Jonah Williams is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Gilmour Academy boys prep and 16-U hockey teams in the 2021-22 school year.

Before coming to the Gilmour, Williams served as an assistant coach with the Wausau Cyclones of the NA3HL. Williams also coached for the Minnesota Northern Wings 18-U AAA team based in Duluth, Minn. He was a camp counselor at Hockey Ministries International in Fargo, N.D. and also works with the Heartland Hockey Camp in Deerwood, Minn. each summer.

Williams has also spent time as a scout for the Chippewa Steel and Kansas City Scouts in the North American Hockey League and is currently a MN/WI scout with Neutral Zone LLC as well as with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL.

Williams grew up in Hermantown, Minn. where he attended both Hermantown High School and Duluth Denfeld High School before departing for junior hockey. Williams attended Bridgton Academy in Maine as a post-graduate and a boarding student in their residence hall where he played prep hockey and had a successful junior career in the EJEPL.

Away from hockey, Williams enjoys movies, attending other sporting events and going to the lake whenever he can find the time.

“Coach Williams will bring a great eye for talent, having plenty of scouting experience, as well as a great skills background through his extensive camp work,” head boys prep coach Mike Chiellino said. “Jonah will head up a lot of our skills sessions this season and is excited to begin.”

Williams will also reside and serve as a residence hall proctor in Gilmour’s Murphy Residence Hall.