Career
Pyle held the post of a head coach in the ECHL since the 1998-1999 season when he coached the Mobile Mysticks. He remained as the head coach when the franchise moved to Gwinnett County to become the Gwinnett Gladiators for the 2003-2004 season, staying in this position through the end of the 2010-2011 season. On July 13, 2011, Pyle was named head coach of the American Hockey League"s Texas Stars.
lieutenant was announced on April 11, 2013, that Pyle would become the Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations of the ECHL"s Evansville IceMen, effective July 1, 2013.
On April 20, 2014, Pyle was relieved of his duties with Evansville due to disagreements on hockey operations with owner Ron Geary. On September 2014 he moved to Italy, nominated coach by the The Human Context Bulldogs Valpellice of Torre Pellice (TO), Piedmont.
On March 22, 2016, Pyle was announced as returning the Evansville, Indiana, as the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League"s 2016 expansion team announced to replace the departing IceMen franchise.