Team-First Mindset with Coach David Carle

Willy sat down with David Carle, the University of Denver’s head hockey coach and one of the most dominant leaders in college sports today. With three NCAA championships in the last five years, Carle is earning a reputation as the John Wooden of college hockey. In this conversation, Coach Carle reveals what it really takes to build a championship culture—from identifying and recruiting the right people, to instilling a relentless team-first mindset, to leading in a way that drives both elite performance and long-term development. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:55 Willy introduces Coach David Carle 04:04 DU’s record: 208-85-20, three national titles in five years 06:25 The “nobody’s bigger than the program” culture at Denver 09:30 Growing up in Alaska: KFC, cousins, and catching the hockey bug 13:21 How a heart condition redirected Carle from player to coach 20:43 Sports science: Catapult tracking, player load, and early intervention 26:22 Youngest rosters in the country: winning with 10-11 freshmen 33:23 Competing against Power Four schools with no football team 36:14 Understanding your competitive marketplace: who you really lose to 47:11 NIL, revenue sharing, and keeping the locker room together 45:37 The new age-based eligibility rule and its impact on college hockey 48:00 How DU handles NIL money: equal pay, no outside collective 57:59 Coaching philosophy: calm confidence vs. emotional volatility 58:36 Reading your team: knowing when to change your message 1:01:16 Closing thoughts GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:    / @walkerdunlop   » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist:    • Walker Webcast   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGM... Follow us: » LinkedIn:   / walker-&-dunlop   » Facebook:   / walkerdunlop   » Twitter:   / walkerdunlop   » Instagram:   / walkerdunlop   POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers violates any law or regulation is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards.