ASSISTANT COACHES

DREW FAMULAK ASSISTANT COACH (Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1990) rew Famulak enters his 10th season as an team and for a pair of NCAA Division III the bench coach for defensemen at Miami and Dassistant hockey coach at Ferris State champions at the University of Wisconsin- served as the program’s academic advisor. He University. Stevens Point. His coaching experience in the earned a master's degree in sports organization Famulak serves as Ferris State’s head recruiter Central Collegiate Hockey Association includes from Miami in August of 1993. and through his two years at Miami University (1990-92), where Famulak played his junior hockey for the efforts, the Bulldogs he helped recruit the freshmen class for the Melville Millionaires of the SJHL and totalled 69 have landed some RedHawks' 1993 CCHA championship team. points (31 goals and 38 assists) during the 1984- of the program’s top Famulak has an impressive background in 85 season. He lettered for two years at Lake recruiting classes in fund-raising, scouting, and recruiting at the Superior State (1986-88) before completing his the last six years. junior hockey level. In 1992-93, he served as college playing career at Wisconsin-Stevens Success has head coach and general manager for the Yorkton Point (1988-90). accompanied Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Famulak, 35, received a bachelor's degree in Famulak on every League. At Yorkton, he coached the Terriers to business administration-management in 1990 hockey level, both a second-place finish while five players earned from Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He’s a member as a player and scholarships to NCAA Division I programs. of the American Hockey Coaches Association. coach. During his two years at Miami (Ohio) University Famulak and his wife, Cheryl, are parents of two As a collegiate, , Famulak refined his coaching skills and made children – Ian (2) and Emma, who was born Aug. Famulak played right wing for Lake Superior an impact in the areas of on-ice instruction, 22, 2002. The family resides in Comstock Park, State University's 1988 NCAA championship recruiting, and video-tape analysis. Famulak was Mich. DEREK LALONDE ASSISTANT COACH (SUNY Cortland State, 1995) erek Lalonde begins his first season in an Hamilton, Lalonde held the same position title recognition of being selected the Red Dragons’ Dassistant coaching capacity at Ferris State at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., from Most Valuable Player during his senior season and will work primarily with the goaltenders August 1998 through July 2000. He assisted in 1994-95 and concluded his career as the and defensemen. with the establishment of the NCAA Division II- program’s holder of four goaltending records. A native of III’s men’s program from its Lalonde graduated in 1995 from SUNY Cortland Brasher Falls, N.Y., inception and in the 1998-99 season, the team State with a bachelor of science degree in Lalonde arrives at registered an 19-6-1 record in the program’s education and went on to earn a master’s FSU after serving first year of existance. The Flying Dutchmen degree in Higher Education Administration the last two also captured the Eastern Collegiate Athletic from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in seasons (2000-02) Conference (ECAC) Northeast Championship 1998. as an assistant and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Lalonde, a 1990 graduate of St. Lawrence men’s ice hockey Tournament in the program’s third year of Central High School in Brasher Falls, N.Y., was a coach at Hamilton existance. From 1995-98, Lalonde was a standout in hockey, football and College in Clinton, graduate assistant coach at the Massachusetts . A two-time team Most Valuable N.Y. While at College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Mass. Player and first-team All-Northern Athletic Hamilton, his He also coached at a Prospects Camp for 16- Conference goaltender in hockey, Lalonde was primary year olds in Mississauga, Ontario while being a an all-league second-team pick at quarterback responsibilities included being the member of the selection committee for the in football and earned first-team all-conference Continentals’ recruiting coordinator, scheduling, Games and the State kudos in baseball as a senior. managing practices, supervising training Select 16/17-year old group. The son of Donna and Jack Lalonde, Derek programs and video analysis. Lalonde was As a collegian, Lalonde was a four-year is a member of the American Hockey Coaches Hamilton’s junior varsity head coach and member (1990-95) of SUNY Cortland State Association (AHCA) and resides in Mecosta, served as director of the program’s summer University’s men’s ice hockey team. He was the Mich. An avid runner, Lalonde (30) competed hockey school. Previous to his coaching stint at recipient of the team’s Red Letter Award in in the 1997 Boston Marathon.

TIM BLASHILL VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

he Ferris State hockey staff is solidified the video and statistician coordinator for the Indianapolis (Ind.) Ice of the North American Twith the return of volunteer assistant Ferris State hockey program. This season will Hockey League (NAHL) during the 1994-95 coach Tim Blashill, also mark his first as the coordinator for the Big campaign. Following that season, Blashill the younger Rapids (Mich.) Youth Hockey Association. played the 1995-96 campaign with the Sault brother of current The Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., native arrived to Ste. Marie (Mich.) Indians of the NAHL. Miami (Ohio) Ferris State following a four-year (1996-2000) A 1994 graduate of Sault Area High School in assistant coach Jeff collegiate playing career at Fredonia (N.Y.) Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Blashill competed in ice Blashill, for the State. In his career, the Blue Devil defenseman hockey, football and baseball. He received third straight registered two points (assists) along with 80 Most Valuable Defenseman accolades in season. penalties for 211 minutes in 59 outings. He hockey during his senior season. Blashill, whose notched an assist apiece in the 1996-97 and Blashill, 26, is presently pursuing a bachelor’s duties include both 1997-98 seasons. degree in history at FSU. on-and off-ice Prior to attending Fredonia State, Blashill activities, serves as played in the junior hockey ranks for the

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