Coaches

Justin was born & raised in St. Louis and has been connected to the O’Fallon area since 1997. He has been involved in the game of hockey for 32 years, including the last 7 as a coach. His head coaching experience includes multiple seasons with the St. Peters Hockey Club, most recently leading their CSDHL Prospect team.

As a player, Justin played for Fort Zumwalt North from 1998–2001 before continuing his career at the collegiate level with SIUE’s Division II program.

Justin brings a deep passion for the sport and a commitment to developing players both on and off the ice. He and his wife live in Dardenne Prairie with their two children, who both attend schools in the Fort Zumwalt West district.

He’s extremely excited to work with the players & coaching staff to build a strong team culture, represent FZW in a way that makes the school proud of our hockey club and compete at the highest level.  

Aaron grew up in Lee's Summit, Missouri, attending Lee's Summit West High School. Aaron began his hockey career in Kansas City and, after completing high school, found his love for the game in Coaching and Officiating. Starting with a passion for giving back and growing the next generation, he has been coaching youth Hockey for 7 years, and he has officiated at all levels of play, including youth, high school, junior, collegiate, and professional hockey. Aaron aims to use his skills and knowledge of the game to help create good humans, great athletes, and excellent hockey players.

Jacob Bales, originally from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, graduated from Waldorf University with a degree in Sports Management. He played five years for Waldorf’s ACHA Division II hockey team before transitioning into coaching. 

Jacob has coached with Fort Zumwalt South for two years, several St. Peters youth hockey teams, and spent seven years coaching with the St. Louis Sting organization. His teams reached the playoffs twice at the 13U and 16U levels, and he was also a semifinalist in the Wickenheiser coaching program at Fort Zumwalt South. 

Family is a big part of Jacob’s passion for the game. He and his wife have three children, including one currently playing for St. Peters and St. Louis Hockey Club, while another is just beginning to learn to skate.

Jordan Klimovsky is from Harrisburg Pennsylvania, played his youth hockey for the Hershey jr. Bears then went on to play junior hockey which landed him playing for Lindenwood university. There he won multiple conference championships and a national championship. This gave him the knowledge to then move on to coaching for the Saint Louis Sting and Saint Peters as head of skill and development.

He's excited to join FZW and help develop the kids as hockey players and as young men and women!