Dean Fedorchuk

Dean Fedorchuk (born July 28, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey centre.

Dean Fedorchuk
Born	July 28, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Kalamazoo Wings Dayton Bombers EHC Neuwied Heilbronner EC SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SønderjyskE Ishockey Odense Bulldogs
Playing career	1994–2008

Playing career

After playing for the Winnipeg South Blues in the MJHL, Fedorchuk enrolled at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 1990. During his four-year career with the Nanooks, he served as a team captain his sophomore, junior and senior season. He left school in 1994 as the leading goal scorer in program’s history and second all-time in career points. Fedorchuk played a total of 144 games for Alaska-Fairbanks, tallying 113 goals and 102 assists.[1] He was named to the All-America First Team his senior year. In 2014, he was inducted into the Nanook Hall of Fame.[2]

He turned pro in 1994 and would spend most of his professional in Europe. The 1994-95 season saw him skate for the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL and the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. In 1995, Fedorchuk embarked on a five-year stint with German second-division team EHC Neuwied, where he continued his scoring prowess. In 95-96 and 97-98, he led the league in goals scored, while guiding Neuwied to back-to-back championship titles in 96 and 97. For his efforts, he received 2. Bundesliga Player of the Year honors following the 95-96 campaign. Statistically his best season in Germany came in 1996-97, when he tallied 47 goals and 49 assists in 56 games.

After stints with two other German second-division teams, Heilbronner EC and SC Bietingheim-Bissingen, Fedorchuk took his game to Denmark in 2001.[3] He spent five years with SønderjyskE Ishockey and another two with the Odense Bulldogs. Fedorchuk led the Danish league in goal scoring in the 2002–03 and 2006-07 season and was named MVP of the 2006 playoffs, en route to the Danish championship with SønderjyskE. He called it a career after the 2007-08 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	University of Alaska Fairbanks	NCAA		35	14	20	34	50		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	University of Alaska Fairbanks	NCAA		35	29	14	43	45		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Alaska Fairbanks	NCAA		36	28	36	64	48		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	University of Alaska Fairbanks	NCAA		38	42	32	74	88		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		28	4	9	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		15	8	11	19	12		9	5	2	7	6
1995–96	EHC Neuwied	Germany2		45	34	48	82	78		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	EHC Neuwied	Germany2		56	47	49	96	73		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	EHC Neuwied	Germany2		68	42	26	68	76		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	EHC Neuwied	Germany2		55	31	28	59	61		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	EHC Neuwied	Germany2		20	12	11	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Heilbronner EC	Germany2		10	4	0	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	Germany2		44	15	14	29	28		4	2	0	2	0
2001–02	Vojens Lions	Denmark		42	36	19	55	90		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Vojens Lions	Denmark		30	26	11	37	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	IK Sønderjylland	Denmark		36	20	14	34	75		5	3	1	4	2
2004–05	SønderjyskE	Denmark		35	17	18	35	53		4	1	1	2	2
2005–06	SønderjyskE	Denmark		36	20	12	32	47		18	8	11	19	16
2006–07	Odense Bulldogs	Denmark		36	28	11	39	50		6	3	1	4	6
2007–08	Odense Bulldogs	Denmark		41	12	17	29	26		11	4	4	8	2
Germany2 totals				298	185	176	361	342		4	2	0	2	0
Denmark totals				256	159	102	261	355		44	19	18	37	28

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Fedorchuk was immediately named head coach of the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish top-flight.[4] He led the Bulldogs to a Danish Cup title as a first-year head coach. In January 2010, Fedorchuk was removed from the head coaching position after a run of bad results.[5]

He then was supposed to serve as head coach of the Kassel Huskies in Germany,[6] but the team folded before the start of the 2010-11 season. In January 2011, Fedorchuk took over head coaching duties at Straubing Tigers of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the remainder of the season, replacing Jürgen Rumrich who had been sacked.[7]

From 2011 to 2013, he worked for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a scout.[8] In June 2013, Fedorchuk was named assistant coach of KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He remained in that job until the end of the 2014-15 season.

In June 2017, he was named assistant coach to Mark French at HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss top flight National League.[9]

References

1. "Alaska Nanooks - Hall of Fame". www.alaskananooks.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
2. "Four Selected for 2014 Nanook Hall of Fame Induction". Alaska Nanook Athletics. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
3. [email protected], Tim O’Donnell. "Former Nanook Dean Fedorchuk enjoyed years as coach in Europe". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
4. "Fedorchuk ny træner i Odense". www.b.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
5. "Bulldogs suspenderer Fedorchuk". www.fyens.dk. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
6. "Dean Fedorchuk stellt sich offiziell vor". www.hna.de. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
7. EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Straubing Tigers: Dean Fedorchuk übernimmt die Tigers - Bernie Englbrecht bleibt Co-Trainer". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
8. "(no title)". absolutehockeyacademy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26. Cite uses generic title (help)
9. "DEAN FEDORCHUK NOUVEL ASSISTANT COACH DES DRAGONS | HC Fribourg-Gottéron". www.gotteron.ch (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-01.

External links

• Dean Fedorchuk on LinkedIn
• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database