Waldorf College Men's Ice Hockey

Shelanski graduated from the University of Minnesota, Crookston in 2007 with a bachelor's of science degree in sport and recreation management with minors in coaching and business management.   During his collegiate hockey career at Minnesota-Crookston, Shelanski was named team captain in his senior season, won the Mike Davis Award for leadership and dedication in hockey and was named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year.   After graduation, Shelanski became the assistant hockey coach at Minnesota-Crookston and remained in that position for two years. He then became the head coach of the Minnesota Flying Aces for a season and was an assistant coach for the Edina Lakers until his move to Waldorf.   During the 2015-16 season, Waldorf put together a 20-15 record, which included six wins over regionally-ranked opponents. The Warriors earned the No. 3 seed in the Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) Tournament after posting a 9-5 conference mark. Waldorf made its third straight appearance in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II Central Region Tournament during the 2015-16 campaign. The Warriors finished the season with a No. 8 regional ranking, which is the highest in school history.   In Shelanski's fourth season at Waldorf, he guided the Warriors to a 23-9-3 record during the 2014-15 campaign. The 23 victories set a new school record for wins in a season. Waldorf won a share of the NCHL regular-season title with an 8-4 league record. The Warriors went on to capture the first-ever NCHL Tournament championship and qualified for the regional tournament for the second straight year. For the second consecutive season, Waldorf finished ranked No. 10 in the ACHA Division II Central Region poll.   Shelanski, who was named the 2014-15 NCHL Coach of the Year, owns an 100-49-8 career record at Waldorf. He has led the Warriors to two regular-season conference titles and three consecutive regional tournament berths. Waldorf won the Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) championship with a 10-4-1 league mark in 2013-14, which marked the Warriors' final season in the conference. Carl Trosien enters his first season as assistant coach for the Waldorf University ice hockey team. Trosien joins the Warriors after spending five seasons as head coach at Northern Michigan University. He amassed a record of 99-69-6 during his tenure with the Wildcats. Trosien led Northern Michigan to American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II Central Region Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2014. The Wildcats spent four consecutive seasons ranked in the ACHA Division II Central Region poll. Trosien guided Northern Michigan to the Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) regular-season championship during the 2010-11 campaign. In 2013, Trosien was selected as co-head coach of the WCCHA All-Star Team during the ACHA All-Star Challenge. He was named head coach of the NCHL All-Star Team in 2015, coaching alongside current Waldorf head coach Brett Shelanski during the ACHA All-Star Challenge. Trosien also served as head coach for four seasons at Delta College, an ACHA Division III program in University Center, Mich. From 2006 to 2010, he compiled a 60-51 record with the Pioneers. Delta finished the season in the final ACHA Division III North Region poll during three of Trosiens four years as coach. The Pioneers captured the ACHA Division III North Regional championship during the 2007-08 season to advance to the ACHA Division III National Tournament, where they earned a 10th-place finish.  During Trosiens tenure at Delta, he coached 10 players who went on to continue playing hockey at four-year universities while three of those players moved on to play ACHA Division I hockey. An Essexville, Mich. native, Trosien graduated from Essexville Garber High School in 1998. Following high school, he played junior hockey in both the Central States Hockey League (CSHL) and Continental Elite Hockey League (CEHL). In his free time, Trosien actively competes in amateur golf tournaments at the state and regional levels. Trosien is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in business administration at Waldorf. He and his wife, Laura, who played NCAA Division III softball at Alma College, reside in Forest City. The couple has two children, Cole and Taylor.

Smith is also the Chair of Religion & Philosophy/Assistant Professor of Religion & Philosophy at Waldorf. Carl Trosien enters his first season as assistant coach for the Waldorf University ice hockey team. Trosien joins the Warriors after spending five seasons as head coach at Northern Michigan University. He amassed a record of 99-69-6 during his tenure with the Wildcats. Trosien led Northern Michigan to American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II Central Region Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2014. The Wildcats spent four consecutive seasons ranked in the ACHA Division II Central Region poll. Trosien guided Northern Michigan to the Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) regular-season championship during the 2010-11 campaign. In 2013, Trosien was selected as co-head coach of the WCCHA All-Star Team during the ACHA All-Star Challenge. He was named head coach of the NCHL All-Star Team in 2015, coaching alongside current Waldorf head coach Brett Shelanski during the ACHA All-Star Challenge. Trosien also served as head coach for four seasons at Delta College, an ACHA Division III program in University Center, Mich. From 2006 to 2010, he compiled a 60-51 record with the Pioneers. Delta finished the season in the final ACHA Division III North Region poll during three of Trosiens four years as coach. The Pioneers captured the ACHA Division III North Regional championship during the 2007-08 season to advance to the ACHA Division III National Tournament, where they earned a 10th-place finish.  During Trosiens tenure at Delta, he coached 10 players who went on to continue playing hockey at four-year universities while three of those players moved on to play ACHA Division I hockey. An Essexville, Mich. native, Trosien graduated from Essexville Garber High School in 1998. Following high school, he played junior hockey in both the Central States Hockey League (CSHL) and Continental Elite Hockey League (CEHL). In his free time, Trosien actively competes in amateur golf tournaments at the state and regional levels. Trosien is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in business administration at Waldorf. He and his wife, Laura, who played NCAA Division III softball at Alma College, reside in Forest City. The couple has two children, Cole and Taylor.