two sons, Tyler and Noah both who have played youth hockey
in San Diego prior to moving to Canada to continue playing, ending their junior hockey careers
in the BCHL.
During his time with the Jr. Gulls, Geoff was instrumental in helping create more opportunities
for players through fundraising, scholarships and secured invitations for San Diego teams to
play in high profile events such as the Quebec Peewee Tournament and NAPHL.
With the creation of Team San Diego HC, Geoff has ambitious plans to offer unique
opportunities for the elite hockey players in San Diego. Geoff and the entire Club will work
closely with SDIA, the Jr. Gulls and the Jr. Reign to ensure that we provide Tier 1 hockey
players in San Diego with every opportunity to be the best they can be.
Please be sure to introduce yourself and your player to Geoff when you see him at the rink. He
is always happy to meet and talk to people who share his passion for our great sport of hockey.
Scottie Birk- Director of Managers and Registrar
Registrar@SanDiegoAAA.com
Scottie Birk, a native of Indiana, has lived in Carlsbad since 2001 and has been involved in
Youth hockey since 2005.
Scottie played an active role in his son’s San Diego Jr. Gulls teams as Team Manager for many
years and was coordinator for all travel tournaments during this time. His time spent working
with the Gulls organization from 2007-2016 has allowed him to better understand the importance
of the student-athlete experience, the parent-athlete experience and the overall athlete
development both on and off the ice.
Scottie and his wife, Ria, have four children of which one played youth hockey in San Diego
before moving to Canada for his high school and junior hockey career, and finishing his college
hockey in 2024.
Scottie has been in the sports industry with his company for 33 years and will bring a sharp focus
to details for the new Team San Diego HC.
Please feel free to reach out at any time if he can be of any assistance as we move forward with Team San Diego AAA HC.
Robert Overman- Director of Hockey Operations
HockeyOps@SanDiegoAAA.com
Rob was born and raised in the Canadian hockey hotbed of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. While growing up Rob loved two sports, hockey and golf. After playing minor hockey in Canada through high school, he accepted a 4-year golf scholarship to Lake Superior State University in Michigan to study Business. After graduation Rob relocated to Carlsbad, CA where he has run a successful real estate and mortgage business since 1998.
Coaching hockey in CA has been very rewarding for Mr. Overman. Since 2009, he has coached teams from the in-house level to the AAA level and has celebrated many championships. Through his hockey contacts, Rob has been instrumental in helping his teams gain entry to compete in prestigious events and showcases. An example being the WHL Challenge Cup that led to three of his players being drafted to the WHL (two first round) with one of those players moving on to become a first round NHL draft pick this past June.
Rob and his wife, Jennifer, have a daughter attending Miami of Ohio University and a son playing hockey at the University of Utah.
Rob will be overseeing Team San Diego Hockey Club in all aspects. He is looking forward to helping local hockey players, coaches, and families grow and succeed in the sport of hockey for many years to come.
Josh Robinson- Director of Hockey/Head Coach 2025/26 PW AAA
HockeyDirector@SanDiegoAAA.com
Josh Robinson, a native of Spokane, Washington, has made San Diego home since 2012. Prior to moving to San Diego, Josh played junior hockey for the Great Falls Americans in the America West Hockey League (2001-02), and then played NCAA for four years at Salem State University (Salem, MA) from 2002-06. Robinson graduated with a degree in Sport Management, and from there was an assistant coach at Bentley University (D-I, Atlantic Hockey Association, 2007-08), two years as assistant coach at Colby College (D-III, NESCAC, 2008-09, 2009-10) and as an assistant coach at University of Connecticut (D-I, Atlantic Hockey Association, 2010-11).
After coaching collegiately for four seasons, Robinson went back to school and received his Master’s in Education from University of San Diego, where he has been working as a middle school special education teacher since 2015. Robinson became involved with coaching again with the San Diego Saints AA and AAA teams for the next five seasons. In those five seasons, Robinson accumulated a 164-74-20 record with a .635 winning percentage. His teams captured championships at every age level that he coached which include:
- 2016-17 PeeWee AA Silver Stick Regional Champions (Las Vegas, NV)
- 2018 PeeWee Grizz Cup Champions (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- 2018 47th Annual Vernon PeeWee Hockey Coach of the Tournament Award (Vernon, BC)
- 2019 Tier I AAA Roughriders MLK Challenge 13U Champions (Superior, CO)
- 2019 Bauer Icebreaker 2005 AAA Champions (Vancouver, BC)
- 2019 Dallas Stars Tier 1 Invitational 2005 AAA Champions (Dallas, TX)
- 2020 Tier 1 AAA Roughriders MLK Challenge 14U Champions (Superior, CO)
- 2020 USA Bantam Tier II My Hockey Rankings #1 overall
- 2021 15O Tier 1 AAA CAHA State Champions
Robinson has coached many players in San Diego that have been able to continue hockey at the prep school, junior and collegiate level, as well as WHL draft picks and a 1st round NHL draft pick. Some notable players include:
Trevor Connelly- 2024 NHL 1st Round Selection, Vegas Golden Knights, #19 overall. Providence College (NCAA) Spokane Chiefs (WHL) Team USA World Junior Gold Medal winner
Alexios Georgaklis- WHL US Prospects Bantam Draft Selection, Edmonton Oil Kings, #3 overall. Mount St. Charles Academy, Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)
Owen Crudale- WHL US Prospects Bantam Draft Selection, Swift Current Broncos, #36 overall. Mount St. Charles Academy, Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL)
Ethan Overman- Protected List: Lethbridge Hurricanes, Spokane Chiefs (WHL), Utah Outliers(NCDC),University of Utah (ACHA)
Brock Devlin- Dartmouth College commitment (NCAA D-1). Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)
Carter Grimes- Avon Olds Farms, Brunswick School, Indiana University (ACHA)
Triston Sherwood- Gilmour Academy, Wilkes-Barre /Scranton Knights (NCDC)
Alexander Payie- Gilmour Academy, Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
Kai Mencel- Mount St. Charles Academy, West Chester Wolves (NCDC)
Sam Bailey- Shawnigan Lake School (CSSHL), San Diego Sabers (USPHL)
Braden Koliha- Bozeman Ice Dogs (NA3HL), Utah Valley University (ACHA)
Cooper Sedlmayer- Pacific Ridge School, Loyola Marymount (ACHA)
Quinton McElligott- Walpole Express (EHL)
Timothy Vaculik- Willmar Warhawks (NA3HL)
Lucas Ananias- Peninsula Panthers (VIJHL)
Carter Benneweis- Peoria Mustangs (NA3HL)
Antonio Minisci- San Jose State University (ACHA)
Brett DeVincent- Bozeman Ice Dogs (NA3HL)
Shane Ege- San Diego State (ACHA)
Keaton Moorehead- University of Utah (ACHA)
Brett Phillips- Atlanta Capitals (NA3HL)
Wyatt Baren- New Jersey 87’s(EHL)