Select under-18 team in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Following that, he furthered his hockey career
and moved on to attend the nationally recognized hockey
prep school Shattuck St. Mary’s in Faribault,
Minnesota. That year Messina helped Shattuck’s
Prep team to an amazing 51-7-3 record and bid to the
Midget Major “AAA” National Championship
in Chicago. After attending Shattuck, Messina was recruited
to attend the State University of New York at Brockport
to play men’s NCAA Division III Ice Hockey. Messina
excelled and received a varsity letter 4 years consecutively
at SUNY Brockport from 1998 - 2002. Messina also received
several honors including the NCAA All American Scholar
Athlete Award his senior year. At Brockport, Messina
graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree
in Business Marketing and Communications and a minor
in English.
After retiring from hockey, he worked
for Black & Decker -Dewalt Power Tool Corporation
for over 2 years. He won several awards at Black &
Decker including the prestigious Black & Decker
Legacy Award and the Black & Decker Values Award,
which are only given once a year to the most outstanding
sales representatives in the company.
Messina has attended and worked at
Bandits Goalie School since the summer of 1998. Messina
is also considered by Matwijiw as “His 1st student”.
Over the years, Messina has played an important roll
in the formation and development of Bandits. Some of
Messina’s duties within Bandits include marketing,
design and personnel. Messina has played a crucial role
in helping Matwijiw mold Bandits into the country’s
premier goaltending school.
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