Karl Goehring (born August 23, 1978, in Apple Valley, Minnesota) is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an assistant coach with the UND Fighting Hawks of the NCHC. He led Apple Valley High School to a win in the 1996 Minnesota State High School League Boys' Hockey Tournament. He also led the University of North Dakota to a win in the 2000 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
| Karl Goehring | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goehring with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2007 | |||
| Born |
August 23, 1978 Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Syracuse Crunch Jokerit San Antonio Rampage Milwaukee Admirals WBS Penguins Norfolk Admirals Manitoba Moose | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2009 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Current position | |||
| Title | Assistant coach | ||
| Team | North Dakota | ||
| Conference | NCHC | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Alma mater | University of North Dakota | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 2009–2010 | Syracuse Crunch (goaltending) | ||
| 2010–2017 | North Dakota (goaltending) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Syracuse Crunch (goaltending) | ||
| 2019–Present | North Dakota (assistant) | ||
Playing career
editGoehring played four seasons for the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, and following the abrupt departure of Tim Thomas from Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga, he signed with Jokerit for the 2005–06 season. Goehring was recommended to Jokerit management by Tim Thomas as a winning goaltender, but Goehring played a disappointing early season and was taken off goaltending duties in November. On November 18, 2005, he signed with the San Antonio Rampage in the AHL. Goehring was signed by the Nashville Predators on November 23, 2006, and reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals four days later.
Goehring was released from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on November 13, 2007. He signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Norfolk Admirals on November 20, 2007. Goehring then signed a professional tryout contract with the Syracuse Crunch. On March 3, 2008, Goehring was named AHL Player of the Week.[1] On July 3, 2008, Goehring was signed by the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.
Coaching career
editGoehring had offers to play in Germany in the 2009–10 season, but instead of waiting to see if more opportunities arose closer to the beginning of the season on July 24, 2009, he retired from professional hockey to begin his career in coaching. He took up an assistant coaching role with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, with whom he set franchise records for most games played by a goaltender (176) and wins (78) during his four-year stint with the team as a player. The Crunch later let go Goehring and the rest of their coaching staff. He returned to the Crunch before the 2017-18 season following Crunch goaltending coach David Alexander's departure to the St. Louis Blues.
After two seasons with the Crunch, he returned to his alma-mater to become a full-time assistant coach with the UND Fighting Hawks.[2]
Personal life
editGoehring is the father to Lily Kate (Lily Kate Goehring) who won episode 4 of NBC's Dancing with Myself.[3]
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "American Hockey League roundup". National Hockey League. March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Karl Goehring set to be new UND assistant coach". Grand Forks Herald. May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Grand Forks native Lily Goehring wins NBC primetime dance show and $25,000 prize". Grand Forks Herald. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "White Named USA Hockey's Junior Player of Year". United States Hockey League. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database