"Earlier in the evening, Carbery returned to the Giant Center bench as a head coach for the first time since May 16, 2021, when he led the Hershey Bears to the best record in the AHL during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season. The campaign, which saw the Bears led in goals and points by a then-20-year-old Connor McMichael, gave Carbery the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the league's head coach of the year, catapulting him to an NHL job a month later as one of the brightest young coaching prospects in the league."
"Serving as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carbery reinvigorated the Leafs' power play during his two seasons north of the border, helping Toronto's man advantage to a 26.0 percent effectiveness during the 2022-23 season - good for second best in the league. The Capitals organization came calling again when it parted ways with Peter Laviolette in 2023, this time hiring the then 41-year-old Carbery as the head coach of their NHL team."
Spencer Carbery returned to the Giant Center and reflected on the hundreds of hours and memories there. He last coached at the venue on May 16, 2021, after leading the Hershey Bears to the best AHL record in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season. That campaign featured 20-year-old Connor McMichael leading Hershey in goals and points and earned Carbery the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award. As an assistant with the Toronto Maple Leafs he helped lift the power play to 26.0 percent in 2022-23. The Capitals hired Carbery in 2023; he then led them to two straight playoff appearances, an Eastern Conference regular-season crown, and NHL Coach of the Year honors in 2025.
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