Marc Anthony Franco
“The Animal”
Owner, Head Instructor
Marc Anthony Franco Owner, Head Instructor
Having over twenty five years of playing experience and over twenty years of coaching experience he is proud to bring you TEAM HOCKEY FIT INC.
Growing up in the small town of Bolton, Ontario is where his hockey career first started. From there he moved on to play for the Richmond Hill-Vaughn Stars, Mississauga Senators and the Toronto Red Wings are just a few of the organizations that he played for during his time in the OMHA and GTHL. He then moved on to play Provincial Jr. A for the St. Michael’s Buzzers. During his time playing for St. Michael’s he was awarded best goals against average, best team goals against average and was selected first team all star.
His professional hockey career started in the UHL (United Hockey League) straight from Provincial Jr. A. During his time there he got to play with the great one’s brother. He was then recruited to head overseas to Europe with his first stop being in Italy. During his year in Italy he was recruited by the Italian National Team to participate in International tournaments as part as the selection process for the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
From Italy he moved on to play in Germany for the next five seasons. During his time in Germany he completed his Level “C” coaching license through the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund allowing him to coach at the professional level. While overseas he was fortunate enough to have played under a variety of coaches all coming from different backgrounds and getting a chance to learn from some of the best in the business.
Since the age of sixteen he has been instructing goalie schools throughout North America and continued to do so while in Europe. He has run numerous goalie clinics in Germany to help organizations with their goaltending development and recruitment. Through his playing and coaching experience he has designed a system to meet every one of his students needs to help them achieve their goals in hockey.
Since retiring from hockey he continues to spread his passion for the game of hockey by coaching and mentoring students of all ages.