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Mike Aldrich
Equipment Manager
Mike Aldrich enters his 14th season as equipment manager for the San Jose
Sharks. In his 17th season with the organization, Aldrich served in the same capacity
for the International Hockey League’s Kansas City Blades for the three seasons
(1993-95) that Blades were the Sharks top development affiliate.
Aldrich will serve as equipment manager for the U.S. Olympic Team for the
2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. He also worked for Team USA for the 2005 World
Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. In the summer of 2003, he served
as the head equipment manager for Team USA at the World Championships in Finland.
Besides overseeing the entire operation of the equipment staff, Aldrich handles the intricate requests of all
Sharks players with regards to equipment, skate sharpening needs as well as all purchasing orders, inventory
control and distribution for all equipment throughout the season.
Aldrich, 45, handled all the equipment needs during the 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game for the
Western Conference team as well as the Heroes of Hockey teams.
Before joining Kansas City, Aldrich worked at Michigan Tech University as the school’s equipment manager
and athletic purchasing agent from 1989-93.
During the 1995-96 season, Aldrich was selected as the Western Conference’s equipment manager for the
IHL All-Star Game. He’s an active member of the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers (SPHEM).
He’s also a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.
Aldrich and his wife Susie enjoy their summers water skiing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They have
two sons: Brad is the video coach for the Chicago Blackhawks and Jason is a graduate assistant strength and
conditioning coach at Michigan Tech University.
Rick Bronwell
Assistant Equipment Manager
Rick Bronwell enters his third season as assistant equipment manager for the
Sharks.
Working alongside Head Equipment Manager Mike Aldrich, Bronwell handles
all necessary equipment restoration, repair and customization of jerseys and the
numbering and lettering, as well as inventorying of game jerseys.
A certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association, Bronwell
spent the previous five seasons as head equipment manager for the Houston Aeros
of the American Hockey League, where he worked under current Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan.
In that role, Bronwell was responsible for all day-to-day duties of the team’s equipment maintenance, repair
and inventory. A staff member of the Aeros 2003 Calder Cup Champions, Bronwell also served as the head
equipment manger for Team Canada at the 2004 AHL All-Star Game.
Before joining Houston, he was the head equipment manager in 2001-02 for the Atlantic City Boardwalk
Bullies of the ECHL.
From 1996-01, Bronwell was the assistant equipment manager with the Kansas City Blades of the
International Hockey League and served as a game night assistant on the staff from 1992-96.
He and his wife, Heather, have two daughters; Ashleigh and Addison.
Roy Sneesby
Equipment Assistant and Equipment Transportation
Roy Sneesby enters his ninth season as equipment assistant and equipment
transportation.
Sneesby splits his duties between assisting the Sharks equipment staff on
day-to-day equipment and locker room maintenance in addition to coordinating the
efficient arrival and departure of both the Sharks and the visiting team’s equipment
and supplies.
From 1998-01, Sneesby served as the visiting locker room attendant for
HP Pavilion at San Jose. In addition, Sneesby served on the equipment staff for
Team USA during the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and attended the 2006 Winter Olympics, working for Easton
Sports.
Sneesby, who received his bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University, was born in Redwood City,
Calif. and was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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