About Our coaches

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My name is Billy Lukwinski and I will be the head coach of the 2024-2025 ACHA D3 Western Michigan University Stallions hockey team. I was a four-year player and captain for the WMU ACHA D3 hockey team and played my last year with the ACHA D1 team. I have obtained my Master’s of Sports Management, with a minor in Event Management from Western Michigan University. Hockey has been a big part of my life, playing club hockey in Chicago, and I’ve been able to experience many different types and styles of hockey. Coaching is something I have become passionate about, after my competitive playing days have come to an end. I look forward to bringing the knowledge and experience I have learned to incoming players and being able to contribute to the game for many years to come. 

I hope to build this program into one that becomes a common name in conversations about ACHA hockey. I’m looking to bring a level of discipline and competition to the program that will help our players succeed, not only on the ice, but off the ice as well.

Todd started with the Stallions in their first season in 1995-96 as an announcer and providing off-ice support to the team. By the end of the first year, Todd was serving as an Assistant General Manager of the program. Over the next four years, Todd served as the General Manager and then the Advisor for the Division 1 program.

Todd was honored with the Advisor of the Year award in 1997 for his work with the Stallion Hockey Club, 89.1 WIDR-FM and the Campus Activities Board.

Todd’s son, Alex, became the first legacy recruit to join the Stallion Hockey program in 2018. Todd returned to the Stallions in 2019 as the team’s advisor and became the general manager in 2020 for the Division 1 team.

Todd has also served as the Assistant Coach and Head Coach for the Stallion Hockey D1 and D3 teams when needed.

Todd took over the D3 head coach responsibilities ¾ of the way through the 2023-24 season and is returning to the D3 team in 2024-25 as the General Manager and an Assistant Coach.

Todd has been active in the community over the years, coaching many successful KOHA hockey and South Portage Little League softball and baseball teams. Todd has assisted with the operation of the Portage Central (now Portage Muskies) high school hockey program for 6 years and currently sits on the South Central High School Hockey League Board.

Todd has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University and works for The Kellanova Company (formerly The Kellogg Company) in the Global Commercial IT Team. Todd remains active with WMU and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the WMU School of Communication Advisory Board.

Todd has been married for 30 years to his wife Laura, and they have three children - Alex, Katie and Zach, all of which have graduated from or are attending WMU.