Daniel Bochner

Daniel Bochner (born September 5, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former player. Since 2018, he has served as the player development coach for the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and SKA Saint Petersburg hockey club in the KHL.

Early life Bochner was born on September 5, 1984, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Playing career Bochner started playing for the Israel's Under-18 in 1998. Bochner played at several world championships. His last word championship with the team was at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III in Cape Town, South Africa, in April 2011. Playing for the Israeli team in IIHF Division II and III tournaments, he won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Ajax Axemen (2002-2004), Thornhill Thunderbirds (2004-2005), and Niagara Falls Canucks (2005–2006). After completing the season he moved to Europe and started playing for a newly formed HK Beostar adult team. He then moved to Nice hockey Côte d'Azur and was with the club when it became the champion of FFHG Division 2 in 2007-2008. He also worked with several ice hockey players as personal coach. The training program was developed by Bochner himself, based on his experience.

In Canada, he worked as a head coach of a number of teams in the Greater Toronto Hockey League and also as a high performance skills coach at Hockey Canada, a national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey. In 2018, he took the role of the director of the player development at the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, where he is responsible for the men’s and women’s Olympic and national teams. Also since 2018, he is the skills development coach for the SKA Saint Petersburg club and heads the “Red Machine”, a national hockey development program which trains coaches throughout the country.