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Spencer Carbery reacts to receiving the Jack Adams Award
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Spencer Carbery, the 2024-25 season recipient of the Jack Adams Award for coach of the year, speaks with Katie Florio in the latest episode of 'The Line Change' to get his reaction, and personal thoughts on his journey.
For such an excellent communicator, a skill that contributes to his success as a head coach in the NHL, Carbery was at times speechless when asked questions about his Jack Adams Award honor, but eventually found his rhythm.
"In the moment, I was in shock and pretty speechless, in that moment, and then you look at the award, the trophy," Carbery said on The Line Change with Katie Florio. "And just very, very humble. You look at some of the names and the coaches that have won that award in the past, and then you start to think about just how grateful and fortunate I am to be in this organization, to be coaching this team, it's a pretty incredible honor."
The team, I'm certain is grateful to have Carbery as its head coach. With him behind the bench, the Washington Capitals went 51-22-9 this season, finishing 1st in the Eastern Conference, and 2nd in the NHL overall.
There's more. Caps finished 1st in the NHL in comeback wins (25), 1st in road wins (53), and 3rd in goal differential (+56).
Perhaps even sweeter than the team stats, was Carbery's personal, and best, in terms of all-around honors, and that is, to be the first in the history of professional hockey to win Coach of the Year honors in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL.
Carbery was quick to point out he wasn't alone. Katie Florio asked, What's maybe a piece of advice to give your younger self, or someone who's in your exact position ten years ago?
"This is not hockey advice," Carbery said. "This is, because I think it's just as important as the teaching of X's and O's, planning of your training camp, all that stuff, is make sure that your support system at home understands how much you appreciate them, and understands how much you value them. They're the real rockstars and the CEO's behind the scenes that literally make everything possible.
It goes without saying that Spencer Carbery, in addition to being a master technician on the technical side of hockey, is also a class act.
It goes without saying that Spencer Carbery, in addition to being a master technician on the technical side of hockey, is also a class act.
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