Brian Galivan returns to USA Hockey’s National Team Development program for his fifth season as director of sports science for the 2023-24 campaign. 

Galivan is a world-renowned sports performance specialist who has had the privilege to work with elite athletes around the world. Brian is the founder of GVN Performance and Revitalab Chicago. His clients have participated in the Olympics, World Juniors and all major sports leagues across the United States and Europe.

Galivan's passion for human kinesiology and recovery modalities led him to carve out a hockey niche in his hometown Chicago area. He is a firm believer that you must be in a constant state of learning in order to grow and master your craft.

As a high-performance specialist, Galivan works with athletes and clients on strength and conditioning, injury rehabilitation and recovery, as well as athletic monitoring and testing. He is committed to working with his clients to reach optimal performance and understands the biomechanics, physical and emotional demands of athletes. His compassion and ability to mentor in both the gym and in life has allowed GVN performance to grow to much more than just a training facility. He has created a culture that gives elite athletes, youth, and adult fitness enthusiasts alike, the support, resources and inspiration to reach their true potential. 

The 2023-24 season be Cogan's first year as a player development coach for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cogan returns to the sport after 21 years as a Marine. He played four years of club hockey at Niagara University before enlisting his junior year of college.

Since retiring from active duty, Cogan worked with the Carolina Hurricanes during training camp before arriving to Plymouth.

Greg Wolfe returns to USA Hockey’s National Team Development program for his second season as the player development coach for the 2023-24 campaign. 

Wolfe joined USA Hockey after spending three years as a skill development coach in the Detroit-metro area with Total Package Hockey, where he was tasked with helping players improve their individual skills on the ice as well as learning how to prepare for life away from the rink.

Wolfe played five years (2014-19) of professional hockey that spanned the ECHL, AHL and in Norway’s top league. Prior to turning pro, he played collegiately at Michigan State University (2010-14) where he served as captain his junior and senior seasons and earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor and Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in his final year.

Julia Allain is the founder of Allain Mental Performance, which offers mental skills consulting, training and education to athletes, coaches and teams. She has worked with various NCAA, NEPSAC and internationally-competing athletes with an emphasis on helping athletes to perform at their very best and preparing them for the next level. Her work will be focused on improving the team's overall mental performance by implementing strategies to strengthen aspects of their game such as communication, confidence, self-talk, focus and execution. 

Allain earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Providence College in 2014 and her M.A. in sport psychology from McGill University in 2016. She published her first book, Everything I Got: 30 Lessons on What You Give, What You Get, and How You Grow Through Sports, in 2023 and has published research on hockey coaches' communication, motivation, and management strategies in the scientific journal and The Sport Psychologist.