Karl Goehring, who is set to begin his fifth season as an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota men’s ice hockey program in 2023-24, is making his international coaching debut as an assistant coach of the 2023 Under-18 Men's Select Team.
In his four seasons coaching at UND, Goehring has helped guide the Fighting Hawks to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2021, 2022), three Penrose Cups as NCHC regular-season champions (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) and one Frozen Faceoff title (2021) as NCHC playoff champion. Prior to his time in Grand Forks, he spent two seasons (2017-19) with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch as the goaltending and video coach after seven campaigns (2010-2017) as a volunteer goaltending coach for North Dakota.
A UND alum, Goehring had an impressive playing career that led him to the NHL’s Nashville Predators and included stops in the AHL and ECHL. Additionally, the Apple Valley, Minnesota, native was in net for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2000 IIHF Men’s World Championship.