Acton-Boxboro Youth Hockey Association

Kent State, '89, '91

Coach Lavin has been with the AB program since the 2008 season running the AB Boys hockey program and serving as the Varsity Head Coach.  Lavin has taken the AB team to the MIAA playoffs twice in his short tenure with the program.

Before coming to AB Lavin spent five (5) years as the head coach at Natick High School, where he guided Natick to two (2) consecutive MIAA Division I tournament appearances in 2006 and 2007.

Coach Lavin was a head coach at the Division III college level for twelve (12) years at Nichols College, Salve Regina University, and Framingham State. While at Nichols College his team qualified for ECAC Division III tournament in 1995 and broke a twenty year span in which the Bison were absent from post season play. At Salve Regina University, Lavin took over a winless program and successfully took the team to two ECAC Division III playoffs in 2000 and 2001.  In 2000, he was voted ECAC Division III Coach of the Year.

Prior to coaching at the Division III college level, Lavin served as assistant coach at Kent State University from 1989-1991. After leaving Kent State, Lavin served as Head Coach for Team Ohio (U-18).

Lavin played for Marian High School and after graduation played junior hockey in Detroit and college hockey for Division I Independent Kent State University from 1985-1989.

Coach Chris Hills is currently an Assistant coach with the Acton Boxboro Varsity hockey team. He is responsible for all aspects of preparing the team for Games. Specialties included teaching the teams systems and special team. Chris is also a Volunteer coach with Manhattanville College out of Purchase, NY. Chris contributes to recruiting aspect of the team. His focus is recruiting out of the New England area. Chris attends many EJHL, AJHL, MET, ISL, and High School games.

Chris is also the Hockey/Coaching Director for the Assabet Valley Patriots AAA program. His responsibilities include evaluating all aspects of the program. He is constantly rating the coaching and player performance. Also deals with scheduling and league issues. Chris also coaches his daughter’s team with the Assabet Valley Girls Program. The premier girls hockey program in the United States, with over 40 national Titles.

Chris is also a director/Instructor with the Greg Carter Hockey School. Which is a nationwide skills school, which is focused on improving all the core skills in the game of Ice Hockey.

Chris coaching career includes, Connecticut Valley Hockey Club, Metro Boston Hockey league, IJHL, Westfield State, and Framingham State College.  Chris was also an Instructor for several years with the Gary Dineen hockey school and the Hockey Academy. Chris was also a coach at other Various hockey programs through out New Engalnd.

Chris while not at the Hockey Rink is Managing Director of 23 Ventures LLC. A nationwide Commercial Lender/Broker, in Milford, MA. Chris resides in Milford MA with his Wife Alyssa, and children Ava and Owen.

Nichols College, ‘95

Marc Currier has been coaching the JV Boys Hockey Coach at Acton Boxborough Regional High School since 2008. Marc continues to groom JV players at AB to be successful Varsity players in 

Currier joins the Colonials from Division III Nichols College (ECAC) where he graduated in 1995 and recorded 53 goals and 47 assists for 100 points. Marc is currently the 3rd all-time leading scorer at Nichols and holds the school record for goals scored in a single game (6). Marc was a member of the 1995 Nichols team that qualified for the ECAC Division III playoffs, the first Bison team to qualify for post season play in twenty-five years.

Coach Kalagher has been with the JV team since 2009 as the assistant coach and is a Math teacher at the high school.  This year he took on the JV B team Head Coach responsibility.