LFA Hockey Camps

Tom Boudreau ’01 returned to Lake Forest Academy in the summer of 2025 as head coach of the boys prep ice hockey program. Boudreau holds a USA Hockey Level 4 certification and is among the top skills developmental coaches in the Chicagoland area.

After finishing a professional hockey career, he started giving back to the game by coaching with many organizations, serving as head coach for youth and high school programs in the Chicagoland area. During this time he has also served as Director of Impact Elite Hockey Camps, Director of Player Development for the Chicago Young Americans AAA, as well as Central States Hockey Director for the Highland Park Falcons Hockey Association. All of this while building his reputation training some of the most successful youth, collegiate, and pro players through his own company, Boudreau Hockey LLC.

Prior to coaching and training, Boudreau had a seven-year professional hockey career that saw him play two years overseas in Sweden in the HockeyAllsvenskan and Hockeyettan leagues and five years domestically in various minor leagues (ECHL, CHL, SPHL, EPHL). Throughout his professional career he has played with, and was coached by, many players/coaches with ties to the NHL. Most notably playing for the NHL's Los Angeles Kings affiliate, Reading Royals, where he was teammates with Stanley Cup winner and USA Hockey Olympian Jonathan Quick.

In addition to leading the LFA program, he currently continues to train and develop amateur, collegiate, and professional hockey players through small group training, as well as run hockey camps and power skating/skills clinics for various players and organizations though Boudreau Hockey. He trains a wide variety of players ranging from youth Tier 1 and Tier 2 amateurs, all the way through USHL, Canadian Junior, NCAA Division I and III collegiate players, and professional players currently playing in Europe, minor leagues and the NHL. Among his long list of top junior and collegiate players that Boudreau works with is Lane Hutson who was the recipient of the 2025 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie for the Montreal Canadiens. Lane is one of three Hutsons in the NHL trained by Boudreau as Quinn Hutson plays for the Edmonton Oilers and Cole Hutson plays for the Washington Capitals.

Before his professional playing career, Boudreau played in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) for the Robert Morris University Eagles. While playing for the Eagles, he was a three-time team captain and earned honors as Rookie of the Year, ACHA All-American honorable mention, as well as Academic All-American. Boudreau’s name remains among the top players in Robert Morris history and he was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2010.

Zach Dubinsky joined the LFA Prep hockey coaching staff in 2025. A native of Highland Park, Illinois, he played junior hockey in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars and Omaha Lancers before competing at the NCAA Division I level with RPI, Michigan State, and the University of Vermont, where he served as an assistant captain. Following his collegiate career, he signed professionally with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL. The son of former NHL forward Steve Dubinsky, Zach brings a strong hockey background, leadership experience, and a passion for player development to his role at LFA.