Our Coaches

Growing up, Xochitl Ryskamp played for the Glen Ellyn Admirals and the Chicago Bruins eventually leading to playing Hockey for the Chicago Mission and Chicago Fury. Junior Year of High School Xochitl returned to her roots at Center Ice of DuPage as a captain at Glenbard hockey club, representing the organization at The Chicago Blackhawks Captains Spotlight and at The America’s Showcase.

Continuing on in her hockey career Xochitl played ACHA D1 at Robert Morris/Roosevelt University. Xochitl is currently finishing up a degree in Early Childhood Special Education and is the Girls Hockey Director at The DuPage Blackbears.

Xochitl joined the Grizzlies as an Assistant Coach in the 2023-2024 season and became Head Coach for the 2024-2025 season. She is looking forward to continuing to foster and promote positive and healthy development and environment amongst the Grizzlies and Women’s Hockey.

Coach Noah grew up playing travel and high school hockey in Dallas, Texas culminating in state and national championships in 2012. In college, Coach Noah took his talents to roller blades where he founded the University of Arkansas Roller Hockey Club Team. Under his three years of leadership, the team won three divisional championships and earned three national tournament appearances. During his time in college, Coach Noah worked at a youth gym as a trainer and also ran a series of youth roller hockey clinics in an attempt to grow the sport in Northwest Arkansas.

Coach Noah brings over two decades of hockey and training experience to the Grizzlies. His coaching philosophies prioritize player development both on and off the ice with an emphasis on building his players up rather than tearing them down. When Coach Noah is not at the rink he is at his chiropractic clinic “Functional Movement and Performance” where he is Doctor Noah. He specializes in working with youth athletes to recover from injuries quicker and perform at their absolute best.

‍