Coach Valdes, a native of Falmouth, MA played four years for Falmouth High School where he was both a Cape and Islands All-Star and a Boston Herald All-Scholastic Athlete. After FHS he attended the North Field Mount Hermon school for a Post Graduate year.

Valdes played 4 years of collegiate hockey at American International College (NCAA DI) where he served as team Captain his senior year. Following graduation, he attended training camp in the AHL with the Hartford Wolfpack before competing in multiple professional seasons for both North American and European Teams.

Following his hockey career, Jeff worked with Athletic Performance Training as their head-on-ice skills instructor while also coaching the Cape Cod Lightning U14, U16, and U18 teams. 

Most recently Jeff has been coaching his son Colin and served as the Coaching Director for Falmouth Youth Hockey through the 2022 season.