David Carle (born November 9, 1989) is an American

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coach who is currently in charge of the program at

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Career

Hailing from Alaska, Carle attended high school at

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. After his career at Shattuck, Carle was projected to be a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft. While preparing for the

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an abnormality was detected during the NHL combine and after undergoing tests at the

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Carle was diagnosed with

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, an enlargement of a heart muscle. While the genetic abnormality is not immediately life-threatening, it has been shown to be a leading cause of sudden death in athletes. The diagnosis caused Carle to retire from hockey as a player, but despite the end of his career he was still drafted by the

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203rd overall in the seventh and final round. Then-owner

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's son attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's at the same time as Carle; Koules directed GM

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to select Carle in recognition of Carle's hard work. The

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honored the scholarship it had offered to Carle and he began attending the school in the fall of 2008. Wanting to keep him as part of the team, head coach

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offered Carle a place as an assistant coach with the program as long as he was a student at Denver. What started out as a tentative effort to see if Carle was still interested in the game eventually turned into a full-time position. After graduating in 2012, Carle joined the

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as an assistant coach but returned to

less than two years later as an assistant under new head coach Jim Montgomery. Carle stayed with the Pioneers for four years, helping the team win the 2017 National Championship, before he replaced Montgomery as head coach in 2018. In 2018-2019, Carle led the Denver Pioneers to the

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in his first season as head coach. In 2021-2022, Carle led the Denver Pioneers into the

as a #1 seed (4th overall), where they defeated

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5-1 in the NCAA Finals on April 9, 2022.

Personal life

Carle has two brothers who also played hockey. Older brother Matt played for

, winning two national titles and a

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, before embarking on an 11-year career in the

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. His younger brother Alex played for

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. In 2018 he married Melissa Lewis, a former tennis player at

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Official biography, Denver Pioneers
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carle, David 1989 births Living people American ice hockey coaches Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey coaches Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Ice hockey people from Alaska Ice hockey players from Anchorage, Alaska