HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Western Michigan head hockey coach Pat Ferschweiler wrapped up his stint as assistant coach with USA Hockey at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship on Thursday, winning a bronze medal after a thrilling 8-7 overtime victory over Sweden.
Ferschweiler joins WMU Hockey alum and current Buffalo Sabre defenseman Mattias Samuelsson as Broncos that have won medals at the prestigious U-20 tournament. Samuelsson won silver medals in both of his appearances. Ferschweiler is also the first head coach in program history to win a medal at the tournament.
The Stars and Stripes went 3-1-0 during group play with wins over Latvia, Switzerland and Finland to advance to the knockout round.