Luke Kasteel
About
I have joined The Coaches Site on May 20, 2026.
Coaching Certifications
HP1
Hockey Canada
2019-06-25
Hockey Canada's HP1 — the elite NCCP certification for coaches of U15 AAA, U18 AAA, and Junior A, and up, built around high-performance team play, power play, penalty kill, and game-decision development
Coaching Experiences
Founder - Head Instructor
Lightsteel Hockey
2026-05-01 - Present
Founded Lightsteel to deliver accelerated player development through private and small-group lessons, dryland training, and off-season programs for elite players. Built a connected system — skating, skills, shooting, and strength under one method — focused entirely on game transfer.
U13 A1 Head Coach
Langley Minor Hockey Association
2024-08-15 - 2026-03-15
Skills Coach & U15 A1 Head Coach
North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
2021-08-15 - 2022-03-15
Skills Coach
West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
2017-08-15 - 2022-06-15
Assistant Coach
NW Giants U18AAA
2017-08-15 - 2018-03-15
Development Coach
North Shore Winter Club
2016-08-15 - 2022-07-15
Skills development coach instructing skating, shooting, and stickhandling, lessons, camps and programs for all ages U7-U18
Head Coach - U11 - U15
North Shore Winter Club
2016-08-15 - 2022-03-15
Team coach across multiple age groups over 5 years: U11, U13, U15.
Head of Development
Langley Minor Hockey Association
2014-06-15 - Present
Lead player and coach development across the association, designing development frameworks, practice standards, and skills programming to raise the quality of training association-wide.
Skills & Gym Trainer
Hockey Performance Center
2012-06-15 - 2014-08-31
Skills, Skatemill, and Gym Trainer