Tyler Dietrich

Tyler Dietrich (born July 2, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He last served as head coach of Székesfehérvár, a Hungarian team competing in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Career

Dietrich played WHL hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Everett Silvertips, interrupted by a stint at BCHL teams Salmon Arm Silverbacks and Trail Smoke Eaters.

In 2005, he enrolled at the University of British Columbia, before transferring to the University of New Brunswick one year later. Dietrich was significantly slowed down by injuries throughout his playing career.[1] He spent the final season (2009–10) of his playing career at St. Thomas University and subsequently turned to coaching, standing behind the bench of the Hollyburn Huskies at the Midget A1-T1 level during the 2010–11 season.

In 2011, he accepted a position as coach in the youth ranks of Hungarian club Székesfehérvár, enjoying great success in the following years.[2] In 2015, he took over the head coaching job at the club’s second men’s team and prior to the 2016–17 campaign, was named head coach of the club’s first squad, which competes in the Austrian elite league EBEL.[3] During the pre-season in August 2016, Dietrich asked the club to cancel his contract.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "STUTOMMIES.COM: Tyler Dietrich may find his niche with Tommies". stutommies.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Weekend Read: Tyler Dietrich winning coach". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ↑ marksoft. "Tyler Dietrich new Fehervar head coach - en.hockeyfans.at". en.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ "EBEL-Cheftrainer schmeißt hin". www.laola1.at. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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