Bob Pain
The Kingston JR's train off-ice at CrossFit Limestone. Bob Pain, owner, was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario where he grew up playing every sport possible. When attending St. Francis Xavier University, he played for the varsity rugby team and coached swimming on the side. After spending a few years traveling and teaching abroad, Bob moved back to Kingston to focus on his real passion, coaching. He is the owner and head coach at CrossFit Limestone. He started the gym in 2013 and has been doing it full time ever since. During that time he has developed a high performance program working with Teen Athletes which is now called Limestone Performance. This program focuses on strength, speed and performance in the weight room and in sport. Outside of the gym, Bob loves to travel with his wife, Tera, and find delicious restaurants in various cities. Some of his qualifications are: NCCP Weightlifting (Level 1), NCCP Swimming (Level 1), CrossFit Football, CrossFit Endurance, CrossFit Weightlifting, CrossFit Mobility, Training Think Tank (TTT) Movement Course, TTT Strength Systems, TTT Energy Systems.
Troy Sweet
Troy Sweet was born in Kingston, ON and raised in Belleville, ON. He played minor hockey in Belleville until the age of 14 when his family was transferred to Mississauga ON for his father’s work. Troy then played AAA with the Mississauga Reps for 2 years. Following his time in Mississauga, Troy was drafted 64th overall to the Oshawa Generals of the OHL. Troy scored 30 goals and 50 assists in his final year in the OHL. After 3 years in the OHL with both the Oshawa Generals & London Knights, Troy decided to utilize his full post- secondary education package provided by the Oshawa Generals & the London Knights and continued his hockey at York University while studying Kinesiology. Troy graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1997 and currently is an Executive Territory Manager (Pharmaceuticals) for Takeda Canada. Troy has been living back in the Belleville area for the past 11 years, with his children Justain, Alysha and Aaliyah and close to his parents (Ron & Sheron) and sister (Tammy). Troy's passion has always been hockey and for 8 years he served as a Head Coach with the Belleville Bearcats association coaching Novice B, Atom A, Peewee AA, Bantam AA and Midget AA with highly successful teams. He has been the Kingston Jr coach for the past 5 years.
Rob Bunton
Born and raised in Belleville, Rob played Junior hockey for the OHA Belleville Bobcats and the Wellington Dukes. He returned to Belleville after attending the University of Western Ontario and immediately started his coaching career at the Boys AAA level and then coached at the OCAA College level. He has coached girls' hockey at all levels from Atom to Midget AA. Rob has coached boys' and girls' high school hockey and several of his teams have won Provincial titles. At the PWHL level he has coached in Whitby as well as Kingston. Rob operated one of the first Hockey Canada Skills Academies in the province and many of his students/players have gone on to play in the OHL, NCAA as well as gone on to play professionally. He has served as the Coach Mentor for the Belleville Minor Boys Hockey Association as well as Belleville Minor Girls Hockey Association. Rob also was employed by the OHL Belleville Bulls as the Director of Hockey Skill Development and has worked for FL Hockey in Kingston as a lead instructor as well as Eastern Elite hockey based out of Oshawa. He is married to wife Anne and has two children, Michelle (Kingston) and Hanna (Calgary). Hanna played NCAA hockey at Cornell university where she was named to the All League Rookie team, Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Ivy Player of the Year and All League All star team. In 2012 she won gold with Team Canada at the U18 World Championships where she was named one of Canada’s Top 3 players by the IIHF and also played for Team Canada at the U22 level. She continues to play professionally for the Calgary PWHPA team and recently has been hired by Hockey Canada as the Coordinator of the Women’s U18 National program.
Shelby Perry
Shelby was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario where she started playing girls hockey for the Ice Wolves at the age of 6. She played her entire minor hockey career for the Ice Wolves and started playing competitively in Atom. Shelby was on the Kingston JR team for its first 2 seasons in the PWHL. She says that although there were definitely highs and lows, it’s incredible to see how far the team has come in 7 years. Shelby was recruited to play hockey at Colgate University in the NCAA on a scholarship. During her 4 years at Colgate, the team began to set program records for most wins in a season, followed by playoff wins and tournament appearances, to its first national ranking. During Shelby's senior year, those records were shattered. Colgate finished with 34 wins, the program’s first Regular Season Champion title, national rankings that reached as high as #2, its first NCAA tournament bid, hosted an NCAA quarter final game, made its first Frozen Four appearance, and first Frozen Four win in the semi-finals against Wisconsin (5-4 double OT win) and ultimately capped off the season playing in the National Championship game. After Colgate, Shelby signed a professional contract to play for the Bolzano Eagles in northern Italy in the European Women’s Hockey Leaguer (EWHL). She is now an active member of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) which is actively pushing for more exposure to the women’s game, livable wages, more resources, and to ultimately to ensure that female athletes are treated like professionals. Shelby is excited to be a part of the coaching staff for the Kingston JR's, the program that set her up for so much success.
Brenna Murphy
Brenna was born in Nepean, Ontario and was raised in Odessa, Ontario where she started playing girls hockey for the Kingston Ice Wolves at the age of 6. She started her competitive career in Atom and continued with the Ice Wolves all the way to the inaugural season of the PWHL’s Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves. Brenna played on the Kingston Jr. Team from 2012-2014 and was an assistant captain in her final season.In 2014, Brenna continued her hockey journey at Brock University in the OUA on both athletic and academic scholarships. Brenna played hockey at Brock for 5 seasons from 2014 – 2019, where she was named an Assistant Captain for the 2015 season and took on the role of Captain for her final 3 seasons from 2016-2019. During her time as a Badger, Brenna led the Brock team in their uphill journey from only winning 2 games in the 2014-2015 season, to a consistent competitive playoff contender in her 4th and 5th years.In her time at Brock University, Brenna also graduated with two degrees – an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Co-op Degree and an Honours Master of Accountancy Degree. She achieved USports Academic All-Canadian status in all 5 years, which is awarded to student-athletes in USports that achieve an 80% or above average. Brenna was also awarded The David Atkinson Surgite Award in 2017 and 2018, which is an award for the highest academic average of a student-athlete at Brock University. After Brock University, Brenna set out to pursue her CPA designation and was hired as a Tax Specialist at KPMG LLP in Toronto, Ontario. She passed the CFE in September 2019 and is now awaiting her application into CPA membership.Brenna is excited to get back to her roots and use her hockey and accounting knowledge gained from her time at Brock University to help with the JRs in both a managerial and Assistant Coach role.
Kristen Watkins
Kristen grew up watching hockey, but never playing, and has become an avid hockey fan since her oldest daughter started playing hockey with the Ice Wolves 16 years ago. Since then, all three of her daughters have played with the Ice Wolves. Her daughter Scout, was Assistant Captain and Captain with the Kingston JRs during her three years with the team, and is now part of the leadership group for the Queen's Women's Hockey Team where she is a right-winger. Kristen's youngest Daughter currently plays for the Ice Wolves Midget AA team.
Kristen wears many hats for the Kingston JRs and has been the communications manager, billet coordinator, website manager and game-day announcer for the past 3 years. She and her family currently are a billet family for the team, this being their 4th year to host a player in their home.