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South Carolina's Carbery Named ECHL Coach of the Year

Published on April 15, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Tuesday announced that Spencer Carbery of the South Carolina Stingrays is the 2013-14 recipient of the John Brophy Award as the league's Coach of the Year.

The John Brophy Award is the trophy presented annually to the ECHL coach selected to have contributed the most to his team's success as selected in a vote of league coaches. The trophy is named for John Brophy, who won a record three ECHL titles with Hampton Roads in 1991, 1992 and 1998, and was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2009.

Nick Bootland of Kalamazoo finished second in the voting, followed by Ontario's Jason Christie, Vince Williams of Orlando and Alaska's Rob Murray .

The winner of the Defenseman of the Year award will be announced on Wednesday.

Carbery led the Stingrays to the South Division title, the club's first division championship since capturing the Southeast Division title in 2000-01, with a 43-23-6 record for 92 points. It was the third straight season that the Stingrays have improved their record from the previous year.

In three seasons as South Carolina's head coach, Carbery has posted a record of 118-77-21 and has led the Stingrays to the Kelly Cup Playoffs each season. Carbery was named the sixth head coach in Stingrays history on July 26, 2011 after serving as the team's assistant coach for one season under Cail MacLean.

Carbery joined the organization as a player during the 2008-09 campaign and helped the club capture its ECHL-record third Kelly Cup championship. He recorded 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points in 94 games with the Stingrays and was named the inaugural recipient of the Jerry Zucker Community Service Award in 2009. Carbery skated in four professional seasons with the Bakersfield Condors, Stockton Thunder, Fresno Falcons and Stingrays of the ECHL and the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League totaling 117 points (48g-69a) in 244 games.

John Brophy Award Winners (ECHL Coach of the Year)

YEAR COACH TEAM

2014 Spencer Carbery South Carolina Stingrays

2013 Jarrod Skalde Cincinnati Cyclones

2012 Rob Murray Alaska Aces

John Wroblewski Gwinnett Gladiators

2011 Brent Thompson Alaska Aces

2010 Derek Laxdal Idaho Steelheads

2009 Rick Kowalsky Trenton Devils

2008 Chuck Weber Cincinnati Cyclones

2007 Davis Payne Alaska Aces

2006 Glen Gulutzan Las Vegas Wranglers

2005 Nick Vitucci Toledo Storm

2004 Pat Bingham Wheeling Nailers

2003 Claude Noel Toledo Storm

2002 Dave Farrish Louisiana IceGators

2001 Troy Ward Trenton Titans

2000 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades

1999 Bob Ferguson Florida Everblades

1998 Chris Nilan Chesapeake IceBreakers

1997 Brian McCutcheon Columbus Chill

1996 Roy Sommer Richmond Renegades

1995 Jim Playfair Dayton Bombers

1994 Barry Smith Knoxville Cherokees

1993 Kurt Kleinendorst Raleigh IceCaps

1992 Doug Sauter Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

1991 Don Jackson Knoxville Cherokees

1990 Dave Allison Virginia Lancers

1989 Ron Hansis Erie Panthers

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