Eric Tufman

After trying many sports, Eric stumbled upon hockey after falling in love with the ice at a public skating event. He started playing for the Wintersport Royals at 10 years old. From there, his passion, and therefore skill, developed quickly and he was playing AAA for the Philadelphia Little Flyers Bantam Major team.  After being the leading scorer for his two years of AAA hockey, Eric leaped into the junior ranks. There, he was a three time Atlantic Junior Hockey League All-Star and team leading scorer for the Philadelphia Little Flyer’s Junior A team from 2003-2007. He was selected to represent the league in numerous league showcase tournaments, including the prestigious Minnesota Jamboree Showcase in 2006. Following his junior hockey career, Eric made his commitment to the University of Massachusetts-Boston. In his freshman season, he set a record of six Rookie of the Week awards and was selected to the All Rookie Team. Throughout his career, he was a two-time team MVP, two-time Joe Concannon award finalist, an award presented to the best American born college hockey player in New England, two time Codfish Bowl and Stovepipe Invitational All-Tournament team, ECAC All-Tournament team, 100 point club, UMASS Boston Athlete of the Year, and received All-American honors his senior season. In addition, Eric was selected to represent his country in 2008 in an international tournament in Israel. With a mixture of college and professional players in the tournament, Eric elevated his game as a top point getter for the gold medal winning United States. After his college career, Eric received many professional hockey offers but due to injury he was forced to retire from playing. He satisfies his passion now by coaching and teaching his skills to aspiring hockey players.