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INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

 

April 5, 2026

 

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The Denver Pioneers are one win away from an 11th NCAA hockey championship. They meet Wisconsin in the Fozen Four finals in Las Vegas Saturday and a win would advance DU to the Saturday championship game against Michigan or Wisconsin. 

 

The Avalanche, meanwhile, have four regular-season games remaining after beating Calgary 2-0 at Ball Arena Thursday night. That clinched the Presidents' Trophy and  home ice through the postseason.


The entrenched coaches -- DU's David Carle and the Avalanche's Jared Bednar-- have intriguing bave intriguing backgrounds, and I've told their stories.     

    

My piece on Bednar ran in the Denver Post as the Avs were about to open their first training camp under the new coach in 2016. (Yes, it has been that long ago.)

 

My story on Carle was in Mile High Sports Magazine as MHS announced its choice of Carle as Colorado's 2022 College Coach of the Year.

 

They're older stories, but they remain definitive profiles on the two coaches.

 

Jared Bednar: Paying his dues ... and then some. 

 

David Carle: Making  the most of a horrible break