Pat Ferschweiler
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1970 (54 years old)
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Western Michigan
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Pat Ferschweiler was named Western Michigan head hockey coach on Aug. 3, 2021 after spending two seasons as an associate head coach with the program (2019-21). It was his second stint with the Broncos after he spent four years as an assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings under former WMU head coach Jeff Blashill. Prior to entering the professional coaching ranks, Ferschweiler was an assistant coach/associate head coach for WMU from 2010-2014.
He also has extensive international coaching experience, winning a gold medal as the head coach of the US U-17 Team at the Five Nations Tournament in 2017. He served as an assistant coach with the US U-18 Team at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2018 and then served as the team’s head coach for the 2019 Tournament. He was also an assistant coach for the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, earning a bronze medal with the team.
In his time as WMU’s head coach, Ferschweiler has accumulated 70 wins, including 40 victories in conference play. In just three seasons, he has coached three All-Americans, eight All-Conference players, five NCHC individual award winners, two national goal leaders and one Hobey Baker Finalist. Off the ice, Ferschweiler has seen the Broncos amass 74 NCHC Academic All-Conference honors and 44 NCHC Distinguished Scholar Athletes. The Broncos had a program-high 21 players earn NCHC Academic All-Conference honors in 2021-22. Nationally, 11 players have secured All-American Scholar status. In terms of development, 21 players have gone on to sign professional contracts during his time with the program.
During the 2023-24 season, Ferschweiler guided the Broncos to a third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in program history. The Brown and Gold finished the season with 21 wins, which included going unbeaten in non-conference play. With another strong season, WMU was ranked in the USCHO and USA Hockey top 20 throughout the entire season.
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