Author Bio

Kerry Huffman

Kerry was born in Peterborough, Ontario Canada and currently resides in New York. After a thirteen year professional playing career he retired and created ProAthlete Loan, a company that specialized in helping professional athletes secure various types of financing. Kerry’s love and passion for the game brought him back to work in the representation field. He has worked with management companies that have been in existence since the early 80′s that have represented some of the most successful people in the field of professional sports as well as music and entertainment.

Kerry also created Platinum Hockey Group Consulting Company and has worked with companies that have represented and advised players at all levels including current NHL stars like Mike Cammelleri, Tyler Seguin, Alex Galchenyuk, Nail Yakupov and Olli Yokinen, Scott Gomez as well as former stars Ron Hextall, Rick Tocchet, Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Scott Mellanby, Garth Snow, Paul Holmgren,  Craig Berube, Gord Murphy, Bob Corkum, Keith Jones and Murray Craven. Kerry has worked with players in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, Europe and Major Junior, and has advised young players in minor hockey and college on the many complex situations they have faced.

With over forty years of hockey experience as a player and adviser he is uniquely qualified to help players navigate their playing careers.

-over 800 professional games played over 13 seasons
-Played for Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators, Hershey Bears, Las Vegas Thunder and Grand Rapids Griffins
-1st round Draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers 1986
-played in NHL at age of 18
-1986 Memorial Cup Champion with the Guelph Platers of the OHL
-1987 Max Kaminsky Trophy winner as OHL Best Defenseman
-1987 OHL All Star
-1987 Member of Canadian National World Junior Team
-1987 Major Junior Hockey Scholastic Player of the Year
-1988 Member of the Canadian Olympic Team Program
-1992 Member of the Canadian National World Championship Team
-1993-94 NHLPA Player Representative for Quebec Nordiques
-1995   NHLPA Player Representative for the Ottawa Senators
-Current Member of the Philadelphia Flyers Alumni Association
-Current Member of the NHL Alumni Association
-Hockey Instructor Red Bank Armory, Red Bank NJ
-Level 4 USA Hockey Coach
-Defensemen Consultant Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights U18, U16 Programs
-Former Player Representative and Advisor Cornerstone Management
-Player Representative Pulver Sports/The Will Sports Group
-Owner Platinum Hockey Group Consulting
-2012 Philadelphia Marathon Competitor/Iron Man Competitor
-Current Law Student/Sports Management Degree
-Board Member – National Performance Academy
-Regional Director – The Will Sports Group