George Gwozdecky
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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. He joined the Pioneers as head coach in 1994.[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]
He is a native of Thunder Bay, Ontario,[5] and is married (Bonnie) with a teenage daughter (Adrienne).[3]
College Head Coaching record[6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (NCHA/WSUAC) (1981-82–1983-84) | |||||||||
| 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 RedHawks (CCHA) (1989-90–1993-94) | |||||||||
| 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) (1994-95–2012-13) | |||||||||
| 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
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- George Gwozdecky's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- George Gwozdecky's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | CCHA Coach of the Year 1991–92 1992–93 |
Succeeded by Red Berenson |
| Preceded by | Spencer Penrose Award 1992–93 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Don Lucia Enrico Blasi |
| Preceded by | WCHA Coach of the Year 1994–95 2001–02 2004–05 (co-winner with Bob Motzko) 2009–10 |
Succeeded by Don Lucia Troy Jutting Don Lucia/Jamie Russell Dean Blais |
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