Minnesota State University, Mankato added a third Carroll to it’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 27 as my older brother Mike joined myself and younger brother Pat in the HOF.
It was a special night in Mankato and fun to be back on campus celebrating the special honor with several members of our family.
All three of us played hockey for the Mavericks while also Mike played baseball. I was on the same hockey team as Mike for a couple of seasons, which was a lot of fun.
Mike currently is the head baseball coach and head women’s hockey coach at Gustavus Adolphus College. This year, I begin my 14th season as the goalie coach for the Gusties. I look forward to working with him again this year.
As you know, hockey tryouts begin soon. Is your goalie ready and at the top of their game? We can help by having them participate in our tryout tune-up camp.
Summer hockey is here and the Carroll Goalie School can help your goalie improve their skills.
We can provide a goalie coach for your child’s summer team or we can provide private lessons. Send me an email (steve@carrollgs.com) to discuss objectives and I will custom design a program for your child. We have special discounted rates now through the end of August.
I am also offering a summer camp Schwan Super Rink, Aug. 23-25.
Each member of the Gustavus team received a nice souvenir from NCAA.
Spent the past few days in Superior, Wis., as the goalie coach for the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s hockey team. We played two awesome games in the 2013 NCAA DIvision III National Tournament.
We lost our semifinal game 4-3 in overtime to Elmira College, who went to win the national title. In the third place game, we outshot Plattsburgh College 25-11 but came up short 4-0.
The ladies played their hearts out in both games.
Despite the two heartbreaking losses, it’s was a great season for the Gusties. They finished the year 27-2-1.
The boys state high school tournament is always one of my favorite weeks of the year. It brings back wonderful memories from my Edina-East High School days when our team had the opportunity to play in the tournament in St. Paul.
Our first game was against Roseau High School which featured Neal Broten, who went on to become a star for the Gophers, North Stars and the 1980 U.S. Olympic team.
Fortunately, a parent of one of our players, owned a video cassette recorder and was able to tape the game. I put together a few highlights from that memorable night at the Civic Center.
Goalie Coach Steve Carroll (upper right hand corner) and Gustavus women's hockey team after winning MIAC Playoff Championship.
For those of you who don’t already know, I am the goalie coach for the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s hockey team. We beat Concordia College 4-1 on March 2 to win our 10th straight MIAC Playoff Championship. With the win, our team improved to 26-0-1 on the year.
The Gusties now advance to the eight-team NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Coach Carroll visiting with 1980 Olympic goalie Jim Craig.
I really enjoyed meeting 1980 Olympic goalie Jim Craig when he was in town recently.
Many of us remember exactly where we were when we watched the Americans win the gold medal in Lake Placid 33 years ago.
I watched the tape-delayed broadcast from my college dorm room at Mankato State.
Do you know that in March of 1979, USA Hockey actually held open tryouts for the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team? Even though most people felt Coach Brooks knew who he wanted on his team.
None the less, me and some of my Mankato State hockey teammates thought it would be cool to say we at least tried out for the team. Open tryouts were held in Minneapolis, Detroit and Boston.
A bunch of us registered for the tryouts in Minneapolis. Turns out, our team qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament, which was held about the same time as the tryout in Minneapolis. We contactedorganizers and asked if we could switch to the Detroit location.
They told us no, but said they would have scouts at the national tournament. If anyone caught their eye, they would be receive a special invite.
At the national tournament I made 59 saves in our semifinal game and another 42 in the championship game. 101 saves in two games. Not bad, but guess what, not good enough to win the national championship or to get a special invite to the open tryouts in Motown.
Not that I figured I had a shot at making the team, but it would have been fun to say that I at least had a chance to tryout for the club.
I recently got back from an awesome 9-day trip to Germany and Austria with the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s team. (I am the team’s goalie coach).
We won the three hockey games we played while we were there including a 7-2 victory over the Austrian National Team.
In addition to the games, we had a lot time time to take in the major tourist sites. We took a tour of Munich, Germany and had lunch at the famous Hofbrauhaus restaurant.
From there we moved on to Salzburg, Austria. We toured the city and saw Mozart’s childhood home and various locations where the popular movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed.
After a few days in Salzburg, we bussed to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp near the city of Linz, Austria. It was a very interesting place to see, but spooky experience as our tour took place on a gray and overcast day.
From there, we headed to Vienna, Austria. We checked out a few of the royal palaces and toured the city. This is also where we celebrated New Year’s.
I was a wonderful trip filled with all sorts of memories. The Gusties return to ice in St. Peter on Jan. 11 hosting UW-Stevens Point.
I thought I would share an article I wrote for Let’s Play Hockey newspaper. It’s about encouraging youth hockey coaches to pay attention to the most important players on their teams — their goalies.
at in the HOF.
