Coach Ferschweiler has put Kansas City hockey on the map. Coach Ferschweiler led his Tier II Midget team to the 2004 Silver Sticks Championship as well as leading them to a 3rd place finish at the USA Hockey Tier II National Tournament that same season.
In 2006-2007 his Tier I Midget team also finished 3rd at the USA Hockey Tier I National Tournament.
The 2008-2009 Tier I midget team, now also apart of the high profile Tier I Hockey League claimed the Central Districts title defeating teams from Chicago, St. Louis and Wisconsin enroute to qualifing for it's second USA Hockey National Tournament in three seasons.
Coach Ferschweiler's nationally ranked Russell Stover AAA midget team is recognized around the nation as one of the finest coached teams playing at the Tier I level. This fact is readily evidenced in the high level of skill and hockey sense displayed by the players on the ice. It is further quantified statistically in the teams success. Coach Ferschweiler's Russell Stover team has been ranked in MidgetAAAHockey.com's Top 25 every week since Nov 16, 2006, a streak of 90 consecutive weeks.
Additionally, the Russell Stover Hockey team has represented the USA Hockey Central District in the Tier I USA Hockey National Championship 3 of the last 4 years, twice finishing 3rd in the nation.
As a player, Coach Ferschweiler earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Western Michigan University where he was twice named acedemicall conference, once named team Most Valuable Player and team captain.
Professionally Coach Ferschweiler was consistently recognized for his value to his teams both on and off the ice by virture of his most valuable player recognition, four time recipient of the Mike Coleman Players Player Award as voted on by his teammates. Additionally, Coach Ferschweiler was named team captain during his playing days with the Roanoke Express, Kansas City Blades And London Knights.
Being behind the bench is where Aikens is most comfortable. In 1992, after seeing his own playing career cut short by injury, he found his way to the bench as a student assistant at the University of Denver. In 1995 he moved to the USHL where he was an assistant with the Omaha Lancers. After 3 seasons, he accepted the Head Coach position with the USHL’s Rochester (MN) Mustangs. He then went on to stints as an assistant with the Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks and Chicago Steel (both USHL) before moving back into the head coach slot with the NAHL Billings (MT) Bulls. It was there that Aikens made a name for himself, where in 4 seasons he posted an impressive .703 winning pct (150-59-15 in reg. season). He won two Borne Cup Championships, and notched a 3rd place finish in the National Tournament. He helped a substantial number of players move on to college, a fact that he is more proud of than his won-loss record.
He ventured north into the BCHL, where he was head coach for the Williams Lake Timberwolves for a season before coming back to the States where he scouted for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs prior to spending a season as an assistant with the Topeka Roadrunners of the NAHL.
Mike Aikens has been with Russell Stover Hockey full time since the start of the 2008-2009 season. Previously Mike had been a scout and part-time coach with the Russell Stover program.
Prior to coaching, Aikens was an accomplished player, both with Rochester of the USHL, and at Denver University of the WCHA.
Coach Burns has a Bachelor of Arts from Baker University in Business Management and is a level 4 certified USA Hockey coach.
Coach brown currently plays Division I college hockey at Northern Michigan University of the CCHA.
Coach Brown has appeared in 125 games and recorded 73 points (30-43). Shoots right.
2009-10: Appeared in 41 games with nine goals, 14 assists for 23 points. Tied a career high with three points (1-2-3) at Michigan (2/19). Tied a career-high with a five-game point streak (0-6-6), but was a new assist streak (1/29-2/12). Had three multi-point games.
2008-09: Skated in 41 games to pick up second letter. Had a career high 12 goals and he tied his career high of 25 points. Led team with four game-winning goals. Tied a career high with three points (1-2-3) in first game of the season against Michigan Tech (10/10). Five-game point streak (3/7-20) a career high that included six points (2-4). Had six multi-point games during the season. Had a two-goal game against Bowling Green State (2/6) for a career high. Named CCHA offensive player of the week for play against BGSU (2/6-7) with three goals in the series. Two times during the season had a two-goal goal streak to tie career high, 1/10-23/09 and 2/6-7.
2007-08: Lettered for the first time by skating in 43 games. Scored first career point on a goal in first collegiate game at Michigan Tech on 10/12/07 at 13:24 of the first period (short-handed). Had three points (1-2-3) against Ohio State on 3/9 for a career high. Had a two-game goal streak against Nebraska-Omaha (2-1-3) the weekend of 2/22-23 for a career high. Had a two-game assist streak for a career high three during the season, 11/9-10/07, 2/23-28/08 and 3/8-9/08. Two assists against Ohio State a career high (3/9).
Before NMU: Skated for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07). During 2006-07 played in 60 games, had 30 goals, 41 assists for 71 points. First season with Lincoln played in 56 games, registered 15 goals, 23 assists for 36 points. First team All-USHL in 2007. Played for the Santa Fe Roadrunners during 2004-05.