Coaching Staff

Coach DeCaprio is entering his 20th season as a coach and his 13th with the Jr. Rangers. He was the Head Coach of the MET team for three seasons, as well as coach of the 18U team, before taking the helm of the top Eastern Hockey League team for the past nine years. He has coached his team to the 2021 and 2023 EHL Championships, as well as the EHLP Championship in 2022, amassing over 300 wins in the EHL. Over the years, Coach DeCaprio has helped over 200 players achieve their goal of playing NCAA hockey.

Prior to coaching with the Jr. Rangers, he was the Assistant Coach of the Boston Bulldogs (AJHL) for one season, and the Head Coach of the New England Stars Elite team (IJHL) for three seasons. He started his career as an Assistant Coach for six seasons with Chelmsford High School’s Varsity hockey team and Head Coach of their JV team.

Rich’s playing career was also very successful. He played four years of Division 1 College hockey at Niagara University, and in 2000 helped his team reach #6 in the country and the NCAA Championships, making it to the Elite Eight. Prior to his college career, Rich helped his team win the MVC Title and Division 1 State Championship as a player at Chelmsford High School (1995), and was named Boston Globe and Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic.   

Rich also worked as an instructor for The Hockey Academy.

Brian Bowen is a former professional hockey player from Littleton, MA. Brian played junior hockey in the USHL—the only tier 1 junior league in the U.S.—and college hockey in the Hockey East, at the University of Vermont. After college, the Bowen spent six years in the ECHL and SPHL, where he totaled 286 professional games and 269 points. Brian relies on hockey IQ and his offensive ability to play and teach smart hockey. He’s eager to pass his knowledge, skillset, and passion for the game onto the next generation of players at the Boston Jr. Rangers.