2011’s Seahawks Elite Head Coach - Bill Zaniboni

Coach Zaniboni, a Plymouth, MA native, brings a depth of junior hockey understanding and coaching to the Seahawks, with over 18 years of coaching and 5 seasons of professional hockey experience.

He spent his high school hockey years at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury, MA. As goaltender for the three-time state championship team, he was voted team MVP both his junior and senior year.

Zaniboni entered juniors playing for both Tri-City and Sioux Falls in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He ended his career with the Soo Indians in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after accepting a scholarship to play Division I hockey with Northern Michigan University. Here he earned the Peranni Cup for receiving the most game stars as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business.

Following college, Zaniboni went on to fulfill his dream of playing professional hockey in the East Coast (ECHL), Central (CHL), International (IHL), and Southern Professional (SPHL) Hockey Leagues. Prior to his retirement, he was awarded the team MVP and Goalie of the Year while winning his first professional championship with the Mississippi Surge.

As a head coach of successful junior hockey teams since 2011, Zaniboni has gained a reputation for developing players for their next level of competition. He has been awarded coach of the year in 2014 (MNJHL) 2015 (USPHL -Midwest), 2016 (USPHL-Midwest), 2018 (EHL) seasons, as well as leading his former Jr team to two consecutive league titles, two national tournaments, and one national championship.

This will be Coach Zaniboni's 6th season with the Seahawks Youth in some sort of Coaching capacity as well as Head Coach of the Jr Seahawks EHL Program. As a youth hockey coach he aims to develop kids in both a fun and competitive environment.