Andrew Wilkins
Head Coach
Andrew Wilkins has completed his sixth season as the head coach of the Thunderwolves, leading the team to three consecutive playoff appearances, highlighted by a championship run that fell just short in 2022-23. Before stepping behind the bench, Wilkins spent four years as an assistant coach with the program.
As a player, the Pickering, Ontario native competed in the OHL with the London Knights and Owen Sound Attack before joining the Thunderwolves in 2009-10. In his final season in 2013-14, he was selected as team captain, named Lakehead University Male Athlete of the Year, and voted the team’s Most Valuable Player. Wilkins remains 18th on the Thunderwolves' all-time scoring list.
Andrew has moved into second on the Thunderwolves coaching wins list for the regular season with 78 wins trailing only Pete Belliveau who is first with 84. Andrew also picked up his 100th win overall with the Thunderwolves this past season which places him second on the all-time list only trailing Belliveau who is first with 133.
Jeremy Adduono
Associate Coach
Jeremy is a former professional hockey player.
He was drafted in the seventh round, 184th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Draft from the OHL's Sudbury Wolves.
He played with the Rochester Americans for three seasons and spent one more AHL season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before moving to Europe to play in Germany (Deutsche Eishockey Liga ) the Cologne Sharks. After three seasons with the Sharks and one with the Iserlohn Roosters, Adduono joined HC Pustertal Wolfe of Italy's Serie A in the 2007-08 season. In 2008, he moved to Ravensburg Towerstars based in Ravensburg Germany, who play in the German 2 Bundesliga, where he played two seasons.
From 2010-11 to 2012-13 Jeremy was an Assistant Coach with the Thunderwolves before accepting the Head Coaching job with the Thunder Bay North Stars.
Jeremy spent 4 successful seasons with the club, including a Coach of the Year honours in 2014-15.
Jeremy rejoined the Thunderwolves staff in 2021-22 as an Associate Coach to Head Coach Andrew Wilkins.
Kari Rikkonen
Goalie Coach
