John Wroblewski Explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. National Under- 17 Team . USA Hockey NTDP . 14 March 2019.
  2. Web site: The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League - Wroblewski named Gladiators head coach . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329213228/http://echl.com/wroblewski-named-gladiators-head-coach-p172084 . 2012-03-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: Sabres fire Amerks assistant coach John Wroblewski . Buffalo Hockey Beat . May 6, 2015.
  4. Web site: John Wroblewski named USA women's hockey team head coach for World Championship . The Athletic . May 31, 2022 . May 31, 2022.