ASSISTANT COACHES

DREW FAMULAK ASSISTANT COACH (Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1990) rew Famulak enters his ninth season as team and for a pair of NCAA Division III instruction, recruiting, and video-tape analysis. Dan assistant hockey coach at Ferris State champions at the University of Wisconsin- Famulak was the bench coach for defensemen University. Stevens Point. His coaching experience in the at Miami and served as the program’s academic Famulak serves as Ferris State’s head recruiter Central Collegiate Hockey Association includes advisor. He earned a master's degree in sports and through his two years at (1990-92), where organization from Miami in August of 1993. efforts, the Bulldogs he helped recruit the freshmen class for the Famulak played his junior hockey for the have landed some RedHawks' 1993 CCHA championship team. Melville Millionaires of the SJHL and totalled 69 of the program’s top Famulak has an impressive background in points (31 goals and 38 assists) during the 1984- recruiting classes in fund-raising, scouting, and recruiting at the 85 season. He lettered for two years at Lake the last five years. junior hockey level. In 1992-93, he served as Superior State (1986-88) before completing his Success has and general manager for the Yorkton college playing career at Wisconsin-Stevens accompanied Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Point (1988-90). Famulak on every League. At Yorkton, he coached the Terriers to Famulak, 34, received a bachelor's degree in hockey level, both a second-place finish while five of his players business administration-management in 1990 as a player and earned scholarships to NCAA Division I from Wisconsin-Stevens Point. A member of the coach. programs. American Hockey Coaches Association, Famulak As a collegiate, During his two years at Miami University in along with his wife, Cheryl, and son, Ian, reside Famulak played right wing for Lake Superior Oxford, Ohio, Famulak refined his coaching skills in Comstock Park, Mich. State University's 1988 NCAA championship and made an impact in the areas of on-ice JEFF BLASHILL ASSISTANT COACH (Ferris State, 1998) eff Blashill, a former Ferris State goaltender, Blashill served as a coach for Team While at Ferris State, Blashill was a three- Jembarks on his fourth season as a member in the summer of 2000 at the USA Hockey time recipient of the program’s Scholar-Athlete of the Bulldog hockey program’s coaching staff Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, Minn. Award and was selected as the Bulldogs’ 1994- and his third as an The 27-year old Blashill entered the 95 Rookie-of-the-Year. He earned a bachelor’s assistant coach collegiate coaching ranks in the 1998-99 season degree in finance from Ferris State in 1998 and after being at Ferris State, serving as a volunteer assistant was honored three consecutive years with the appointed to his coach and was instrumental in helping FSU FSU President’s Award for having the team’s current position in register the lowest goals against average (2.42) highest grade point average. August 1999. for a single season in the program’s NCAA Prior to his FSU career, Blashill tended Blashill, whose Division I history. for the Des Moines (Iowa) Buccaneers of the duties include both A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Blashill U.S. Hockey League from 1991-94. He on-and off-ice left a mark in the program’s annals as a four- compiled an 18-6 record and a 3.00 goals activities, will work year letterwinner (1994-98) in goal as evident against average along with a .900 save primarily with the by his current ranking among the top seven in percentage in 1993-94 as Des Moines captured Bulldog three career statistical categories. He ranks the league title. Blashill played for the Soo goaltenders and sixth all-time in goals against average (3.89) and Hawks of the AAA Midget Hockey League defensemen while seventh in both total saves (1,666) and save during the 1989-90 and ‘90-91 seasons. assisting in the program’s recruiting efforts. percentage (.874). A two-time Central Blashill, a 1992 graduate of Sault Area High Blashill actively participates with USA Hockey Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) All- School in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is a member on different levels. He serves as the Director of Academic honoree and a 1994-95 CCHA All- of the American Hockey Coaches Association. the USA Hockey Bantam Regional Camp, held Rookie Honorable Mention Team member, He and his wife, Erica, reside in Comstock Park, annually at Ferris State. He also oversees the Blashill compiled a career 27-36-5 record with a Mich. USA Hockey Western Regional Officials Camp, 3.89 goals against average and an .865 saves which coincides with the Bantam Camp. percentage in 78 contests.

TIM BLASHILL VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

he Ferris State hockey staff is solidified statistician coordinator for the FSU hockey served as team captain and was an all-league Twith the return of volunteer assistant program. honoree. Following that season, Blashill played coach Tim Blashill, The Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., native arrives to the 1995-96 campaign with the Sault Ste. Marie the younger Ferris State following a four-year (1996-2000) (Mich.) Indians of the North American Hockey brother of current collegiate playing career at Fredonia (N.Y.) League. Bulldog assistant State. In his career, the Blue Devil defenseman A 1994 graduate of Sault Area High School in coach Jeff Blashill, registered two points (assists) along with 80 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Blashill competed in ice for the second penalties for 211 minutes in 59 outings. He hockey, football and baseball. He received straight season. notched an assist apiece in the 1996-97 and Most Valuable Defenseman accolades in Blashill, whose 1997-98 seasons. hockey during his senior season. duties include both Prior to attending Fredonia State, Blashill Blashill, 25, is presently pursuing a bachelor’s on-and off-ice played in the junior hockey ranks for the degree in public administration at FSU. A Big activities, serves as Indianapolis (Ind.) Ice during the 1994-95 Rapids resident, Blashill lists history as his the video and campaign. While at Indianapolis, Blashill interest.

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