Mike Janda begins his second year as an assistant coach for the Blue Devils with the 2022-23 season.

Janda comes to UW-Stout after spending the last eight years with the San Jose Jr. Sharks program in San Jose, Calif. With the Jr. Sharks, Janda served as the Director of Coaches and was also in charge of Player Development and advancing players on to junior and college hockey. He coached players of all ages with the Jr. Sharks program but primarily focused on 16U and 18U boys teams.
 
Janda served as the Director of Coaches with the California Amateur Hockey Association and Northern California Hockey. He has also spent five summers working the USA Hockey National Development Camp. Janda has also spent time coaching in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Springfield Jr. Blues and the Chippewa Steel.

Prior to coaching, Janda played one year in the NAHL and two years in the USHL with the Chicago Steel. Janda then moved on to play college hockey at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. At RIT, Mike received his bachelor's. in Business Marketing. He also enjoyed success on the ice which included two regular season conference championships, one post season conference championship and a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2010.

In addition to coaching at Stout, Janda is also an assistant in the Blue Devils' sports information office.
 
Janda is a native of Glen Ellyn, Ill. He and his wife, Kelli, have two sons, Trevor and Ryan.