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Spencer Carbery
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Definition
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Spencer Carbery (born November 9, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player serving as the head coach of the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Renowned for his tactical acumen, he led the Capitals to a strong resurgence and won the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 season.
Examples
Spencer Carbery's post-game pressers are like poetry for hockey nerds, full of line-matchup metaphors.
When Spencer Carbery diagrammed that power play, even the Zamboni driver took notes.
Thanks to Spencer Carbery, the Capitals went from 'oops, another loss' to 'watch out, playoffs'.
Spencer Carbery calling line changes is basically the hockey equivalent of a chess grandmaster moving pieces.