Gregory Joseph Carvel (born August 17, 1970) is an American former NCAA ice hockey player and current coach. He is currently the head coach for the UMass Minutemen of the Hockey East conference. Carvel has been a head coach at St Lawrence University and an assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) with both the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators.[2]
| Greg Carvel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 17, 1970 Canton, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for | St. Lawrence Saints (NCAA) | ||
| NHL draft |
1991 NHL Supplemental Draft Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1989–1993 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Current position | |||
| Title | Head coach | ||
| Team | Massachusetts | ||
| Conference | Hockey East | ||
| Record | 149–119–20 (.552) | ||
| Annual salary | $500,000 [1] | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Alma mater | St. Lawrence University | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Hotchkiss School | ||
| 1989–1993 | St. Lawrence | ||
| 1993–1994 | Östervåla IF | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 1994–1995 | Canterbury School (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1997 | Amherst College (assistant) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lowell Lock Monsters (Dir. Hockey Ops.) | ||
| 1999–2003 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (Scouting Coordinator) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2011 | Ottawa Senators (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | St. Lawrence (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2016 | St. Lawrence | ||
| 2015 | Team USA (assistant) | ||
| 2016–Present | Massachusetts | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 221–182–35 (.545) | ||
| Tournaments | 7–3 (.700) | ||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Championships | |||
| NCAA national champion (2021)
NCAA Frozen Four Appearance (2019, 2021) Hockey East Champion (2019) Hockey East tournament champion (2021, 2022) | |||
| Awards | |||
| Tim Taylor Award (2015)
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award (2019) Clark Hodder Coach of the Year Award (2019) Spencer Penrose Award (2019) | |||
| Records | |||
| Coach Single-season win record at UMass (31) Single-season Loss record at UMass (29) | |||
Career
editGreg Carvel is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, having played four years for the ice hockey program. After a short professional career, Carvel became an assistant coach and progressed from high school through college and into the NHL as an assistant. After working for the Ottawa Senators for six seasons, Carvel returned to college to work as an assistant under his former coach, Joe Marsh, for one campaign before Marsh retired. Carvel took over the program at his alma mater, getting the team to two conference semifinals and earning a Tim Taylor Award in four years.[3]
UMass
editIn 2016, Carvel left St. Lawrence to take over at Massachusetts where the program had fallen on hard times since the retirement of Don Cahoon. After a terrible 5-win season his first year, Carvel got the Minutemen to post 17 wins in year two, their highest total since 2010.[4] After the season, Carvel was given a contract extension through the 2022-23 season.[5] The following year, with eventual Hobey Baker Award winner Cale Makar leading the way, Carvel's team posted the best record in the history of the program. UMass won 31 games as well as their first Hockey East regular season title and made it all the way to the National Championship Game.
On April 10, 2021, Carvel's UMass team won the national title, defeating St. Cloud State 5-0.
Head coaching record
editSource:[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC Hockey) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | St. Lawrence | 18–16–4 | 9–9–4 | T–5th | ECAC quarterfinals | ||||
| 2013–14 | St. Lawrence | 15–19–4 | 7–11–4 | 8th | ECAC quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | St. Lawrence | 20–14–3 | 14–7–1 | 2nd | ECAC semifinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | St. Lawrence | 19–14–4 | 11–8–3 | 4th | ECAC semifinals | ||||
| St. Lawrence: | 72–63–15 (.530) | 41–35–12 (.534) | |||||||
| Massachusetts Minutemen (Hockey East) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Massachusetts | 5–29–2 | 2–19–1 | 12th | Hockey East Opening Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Massachusetts | 17–20–2 | 9–13–2 | 8th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Massachusetts | 31–10–0 | 18–6–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner–Up | ||||
| 2019–20 | Massachusetts | 21–11–2 | 14–8–2 | 2nd | Tournament cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Massachusetts | 20–5–4 | 13–5–4 | 3rd | NCAA National Champion | ||||
| 2021–22 | Massachusetts | 22–13–2 | 14–8–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional Semifinal | ||||
| 2022–23 | Massachusetts | 13–17–5 | 7–14–3 | 9th | Hockey East Opening Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Massachusetts | 20–14–3 | 12–10–2 | T–5th | NCAA Regional Semifinal | ||||
| Massachusetts: | 149–119–20 (.552) | 89–83–16 (.516) | |||||||
| Total: | 221–182–35 (.545) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Greg Carvel's new contract will pay $500k per year, increase $25k per year". Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Greg Carvel".
- ^ "Greg Carvel". Massachusetts Minutemen. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Massachusetts Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Hockey Head Coach Greg Carvel's Contract Extended Through 2023 - University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Greg Carvel Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
External links
edit- Official Biography, UMass Minutemen
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database