Hockey Operations

A native of Petrolia, Ontario, Garrett Rutledge is a proven professional hockey coach and general manager with a reputation for building high-accountability, championship-caliber cultures.

Named the FPHL Coach of the Year in 2023, Rutledge brings elite tactical experience spanning the professional ranks and major junior hockey, including valuable coaching tenures in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit, where he won the memorial cup and helped develop top NHL prospects.

Most recently, he led hockey operations as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Athens Rock Lobsters, further establishing his status as a modern leader who excels at both elite roster construction and on-ice player development.

Over a 10 season tenure with the USPHL’s Charlotte Rush, Jewell served as Head Coach and General Manager, as well as Director of Hockey Operations, helping guide the program to 3 USPHL National Championships while consistently pushing player advancement to higher levels of junior, collegiate, and professional hockey.

He also spent one season as an Assistant Coach with the Corpus Christi IceRays of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), contributing to player development at the Tier II junior level.

As a player, Jewell competed for four years at NCAA D-III Johnson & Wales University before advancing to a two-year professional career in the SPHL. His combined experience as both player and coach has shaped a well rounded perspective focused on development, detail, culture, and competitive success at every level.

The 2025-26 season is Kyle Sherrill’s eighth with the Marksmen as the Head Athletic Trainer. He has been involved in minor league hockey in Fayetteville since 2007.

A native of Red Springs, N.C., Kyle earned his B.S. in athletic training from Methodist University . He also minored in physical education as well as strength and conditioning. He has been a BOC certified athletic trainer since 2008.

He was a member of the medical staff for the Fayetteville FireAntz, SPHL championship season (2006-07), and the FireAntz Regular Season Championship (2012). He was also a member of medical staff for the Fayetteville Guard, NIFL Championship season (2007) and the Cape Fear Heroes AIF Championship Season (2012), SIF Championship Season (2017).

Along with his passion of working with professional athletes, Kyle also enjoys providing athletic training services youth athletes in the Cape Fear region. Kyle has been a member of the NATA since 2005 and enjoys using his knowledge to educate the community in sports medicine.