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COACHES BIOSANDYMURRAYHEAD COACH • FIRST SEASONCoaching Experience: First seasonCareer Record: N/AWestern Michigan Record: SameCCHA Record: N/AAndy Murray was announced as the sixth head coach in the history of the Western Michigan men’s ice hockey program on Jul 26, 2011.Murray comes to WMU with an extensive resume earned at the highest level of professional hockey. He is one of only 39 coaches in NHL history to reach300 wins with a career record of 333-278-58-71. Murray has 10 years of NHL head coaching experience, spending six seasons at the helm of the LosAngeles Kings and four with the St. Louis Blues. Murray is the Kings’ All-Time franchise leader in wins with 215 and led Los Angeles to three 90-pointseasons in his tenure. During the 2008-09 season with St. Louis he was a finalist for the Jack Adams Coach of the Year Award after guiding the Blues to athird place finish in the Central Division.Murray has spent a total of 20 years as either a head or assistant coach in the NHL. He held assistant coaching positions with the Winnipeg Jets, MinnesotaNorth Stars and Philadelphia Flyers. While he has not coached in college hockey in the United States he did coach at Brandon University, a Canadiancollege, for three seasons. In his short time he was able to turn Brandon into the top ranked program in all of Canadian college hockey.To go with his extensive professional coaching background, Murray also brings international experience. He coached Team Canada to gold medals at the2007, 2003 and 1997 World Hockey Championships. He is the only Canadian coach in history to win three World Championships and he also held thehighest winning percentage as a coach (64-percent) in the history of the Canadian Men’s National Team. He also holds six Spengler Cup Titles (an annualtournament in Switzerland) for Team Canada, a record for the country. Murray was also a head coach in Europe, coaching three Swiss professional teams(EV Zug, Zurcher Schlittschuh, and EHC Kloten) and a German team, EHC Berlin, in the early 80’s and early 90’s.A native of Souris, Manitoba, Murray and his wife, Ruth, have three children, all of which play professional hockey in Switzerland. His youngest son Jordyplayed for the University of Wisconsin and his oldest son Brady played for North Dakota. His daughter Sarah played Division I college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, where she was a part of two National Championship teams.4The Murray File• Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 2006-10• Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings 1999-2006• Associate coach of the Winnipeg Jets 1993-95• Assistant coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1990-92• Head coach EHC Berlin (Germany) 1993• Head coach EV Zug (Swiss A Division) 1986-88• Head coach Zurcher Schlittschuh (Swiss A Division) 1984-86• Head coach EHC Kloten (Swiss A Division) 1981-84• Over three decades of professional and international coaching experience.• 10 seasons and 333 wins as a head coach in the NHL.• One of 39 coaches in NHL history to reach 300 wins.• 2009 NHL Coach of the Year Finalist.• Los Angeles Kings All-Time franchise leader in career wins with 215.• Only Canadian coach to ever win three IIHF World Championships with Team Canada (2007, 2003, 1997).• Stanley Cup Finals appearance as an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars (1991).• Coached Canadian school Brandon College to a No. 1 ranking in just three seasons at the helm.• Won a record six Spengler Cups with Team Canadawww.wmubroncos.com • 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • www.wmubroncos.com • 1 CCHA TITLE
PATFERSCHWEILERASSISTANT COACHSecond SeasonWestern Michigan ‘93Freshman All-Americans by Inside College Hockey.Pat Ferschweiler was hired to the position of assistant hockey coach onJuly 7, 2010, marking his return to Western Michigan after playing for theBroncos from 1990-93.In his first season as assistant the Broncos improved greatly from previousseason, finishing in fourth place in the CCHA with an overall record of 19-13-10 and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. As director of skill developmenthe helped several players post career-best point totals. In total, the Broncosearned six CCHA Player of the Week awards in various categories. WithFerschweiler’s help the Broncos also had two CCHA All-Rookie Team selectionsin Dan DeKeyser and Chase Balisy, who also went on to be namedBefore joining the WMU coaching staff he built the Russell Stover AAA Hockey program in Overland, Kan., from the ground up in August 2004 and hascoached the U-18 team through 2010. Under Ferschweiler, Russell Stover has become one of the elite hockey programs in the country, winning severalMidwest Regional Championships and competing for national championships. Ferschweiler’s most recent Stover team finished in third place at the 2010USA Hockey Tier I 18U National Tournament. He was also the director of hockey for the Kansas City Stars youth organization from 2005-2009. Under hisguidance the Stars membership grew from 35 players to 360. He also trained Stars coaches at both the travel and house level, as well as teaching coachingclasses designed to improve their understanding of hockey and their ability to teach the game.As a player Ferschweiler, 40, suited up for the Brown & Gold in 116 total games and amassed 95 points on 30 goals and 65 assists. He was awarded theRob Hodge Most Valuable Player for the 1992-93 season in which he tallied 35 points including a career-best 15 goals. He was also named the CCHA’s BestDefensive Forward for the 1991-92 season. Ferschweiler played professionally for 11 seasons, five of which with the Kansas City Blades of the InternationalHockey League, back when the IHL was one of the top minor-pro leagues in the nation. He recieved a bachelor’s degree in finance from Western MichiganUniversity in 1993.COACHES BIOSFershweiler resides in Kalamazoo with his wife Stacie and daughters Mia (7) and Avery (5).ROBFACCAASSISTANT COACHFirst SeasonNebraska-Omaha ‘00Rob Facca was hired to the position of assistant hockey coach on July 7,2010, joining head coach Jeff Blashill’s staff for his first year at the helm.In his first season on the job the Broncos improved greatly from the perviousseason, finishing in fourth place in the CCHA with an overall record of 19-13-10. As WMU’s recruiting coordinator Facca helped the Broncos sign a totalof 12 student-athletes to national letters of intent, with the incoming classof 2011-12 defined by then head coach Jeff Blashill as an “elite class.”Facca came to Western Michigan after spending three seasons as an assistantcoach with Northern Michigan under head coach Walt Kyle. At NMUFacca managed the Wildcats’ comprehensive international recruiting programand also worked with skill development, assisted with scheduling and helped coach the forwards. With Facca’s help, the Wildcats produced a two-timeAll-American defenseman in Erik Gustaffson, now with the Philadelphia Flyers organization, and All-American and First Team All-CCHA member Mark Olver, amember of the Colorado Avalanche organization.The Wildcats advanced to the CCHA Tournament Semifinals the past three seasons and lost to Michigan in the finals of the 2009-10 tournament. WithFacca’s help the Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in over a decade. The Nebraska-Omaha alum also spent two seasons as a volunteerassistant coach at his alma mater from 2005-07. Prior to UNO, Facca spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Lincoln Stars of the United StatesHockey League. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in December of 2000 with a bachelors of science in journalism and communications.Facca, 33, resides in Kalamazoo with his wife Nicole, son Louie (4) and newborn daughter Bella (2).5www.wmubroncos.com • 9 ALL-AMERICANS • www.wmubroncos.com • 3 HOBEY BAKER FINALISTS
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