David Carle on whispers of Denver's demise, its latest Frozen Four run and his NHL future

David Carle stood in the lobby of the Stifel Theatre in St. Louis at this time last year and took stock.He also took aim.The University of Denver head coach — who has won two national titles in the past four years — had heard whispers about his program’s impending decline. The Pioneers are the NCAA’s standard-bearers, with a record 10 national titles, and have gone to six Frozen Fours in the past 10 years, but with Hobey Baker finalist Zeev Buium and other top players leaving, the chatter was out there.Advertisement