George Gwozdecky (born July 17, 1953)[1] is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He resigned as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) in June 2015. In August 2015, he accepted a job as the head hockey coach at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, CO.[2]
He was the head coach for the University of Denver Pioneers hockey team for 19 seasons, from 1994 until 2013. The Pioneers won 2 national championships (2004/2005) under his guidance, and won at least 20 games in each of the last 12 seasons in which he coached them.[3]
He is a member of the prestigious Miami University "Cradle of Coaches",[4] and is the only person to win the NCAA national championship as a player (with Wisconsin in 1977), assistant coach (at Michigan State in 1986), and head coach with Denver (2004 and 2005).[3]
Gwozdecky is a native of Thunder Bay, Ontario.[5]
Gwozdecky and his wife Bonnie have one daughter, Adrienne.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (NCHA / WSUAC) (1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 21-13-0 | 3rd/1st | ||||||
| 1982-83 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 24-6-1 | 2nd/1st | NAIA National Champion | |||||
| 1983-84 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 21-10-1 | 3rd/1st | ||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls: | 66-29-2 | ||||||||
| Miami Redskins (CCHA) (1989–1994) | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | Miami | 12-24-4 | 8-21-3 | 7th | CCHA quarterfinals | ||||
| 1990-91 | Miami | 5-29-3 | 3-26-3 | 9th | |||||
| 1991-92 | Miami | 18-16-6 | 12-14-6 | 5th | CCHA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1992-93 | Miami | 27-9-5 | 22-3-5 | 1st | NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1993-94 | Miami | 21-16-1 | 17-12-1 | 5th | CCHA second round | ||||
| Miami: | 83-94-19 | 62-76-18 | |||||||
| Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (1994–2013) | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | Denver | 25-15-2 | 18-12-2 | t-2nd | NCAA East Regional semifinals | ||||
| 1995-96 | Denver | 22-14-3 | 17-12-3 | 3rd | WCHA quarterfinals | ||||
| 1996-97 | Denver | 24-13-4 | 17-11-4 | t-4th | NCAA East Regional semifinals | ||||
| 1997-98 | Denver | 11-25-2 | 8-18-2 | 8th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 1998-99 | Denver | 26-13-2 | 15-11-2 | 3rd | NCAA East Regional Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1999-00 | Denver | 16-23-2 | 9-18-1 | 9th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 2000-01 | Denver | 19-15-4 | 14-11-3 | 6th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 2001-02 | Denver | 32-8-1 | 26-6-1 | 1st | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2002-03 | Denver | 21-14-6 | 11-11-6 | 7th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 2003-04 | Denver | 27-12-5 | 13-10-5 | t-4th | NCAA national champion | ||||
| 2004-05 | Denver | 32-9-2 | 19-7-2 | t-1st | NCAA national champion | ||||
| 2005-06 | Denver | 21-15-3 | 17-8-3 | t-2nd | WCHA first round | ||||
| 2006-07 | Denver | 21-15-4 | 13-11-4 | 4th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 2007-08 | Denver | 26-14-1 | 16-11-1 | 3rd | NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2008-09 | Denver | 23-12-5 | 16-8-4 | 2nd | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2009-10 | Denver | 27-10-4 | 19-5-4 | 1st | NCAA East Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2010-11 | Denver | 25-12-5 | 17-8-3 | 2nd | NCAA Midwest Regional Final | ||||
| 2011-12 | Denver | 25-14-4 | 16-8-4 | 6th | NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals | ||||
| 2012-13 | Denver | 20-14-5 | 13-9-5 | t-4th | NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals | ||||
| Denver: | 443-267-64 | 294-195-59 | |||||||
| Total: | 592-390-85 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Coaches Career" (Search for Gwozdecky under Player/Coach Search). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "George Gwozdecky named head hockey coach at Valor Christian High School". Denver Post. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ a b "Bio: George Gwozdecky". University of Denver. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "George Gwozdecky To Join Miami's Cradle of Coaches Association". CBS College Sports Network. 2006-10-02. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Hunt, Michael (1993-03-26). "Gwozdecky influenced by 'Badger Bob'". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "2011-12 Miami RedHawks Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Miami RedHawks. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "2013-14 Denver Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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