Will Petschenig

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
Born (1995-02-03) 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
team
Former teams		 Retired
Genève-Servette HC
EHC Biel
Chicago Wolves
Fort Wayne Komets
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–2020

Playing career

Petschenig 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

He 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

He 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
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
Award Year
OHL
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy 2016 [11]
CHL Humanitarian of the Year 2016

References
  1. "Trophées de la OHL - Ligue Junior Ontario de Hockey | Marqueur.com". www.marqueur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. "Will Petschenig at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  3. 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)
  4. "2017 Spengler Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. 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)
  6. "Will Petschenig à Bienne, Mauro Dufner à Genève". Planète Hockey (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  7. "Komets add pair to preseason roster". Fort Wayne Komets. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. "Ehemaliger NL-Profi hat im Alter von 25 Jahren genug von einer Profikarriere". sport.ch. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  9. "News: Will Petschenig named GM and Head Coach of Whitby Steelhawks". Arena Lacrosse League. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  10. "CHL announces 2015-16 Award winners". CHL Network. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  11. "Spirit's Will Petschenig named OHL Humanitarian of the Year". MiHockey - MiHockeyNow & MiHockeyMag. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  12. "Spirit's Will Petschenig giving back in honour of father - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  13. "A Heart Like Mine – Saginaw Spirit". saginawspirit.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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