Kodi Fezler Assistant Strength and Sports Performance Coach | UW-Eau Claire Blugolds Website
Kodi Fezler Assistant Strength and Sports Performance Coach | UW-Eau Claire Blugolds Website
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire head men's hockey coach Matt Loen has announced the hiring of Mike Janda as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
"This is an unreal day for Blugold Hockey. Mike is a tremendous Coach, recruiter and person and his experiences in youth, junior and college hockey speak for itself. Being familiar with the WIAC made it an easy choice to add Mike to our staff. He will be a huge addition to our program as we chase another national championship," said head coach Matt Loen.
Janda joins the Blugolds coaching staff after spending the past three seasons at UW-Stout where he helped the Blue Devils reach their first winning season since 2019 in 2023. While at Stout, Janda coached the 2024 WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete and multiple All-WIAC recipients.
Before UW-Stout, Mike spent eight years with the San Jose Jr. Sharks program in San Jose, Calif. With the Jr. Sharks, Janda served as the Director of Coaches and was also in charge of Player Development and advancing players on to junior and college hockey. He coached players of all ages with the Jr. Sharks program but primarily focused on 16U and 18U boys teams.
Janda served as the Director of Coaches with the California Amateur Hockey Association and Northern California Hockey. He has also spent five summers working at USA Hockey National Development Camp. Janda has also spent time coaching in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Springfield Jr. Blues and Chippewa Steel.
Prior to coaching, Janda played one year in NAHL and two years in USHL with Chicago Steel. Janda then moved on to play college hockey at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. At RIT, Mike received his bachelor's degree in Business Marketing. He also enjoyed success on the ice which included two regular-season conference championships, one postseason conference championship, and a trip to NCAA Frozen Four in 2010.
Janda is a native of Glen Ellyn, Ill., where he resides with his wife Kelli and their two sons Trevor and Ryan.
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