15O AAA

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, JP Dumont had a very successful 12- year NHL career playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, and the Nashville Predators. JP has been a part of the Nashville hockey scene for the last 14 seasons as an NHL player, youth coach, and junior coach. In addition to his coaching role, JP serves as the Director of Hockey Operations for the Nashville Jr. Predators.

Joins NJP after seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Penguins Elite program, Muller has demonstrated his ability to not only develop high-caliber athletes but build a top tier program. As the Executive Director of Excel Hockey Academy in Pittsburgh and a Skill Development Professional, Kevin has left an indelible mark on the hockey community, training top athletes at various levels. Kevin’s coaching legacy includes 21 years of AA and AAA team coaching at the Bantam and Midget levels. Over the past three seasons coaching 16U, he achieved an outstanding .658 win percentage, propelling players to prestigious leagues such as the USNTDP, USHL, NAHL, BCHL, QMJHL, OHL, and DI College Hockey. Kevin’s passion for hockey and technology led to founding the online coaching platform HockeyShare, in 2006. The platform has since become a staple in hockey coaching, used by professional, collegiate, junior and youth programs worldwide. Muller is entering his third season serving as Tier I Director.

Raised in Huntsville, AL, Teddy is an alum of the Nashville Jr. Predators program and served as the Tier I Director from 2021-2024. Teddy captained the Thunder to appearances in the 2013 and 2014 USA Hockey National Championship Tournament, winning a Bronze Medal in 2013 (U16 AAA). His junior hockey career had multiple stops in the North American Hockey League, including Topeka, St. Louis, and Shreveport, before beginning his NCAA career at the University of Alabama-Huntsville where he earned a Bachelor's of Business Management along with a Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management & Logistics. In addition to his role within NJP of overseeing the day-to-day operations of the progam, Teddy is the Director of TPH-Nashville, further solidifying his impact on the youth hockey community. He is entering his seventh season with the Jr. Preds!

Bustard is entering his first year with NJP as the goalie coach for all sixteen teams across the Girls, Boys AA, and Boys AAA programs. Jordan came to Nashville after working for TPH Estero, the Florida Jr. Blades, the Florida Everblades youth program, Mike Buckley’s GDS Goalies, and IGS goaltending. Bustard played college hockey at UMass-Boston (NCAA DIII) and Florida Gulf Coast University (ACHA DI). He has a Master’s degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology.