“Kyle’s been with us since he’s been in youth hockey, and he’s never left. His work ethic, love for the game, and willingness to continually push to get better will be evident in his job,” said APX Hockey General Manager Erik Rasmussen about the addition. 

“I was here from day one, so I’ve seen what it first was way back in the day, and I’ve been through it all as a player,” said Osterberg. “When I was in college at the University of Minnesota Duluth I started to be an instructor on the ice and became part-time staff (at APX) while still trying to workout and skate here as a college athlete - then I transitioned over into my professional playing career while still doing workouts and skating here with the pro group,  as well as coaching and mentoring the kids.” 

As a professional hockey player, the 30-year-old spent time in many different leagues in multiple countries like Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. He has extensive knowledge of the game that will be invaluable to the APX team. 

As the new Director of Player Development for the 13s/14s/15s Tiers, Osterberg will be doing plenty of on and off-ice training and development with APX athletes, along with taking on a portion of administrative work and spearheading communication with skaters of this age group and their families. Osterberg will be having plenty of tactical and realistic discussions with these highly motivated individuals about where these players are at in their current hockey journey, figuring out what their goals are, and how they can achieve those goals while becoming the best player and person that they can be both on and off the ice.