16U Hockey

Coach Uryadov first joined South Kent School community in the Fall of 2000 as a student, and returned to his alma mater in the Fall of 2015 as Faculty and Coach. 

He is originally from St. Petersburg Russia, where he grew up playing hockey for SKA St. Petersburg. While there, he captained his 1986 birth-year team and led the team in points in every single season, helping SKA to advance to Russian National Championships and receive the silver medals in 1998-1999 season.

Coach Uryadov then continued his hockey career at South Kent School, where he served as team captain for multiple seasons and helped the team win their first New England Prep School Ice Hockey Championship in 2004. 

After South Kent School, he attended and played for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), graduating in 2009. He returned to Europe, where he continued to play professionally until 2011. 

Since joining the South Kent School Hockey  staff, Coach Uryadov has worked with teams from all three levels 15O, 16U and 18U, helping them win numerous USPHL, Showcase and Tournament Championships, as well as helping lead teams to multiple appearances at Nationals and winning Nationals with the 18U team in 2017-2018 season.

He resides on campus with his wife Elena and their sons Mark and Alexander.

Billy Vizzo is the 16U Hockey Assistant Coach at South Kent School. 

Coach Vizzo joins the Hillside in 2024 from Shelton, CT, gaining a wealth of hockey experience from a young age. Billy was a standout talent at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, earning First Team All-State honors during his sophomore and junior years. This led him to signing with American International College, a division one hockey program of the Atlantic Hockey League. After playing at AIC for one year, Vizzo also played for Curry College. While being one of the team captains, Billy had a career changing season, achieving Third Team All CCC honors.

His impressive play with Curry put him on the map for professional hockey,  as he signed with the Worcester Railers in 2020. During the 2022-23 season, Vizzo went on to play for the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, helping the team win the SPHL championship. Billy finished his professional career in Abu Dhabi, as he now looks forward to his first coaching opportunity with South Kent.

Outside of hockey, Billy enjoys golfing, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Coach Bonis has extensive experience with both hockey and athletic conditioning. He played both at Proctor Academy and in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). He is a USA certified swim coach, lifeguard, lifeguard instructor and is the Connecticut Trainer for Heroes of Tomorrow, run by former Navy Seal Stewart Smith.

Coach Bonis was a competitive cyclist and now competes as an open water swimmer, conquering the 2018 Lake Champlain Open Water Race and the 2019 Peaks to Portland open water swim. Whether it is climbing the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountains, swimming across the largest lake in New England, clinging to a rock face, or pushing impressive weight in various directions, Coach Bonis has spent the better part of his life connecting with people through fitness. 

Coach Bonis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Health and has taught anatomy, physiology and philosophy. He has been mentoring student-athletes both inside and outside the weight room at South Kent School since 2005. The classes he has taught, as well as the training programs he has designed, always take the mind and body connection into account. An excellent motivator, Coach Bonis knows that it takes self-reliance to accomplish anything, “Working out is not always the hardest thing, it’s sometimes just getting to the gym that is the most challenging part.” 

Ryan Goodliffe joined South Kent School as the Assistant Hockey Coach/Goalie Coach in 2023. Born and raised in Brewster, NY, Goodliffe became a goaltender at a young age. Goodliffe played three years of Junior Hockey and, in 2023, signed a professional tryout contract with the FPHL Elmira Mammoth.

Goodliffe has spent the last year coaching for Prime Goaltending, training young goaltenders to enhance their skills. Previous to working as a goaltending coach, Coach Goodliffe worked with equipment suppliers as a Goalie Sales Assistant for Wesco Sports and as a Customer Service Representative for Cooke’s Skate Supply. 

Coach Goodliffe joins South Kent to continue to inspire and develop young athletes so they are prepared for the next level. In his free time, he enjoys the health and fitness space.