Western Michigan’s Ferschweiler leads Broncos to nationwide championship, named unanimous USCHO Coach of the 12 months for 2024-25 marketing campaign

Western Michigan’s Pat Ferschweiler has been named the unanimous alternative for USCHO Coach of the 12 months for the 2024-25 season.

Voting was carried out by USCHO.com workers members.

The 2024-25 Spencer Penrose Award winner as nationwide coach of the 12 months, Ferschweiler took the Broncos to the Frozen 4 for the primary time, successful the nationwide championship April 12 by defeating Boston College in St. Louis.

Ferschweiler led WMU to an NCAA-best and Broncos-record 34 wins through the season.

Together with these wins, Ferschweiler has helped lead the Broncos to numerous program firsts this season. WMU gained its first regular-season convention championship in program historical past whereas additionally claiming the college’s first ever NCHC Frozen Faceoff title. The Broncos are simply the second crew in NCHC historical past to win the regular-season and match championships in the identical season.

The Rochester, Minn., native carried that success into the NCAA match, as Western Michigan made a program-record fourth straight look, successful the Fargo Regional and advancing to the Frozen 4 the place WMU defeated Denver in double additional time earlier than claiming the NCAA crown over BU.

Ferschweiler was named Western Michigan head coach on Aug. 3, 2021, after spending two seasons as an affiliate head coach with this system (2019-21). It was his second stint with the Broncos after he spent 4 years as an assistant coach for the Detroit Purple Wings underneath former WMU head coach Jeff Blashill. Previous to getting into the skilled teaching ranks, Ferschweiler was an assistant coach/affiliate head coach for WMU from 2010-14.

The 2024-25 USCHO Participant of the 12 months will likely be introduced Thursday.