Coaching Staff

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Background:

Iris was born in Vancouver BC and raised in Surrey BC Canada. He is from a South Asian background and is lucky that his parents choose to immigrate to Canada and give him all the opportunities to be successful. Iris gained a love for hockey growing up watching the Vancouver Canucks play and his idol Roberto Luongo. He began playing hockey at the age of 8 and he knew early on that being a goalie is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Iris fell in love with the process and loved every moment he was on the ice or off the ice working on his game.  Iris is a very calm and easy going person and loves to give instead of receiving. He is a dedicated coach and will always put his clients' needs ahead of his own.

Playing Experience:

Iris grew up playing Surrey Minor Hockey all the way up to Midget AAA. In his last couple of seasons, He played at the Junior B level playing in OCN in Manitoba, as well as spending some time with the Grand Forks Bruins in the KIJHL. Iris has also made his way up to the Junior A level spending time in Kirkland Lake (NOJHL) and Virden (MJHL).

Coaching experience:

Since Iris was in minor hockey, he has coached alongside his own goalie coach and mentor Lynden Sammartino (Victoria Royals) who has given him a vast wealth of knowledge and not only helped him become an exceptional goalie and coach but helped him grow up and shaped him into the person he is today. After completing his junior career and coaching with Lynden for multiple years, Iris decided to continue his passion for coaching by opening Pro Vision Goaltending Services. More recently, Iris has also received his Goaltending 1 Certification from Hockey Canada.

What does Iris believe in?

“I believe in three things which are hard work, consistency and patience. Being a first-generation hockey player in my family had to earn everything and settling for less was not an option. You have to enjoy the game. Working hard and being consistent is what's important to me. Becoming an elite-level goalie requires focusing on details and being consistent with repetition. In addition, it takes a lot of mental work. If you have a strong mind you will be a strong goalie. It is important to learn from them and use your lessons to grow and become better. With this mindset, you can never lose because either you win, or you learn. Goaltending is an art and it is not something you can perfect overnight so being patient is very key. If you look back at the history of goalie tending and how it has evolved to what it is now; that process took time and so will developing your game.  Knowing I can always get better is something I live for because it means there are endless possibilities.” 

What motivates Iris?

“I am a very self-motivated individual and my motivation stems from a pretty simple belief system. I only invest my time and energy into things that I love to do for myself. Not what other people want me to do. The only reason I was able to wake up at 5am for practice or hit the gym after school or practices was the passion for success and the drive inside me to become the best goalie I can be simply because I love the game and the position. There were some rough days, especially after being cut from teams and dealing with injuries but overcoming those roadblocks and battling by pushing through makes you a stronger athlete. I believe in setting goals and writing them down. Having short-term and long-term goals is an important step in creating success.  Most importantly I enjoyed the process as much as the end destination I wanted to reach.