{"id":51250,"date":"2013-04-02T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T23:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=51250"},"modified":"2013-04-02T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T23:01:48","slug":"gwozdecky-i-am-not-done-coaching-after-shocking-ouster-at-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2013\/04\/02\/gwozdecky-i-am-not-done-coaching-after-shocking-ouster-at-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Gwozdecky: ‘I am not done coaching’ after shocking ouster at Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Denver coach George Gwozdecky made one thing perfectly clear at his farewell news conference Tuesday at Magness Arena: He’s not done.<\/p>\n
Gwozdecky, 59, was released from his contact at Denver on Monday following an impasse over a possible extension that would have kept him behind the Pioneers bench past the expiration of his existing deal.<\/p>\n
The decision came as a shock to most everyone outside of the Denver athletic department, as many wondered when the news broke whether it was an April Fools’ Day joke. It wasn’t, though, and Gwozdecky is out after 19 seasons leading the Pioneers.<\/p>\n
Gwozdecky won back-to-back national championships with DU in 2004 and 2005.<\/p>\n
He said Tuesday that though he, too, was surprised by the decision from athletic director Peg Bradley-Doppes and the university, he is taking the high road by accepting DU’s choice and moving on with his career.<\/p>\n
“When I was informed yesterday morning of the university’s decision to release me from my contract,” Gwozdecky told reporters Tuesday, “I’ve got to admit that I was stunned and shocked.<\/p>\n
“However, since then, I’ve come to accept the decision and am ready to move forward with the next chapter of my career, whatever that might be.”<\/p>\n