Spencer Carbery thought he was sitting down for an interview with Monumental Sports Network to discuss the Washington Capitals’ season, reflecting on the accomplishments of his second year behind the bench and talking about what he learned. Instead, he was shown a video that featured many of his mentors, including Colorado Avalanche Coach Jared Bednar, offering their congratulations. They just didn’t say for what.

When Carbery turned around from the video, there was a man walking into the room with the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success” and voted on by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. He is the first Capitals coach to win the award since Barry Trotz in 2016.

The other finalists were the Montreal Canadiens’ Martin St. Louis

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