Women's Hockey
- Title:
- Assistant Women's Hockey Coach
- Email:
- jefetter@stcloudstate.edu
- Phone:
- 320-308-4806
- Office:
- NHC 23
Originally from Waterloo, Ont., Jim Fetter is starting his third season with the Huskies as assistant coach.
Fetter came to St. Cloud State for the first time in 2011-12 with 25 years of coaching experience. He most recently completed his eighth season as the Wayne State University head women's hockey coach in 2010-11 before the University opted to eliminate its women’s hockey program in the spring of 2011.
A three-time recipient of the College Hockey America Women's Coach of the Year Award, he was also a finalist for the American Hockey Coaches Association Women's Division I Coach of the Year Award in 2006 before earning the award in 2008.
Last winter, Fetter was given the chance to be the head coach of the U18 Canada National team. He had been with the program for three different years but this was his year coaching the team to a gold medal.
“Obviously Jim (Fetter) brings a great amount of experience to our program as both a head coach and recruiter,” said Giesen. “He has had success at both the collegiate and international levels. He will be a great addition both personally and professionally to our staff.”
In eight seasons with the Wayne State Warriors, Fetter amassed a record of 117-123-24 (.489) and 47 College Hockey Association victories.
“There are multiple responsibilities off the ice that I held as a head coach. As an assistant coach here at St. Cloud State, I’ll truly have the chance to be on the ice and work on individual skill development,” said Fetter.
In the summer of 2006, he was selected to Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Coaching Pool. Fetter served as an assistant coach for Team Canada's Under-18 squad for 2007-08 and has also worked summer evaluation camps with the U-22 and National women's team. For the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons, he was chosen as an assistant coach for the Under-22 team before being selected head coach in 2010-11.
Fetter began his duties at WSU in August 2003. He came to WSU following four years as a Division I assistant coach, including the three previous seasons (2000-2003) at Mercyhurst College. Prior to joining the Mercyhurst staff, Fetter spent one season (1999-2000) as an assistant women's hockey coach at the University of Maine. In the summer of 2001, he coached the Western New York Team to a gold medal in the Empire State Games. He returned in 2002 and directed the squad to a silver medal.
His women's coaching career began in 1996 when he led his midget team to a bronze medal at provincials and a gold a year later. Fetter then served as head coach for the University of Lethbridge women's team of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) in its inaugural season of 1998.
“I’m looking forward to learning new things and working with new people in an extremely successful conference,” said Fetter in regards to the WCHA, which has won all 14 of the NCAA Division I women’s hockey championships. “This is an exciting move for me and I’m looking forward to new challenges.”
A 1995 graduate of the University of Lethbridge, Fetter earned national level experience as an assistant coach for Team Alberta's Under-18 squad that won the bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Along with being an evaluator for the Canadian Women's National Team in the western region, Fetter was also a guest coach for the men's Canadian National Team against Team Norway and most recently was selected as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 Canadian National Women’s Under-18 squad.
Fetter resides in St. Cloud with his wife Shera, also an assistant coach with women's hockey.
