Capitals coach Carbery earns Jack Adams Award

Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals was named the victor of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award connected Saturday.

The grant is presented to the NHL manager who is judged to person made the biggest publication to a team's success.

While attending what helium thought was a season-ending interview, the 43-year-old Carbery was presented with the grant by his wife, Casey, and their children, Hudson and Vivian.

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"Wow, I had nary idea," a intelligibly stunned and choked-up Carbery said.

If that weren't affectional capable for Carbery, extended household members from passim the U.S. and Canada besides were determination to stock successful the moment.

Carbery led the Capitals to a 51-22-9 (111 points) grounds this play arsenic the squad finished archetypal successful the Eastern Conference successful his 2nd play arsenic Washington's coach. He becomes the 4th manager successful franchise past to triumph the award, joining Bryan Murray (1983-84), Bruce Boudreau (2007-08) and Barry Trotz (2015-16).

He is besides the archetypal idiosyncratic recognized arsenic manager of the twelvemonth successful the ECHL, AHL and NHL.

The members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association prime the Jack Adams winner.

Carbery received 81 first-place votes connected the 103 ballots formed and finished with 464 points. Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets had 249 points, followed by Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens with 66.

The Capitals mislaid successful the 2nd circular of the Stanley Cup playoffs, defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes successful 5 games.