Owner and Head Instructor, Jessica Enman, played for the Dartmouth Whalers Minor Hockey Association growing up (long before female associations existed), finding much success - including an overtime win to capture a Provincial 3rd Place finish with her Peewee Whalers AA (U13AA) in 2004, earning the tournaments ‘All Star Goaltender’ award. She continued to flourish playing for the Nova Scotia Raiders Elite and Atlantic Selects of the Atlantic Hockey Group, winning countless ‘Cups’ and tournaments.
Representing Hockey Nova Scotia at two Atlantic Challenge Cups, she won a silver in 2004 alongside Jill Saulnier and a gold in 2005 with Blayre Turnbull. Jess played for the Trinity College School Bears under the leadership of Head Coach, Rick Traugott, competing in the North American Prep Hockey Association and the Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association. It was during this four year tenure that she honed her craft, with weekly sessions from esteemed Goaltender Coach Sandy Sampson of JustGoalie. After accumulating Provincial 2nd and 4th Place finishes, Jess capped off her time at TCS earning a highly coveted ‘Distinction’ award for excellence and exceptional achievement for her hockey accomplishments in 2009. (Although, admittedly, she should have focused more on her academics!)
Jess played varsity for the Holland College Hurricanes Women’s Hockey team while obtaining a Sport and Leisure Management Diploma, later transferring to Acadia University to complete her Bachelor of Kinesiology degree where she played for the Axewomen's club team in the Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association. Concluding her competitive career, the Axewomen were league champions in 2015.
Receiving a Bachelor of Education degree - Physical Education Endorsement from Acadia University in 2020, Jess works as a teacher in the Halifax area. Coaching goalies for the past 15 years, she utilizes her experience from hockey and teaching to guide goalies to become the best athletes they can be.
Highlights
Hockey Nova Scotia High Performance Program
- U15 Female - Atlantic Challenge Cup Silver Medal (2004)
- U15 Female - Atlantic Challenge Cup Gold Medal (2005)
Trinity College School U18 Prep (2005-2009)
- Competed in CISAA (Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association) and NAPHA (North American Prep Hockey Association)
- OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) Provincial 4th place finish (2007)
- OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) Provincial 2nd place finish (2008)
- NAPHA McMaster Division Runners Up (2009)
- Distinction Award - Hockey (presented by Rick Traugott, Coach) (2009)
- Weekly Goalie Coaching from Sandy Sampson (JustGoalie) (Goaltender Development Coach - Hockey Canada Women's Team 2013-2023)
Holland College (2010-2012)
- Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (formally the Eastern Canadian Women’s Hockey League) Runners Up (2012)
- Scholar-Athlete (2011)
- Scholar-Athlete (2012)
Acadia University (2012-2015)
- Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association Runners Up (2013)
- Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association Runners Up (2014)
- Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association Champions (2015)
Coaching & Certifications
2017: (Trained) Hockey Canada (NCCP) Development 1 Coach
2025: Citadel Hockey Academy - Goaltender Coach
2025: Metro West Force Female Hockey Club - Goaltender Development Coach
2025: Upper Echelon Goaltending Coach
(2025): Cole Harbour Wings Minor Hockey Association - Senior Summer Goaltender Development Coach
2024: Pyramid Hockey Development - Goaltender Coach
2023: Sackville Flyers Minor Hockey Association - Goaltender Coach
(2018): Hockey Nova Scotia High Performance Program Goaltender Evaluator
2017-2018: Metro East Inferno U15A - Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach
2016-2017: Trinity College School U18 Prep - Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach
2010-2011: Charlottetown Abbies U15A Female - Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach
2009-2010 - Dartmouth Whalers Female U18AA - Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach
"Jessica Enman is an exceptionally gifted goalie, and one of the hardest working players I have had the honour of coaching...She takes her position very seriously, and her level of technical ability is excellent....a serious student of the position, and in my humble opinion, would be an excellent candidate to instruct your goalies."
- Sandy Sampson (JustGoalie)