Billy Pye

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Billy’s life-long love of hockey started when he was 6 years old growing up in the suburbs of Detroit. By the age of 15, as a Midget AAA, his team won the National Championship. At the age of 16 he joined the NAHL where is team was the National Junior Runner Ups. In 1987 he joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats, an NCAA Division 1 team. After his sophomore year, Billy was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres as a 6th round draft pick. During his junior year, he participated in the World Championships in Bern Switzerland as a goaltender on the USA team. In 1991, his team won the NCAA Division 1 National Championship. That year he was also named an All American goaltender by the Coaches Association. After graduation, Pye joined the Sabres was part of their organization from 1991-1994. There he was coached by Mitch Korn, named "one of the top 10 Genius' in hockey" by Hockey News. After leaving the Sabres, Billy continued to play professionally until 2000. During this time he returned to the Northern Michigan Wildcats to be their goaltending coach. In 2000, Billy retired from professional playing and returned to lead the youth programs that shaped his love of the sport. He joined the Texas Attack program where he was the goalie coach until 2004. During this time he was also the goalie coach for the NAHL’s Lone Star Calvary. From 2004-2012 he was the goalie coach for the Dallas Ice Jets, a AAA youth organization. In 2012 Billy returned to the Dallas Stars Elite Program where he is to this day. He is also the goalie coach for the Dallas Junior Penguins.