Coach Dean grew up playing his youth hockey in northern New Jersey before moving on to prep at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York for three years.
Upon graduation from Northwood he spent a year playing junior hockey for the Cornwall Colts in Cornwall, Ontario. After capturing a league championship with the Colts, he moved on to play in Hockey East at Providence College.
Graduating in 2000 from Providence he then moved on to play professionally for three years in the ECHL and CHL.
Once his playing days were over Coach Dean immediately started coaching in his home state of New Jersey for the North Jersey Avalanche.  Helping the ’92 Avalanche Peewee team capture a National title in 2005. 
In addition to coaching he was also part of the full time hockey department that over saw all aspects of player development from mites to junior age athletes.
In 2005, Coach Dean moved to Massachusetts and began working for Pro Ambitions hockey schools where he is responsible for weekly skill sessions as well as directing various day and boarding camps during the summer months. 
He is very committed to developing young athletes on and off the ice and has a great love of the game.