Coach Arvanitis is from Montreal, Canada. He played for the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League for 7 years. He played in 386 games for the Blazers, recording 243 points and serving 1,239 penalty minutes. During his first year with the Blazers, he established a then-league record with 35 major penalties and 403 penalty minutes. Coach Arvanitis was also part of the championship Blazers team in 2000-01 season and was voted Fan Favorite by the OKC fans for 6 seasons. After a serious wrist injury that required 3 years of surgery and rehabilitation, Coach Arvanitis was forced into retirement from pro hockey. He then turned to coaching, first as an Assistant with the University of Oklahoma in 2005-2006 and then with the Oklahoma City Blazers in 2006-2007. Coach Arvanitis then took some time off from coaching due to a serious illness in his family. He now brings a great wealth of hockey experience and coaching experience to the Sooners. Coach Arvanitis and his wife Trish are proud parents of Maria, Alexander and Dmitri.