John Wroblewski | |
Played For: | Fresno Falcons (ECHL) |
Position: | Right wing |
Shoots: | Right |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 212 |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1981 |
Birth Place: | Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 2003 |
Career End: | 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]
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]