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Tomas Kapusta

Tomas Kapusta

Jr Reign High-Performance Tier Program Director & St. John Bosco Head Coach
tomas@jrreign.com

Tomas served as a coach with the Jr Kings organization for eleven years and is currently the High-Performance Director for the Jr Reign in Riverside, Carlsbad, and Paramount. Tomas is regarded as one of Southern California's best youth coaches among his contemporaries. 

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 an educational specialist.

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

PLAYING PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY
  • 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
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
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
EMPLOYMENT
  • 2017: Owner of the San Diego Sabers Junior Tier II Team 
  • 2012 -2017: Wildcats Hockey Club’s Head Coach, AAA & High School Director, Bantam & Midget Age Manager
  • 2011-2012: Director of Hockey Operation at Toyota Sports Centre (LA Kings training facility)
  • 2010-2012: LA Jr Kings Board Member
  • 20010- 2012: Jr. Kings Club’s Head Coach El Segundo, CA
  • Student teacher Hoover Middle School 2007/2008 teaching social science 7th and 8th graders
  • 2003-2012: Coaching position with all levels of club hockey at LA Junior Kings Minor Hockey organization in Los Angeles, California
  • 2003: Retired from professional hockey
  • 2000-2003: Played for Long Beach Ice Dogs, West Coast Hockey League
  • 1999-2000: Played for Muskegon Fury, United Hockey League
  • 1999: Played for San Jose Rhinos, a professional roller hockey team (RHI)
  • 1996-1999: Played Elite Czech Hockey League (Vsetin, Zlin)
  • 1993-1996: Played Elite Finnish Hockey League (Hammenlinna, Rauma, Pori)
  • 1994: Played for the Czech national team at the Olympic games competition in Norway
  • 1993: Played for the Czech national team at the World Championship competition
  • 1989-1992: Played for Edmonton Oilers farm team, Cape Breton Oilers
  • 1987-1989: Served in the Czech Army
  • 1985-1987: Played at the World junior championship
  • 1985: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers, the NHL team
  • 1983-1987: Played Elite Czech Hockey League
LANGUAGES
  • Spoken and written Czech
  • English
  • Spoken Russian, Slovak, and German
COACHING EXPERIENCE
  • 2012-2017: Wildcats 16 AAA Coach and High-Performance Director
  • 2012: Jr Kings Club’s Head Coach
  • 2003-2012: Coaching youth hockey for the Jr Kings - mites, squirts, peewees, bantams, midgets, and travel teams
  • 1997-2012: Organizing, promoting, and coaching the Czech Hockey Camp. 10-17 years old for Hockey Ministries International
  • Level 5 USA Hockey Coaching certification
  • 1996: Coaching the Swiss Hockey Camp. 10-17 years old, Hockey Ministries International
  • Level B coaching certificate in the Czech Republic
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
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.

  • American Hockey League
  • Czech Republic League
  • Czechoslovakia League
  • Finland SM-liiga
  • International Hockey League
  • Roller Hockey International
  • United Hockey League
  • West Coast Hockey League

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.

  • Assat Pori
  • Blues
  • Cape Breton Oilers
  • Cleveland Lumberjacks
  • Dukla Jihlava
  • Dukla Trencin
  • HPK Hameenlinna
  • Long Beach Ice Dogs
  • Lukko Rauma
  • Muskegon Fury
  • San Jose Rhinos
  • Vsetin HC
  • Zlin ZPS AC

Career Stats

93' Czech National Team

Articles
  • In America, boys don't talk about the NHL, the priority is education, explains Kapusta
  • Find your way. He emigrated, won the extra league, now he has his own club in the USA
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