David Carle

David Carle
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Denver
Conference NCHC
Biographical details
Born (1989-11-09) November 9, 1989
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Alma mater University of Denver
Playing career
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2012 Denver (assistant)
2012–2014 Green Bay Gamblers (assistant)
2014–2018 Denver (assistant)
2018–present Denver
Head coaching record
Overall 0–0–0 (–)

David Carle (born November 9, 1989 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American ice hockey coach who is currently in charge of the program at Denver.[1]

Career

Hailing from Alaska, Carle attended the prestigious prep school Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. While preparing for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft an abnormality was detected during the NHL combine and after undergoing tests at the Mayo Clinic Carle was diagnosed with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlargement of a heart muscle.[2] While the genetic abnormality is not immediately life-threatening it has been shown to be a leading cause of sudden death in athletes.[3] The diagnosis caused Carle to immediately retire from hockey as a player but despite the end of his career he was still drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning 203rd overall in the seventh and final round. Then-owner Oren Koules's son attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's at the same time as Carle and he directed GM Jay Feaster to select Carle in recognition of his hard work.

Denver University honored the scholarship it had offered to Carle and he began attending in the fall of 2008. Wanting to keep him as part of the team, head coach George Gwozdecky offered Carle a place as an assistant coach with the program as long as he was a student at Denver.[4] What started out as a tentative effort to see if Carle was still interested in the game eventually rounded into a full-time position. After graduating in 2012 Carle joined the Green Bay Gamblers as an assistant coach but returned to Denver less than two years later as an assistant under new head coach Jim Montgomery.[5] Carle stayed with the Pioneers for four years, helping the team win the 2017 National Championship, before replacing Montgomery as head coach in 2018.

Personal life

Carle has two brothers who also played hockey. Older brother Matt played for Denver, winning two National Titles and a Hobey Baker Award, before embarking on an 11-year career in the NHL. Younger brother Alex is entering his senior season at Merrimack. (as of 2018)

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Denver Pioneers (NCHC) (2018–present)
2018–19 Denver 0–0–00–0–0
Denver: 0–0–00–0–0
Total:0–0–0

References

  1. ↑ "Denver goes with in-house choice, names assistant Carle new head coach". USCHO.com. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Ten Years after shocking discovery, David Carle takes over in Denver". The Hockey News. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  3. ↑ Maron, Barry J. (September 11, 2003). "Sudden Death in Young Athletes". New England Journal of Medicine. 349 (11): 1064–1075. doi:10.1056/NEJMra022783. PMID 12968091.
  4. ↑ "Still Beating Strong: David Carle Refuses To See Hockey Dream Die". USAHockey Magezine. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Denver Picks David Carle to Lead the Program". College Hockey News. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
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