Valpo Hockey would like to express great sadness for the passing of Club President/Manager and Scheduler, Jeffrey (Jeff) Lafferty. Jeff joined the club in 2009 when his eldest son Matt Schweiger was a goaltender for the club, and he took on the position of team manager and scheduler at that time. Jeff stayed involved with the club filling those same roles for the years between Matt's graduation in 2013 until his youngest son Andrew Lafferty joined the team in 2017. He eventually expanded his role within the club to become the club President, which he has served as for the last two seasons.

Jeff was a beloved member of the South Bend hockey community, and Valpo Hockey was fortunate to be the beneficiary of his passion for so many years. Our condolences go out to his wife Chris; his children Matt, Ashley and Andrew; and his large extended family. We will miss you, Jeff. We guess Jack needed a companion to watch hockey with in heaven. Let him know we all miss him, too.

With deepest sadness, Valpo Hockey Club