Elliotte Friedman claims NHL teams ready to throw "piles of money" for David Carle after leading Team USA to consecutive World Junior titles

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman is confident that Team USA’s junior team coach David Carle will have no lack of job offers from professional hockey teams shortly. On Sunday, Carle helped Team USA clinch their second consecutive World Juniors championship.

Friedman discussed Carle’s situation with fellow analyst Kyle Bukauskas during their weekly show 32 Thoughts: The Podcast. USA defeated Finland 4-3 in overtime to clinch the IIHF U20 Men’s World Championship in Ottawa on Sunday.

In the wake of the victory, Friedman touched upon Carle’s job prospects in the NHL on Monday morning.

“I think the number one storyline that's going to come out of this is what NHL team is going to throw a pile of money at David Carle. People love winners,” the Sportsnet analyst said.

He also touched upon Carle’s prior coaching record and how the coach’s consistent success made him an attractive prospect for multiple hockey franchises.

“He's got a couple of NCAA championships at the University of Denver, and he's got back-to-back, World Junior Championships as the head coach of Team USA in an age where teams are really searching for coaches who can identify with and reach young players," Friedman added.

"Last year, St Louis interviewed him and considered him. New Jersey did kind of; I think New Jersey was always looking for Keefe. Like, I think he was always the guy, especially when Toronto made that change. But they did a conversation with Carle."

The analyst also speculated about what kind of offers might lead to Carle moving on from the University of Denver, saying that he had the freedom to wait for an offer that he considered “worth his while.”

“Couldn’t be more proud,” says David Carle after Team USA’s win

David Carle was extremely happy about the championship victory.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our group,” Carle said via Olympics.com. “They grew as a team, played for each other and ultimately accomplished something that has never been done by helping our nation win back-to-back gold medals in the World Juniors.”

The US team fought back to tie the game in regulation time after going two goals down in the second period. Boston College forward Teddy Stiga scored the golden goal at 8:04 in overtime to secure the championship.

Team USA’s Ryan Leonard was named tournament MVP with five goals and five assists. Finland’s Petteri Rimpinen won the best goalie award.