Coach Elsen has over 39 years of playing and coaching the sport of hockey. He is entering his 21st season of coaching High School hockey and 4th year as the Head Coach of the Jefferson Jaguars. Most of his experience has been on the Jefferson staff, but he’s also had stints on the Holy Angels and Hopkins Varsity staffs. He played hockey for Richfield High School and went on to help the St. Paul Vulcans win a National Championship in 2000. He played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from 2000-2004. Matt also teaches Physical Education at Olson Middle School in the Bloomington School District. He is married to Nicole who also teaches in Bloomington Public Schools. The Elsen’s have two children and reside in Savage. In his free time he enjoys traveling with family and friends and golfing.

This will be Tre Douglas’ 4th year as an assistant with Jefferson. He will work mostly with the forwards and occasionally with the goalies. Tre grew up on the north side of the city and went to Mounds View High School. He graduated in 2007 and was a 2 year letter winner as a goalie for their varsity team. Tre attended UMD and graduated in
2012. While at UMD, he started coaching within the Duluth East Youth Hockey Association where he coached Peewee and Bantam teams over 5 years. Recently, he was the Head Coach of the Chaska Chan Bantam AA team from 2016-2021. Tre lives in Richfield with his girlfriend Bryana. In his free time, he loves to spend time with family
and friends, play golf, and travel. He is really excited to begin his first year with Jefferson and helping our players become better on and off the ice. 

This will be Jake’s 3rd year with the Jefferson Varsity hockey team. He is a former Jaguar standout defenseman and played as a junior and senior for Jefferson,graduating in 2010. Prior to joining the High School staff, Jake coached for theJefferson Hockey Association. He comes from a great hockey family from Hibbing – his grandpa coached 29 years at Hibbing and his uncle has coached high school, college, and in the NHL. Jake currently resides in Bloomington and is a realtor for Compass realty group. In his free time he enjoys time at the cabin, time with family and friends, golf, and checking out restaurants.

This will be Nolan’s first year on the Jefferson Varsity staff. He is a graduate of Burnsville High School in 2016, participating in the State Tournament his senior year.

From there Nolan spent two seasons in Minot of the NAHL, making the Robertson Cup championship game and winning the Central Division Leadership Award his second year. From there he spent three years playing and getting his Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, before transferring to the University of St. Thomas where he was the assistant captain of the first two Division 1 teams for the program and getting his Master’s degree in Data Science. Nolan got into coaching right away, running youth hockey camps in Burnsville and working for training companies such as Fortis Academy and Best Shift Training. Nolan is in his third season coaching in the St. Paul Capitals association, first as a Bantam AA coach then as the
head Pee Wee A coach. He has also coached the u14 Lakers girls prospects team the past two seasons, was the skills coach for the Augsburg Women’s Hockey team 24-25, and coached Austin Bruins NAPHL affiliate u16 and u18 teams this past fall. Nolan is an
avid golfer and enjoys spending time with his family, friends and dogs.

This is my first year working with the Jefferson Hockey program. I am from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and finished out my high school career in Warroad, Minnesota. Went on to play D1 college hockey at The Ohio State University before continuing to play my last year of eligibility most recently at the University of Wisconsin where I also graduated with my Masters in Real Estate.

In the summer I’ve spent my time giving back to the sport by helping coach goalies all over the Midwest, whether it’s been local high school teams or with companies such as GoalieCoaches and Devenir Goaltending.

Off the ice, I enjoy spending time with my family — I’m one of six siblings, with four brothers and one sister. Outside of hockey, I love staying active, going to concerts, traveling, reading, and exploring new coffee spots.

KYLE PELZER  -  Certified Athletic Trainer

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