Wittenberg ACHA Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach Tyler Prater
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- Email:
- pratert@wittenberg.edu
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- 937-327-6491
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- Alma Mater:
- University of Kentucky, 2016
Bio
Tyler Prater was hired as head coach of Wittenberg's new ACHA men's ice hockey team in August 2025. He is the director of hockey operations for the University, and he serves as the assistant coach of the new ACHA women's ice hockey team as well.
Prater arrived at Wittenberg after serving as the head coach of the ACHA Division I men’s team at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa, from 2022-25, where he guided the program from a ranking of 70th nationally to the top 25 last year. Prior to coaching at Waldorf, Prater served as the head coach of the ACHA Division II men’s team and an assistant coach for the ACHA Division I men’s team at Adrian for three years. The Division I team won the ACHA National Championship in 2022.
A native of Charlotte, Michigan, Prater began his coaching career while still an undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky, spending three years coaching pee wee hockey for the Lexington Thoroughbreds. After graduation, Prater coached youth hockey for the Lansing Hockey Club and Meijer AAA in Lansing, Michigan, as well as the club team at Dewitt/St. John's High School.