John Ellsworth Wroblewski (born May 26, 1981) is an American former

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player. He is currently the head coach of the

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. He is the former head coach of the

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and

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of the

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Coaching career

On August 3, 2011, the

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announced that Wroblewski, the former assistant coach for the

Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are a professional ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey Lea ...

, had been selected to take over from Jeff Pyle as the team's head coach. After two successful seasons in Gwinnett, Wroblewski joined the

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of the

(AHL) as an assistant coach. After another two seasons, he was fired as part of a coaching overhaul by the Amerks' owners, the

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. On August 17, 2020, the

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named Wroblewski the new head coach of the AHL's

. On May 31, 2022, Wroblewski was named the head coach of the

for the

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin American ice hockey coaches Fresno Falcons players Atlanta Gladiators Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey players USA Hockey National Team Development Program players American men's ice hockey right wingers {{US-icehockey-winger-stub