About KHA

About KHA

Tomas Kapusta

Tomas Kapusta

Jr. Reign Hockey Director

Tomas served as a Coach and Hockey Director with the Jr Kings organization for eleven years and is currently the Hockey Director Jr Reign in Riverside, Carlsbad, and Westminster.

He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers with the 104th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and competed in all three Junior World Championships between 1985 and 1987.

Throughout his 20-year professional career, Tomas represented the Czech Republic, notably at the 1993 World Championship in Germany and the 1994 Olympics in Norway. In 1993, He took home the Elite Finnish League scoring title. Tomas was also a part of each three winning teams in the Czech Republic Extra League.

He graduated from CSULA with a Degree in social science and from CSULB with a teaching credential. Tomas currently teaches at Excel Charter School Academy as the Teacher of Record.

Through his passion and love for the game, Tomas strives to help each player reach their full potential.

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Professional Hockey Career

  • 2003: Retired from professional hockey
  • 2000-2003: Served as a captain of the Long Beach Ice Dogs at WCHL
  • 1999: Playing championship final, Zlin, Elite Czech Hockey League
  • 1997-1998: Won championship, Vsetin, Elite Czech Hockey League
  • 1994: Olympic games, Lillehammer, Norway playing for the Czech national team
  • 1993: Won bronze medal at the World Championship in Germany playing for a Czech national team
  • 1993: Best scorer award in the Elite Finnish league
  • 1991-1992: Received the award for perseverance and sportsmanship Cape Breton Oilers
  • 1987: Won silver medal at the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic
  • 1985: Won silver medal at the World Junior Championship in Finland
  • 1985: Drafted in the 5th round by Edmonton Oilers

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Middle school and high school teacher from 2009 to 2015
  • 1999-2004: Visited schools, and promoted local hockey teams in Muskegon, MI, and Long Beach, CA
  • 1989-1992: Involved in Sydney, Nova Scotia community promoting programs against drugs, fundraising for sick children, youth group activities, television appearances, and newspaper interviews regarding the no drugs project

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Coaching Youth Hockey at LA Junior Kings, Wildcats, and St. John Bosco High School
  • 2012-2017: Coaching Tier I , Tier II, and High School Teams -MD 16 AAA, BN AAA, PW AAA and  SQ & MT A/B teams
  • 2012: CAHA BN AAA district participation, regular-season championship PW AA, play-off participation Mite B
  • 2011: CAHA championship LAJR Kings Squirt 2000 team
  • 2011: Pacific District finalist PW AAA 98 team
  • 2010: CAHA finalist with the PW AA 98 team
  • 2009: SCAHA championship with the Mite team with the Jr Kings as a Head Coach
  • 2009: Finalist at the district championship with the PW AAA team with Jr Kings as a Head Coach
  • 2009: Winning the regular season championship and finalist in SCAHA and CAHA with squirts with the Jr Kings as a head coach
  • 2008: Winning SCAHA and CAHA squirt championships with the Jr Kings as a Head Coach
  • 2006: Winning SCAHA and CAHA bantam championships with the Jr Kings as a Head Coach

LANGUAGES

  • Spoken and written Czech
  • English
  • Spoken Russian, Slovak, and German

Educational Experience

  • 2017-2025: Excel Academy Charter School Teacher of Record

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • 2003 – 2012  LA Junior Kings Coach, AAA Hockey Development
  • 2012 – 2025  Jr. Reign Coach
  • 2017-2023: Jr. Reign 18 AAA coach
  • 2017-2023: Owner of the USPHL San Diego Sabers Junior Team
  • 2024 -2025: USPHL San Diego Sabers Director of Players Development & Associate Coach
  • 2024 – 2025: Jr. Reign Riverside 12A/14A Head Coach,  Jr. Reign Westminster 8A/B & 16A  Head Coach
  • 2023 -2025 Jr. Reign Hockey Director

Education

  • Obtained K-12 clear teaching credential at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) in BA History
  • Obtained K-12 teaching credential certification in social science at CSULB in January 2009
  • Graduated at CSU Los Angeles with BA in Social Science with emphasis on history in May 2006
  • Graduated with an Associate degree in a Community Long Beach City College in May 2004

Related Information

LEAGUE INFORMATION

Tomas Kapusta played in eight leagues over the course of his career. Learn more about them from these League History pages.

TEAM INFORMATION

If you would like to know more about any of the 14 teams that Tomas Kapusta played for during his career, visit these Team History pages.