Tyler Dietrich

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Tyler Dietrich (born July 2, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He is currently working for Team Canada.

Vancouver City in British Columbia, Canada

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British Columbia Province of Canada

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Career

Dietrich played WHL hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Everett Silvertips, interrupted by a stint at BCHL teams Salmon Arm Silverbacks and Trail Smoke Eaters.

Western Hockey League Sports league

The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada. Teams play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup, with the winner moving on to play for the Memorial Cup, Canada's national junior championship. WHL teams have won the Memorial Cup 19 times since the league became eligible to compete for the trophy. Many players have been drafted from WHL teams, and have found success at various levels of professional hockey, including the National Hockey League (NHL).

Moose Jaw Warriors Ice hockey team

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they were known as the Winnipeg Warriors. The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place in the city centre. The team has never won the WHL championship.

Medicine Hat Tigers ice hockey team

The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970. The team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles, and continues to rally for the Cup annually. Starting in the 2015–16 season, the Tigers have begun play at the Canalta Centre after forty-five seasons at the Medicine Hat Arena. They had a sell-out streak at The Arena dating back 197 games.

In 2005, he enrolled at the University of British Columbia, before transferring to the University of New Brunswick one year later. Dietrich was significantly slowed down by injuries throughout his playing career. [1] He spent the final season (2009–10) of his playing career at St. Thomas University and subsequently turned to coaching, standing behind the bench of the Hollyburn Huskies at the Midget A1-T1 level during the 2010–11 season.

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thunderbirds are the most successful athletic program both regionally in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, and nationally in U Sports.

St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies

St. Thomas Tommies is the nickname of the athletics teams at St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The name “Tommies” derives from the First World War, referring to a British soldier or “Tommy”. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. “Tommies” were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war. STU basically shares the campus with the University of New Brunswick and hence some of the facilities. The women's hockey teams, and the men's and women's cross country and track teams are members of the Atlantic University Sport. The remainder of the teams are members of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association.

In 2011, he accepted a position as coach in the youth ranks of Hungarian club Székesfehérvár, enjoying great success in the following years. [2] In 2015, he took over the head coaching job at the club's second men's team and prior to the 2016–17 campaign, was named head coach of the club's first squad, which competes in the Austrian elite league EBEL. [3] During the pre-season in August 2016, Dietrich asked the club to cancel his contract. [4] He then worked for Team Canada in different positions, including Video Coach during the 2016 Deutschland Cup [5] and Manager, Hockey Operations for the National Junior Team. [6] In this position, he helped Canada win the 2017 Spengler Cup. [7]

Austrian Hockey League sports league

The Austrian Hockey League is the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria, although it currently features additional teams from the Czech Republic, Italy and Hungary.

Canada mens national ice hockey team Mens national ice hockey team representing Canada

The Canadian national men's ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since.

The 2016 Deutschland Cup was the 27th edition of the tournament.

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References

  1. ↑ "STUTOMMIES.COM: Tyler Dietrich may find his niche with Tommies". stutommies.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Weekend Read: Tyler Dietrich winning coach". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ↑ marksoft. "Tyler Dietrich new Fehervar head coach - en.hockeyfans.at". en.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ "EBEL-Cheftrainer schmeißt hin". www.laola1.at. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  5. ↑ "2016 Deutschland Cup Roster". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Rosters". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Rosters". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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