John Wroblewski

John Wroblewski
Born (1981-05-26) 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

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 University of Notre Dame NCAA 30 0 4 4 8
2000–01 University of Notre Dame NCAA 36 2 4 6 22
2001–02 University of Notre Dame NCAA 38 10 11 21 26
2002–03 University of Notre Dame NCAA 40 17 16 33 38
2003–04 Fresno Falcons ECHL 72 9 15 24 42
2004–05 Fresno Falcons ECHL 57 13 10 23 62
2005–06 Fresno Falcons ECHL 72 23 12 35 109 18 4 6 10 39
2006–07 Fresno Falcons ECHL 72 20 23 43 86 6 3 3 6 2
ECHL totals 273 65 60 125 299 24 7 9 16 41

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.