William "Will" Petschenig (born February 3, 1995) is a retired Canadian-Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman. Among the professional teams he played for are EHC Biel and Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL) as well as HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL).
| Will Petschenig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 3, 1995 Manotick, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Genève-Servette HC EHC Biel Fort Wayne Komets | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–2020 | ||
Playing career
editPetschenig was born in Manotick, Ontario. After representing the Upper Canada Cyclones and after a short stint with the Nepean Raiders, Petschenig joined the Cornwall Colts of the Central Canada Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. From 2012 to 2015, he spent time with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and helped win the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2015.[1] A broken arm forced him to sit out, when his team captured the Memorial Cup the same year. Petschenig won several community service awards while playing for the Generals over his 3 seasons with the club. After the season, he was traded to the Saginaw Spirit, where he spent his final OHL season.[2]
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).[3]
In December 2017, Petschenig represented Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. Petschenig and Team Canada won gold, as this was the last tournament before the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
On October 16, 2018, Petschenig was loaned to HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League.[5] On December 7, 2018, Petschenig, was traded by Geneva to EHC Biel for Mauro Dufner.[6] He appeared in 19 regular season games and 2 playoffs contests for Biel.[2]
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.[7] 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. Petschenig retired in December 2020.[8]
Lacrosse
editHe became a coach in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. On October 11, 2022, he was named general manager and head coach of the Whitby Steelhawks of the Arena Lacrosse League.[9]
Personal
editHe received the All Weather Windows Humanitarian of the Year Award[10] and the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy for OHL Humanitarian of the Year in May 2016.[11] 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[12] who died in 2013.[13]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Cornwall Colts | CCHL | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 52 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 68 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 45 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2015–16 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 68 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 129 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 2016–17 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | SL | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Biel | NL | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 26 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NL totals | 125 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 72 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy | 2016 | [11] |
| CHL Humanitarian of the Year | 2016 | |
References
edit- ^ "Trophées de la OHL - Ligue Junior Ontario de Hockey | Marqueur.com". www.marqueur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b "Will Petschenig at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Will Petschenig devient Grenat - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "2017 Spengler Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ Club, www gshc ch, GSHC-Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Will Petschenig prêté au HCC - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Will Petschenig à Bienne, Mauro Dufner à Genève". Planète Hockey (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Komets add pair to preseason roster". Fort Wayne Komets. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Ehemaliger NL-Profi hat im Alter von 25 Jahren genug von einer Profikarriere". sport.ch. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "News: Will Petschenig named GM and Head Coach of Whitby Steelhawks". Arena Lacrosse League. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "CHL announces 2015-16 Award winners". CHL Network. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ^ a b "Spirit's Will Petschenig named OHL Humanitarian of the Year". MiHockey - MiHockeyNow & MiHockeyMag. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Spirit's Will Petschenig giving back in honour of father - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "A Heart Like Mine – Saginaw Spirit". saginawspirit.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database