Team Details

Brendan Heayden joined the Thayer Hockey coaching staff in 2023. At the high school level, he became his school's all time point leader and first player in program history to start and play at the varsity level as an 8th grader. Brendan would then go on to play at the junior level where he captained the New England Knights and logged over 100 junior games in his career. After his playing career ended in the EHL for the WEHC, Brendan jumped immediately into coaching, beginning with WEHC youth program as well as their juniors program. Now, Brendan works for East Coast Militia and runs daily clinics for all ages. 

James Pierce is a 2003 graduate of Thayer Academy where he was a 3-year starter for the varsity baseball team, winning multiple ALL-ISL League honors and a Co-Championship as the starting shortstop and Co-Captain in 2003. He then went on to be a 4-year starter at Thomas College where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management. He won multiple North Atlantic Conference All-League selections and was named NAC Tournament MVP in 2004 as the starting 3rd baseman for the North Atlantic Conference champion Thomas College as a Freshman. In his senior year, Coach Pierce was named a Captain for the baseball team and also won Senior Athlete of the Year at Thomas College. After his college career, Coach Pierce played professionally in the inaugural Israel Baseball League in 2007 where he was the starting 3rd baseman for the regular season and playoff champion Bet Shemesh Blue Sox. Coach Pierce also played 11 seasons in the Boston Park League from 2004-2016 (not including 2007), while amassing multiple All-Star selections, the Jean Yawkey Award (2004), Defensive Player of the Year (2006), and two Boston Park League Championships. Coach Pierce is currently #3 on the Boston Park League Career Hits leaderboard and was inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2022.