David Carle was named Richard and Kitzia Goodman Head Coach on Friday, May 25, becoming the ninth head coach in program history and the youngest active head coach in NCAA Division I hockey
Quick Facts
Pronunciation: David CARL
Age: 28 (Youngest Active Head Coach in NCAA Division I)
Coaching Experience: 10 Years
Denver Connection: Served the previous four-and-a-half seasons from 2014-2018 as an assistant coach for the Pioneers. Served four seasons as a student assistant coach from 2008-2012 before graduating from the University of Denver in 2012
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Assistant Coach - Denver Pioneers - 2014-2018
-Joined the Pioneers midway through the 2013-2014 season, serving under head coach Jim Montgomery
-Helped guide Denver to a 115-51-23 record, a 66-32-14-8 mark in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), one (1) NCHC regular-season title, two (2) NCHC Frozen Faceoff titles, five (5) NCAA Tournament appearances, two (2) Frozen Four appearances and the 2017 National Championship
Assistant Coach - Green Bay Gamblers (United States Hockey League) - 2012-2014
-Helped the Gamblers to a 37-23-4 record in a season-and-a-half
-Guided Green Bay to a second-place finish in the USHL's Eastern Conference during the 2012-2013 season
Student Assistant Coach - Denver Pioneers - 2008-2012
-Joined the Pioneers coaching staff after originally being recruited to play at Denver, but being forced to retire from his playing career when he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the primary disease of the myocardium muscle of the heart
-Served on the Pioneers staff under head coach George Gwozdecky for four (4) appearances in the NCAA Tournament and one (1) Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) regular-season title
International Coaching
-Won a gold medal as the video coordinator for the U.S. U-17 Team at the 2011 Five Nations Tournament
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