The creator of Skeater Skates, Dan has over 30 years of coaching and developing young hockey players. Dan has worked with beginners to youth players to junior and in pro hockey the past 20 years. Dan’s understanding of the game has helped hundreds of young men and women achieve NCAA hockey scholarships . In addition Dan has helped dozens of young men make it to the pros with many of them reaching the pinnacle; the National Hockey League . Dan’s knowledge of what it takes to make a good character hockey player is one of his strongest attributes.

Orr Hockey Group 2011 - Present

Player Development Director and Head of Scouting & Recruiting International Elite Sports Group President 2009 to present

MP Music House CEO and Co Founder 2011 - present 1997-2007 New York Islanders

Former New York Islanders Skills Coach Amatuer Scout Director Player of Development

Head Coach Bridgeport Soundtigers in the American Hockey League

Dave Starman is entering his 19th year at CBS Sports Network as college hockey’s lead national analyst. It is his 13th year as the analyst for Team USA’s games on NHL Network at the World Junior Championships. This season will mark his 10th with ESPN as an analyst on their coverage of the NCAA Men’s NCAA National Tournament for Ice Hockey, The Frozen Four.

Dave is a long time coach, a level 5 USA Hockey master’s coach (since 2001) and has been an instructor in the Coaching Education and Player Development Programs for 25 years. His coaching career, which started in 1988, runs from 8U through the AAA level of professional hockey and became the youngest head coach in Central Hockey League history when he took over the Memphis RiverKings at 31 midway through the 1999-2000 season.

Dave is a former NHL scout having spent 11 years with Toronto, Montreal, and most recently with NHL Seattle. Currently he is the Director of Player Development for the Long Beach Lightning in Long Beach, NY (the hometown of NHL defenseman Charlie McAvoy) and does a series of Hockey IQ vignettes for The Coaches Site, an international hockey coaching platform.

Dave is married to three time Michigan Emmy Award winner Shireen Saski and they are currently the only husband and wife on air tandem working on the same broadcast crew. They have two sons; Jared is in the hockey pep band at UMASS, the defending NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Champions while Ryan is playing U16 AAA with the New England Wolves in New Hampshire.

Vinny Messina is an American Hockey Coach & Professor who has spent the last 40+ years dedicated to & focused on teaching the game to both children & adults from ages 4-74. The nephew of NHL Hall of Fame N.Y. Ranger Player/Broadcaster Sal “Red Light” Messina, Vinny has been a Coach in a number of Travel Hockey organizations as well as Prep & Stony Brook University. As a 25 year member of the New York Islanders Vinny has built & created year round Hockey Academy & one of the most successful year round Hockey Academys in the country teaching life through Hockey & Hockey through life. SKEETER is just another way to reach out with the most positive messages for Parents and Children to share. "Coach Marshall has been a mentor from day one & I am so proud to be part of sharing his vision".

Shireen Saski is a 20-year veteran of the industry who has won several Michigan Emmy's for her work covering the pro and college teams in Michigan for Fox Sports Detroit, the NHL Network, and the Big Ten Network. She is well respected by the teams she covers from players, coaches, trainers and management.

Quinn Mills is an artist, producer and jr. software engineer. Mills’ work has been placed in multiple works and will be featured in the upcoming major motion picture “Follow Her”, directed by Sylvia Caminer. Mills has written and produced for multiple artists and has been a part of the MP Music House team since 2016. Mills is the musical director of the Skeater Skates series and creative director of the Skeater Skates App. Quinn Mills - "Strangers in the Dark" (Official Audio) (Follow Her (Directed by Emmy Award Winner Sylvia Caminer)

Sophie is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University and double majored in Psycology and Sports Industry. This cartoon would be valuable and beneficial to children in or outside the sports community. From working at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, I have seen first hand what children with mental health issues deal with on a day to day basis. This cartoon is a perfect tool to help children with the mental and emotional obstacles they may face during this crucial time of development. Children from all over the world will be able to relate to characters that are just like them and provide an outlet to be themselves and learn something along the way. Kids rely on social media so much in today’s society, future generations of youth deserve to have the proper resources to help them grow in a way that grabs their attention. Everyone, especially kids, need to know that “It’s okay to not be okay”.`

From Long Island, NY. Senior in the Undergraduate program at UMass Dartmouth. Working remotely for 43 Oak, and the 43 Oak Foundation. Studying Business with a concentration on Business Management/ Small Business Leadership and Marketing. Also playing on the Varsity Hockey Team. As an advocate for inclusion, diversity and growth of the game, Sky believes “Skeater will serve no better purpose than to give young players from multiple backgrounds a positive role model and relatable content that will hopefully allow Skeater to become a household name in hockey families all over the world. While showcasing the positive imagery of a diverse cast with varying talents and the relationship between a team of players who share a love for the game of hockey, this project will without a doubt be a shining light in the tumultuous present time, when people are now more than ever searching for good role models and people they can trust to steer them in the right direction.”

Richard Mather is an esteemed director, animator, designer and voice actor. His filmography includes directing SNL animated short featuring Colin Jost, voice of Adult Swim - Superjail’s The Twins and animating on music videos JAY-Z - The Story of O.J. and Dua Lipa - Hallucinate

Dua Lipa, official music video (Animation credit, Richard Mather) Link: https://youtu.be/qcZ7e9EOQTY

Title: VCT Stories, Episode 1 - (Directed, animated, designed, storyboards and effects by Richard Mather)

Link: https://youtu.be/QEY1TWzaVmg

Title: VCT Stories, Episode 3 - (Directed, animated, designed, storyboards and effects by Richard Mather)

Link: https://youtu.be/CS6zn4cKSdQ

Title: Onomatopede and Worm, short animated video for Sesame Street (Directed, animated,

designed, storyboards, effects and voice acting by Richard Mather) Link: https://youtu.be/bJWSr9-_ZkM

Rick and Morty promo for Adult Swim/Cartoon Network (Directed, animated, designed, storyboard, sound design and effects by Richard Mather)

Link: https://youtu.be/95MrzhWXZi4

Tom Petrone is an accomplished jazz artist with his single “Fly Again” currently featured on over 1,000 jazz pop playlists. Tom is also a music producer, engineer and the COO of MP Music House LLC. Tom is also the co-creator of the children’s series “The Adventures of Mr. Bigglesby and Connor.”

Jacob is the artist and graphic designer of all the Skeater Skates characters. Jacob graduated from Carleton and has future aspirations to do design work for major car companies.