William "Will" Petschenig (born February 3, 1995) is a Canadian-

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professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently contracted to play with the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL. He previously played with

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and Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL) and with

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of the Swiss League (SL).

Playing career

Petschenig was born in Manotick, Ontario. After representing the Upper Canada Cyclones and after a short stint with the Nepean Raiders, Petschenig joined the

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of the Central Canada Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. From 2012 to 2015, he spent time with the

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of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and helped win the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2015. A broken arm forced him to sit out, when his team captured the Memorial Cup the same year. After the season, he was traded to the Saginaw Spirit, where he spent his final OHL season. Petschenig signed his first professional contract on May 19, 2016, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA). On October 16, 2018, Petschenig was loaned to

of the Swiss League. On December 7, 2018, Petschenig, was traded by Geneva to

for

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. He appeared in 19 regular season games and 2 playoffs contests for Biel. On August 26, 2019, Petschenig signed his first professional contract in North America, agreeing to a deal with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL for the 2019–20 season. He registered 2 assists in 26 games before he was claimed off waivers by the Kalamazoo Wings on March 10, 2020, before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Personal

He received the All Weather Windows Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy for OHL Humanitarian of the Year in May 2016. Petschenig had created the programme "A Heart Like Mine" for kids who have lost a parent in memory of his father Dan, a former football player for the Toronto Argonauts who died in 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petschenig, Will 1995 births EHC Biel players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Fort Wayne Komets players Genève-Servette HC players Ice hockey people from Ottawa HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Living people Oshawa Generals players Saginaw Spirit players Swiss ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland