A third annual Kraken Youth Hockey Coaches Training Clinic for all Jr Kraken staffers brought in the nonprofit Positive Coaching Alliance to reinforce the ability to change kids’ lives through the power of sport.
By Geoff Baker / @geoffbakernhl / nhl.com/kraken
September 17, 2025
Youth hockey coach Paul Breon has been around long enough to realize a winning team is far from the most valuable thing he can try to provide players.
That sentiment was reinforced this month when Breon, 48, who coaches a Jr Kraken 12-Under recreation team, took part in the third annual Kraken Youth Hockey Coaches Training clinic. This year’s clinic, offered to all coaches within the Jr. Kraken umbrella, brought in the Positive Coaching Alliance national nonprofit organization and guest trainer Cletus Coffey to speak about unlocking the life-changing power of sports for all kids, regardless of socioeconomic circumstance.