Murphy joins the Jr Predators coaching staff following time with the Philadelphia Hockey Club organization. His tenure with the club included a playoff birth in the first year of the program for the 18U AAA team he coached. Additionally, he served as the defense coach for the USPHL Premier team. Before joining the Philadelphia Hockey Club organization, Murphy served as Head Coach in the NA3HL in 2018 in Wausau, Wisconsin. This will not be Murphy’s first stop in Nashville, following college he relocated to Nashville where coached several successful teams in Nashville before departing in 2018 for to coach in the NA3HL. The Detroit native played AA/AAA level ice hockey until high school. After winning the state championship (Brighton High School) his senior year, Murphy was drafted in the 1st round of the NAHL draft to the Texas Tornado. Following his junior hockey career, Murphy attended Central Michigan University where he set the program record for 91 points as a defenseman.

Born in New Haven, CT, at the age of 5, Carter moved to Nashville, where he played roller hockey until he was old enough to get on an ice hockey team. He grew up playing for the Total Package Hockey (TPH) program, where he then went on to play a few years in the NAHL for the Amarillo Bulls and managed to claim a National Championship. After Junior hockey, Carter moved on to play for University of Georgia’s Hockey Team, where he helped lead the team to 2 SECHC Championships and 3 National Championship Tournament appearances. Carter was selected for the ACHA Select Team that went to play in the 2019 Universiade Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The same year he also claimed the honors of 2019 First Team All ACHA, First Team South Region, South Region MVP and SECHC MVP.

Born in Nashville, TN, Jesse grew up playing hockey for the TPH Thunder. After finishing youth hockey, he played three years of Junior Hockey in the North American League before attending Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. Upon completing college, he played two years professionally for the Pensacola Ice Flyers in the Southern Professional Hockey League.

Patrick grew up playing hockey in his hometown, Rochester, NY, where he spent 13 seasons playing in the Webster Cyclones Youth Hockey Program. From there, he played a season of Junior A hockey for the Syracuse Stampede. Following the Stampede, Patrick attended SUNY Canton and earned a degree in Sports Business Management which led him to a job with the Nashville Predators Youth Hockey programs. Pat has been a private skills coach here in Nashville since 2017 and has been a head coach with the Jr Preds for the past seven seasons.

Dom joined the Nashville Predators Amateur Hockey Department in 2021 and prior to the Preds Select & NJP merger, Dom served as the Preds Select Program Director for the last three seasons. Dom led the Tier II (A) through the merger and is now our Tier II (AA) Director. Originally from New Jersey, he spent five seasons with the NJ Stars youth hockey program before moving to Nashville. Dom is entering his second season with NJP.

Seth joins our staff following a six-year professional playing career, most recently competing in the SPHL with the Knoxville Ice Bears and Pensacola Ice Flyers. In the offseason, he has been actively involved in the Nashville Predators’ youth hockey programs and now brings his experience, energy, and passion to our full-season coaching staff. Seth is entering his second season with NJP.