John Wroblewski
| John Wroblewski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 26, 1981 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 | 2003–2007 | ||
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]
Coaching career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. National Under- 17 Team". USA Hockey NTDP. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League - Wroblewski named Gladiators head coach". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Sabres fire Amerks assistant coach John Wroblewski". Buffalo Hockey Beat. May 6, 2015.
- ^ "John Wroblewski named USA women's hockey team head coach for World Championship". The Athletic. May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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