Academic Staff
Pat Malloy - Hockey Director
As the Program Coordinator for The Peak Hockey Program, Pat brings a wealth of teaching knowledge. Past experiences include working with many professional and elite teams, athletes, and coaches. As program coordinator for the Peak Hockey Program, Pat has developed specific on-ice training methods that target specific energy systems, muscle groups, angles, and balance points to enhance skating and hockey skill performance. He continues to develop a strong structural base for the Peak Hockey Program, focusing on skill development, mental, physical, nutritional, and ethical aspects of the game.
Pat is a Canadian National Player Development Coach certified as part of the High-Performance Stream with Hockey Canada and was the first coach in Hockey Eastern Ontario among the few nationally to be granted this designation. Licensed as a Registered Professional Coach and Learning Facilitator with the Coaches Association of Canada, Pat is active in youth, player, professional, and coach education and development.
Professionally, Pat’s NHL coaching experience includes several seasons as a Development Coach for the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL as well as a consultant in Player Development for the Ottawa Senators organization. At the Major Junior level, Pat is a former Player Development & Performance Coach with the Gatineau Olympiques in the QMJHL.
Pat continues to individually consult some of the best players in the NHL, North America, and Europe including many 1st Round NHL draft picks, established NHL players, captains, and major award winners.
For over 2 decades from Initiation through Junior “A” to the National Hockey League Pat has advanced thousands of players to higher levels of achievement. He is a current GM, Coach, and Alternate Governor in the Central Junior “A” Hockey League.
Through powerful communication, collaboration, and emotional intelligence to create dynamic evidence-based processes Pat is a driver of development and performance.
Brian Bygrave - Strength and Conditioning Instructor / Administrative Coordinator
Brian has been part of Peak Centre for Human Performance since 2023, working across both the training floor and the performance lab. He is a Fitness Teacher at Peak Centre Academy, delivering programming for students across all grade levels and supporting long-term athletic development.
With a background in high-level competitive hockey, Brian brings firsthand experience from elite sport into his coaching. He competed at the AAA and Junior levels, developing a strong foundation in performance training, physical preparation, and accountability—principles that continue to shape his work today.
At Peak Centre, Brian plays a key role in assessment and testing services. He has overseen on- and off-ice testing, managed strength checks, and regularly runs VO₂ max and physiological performance testing. He works with youth, competitive, and professional athletes, using objective data to guide training decisions and track progress over time.
Brian is also involved in the administrative and operational side of Peak Centre, helping ensure a seamless connection between coaching, testing, and athlete support. His approach is practical, data-driven, and athlete-focused—grounded in both lived sport experience and performance science.
Kailey Filson - Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Kailey attended Lakehead University where she completed an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, as well as a Master of Science degree in kinesiology, with a focus on sport psychology. Once she completed her schooling, she decided it was time to move, and Ottawa was where she landed. Once settled in the nation’s capital, Kailey attained her Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, along with her Certified Personal Trainer certificate from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. Kailey is also a Registered Kinesiologist.
Kailey works with both the Peak Academy as well as the Peak Centre. With the Academy, she runs the Senior Fitness classes, as well as teaches the grade 12 Introduction to Kinesiology course. On the Peak Centre side of things, she does physiology assessments in the lab, and works with clients in the training centre.
She has experience working in fitness settings with children, young adults, varsity athletes, military personnel, general population, as well as specific populations focused on physical rehabilitation. Kailey also worked as a Teaching Assistant during her graduate degree, where she ran kinesiology labs for first year students. Having been a student-athlete herself in the sport of cycling and mountain biking, she understands the demands from both school and sport.
In her free time, Kailey loves spending time with her daughter and husband doing anything outside. Paddle boarding, hiking, skiing, and cycling are a few of her favourite activities. Excited for all her experience and schooling to come together at Peak, Kailey strives to be at her best for all the Peak Academy students and Peak Centre clients who give their best every day.