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Denver coach David Carle (right) coaches the Pioneers against American International in the 2019 West Regional final at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D. (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If things would have gone as planned by David Carle, he wouldn\u2019t be preparing to coach Denver in the upcoming Frozen Four in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Carle wouldn\u2019t be the youngest head coach in Division I men\u2019s hockey. The Anchorage, Alaska, native wouldn\u2019t find himself on college hockey\u2019s biggest stage in his first season of leading a team \u2014 at the college level or any other level.<\/p>\n

Instead, he would be well established in his career as an NHL defenseman, following in the footsteps of his brother Matt, five years his senior, who won the Hobey Baker Award as a Pioneers defenseman (2006) and played 10-plus seasons in the NHL.<\/p>\n

At the age 18 the ensuing 10 years and beyond of Carle\u2019s life appeared all mapped out — three or four years of college hockey at DU and then on to the next level. But it all changed on one fateful day in April of 2008.<\/p>\n

Carle was attending the NHL Pre-Draft Combine when a physical examination uncovered an abnormality with his heart. Tests revealed he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscle that could lead to cardiac arrest during strenuous activity. Carle\u2019s playing days were over before he could play a single college game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving to go through something like that at the age of 18 certainly forced me to grow up a lot faster than most 18 year olds,\u201d Carle said. \u201cIt was really hard to get through, but [in the end] you have to try to make the most of the hand you\u2019ve been dealt.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, you don\u2019t get through hard times by yourself. Most people who experience adversity need a good support group. I\u2019ve been blessed with a great family and great friends to help me through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carle had committed to play at Denver, and Pioneers coach George Gwozdecky honored Carle\u2019s scholarship and added him to his staff as a student-assistant. Carle held the positions for four years, and after graduating from DU took a job as an assistant coach with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. He returned to the Pioneers in January of 2014 when head coach Jim Montgomery hired him as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n

Despite his age, Carle emerged as the logical choice to take over when Montgomery left last May when Montgomery left to coach the Dallas Stars. And he had the support of the players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew he was going to stay with the same systems as ‘Monty,’\u201d senior forward Jarid Lukosevicius said. \u201cThat\u2019s why our leadership group really pushed for him to be the head coach. He got the job and we\u2019re so thankful for that because he\u2019s a great coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carle said his health diagnosis pushed him into coaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually told during my junior year by [then-DU assistant] Derek Lalonde that I should pursue it was a career,\u201d Carle said. \u201cHe thought I would be good at it. When you have someone you look up to as a mentor tell you that, it certainly opened my eyes more to the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carle said he entered the season confident that he was ready for the added responsibilities that go with being the head coach. Just as importantly, he went into it knowing that new experiences, both positive and negative, awaited.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing is that you just try to evaluate things and make decisions one game at a time and take things as they come at you,\u201d Carle said. \u201cI\u2019m really fortunate to have the staff that I have, with Dallas Ferguson, Tavis MacMillan, Steven Reinprecht and Ben Scrivens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of experience around me that has really helped me along. And I have been blessed with great leadership with our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carle said he doesn\u2019t believe his age has been a factor at all \u2014 either positively or negatively \u2014 in his role as head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big believer that your life experiences are what they are and they make you what you are,\u201d he said. \u201cJust because I am 29 and Tavis MacMillan is 20 years older than me, that doesn\u2019t mean that I relate any better to our players than he does. He\u2019s an elite communicator.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are who you are. People are good at what they do because of what they\u2019ve been through and who they are as people. There\u2019s no doubt that I have been in situations this year that I haven\u2019t seen from that chair, but I\u2019ve been blessed with working for some great coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI watched them; I wasn\u2019t just sitting around twiddling my thumbs. I tried to be a sponge, and watched how they handled different situations. You can\u2019t ask for better people to learn from. And with Dallas and Tavis being head coaches before, they have been tremendous resources to help fill the gaps of the perceived inexperience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Carle has his first team just two wins away from winning a national championship in his first season as head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really incredible,\u201d Carle said of the way things have turned out this season, pointing out how his team has continued to grow and get better as the season went along.<\/p>\n

He couldn’t have planned it any better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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