| Current team | Valor Christian High School |
|---|---|
| Birth date | July 17, 1953 (age 73) |
| Birth place | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Player years 1 | 1974–1978 |
| Player team 1 | Wisconsin |
| Player positions | Left wing |
| Overall record | 592-390-85 |
| Championships | 1977 NCAA National Champion 1982 WSUAC regular season champion 1983 WSUAC regular season champion 1983 NAIA National Champion 1984 WSUAC regular season champion 1986 NCAA national champion (assistant) 1993 CCHA regular season champion 1999 WCHA tournament champion 2002 WCHA regular season champion 2002 WCHA tournament champion 2004 NCAA national champion 2005 WCHA regular season champion 2005 WCHA tournament champion 2005 NCAA national champion 2008 WCHA tournament champion 2010 WCHA regular season champion |
| Awards | 1992 CCHA Coach of the Year 1993 CCHA Coach of the Year 1993 Spencer Penrose Award 1995 WCHA Coach of the Year 2002 WCHA Coach of the Year 2004 Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame 2005 WCHA Coach of the Year 2005 Spencer Penrose Award 2010 WCHA Coach of the Year |
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
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.
- ^ "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.[dead link]
- ^ "2011-12 Miami RedHawks Hockey Record Book". Miami RedHawks. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "2013-14 Denver Hockey Media Guide". Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-17.