Spencer Carbery is a professional ice hockey coach and former player who will replace Peter Laviolette as the new head coach for the Washington Capitals, find out more about his brief bio, wife and salary
The Washington Capitals announced that the team has hired Spencer Carbery as the 20th head coach in the franchise’s history.
Who is Spencer Carbery new Washington Capitals head coach, salary, contract, wife, coaching record stats
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The Washington Capitals just recently had a disappointing 2022-23 season after missing the postseason for the first time since 2014.
The franchise finished at sixth place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 35-27-10.
Washington Capitals hire Spencer Carbery as new head coach
After previously firing Peter Laviolette, the Washington Capitals have hired Spencer Carbery as their new head coach. Capitals GM Brian MacLellan revealed in a statement:
We are extremely pleased to name Spencer as our new head coach. Spencer is one of the best young coaches in the game who’s had success at every level at which he has coached. We feel his leadership, communication skills, ability to develop players and familiarity with our organization will be a tremendous asset as he makes this next step in his coaching career.”
Carbery also shared about his excitement on the new role saying:
It’s a tremendous honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the Washington Capitals. I would like to thank the Capitals organization for affording me the opportunity to lead this team.
Spencer Carbery brief bio
Spencer Carbery is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who was born on 9 November 1981, in Victoria, Canada. Carbery had a pretty forgettable playing career, going undrafted and having played only from 2006-2010. Despite this he is arguably one of the NHL’s best and brightest young coaches. During his playing career, he played for the Tulsa Oilers, Bakersfield Condors, Stockton Thunder, Fresno Falcons, and South Carolina Stingrays.
Age and height
Spencer Carbery is currently 41 years old and stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
Spencer Carbery net worth
According to various sources, Spencer has an estimated net worth of around $5 million. However, this amount will soon increase with his new role. His current salary and contract details aren’t known.
Carbery and wife, Casey, have two children, Hudson and Vivian.
Spencer Carbery coaching career
Carbery started out his coaching career back in 2010 when he joined the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays coaching staff. During that time, he had just announced his retirement from hockey. He briefly served as head coach ahead of the 2011-12 season when head coach Cail MacLean took a new job in the AHL. He was just 29-years-old at that time and became the youngest head coach in the ECHL.
Later in 2016, Carbery left the Stingrays to serve as the head coach job with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit. The following year, he worked as one of the assistants for the AHL’s Providence Bruins. Carbery then returned to the Capitals’ system in 2018, to work as the head coach for the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
While at Hershey, Carbery led the team to the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy in 2021. He also led the team to become the AHL’s regular-season champion. He also won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award for coach of the year. Carbery also oversaw the development of several young Capitals prospects that he could potentially have in the NHL this season. These players include Martin Fehervary, Aliaksei Protas, Connor McMichael, and Alex Alexeyev.
Later during the summer of 2021, Carbery got his first NHL coaching job with the Maple Leafs, as an assistant. During his two seasons with the Maple Leafs, the team’s power play was second-best in the NHL for the last two years, with a 26.6% success rate. Only the Oilers with 29.4% had a better power play.