Bob Jones
Associate Coach

With the return of Bob Boughner as Head Coach, Bob Jones will serve as an Associate Coach, a position he held previously for three seasons. His knowledge as well as his expertise in the junior hockey ranks were instrumental in helping lead the team to its championship performances in the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 campaigns. The Windsor Spitfires will follow Jones’ lead behind the bench for the 2010-2011 campaign, with the hopes of becoming the first team in CHL history to win three consecutive MasterCard Memorial Cup Championships
Prior to joining the Spitfires, Jones served as an Assistant Coach with the Sudbury Wolves (2004 - 2007) and helped guide the team to the OHL Eastern Conference and the OHL Championship Final three seasons ago. Jones also served as an Associate Coach and Assistant Director of Hockey Operations with the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors (2000-2004), Head Coach of the Gold Medalist Team Ontario Under-17 World Junior Hockey Championships (2004), Assistant Coach with the Brampton Battalion (1999-2000) and started his coaching career as an Assistant Coach with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (1995-1998).

He was also drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 9th Round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft before playing five seasons of professional hockey in the IHL and CoHL. Jones played his junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL for five seasons, including two seasons with Bob Boughner from 1988-1990 and one season with David Matsos in 1989-1990. Jones currently resides in Windsor, Ontario with his wife Paige and children Blake and Brianna.

D.J Smith
Assistant Coach

D.J Smith is entering his eighth season with the Windsor Spitfires as an Assistant Coach. Smith’s hard work and dedication has helped lead the team to its previous back-to-back championship runs.

D.J. is best known in Windsor for his remarkable career as a defenceman with the Spitfires, where he served as the team’s captain from 1996-97 and amassed an impressive 142 points from 1994-97.

He also played seven years of professional hockey from 1997-2004, in both the AHL and NHL (Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche). This season, D.J will look to help again lead the team to the pinnacle of hockey success. D.J currently lives in Tecumseh, Ontario with his son Colton.

David Matsos
Assistant Coach

David Matsos is entering his second season with the Spitfires as the team’s Assistant Coach and previously worked as Head Coach of the Sheffield Steelers Hockey Club in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) for four seasons from 2006-2010, leading them to back to back league playoff championships in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons as well as the EIHL’s regular season title in 2008-2009. He earned the EIHL’s Coach of the Year award in the 2008-2009 season. Additionally, Matsos served as the Senior Assistant Coach of Great Britain’s National Team from 2008-2010 and was part of the team’s bronze medal performance in Pool B of the 2009 World Hockey Championships.

Prior to his coaching career, Matsos played left-wing as a member of the OHL’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds from 1990-1993 and played alongside Spitfires President Bob Boughner from 1989-1991 and also with Spitfires Head Coach Bob Jones in the 1989-1990 season. In the 1990-1991 campaign, Matsos and Boughner won an OHL Championship with the Greyhounds, the first of three consecutive OHL titles that Matsos earned while in Sault Ste. Marie. He was also part of the Greyhounds 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 OHL championship squads and participated in the Memorial Cup tournament with Sault Ste. Marie in 1991 and 1992 before achieving the pinnacle of Canadian junior hockey success as a member of the Greyhound’s 1993 Memorial Cup championship team.

Following his junior hockey days, Matsos played one season with the University of Western Ontario and won a Queen’s Cup championship in the 1994-1995 season as well as one full season in 1995-1996 with the Canadian National Team. He won a silver medal as part of Team Canada at the 1996 World Hockey Championships and played three seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), two with the Adirondack Red Wings from 1996-1998 and his final AHL campaign with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 1999 before playing five seasons of hockey abroad in the BISL and EIHL.

Paul Billing
Goaltending Coach

Paul Billing enters his third season with the Spitfires as the Goaltending Coach. His work with Philipp Grubauer and Troy Passingham in the 2009-2010 campaign was pivotal to Windsor's championship performances. After joining Windsor, Grubauer finished the regular season with a 13-1-2 record along with a 2.37 goals against average and won his final 12 playoff starts with the Spitfires', leading the team to their second consecutive MasterCard Memorial Cup and Rogers OHL Championships. Troy Passingham also enjoyed a tremendous season, posting a 35-10-3 record with a 2.78 goals against average. Passingham's 35 wins were good for the second best OHL regular season total posted by a goaltender. Billing has 16 years of experience as a goaltending instructor, having worked at various goaltending schools in clinics prior to joining the Spitfires. He also played in goal at the Division One level in the U.S for St. Louis University and United States International University. Following his collegiate career, he was invited to attend the New York Rangers Training Camp before playing two seasons (1982-1984) in the International Hockey League with Peoria and Toledo. He also won a Turner Cup with Toledo in 1983 and had the IHL's lowest goals against average with goaltending partner Lorne Molleken during this season. Billing currently lives in Tecumseh, Ontario with his wife Delight and three children Georgia, Camille and Eli.

Joey Garland
Athletic Therapist

Joey Garland is entering his sixth season with the Spitfires as an Athletic Therapist. In the summer Joey helps run a dryland conditioning business, preparing younger players for the demands of elite hockey. In 2004, he worked with the Sheridan Bruins as a Therapist and was the Head Athletic Therapist at Olympia Sports Camp during the summer months of 2005 prior to being hired with the Spitfires. Garland graduated with a B.Sc. (Kinesiology) from Dalhousie University in 2002 and also obtained his Sports Injury Management Diploma from Sheridan College in 2005. He currently resides in Windsor, Ontario.

J.R. Grant
Head Equipment Manager

J.R. is in his his fifth season with the Spitfires and the first season as the team's Head Equipment Manager. J.R. graduated from Holy Names High School in Windsor.

Jerrod Smith
Video Coach

Jerrod Smith is entering his first season as Video Coach with the Spitfires. Jerrod received his undergrad degree from Acadia University and  recently graduated with his Masters Degree in Sports Administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Jerrod played in the OHL for The St. Michaels Majors and spent time playing professional hockey in both Germany and Australia.

Matt Tolmie
Dressing Room Attendant

Sam Uprichard
Dressing Room Attendant