John WroblewsKI AT A GLANCE


John WroblewsKI AT A GLANCE

Hometown: Neenah, Wis.

Age: 34.

Junior playing experience: U.S. National Team Development, 1997-98; U.S. Junior National Team, 1997-99.

College: Notre Dame, 1999-2003.

Pro playing career: A right winger, he played four seasons for the ECHL’s Fresno Falcons. His best season was his last (2006-07) when he scored 20 goals and made 23 assists. In his third season, he had 109 penalty minutes.

Coaching: Wroblewski began his coaching career with Team USA in 2007. In the 2009-10 season, he was an assistant with the 18-under team that included Brandon Saad, a Mahoning Valley Phantom the season before.

Pro coaching: After one year as an assistant with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers, Wroblewski was head coach of the ECHL’s Gwinnett Gladiators for two seasons. After the 2011-12 season, he was named Coach of the Year, In 2013, he joined Chadd Cassidy’s staff with the Rochester Americans, losing that position in May when Buffalo Sabres’ GM Tim Murray fired the Americans’ staff.

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