Coach Paul “Fozz” Fassbender was born in Marquette, Michigan. Coach Fozz played for the first ever Midget Major AAA team in Marquette (Electricians) in 1987-88.  The following season Paul played for the high school Marquette Redman where he served as Captain in 1988-89.  After serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, and participating in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield (1991), Paul moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan to begin his college tour at Eastern Michigan.  Coach Fozz played four years for the Eagles Division I Non-Varsity team where he was named Captain after his sophomore season.  After playing, Coach Fozz was an assistant coach for three years before being offered the head coaching position. Paul served 4-1/2 seasons as the head coach at EMU compiling a record of 90-61-9. During the 2004-05 season, Coach Fozz was named Central States Collegiate Hockey League Coach of the Year with a 27-11-3 record and a #7 national ranking.  Paul has been a part of the only two Eagle hockey teams to compete for the National Title in 1994 and 2000.  Paul took over the Plymouth Wildcats Varsity Hockey team in 2006 for the next 4 compiling a 54-34-14 record.  Paul took over the Pioneer program in January 2012 finishing with a 11-4 record.

   Paul currently resides in Ypsilanti, Michigan with his wife, Cynthia, a high school language arts teacher, and their two children, Michael Paul (9) and Elliana (7).