Hockey Operations

 

Aidan Zielaznicki – Head Equipment Manager

Aiden Zielaznicki returns for his second season with the Titans, after being named as the Head Equipment Manager for the 2024-25 season.  A native of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Zielaznicki got his start in hockey playing for Brick at the venerable Ocean Ice Palace. He played varsity hockey for Point Pleasant Boro for all four of his high school seasons, leading his team to a conference championship birth as a senior.  He then played for Kutztown University in the College Hockey Federation, where he was named a captain and recorded nearly a point per game for the Golden Bears before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management in May 2023.

 

Joe Abruzzo – Head Athletic Trainer

Joe Abruzzo is in his 9th season with the New Jersey Titans. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Long Island University-Brooklyn with a Masters degree in Athletic Training in 2005.  He began his junior hockey career in 2007 with the Metro Moose in the Continental Hockey Association. From 2013-16 he was the Athletic Trainer for the New York Bobcats in Eastern Hockey League, before joining the Titans in the summer of 2016.  Abruzzo also works in the National Hockey League, beginning as an intern with the New York Rangers before being hired directly by the League in 2016. He lives in East Brunswick, New Jersey, with his wife Christina and two children.