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Coach Waselenchuk was introduced as the new head men's hockey coach in the spring of 2021 and in his third year as the Beavers head coach in 2023-24.

In his second season as the head man for Minot State he led the program to its third ACHA National Championship and a 35-3 overall record.

Team captain Davis Sheldon was named Tournament MVP after Minot State's 1-0 win over Adrian (Mich.) in the title game. Minot State also beat Michigan-Dearborn 8-0 in the opening round of the tournament, then twice advanced in overtime with a 4-3 win over Indiana Tech in the quarterfinals, and a 3-2 victory over Liberty (Va.) in the semifinals.

The first title for Waselenchuk as Minot State's coach, he has been part of all three of the team's ACHA National Championships; as a goalie for the 2012-13 National Championship team, and as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 National Championship team, as well.

In his first year as the Beavers head coach in 2021-22, he led the team to a 31-3 record, to a No. 1 ACHA Division I national ranking during the season, and to another appearance in the ACHA National Tournament.

A former Minot State assistant coach and player, Wyatt Waselenchuk took over a Beaver men’s hockey program that has been one of the most prolific ACHA Division I teams in the country over the last 10 years - including winning 2 national championships, 9 straight quarterfinal appearances, and 5 final fours prior to Waselenchuk being named head coach. 

Previously, Waselenchuk served as an assistant coach for five seasons. He is a native of Port Moody, British Columbia, and grew up playing his minor hockey in the Greater Vancouver area before moving on to play in the BCHL with the Langley Chiefs and the SJHL with the Nipawin Hawks. 

Coach Waselenchuk played for the Beavers from 2010-2014, which included being a part of the 2013 National Championship team. He became the first and only player in the team’s history to be named ACHA Division 1 Player of the Year following the Beavers title run in 2012-13. Wyatt was also named a First-Team All-American in 2013 and a Second-Team All-American in 2014. Holding dual citizenship, he was chosen in his final season to represent Team USA at the World University Games in Trentino, Italy. 

Wyatt also was an assistant coach with the Minot Minotauros (NAHL) for 5 seasons (2016-21) prior to taking over leadership of the Minot State Beavers program, and still works as the Minotauros' goalie coach, and is the head goalie coach for the Minot Hockey Boosters youth hockey association. 

Upon the end of Wyatt’s playing career in 2014, he immediately jumped into coaching, and specifically - goalie development. He is the owner and Co-Founder of GoalieCoaches, and spends his off-season running goalie camps throughout the Midwestern part of the United States and Canada. 

Wyatt resides in Minot with his son Jett.
 

Wyatt Waselenchuk Career Record

YEAR	W	L	OTL	SOL	Finish
2022-23	35	3	0	0	ACHA National Champions
2021-22	31	3	0	0	ACHA Opening Round
Career	66	6	0	0