| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Interim Head Coach |
| Team | Vermont |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Record | 9–7–1 (.559) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 15, 1986 Farmingville, NY, USA |
| Alma mater | Elmira College University of Southern Maine |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2008 | Elmira |
| 2008–2011 | Southern Maine |
| 2011–2013 | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Position(s) | Defenseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2015 | Curry (asst.) |
| 2015–2020 | American International (asst.) |
| 2020–2023 | Vermont (asst.) |
| 2022 | Norway U20 (asst.) |
| 2023–Present | Vermont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–7–1 (.559) |
Stephen Wiedler is the interim head coach for the Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team.[1]
Career
After finishing his junior career with the Hudson Valley Eagles, Wiedler began attending Elmira College in the fall of 2007.[2] While he joined the ice hockey team as a freshman, he wasn't able to play in any of their games during the year and subsequently transferred to Southern Maine. Wiedler had a much greater opportunity with the Huskies, though the team did not have much success while he was there. For his senior season, Wiedler was named team captain and graduated with a degree in history. He went on to pursue a professional career afterwards, playing two seasons with the Knoxville Ice Bears, before ending his playing career.
In 2013 Wiedler turned to coaching and returned to the college ranks as an assistant at Curry. After two years, he moved up to Division I, joining American International in the final year of Gary Wright's tenure. He remained with the program when Eric Lang took over and was instrumental in building the team into a successful outfit. Primarily working with the defense, Wiedler helped the team win its first conference championship in 2019 and make the program's fist NCAA tournament appearance the same year. The team was set to repeat that performance in 2020, however, the coronavirus pandemic ended the season before they could finish the job.[3][4]
That offseason, Wiedler moved on to a similar position at Vermont, joining the staff of the newly hired Todd Woodcroft. The Catamounts had very little success coming out of the pandemic but the team was showing improvement each year. In the summer of 2023 Woodcroft was dismissed following a months-long investigation into inappropriate text messages. The same day, the program announced that Wiedler would serve as interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[5]
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Elmira | ECAC West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Southern Maine | ECAC East | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Southern Maine | ECAC East | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Southern Maine | ECAC East | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Knoxville Ice Bears | SPHL | 54 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Knoxville Ice Bears | SPHL | 53 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA totals | 67 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SPHL totals | 107 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Vermont | 9–7–1 | 3–4–1 | ||||||
| : | 9–7–1 (.559) | 3–4–1 (.438) | |||||||
| Total: | 9–7–1 (.559) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "STEVE WIEDLER". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Stephen Wiedler". Linked In. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Vermont fires men's hockey coach Woodcroft, names assistant Wiedler interim coach for '23-24 season". USCHO. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database