Locker Room Sponsorships

Al Bloomer High School Locker Room:

Al is a USA Hockey Director Emeritus and the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Walter Yaciuk Award for his contributions to USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program.  He served as National Coach in Chief and Director USA Hockey’s Coaches Section from 2004 – 2012. Al has been involved with USA Hockey for over 45 years. He has been a member of the Youth Council, the Legal Council, and USA Hockey’s Player Development Committee.  He currently serves on the USAH Playing Rules Committee and Youth Council Officials Retention Sub Committee.  Al received the 2010 USA Hockey Presidents Award in recognition for his contributions to USA Hockey.  

Along with Eric Bonanno and Bliss Littler, Al was a guiding force with the AWHL/NAHL Tier II Junior “A” Billings Bulls. For 12 seasons, Al was on the bench as the team’s Associate Head Coach. He was elected an inaugural member of the Billings Bulls Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.

In 1978 Al was a founding member of the Billings Amateur Hockey League. He served the organization in numerous roles including Director, President and Coach in Chief. In 1982 he led a group in the design, funding, and construction of Centennial Arena. In 1983 the Bloomer family was granted a life time membership in the BAHL.  Al led the organization of Montana Amateur Hockey in 1991 and their acceptance into USAH. He served as a director and their first Affiliate President. In 2015 he was honored with the Ray Tillman Heart of Montana Award.  

Upon graduation from Canton High School in upstate New York, he became a Division I player at St. Lawrence University. He was elected to the Canton High School Hall of Fame in October 2012. Al co-captained the Saints his senior year and received All-ECAC honors.  Following graduation, he continued his hockey while in graduate school with the McGill University Redmen in Montreal, PQ, where he was the first US-born skater elected team captain and honored as the team’s MVP. 

Al is retired from the oil and gas business and lives with his wife Carol in Red Lodge, MT. They are the proud parents of Rob (Missy) and Jeff and the grandparents of Megan, Alyssa, Luke, and Sage.

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Montana’s First Designated Female Locker Room at an Ice Rink:

Rendering of the Women’s Locker Room

The Signal Peak Energy Ice Arena will be a transformational project for Billings and the surrounding region — a state-of-the-art, multiuse, ADA-accessible facility that will serve a broad population of youth and adult athletes, spectators, and community members of all backgrounds and abilities. Beyond the significant economic impact — bringing thousands of visitors and millions of dollars to Billings annually — the true heart of the project lies in the expanded opportunities it will create, particularly for women and children.

At the forefront of this commitment is the Arena’s historic offering: the first and only designated female locker room at an ice rink in the entire state of Montana. This vital addition recognizes the explosive 65% growth in female participation in ice sports over the past 15 years and meets an urgent, long-overdue need. By providing a dedicated space for female athletes to prepare, train, and build camaraderie, the Signal Peak Energy Arena will break barriers and send a powerful message — that girls and women belong in every corner of the sports world, including on the ice.

Donate to the Girls Locker Room by clicking here.

Cam Strong Locker Room:

Cam Strong is a Billings native and graduate of West High School who went on to play NCAA Division I hockey at Dartmouth College. His connection to the sport began early—he was a stick boy for the Billings Bulls before he ever laced up his own skates—and from those early days, his passion and talent for the game only grew.

Strong credits his upbringing in Billings and his time around the Bulls as key influences in his development as both a player and a person. After his early years in Billings, he advanced to play for the Colorado Rampage Hockey Association and later in the North American Hockey League with Topeka before being recruited to Dartmouth. During his collegiate career, he was voted Rookie of the Year as a freshman, earned the McInnis Award for sportsmanship in both his sophomore and senior seasons, and served as an alternate captain in his final year. Strong graduated from Dartmouth with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and was also named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

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Brumwell Family Locker Room:

The Brumwell family is deeply grateful and honored to have this locker room dedicated in their name. This space reflects not only their love for the sport of hockey, but also the community in Billings that shaped their lives in lasting ways.

Murray Brumwell first came to Billings in 1978, leaving Calgary to play for the Billings Bighorns—a decision that led him to both a new chapter in his hockey career and to meeting his wife, Jan. After playing in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils, and later serving as a player-assistant coach in the AHL, Murray and Jan chose to return to Billings to raise their sons, Dana and Dylan, in the place that had already given them so much.

For more than 20 years, Murray dedicated himself to coaching youth hockey throughout the Billings community, guiding players from their earliest years through competitive ranks. His impact reached far beyond the ice, building relationships and instilling values that shaped young athletes well into adulthood. He continues to enjoy the game today, skating in local beer-league hockey and cherishing the camaraderie hockey has always provided.

The Brumwell family’s journey represents commitment, humility, and a sincere belief in giving back. May every athlete who enters this locker room be reminded of their example—and inspired to carry forward the spirit of community, passion, and togetherness that defines Billings hockey.

Donate to the Brumwell Family Locker Room by clicking here.

Picicci Family Locker Room:

For more than three decades, the Picicci Family has been at the heart of Billings hockey. Pat Picicci began playing at age four and went on to compete at the junior level in Spokane before turning his lifelong passion toward service. Since arriving in Billings in 1991, he has poured countless hours into the sport—playing, coaching, and officiating at every level. His coaching career began in 1993 with bantams and continued through high school teams and, eventually, his own sons’ teams until 2016. As an official, Pat has never missed a single season and has served as the USA Hockey Referee-in-Chief for the Northern Plains District since 2011. His impact extends off the ice as well, with decades of volunteer leadership across BAHL committees, Montana ACE programming, and community skating organizations.

Chandra Picicci started figure skating at age 7, competing competitively until she was 14. She taught private lessons, power skate and learn to skate classes while also serving as the BAHL League Director from 2009 through April 2014. She is also the USAH Montana Associate Registrar, a role she’s held since 2021.

The Piciccis are not ones to boast, but their influence on Montana hockey is undeniable. All three of their sons grew up in the Billings youth program, each following in their parents’ footsteps as players, referees, and coaches—continuing a family legacy defined by service, sportsmanship, and a deep love for the ice. Their commitment embodies exactly what Signal Peak Energy Arena is built to support: families who strengthen the ice sports community by giving back year after year. Supporting the Picicci Family Locker Room is an opportunity to honor a family whose dedication has shaped generations of athletes and will continue to inspire many more.

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Greg Smith Locker Room:

Greg Smith was born July 18, 1955 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Ponoka, a small town of 5,000, boasts deep hockey roots and has produced nine NHL players. Coached by his father Jim, Greg played all his minor hockey in Ponoka before moving his senior year to play Junior A hockey for the Calgary Canucks. While playing for the Canucks he was recruited by Colorado College. He was drafted his sophomore year by the California Golden Seals as the 57th pick and, after his junior year, signed a professional contract.

After five games played with the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, farm team to the California Golden Seals, he was called up to play his first NHL game, the California Golden Seals vs. the L.A Kings. This would be the last game the Seals would play in California. The team was moved to Cleveland, Ohio and became the Cleveland Barons in the NHL. After two seasons in Cleveland the team merged with the Minnesota North Stars and moved to Minnesota. Greg played three seasons with the North Stars, playing in the 1981 Stanley Cup finals against the Islanders. Greg was traded to the Detroit Red Wings after the Stanley Cup run and spent five seasons with the Red Wings. He was then traded to the Washington Capitals where he spent the last three seasons of his career. In 1977 Greg was proud to represent Canada in the World Championships in Vienna and in Moscow in 1979. His career NHL totals : 829 games, 56 goals, 232 assists, 288 total points and 1,110 penalty minutes.

After retiring at the end of the 1987-88 season, Smith, his wife Lori and three children moved to Billings, Montana. His two daughters, Aleah and Jordan, were avid figure skaters and son Nolan grew up playing hockey at Centennial Arena under the tutelage of his father. Smith coached minor hockey in Billings for several years and his teams won several state championships. He took great pride in his boys and their successes. He is very proud to have helped several players advance to play junior and college hockey.

Greg is honored to have a locker room dedicated to him and only wishes this facility was available during his coaching days in Billings. He has four young grandsons and hopes they may get to skate in this great new facility.

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Jake Doty Locker Room:

Jake Doty grew up playing in the BAHL until he was 15 when he started playing for the Yellowstone Quake in Cody, Wyoming for two seasons. (2008-10). From there he moved on to the Seattle Thunderbirds (2010-12) and Medicine Hat Tigers (2012-14) of the WHL, rounding out his junior career.

Doty signed his first NHL contract at 20 years old with the St. Louis Blues, spending 4 seasons in the organization (Alaska Aces, Chicago Wolves, and the Missouri Mavericks) before bouncing to the UK for two seasons with the Braehead Clan (2017-18) and a brief stop with the Nottingham Panthers. He spent the rest of the 2018-19 season with the Allen Americans in the ECHL before spending the last 7 seasons with the Ontario Reign (2019-current) in the AHL, an LA Kings affiliate.

Doty is currently playing his 12th professional season and recently played his 500th professional game!

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Jon Booras Locker Room:

Center Jon Booras has enjoyed a compelling and wide-ranging hockey career, finding success at nearly every level of the game. A Billings native, Booras starred for his hometown Billings Bulls of the AWHL before moving on to the USHL, where he spent two seasons splitting time between the Sioux Falls Stampede and the Topeka Scarecrows. His strong play with Topeka included a 40-point season that helped earn him the opportunity to play college hockey.

Booras went on to attend Lake Superior State University, where he played two seasons and served as an alternate captain during his senior year in 2005–06. After his NCAA career, he spent the next nine years competing professionally across the UHL, IHL, ECHL, and CHL.

He later took his career overseas, serving as an alternate captain for DVTK Jegesmedvék in the MOL Liga. Booras recorded 68 points in 44 games, along with 19 points in eight postseason contests, before signing with Orlik Opole in Poland, where he posted 16 points in 11 games. He returned to the MOL Liga for the 2016–17 season, playing for Budapest.

Booras hopes his journey inspires young players in Montana to never give up on their dream of playing hockey for a living.

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Joe Studiner Locker Room:

Hockey in Billings was built in large part by Mr. Joe Studiner. We are proud to name a locker room in Signal Peak Energy Arena in his honor. More information on his hockey career coming soon!

Donate to the Joe Studiner Locker Room by clicking here.