John Wroblewski

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John Wroblewski
Born (1981-05-26) May 26, 1981 (age 44)
Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Fresno Falcons (ECHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20032007

John Ellsworth Wroblewski (born May 26, 1981) is an American former ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the United States women's national ice hockey team. He is the former head coach of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League. [1]

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Coaching career

On August 3, 2011, the Gwinnett Gladiators announced that Wroblewski, the former assistant coach for the Wheeling Nailers, had been selected to take over from Jeff Pyle as the team's head coach. [2] After two successful seasons in Gwinnett, Wroblewski joined the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as an assistant coach. After another two seasons, he was fired as part of a coaching overhaul by the Amerks' owners, the Buffalo Sabres. [3]

On August 17, 2020, the Los Angeles Kings named Wroblewski the new head coach of the AHL's Ontario Reign. On May 31, 2022, Wroblewski was named the head coach of the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 University of Notre Dame NCAA 300448
2000–01 University of Notre DameNCAA3624622
2001–02 University of Notre DameNCAA3810112126
2002–03 University of Notre DameNCAA4017163338
2003–04 Fresno Falcons ECHL 729152442
2004–05 Fresno FalconsECHL5713102362
2005–06 Fresno FalconsECHL7223123510918461039
2006–07 Fresno FalconsECHL722023438663362
ECHL totals273656012529924791641

References

  1. "U.S. National Under- 17 Team". USA Hockey NTDP. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League - Wroblewski named Gladiators head coach". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  3. "Sabres fire Amerks assistant coach John Wroblewski". Buffalo Hockey Beat. May 6, 2015.
  4. "John Wroblewski named USA women's hockey team head coach for World Championship". The Athletic. May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.