League Director

Robert Gonzales has been around broomball since 2007. He started as a fan cheering on his wife (then girlfriend) and continued as a fan when his wife coached her younger sisters from 2011-2014 and then again in 2022. Robert has attended all of those games through the years. Robert helped coach broomball in 2016 and 2017.

Through the years, Robert has coached little league baseball, rec softball, and flag football. Robert is enjoying coaching his daughters in broomball.

President

Stephanie Gonzales has been around broomball for over 20 years. Not only did she play in high school, but she coached Bowsher 32 Below from 2011-2014. This team went to the final four twice and won championship in 2014. She went on to coach Start Spartans and Superior Ice between 2015-2021. Superior Ice ranked 1st in 2020 and 2021. Superior Ice also won the championship in 2021. She was also a Board member in another league during part of her broomball career too.

Her love for this sport can easily be seen through her years of dedication. She strives for this league to be a positive experience for the girls in our inaugural year and for many many years to come. Her ideas to benefit this league and the girls are endless.

League Manager

Monica Steele has been involved in broomball for over 30 years. Not only did she play her 4 years in high school, but she loves the sport so much, she began coaching her first year out of high school. She has coached some really amazing girls in her 25+ years of coaching. Her true pride was being able to coach her daughter after years of waiting for her to be high school aged. Her daughter would attend practices with her as an infant through toddler years and now she’s able to share her love of broomball with her daughter and teammates.

Even while raising 4 kids, she was at the rink either coaching or performing her Board duties in another league every weekend. She held the title of League Manager for 13 years. It is truly a position she knows like the back of her hand, so there is no better position suited for her than League Manager for Glass City Broomball. She knows the sport very well and how a great league should be run. She has played in an adult league for several years, as well as some official co-ed broomball. She is committed to making this league a positive and thriving league for not only the players, but her fellow Board members, fellow coaches, referees, and spectators.

Secretary

Allison Shrader has a strong love for broomball, as she played on 32 Below from 2010-2012 in another league. She remained close to the sport for years after playing as she cheered on many of her nieces and cousins during their time of play. In 2022, Allison began her coaching career and won the championship with Reigning Ice to be Glass City Broomball’s first league champions. Allison has spent time in trying to bring more girls into the broomball community. Her goal is to keep broomball prominent in Toledo and its surrounding area so future players get the same invigorating experience that she had with her team.

Treasurer

Angyl Quisenberry has been a part of the broomball community since 2016. She unfortunately didn’t start playing until her Sophomore year of high school because Freshman year, when the idea was brought to her school, she thought it was a Harry Potter cosplay thing. After realizing that was not what broomball was, she gave it a try and played her remaining 3 years of high school. After being devastated that she could no longer play, she was offered an assistant coaching position for the team she played along, along side of her head coach. She loved watching the passion for broomball grow in her girls and is now going into her 5th season as a coach and 2nd season coaching 2 teams.

She was very excited when Glass City began offering an adult league, as she was able to dust off her old equipment and get back out on the ice!

Referee Director

Zion Hofmann has been involved in the broomball community since 2016, initially attending games to support his girlfriend as a player and then during her coaching career. As her involvement continued, Zion became more engaged himself first serving as referee and eventually advancing to Referee Director. He has also taken on a coaching role, further expanding his contributions to this sport.

In addition to broomball, Zion brings prior coaching experience from high school football, Little League baseball, and high school girls’ basketball. Sports have always been a passion of his, including broomball!

Member at Large

Ashley Terry has been a part of the Northwest Ohio broomball community for roughly 22 years. What began as a player for Bowsher Black Ice from 2004–2008 quickly grew into a lifelong passion for the sport. After graduating, Ashley remained involved by assisting with Black Ice, then served as Assistant Coach for The Bombpops from 2010–2012. During this time, she had the unique opportunity to coach her younger sister throughout her high school career (2012-2015). In 2013, Ashley helped revive the Black Ice team name and coached the team through 2017 before stepping away from the other league to focus on her career and raising her daughter. During the break she still would attend games, give tips to fellow coaches and players who came to her for advice. That break proved to be short-lived. When Glass City Broomball was formed, Ashley stepped in to assist with EMS coverage for the league. She later returned to coaching with Flamin’ Ice, continuing her long-standing commitment to the sport.

Now, Ashley’s broomball journey has come full circle. Her daughter—who has grown up surrounded by the game, watching her mom coach and play in adult leagues and cheering on her aunt—has officially reached the age to play herself for Flamin’ Ice. Ashley has always believed in the empowerment broomball provides, especially for girls who may not have access to another sport quite like it. Watching the league grow has been incredibly rewarding, and she looks forward to contributing in any way possible to help make the league stronger, more inclusive, and even better for the players.

Member at Large

Abby Peters began her broomball career in 2009 where she started as a spectator watching her sister play. In 2012, she began playing for Black Ice and continued for all four years. After graduation, she began to coach the Ice Crushers with her sister in 2017 and has continued ever since! For the past two years, she has coached 2 teams and this year, she has expanded to 3 teams.

Her favorite part about being a coach is watching the girls love for the sport grow and getting to see her players be their authentic self.

She is excited to help this league continue to grow and remain a positive experience for the girls!

Member at Large

Stephan Kovar has been involved in broomball for years both on and off the ice. Growing up, he watched the sport through three sisters who played broomball, and the tradition continues with nieces joining in the fun, a passion for the game that runs in the family. After playing a couple seasons in the adult broomball league, Stephan began refereeing with Glass City Broomball and has been part of the officiating crew for multiple seasons, helping ensure games are fair and fun for all participants.

Off the ice, Stephan has coached youth baseball for the YMCA, bringing energy and encouragement to players of all ages. Family remains front and center in Stephan’s league involvement, with a daughter who regularly helps out with league activities and a plan to coach her soon as she continues her own broomball journey.

Stephan looks forward to supporting the growth of Glass City Broomball and being part of the positive experience this league brings to its players, families, and community.