3 strong head coaching candidates to guide the Chicago Blackhawks out of this rebuild

David Carle

Carle has spent over a decade at the University of Denver working his way up from assistant to head coach and has built a strong resume for himself in that time.

In 2022, Carle became the fourth-youngest coach to win a national title in NCAA history at the age of 32-years old. He followed up that performance with another title in 2024.

Carle's expertise behind the bench at Denver has seen the club become one of the most dominant in college hockey, leading Carle to coach Team USA at the world juniors for their back-to-back gold medal victories in 2024 and 2025.

One of the winningest coaches outside the NHL, Carle brings a championship attitude with a high-level understanding of the modern game.

His evaluation of talent was showcased at the recent world juniors with his deployment of certain line combinations with various roles that made his team difficult to play against.

Carle also has coached many of the Blackhawks' young players, Aidan Thompson has been one of his go-to players at Denver and has also worked with players such as Frank Nazar, Oliver Moore, Sam Rinzel, and Gavin Hayes while coaching Team USA in the World Juniors.

With a winning attitude and an understanding of how to coach young talent, especially those already in the Blackhawks' system, David Carle will make a strong case to be the next coach in Chicago.