We are excited to announce a new member to our organization and coaching staff. Raya Willoughby will be joining us as our new Power Skating Coach for the upcoming season.

Raya is currently the Power Skating Coach for the Richmond Generals Junior USPHL Premier and Elite teams. She is passionate about improving player abilities through breaking-down gameplay and strives to keep players engaged and having fun while pushing them to their limits.

Raya began coaching figure skating and hockey over 12 years ago and has worked with players of all ages and skill levels. She has elite expertise in coaching power skating and has worked with numerous players that have gone on to play in the USPHL, NAHL, ACHA, NCAA, FHL, EIHL, ECHL, AHL, and NHL.

During 2015-2018, Raya coached the Penn State Men’s Division 1 Hockey Team as their Power Skating Coach, working on edges, agility, transitions, and overall skating skills. She had the privilege of working closely with PSU Head Coach, Guy Gadowsky, as well as the 2017 BIG 10 Champion team. Additionally, Raya was also the Head Power Skating Coach for Pegula Ice Arena’s 8U, 10U, and 18U Skills Clinics for 4 years.

Raya has figure skated for over 20 years and is a 4-time Malaysian National Champion, representing her country on the international competition circuit. As a member of PSA and USFS, Raya is also a USFS Gold Medalist. She also founded PEAK Performance Power Skating to help players play at their PEAK (https://www.peakpps.com/) and is also available for individual instruction.