We Welcome Ricardo Tabet in the Family

Ricardo Tabet : Director - Men‘s National Team

ricardo.tabet@lebanonhockey.com

+1 514-575.4419 Montreal, March 13, 2023

As a young Lebanese immigrant to Canada, Ricardo quickly fell in love with hockey at a young age watching the Montreal Canadiens. When he was not in school, he spent most of his time playing hockey and quickly reached high level competitive hockey from Midget AAA to Junior AAA, earning many championships and individual honors.

He is involved in the LIHF since the beginning as a player, Captain & leader. Recently, he accepted a different role by managing the Men’s team.

We Welcome Erin Tabah in the Family

Erin Tabah: Director of the Women's Team

erin.tabah@lebanonhockey.com

+1 (613) 858-8057

Montreal, November 14, 2022

The Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation is proud to announce the hiring of Erin Tabah as our women's national team director.

Erin is and was part of the Women's Lebanese National Team, she played with the team at the Kuwaït and Miami tournaments. Being a mother of three young children does not prevent her from keeping an active lifestyle; if she is not on the ice, she trains for her marathons.

Her experience in the field and her passion for the sport are sure to bring the Women's National Team to the next level.

We Welcome Eric Simard in the Family

Éric Simard: Head Coach of the Women's Team

eric.simard@lebanonhockey.com

+1 (438) 497-8919

Montreal, August 10, 2022

The Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation is proud to announce the hiring of Eric Simard as our women's national team head coach.

Eric is a passionate educator and coach with an unbreakable devotion to hockey and a desire to put our women’s hockey at the forefront of international competition. A resident of Montreal, Eric has spent more than 20 years coaching women and men’s teams from beginner’s level to AAA including a 13-year tenure with the Ahuntsic Braves and most recently with the Laval-Montreal Amazones women’s team M-18 & M-13.

Aside from being an accomplished hockey coach, Eric brings his experiences as a program director, master trainer and technical advisor to the Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation.

“We are fortunate to have found our coach of the future for our women’s national program” said Charles El-Mir, President of the Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation. “We can’t wait to have Eric hit the ice with our players and elevate the development of the program”.