Since 2006, Shane has been a key member of the leadership team at RSG. Shane is in charge of the identification and recruitment of future athletes and the support of their development in Western Canada/Western U.S. The evidence of his work in supporting athletes is demonstrated through the many of them who have reached their ultimate goal of playing in the NHL and other top leagues throughout the world. From first and second round NHL picks to undrafted signed players, the athletes he supports with the RSG team consistently achieve.

Shane’s background in hockey includes scouting at the minor pro and WHL levels and coaching and recruiting at the Junior A level. He has been a part of a Western Hockey League Championship, an Alberta Junior Hockey League Championship, and a Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey Championship. Originally from Ontario, Shane lived in New Brunswick where he played university hockey, was a league all-star, team MVP, and earned an NHL free agent tryout contract.

Shane has Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from St. Thomas University and a Masters of Education degree from the University of Lethbridge. He currently resides in Salmon Arm, British Columbia with his two daughters, Taylor and Makenna close by.

Prior to joining RSG’s Legal Counsel, Taylor played five years in the QMJHL where he attended NHL training camps with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Following his junior career, he attended The University of New Brunswick where he won 2 National Championships and was an Academic All-Canadian while graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate from UNB Law.

Taylor went on to play professionally in the ECHL and in Europe where he received honours while attending the prestigious Edinburgh Business School. As Legal Counsel to RSG, he is part of the contract research and structuring process while overseeing all legal matters.

Taylor has lived in provinces across Canada and maintains a network of hockey-related contacts throughout North America. He currently resides in Fredericton, New Brunswick where he is an active member of the New Brunswick Bar Association.

Before entering the agency business, Marc Lavigne spent ten years coaching, receiving degrees in levels from midget to junior. Marc was a founder of an expansion Midget AAA team in Chateauguay, where he acted as V-P of Hockey for three years. In the first year of Marc’s Midget AAA team, they won the Provincial Championship and represented Quebec at the Telus Cup.

Marc attended Loyola High School, Champlain College, and McGill. In 2003, he became the youngest municipal in the history of his city. Marc is married to Sonya Leduc and his son Andrew is a strength coach to several RSG Hockey clients.

Since joining RSG Hockey in 2007, Jeff has utilized a continually growing network of amateur and professional contacts to recruit and support players with professional aspirations in the United States and Ontario.

Before entering the agency business, Jeff spent time working with a talent management firm as an artist representative and talent buyer.

Jeff currently resides in Buffalo, NY with his young family. Jeff attended Carlinville High School and Southern Illinois University.