A Hockey Road takes you inside the Board Of Directors of youth leagues. It tells of a dads journey from becoming a Master Coach, meeting USA Olympic coaches, to buying a Pro Shop, to coaching sixteen seasons, and finally sitting back and watching the accolades bestowed on his boys as they aged and improved their hockey skills. Read about the life learning and educational experiences on hockey's road that takes the reader on hockey trips to Canada, The White House, The Gulf War, NASA Space Museums, and even Glasnost and Perestroika in Eastern Europe. Ride along as Hockey Road takes you from the Midwest to a hundred cities in search of competition and becoming the best. And how a boy from Indiana can make it in professional hockey.
Marty Kavanaugh was born in 1953. He was the third son of Jim & Phyllis Kavanaugh and had seven siblings. They were an active family and outdoor sports were popular year round. Marty took a liking to ice hockey at an early age while watching the game with his father. His love of the game sent him on many road trips to see NHL games in various cities. He married his wife Ginger in 1974 and have three children. Christy was born in 1977, John in 1980, and Jason in 1984. While spending his adult life working in the plumbing industry in sales and management, he earned his Masters Coaching Certificate from USA Hockey, coached 16 seasons, and bought a Pro Shop in 1992. Marty is a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. He enjoys golf and movies, and continues to spend time with his boys watching the great game of hockey.