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COACHES OF THE YEAR

Spencer Penrose Award
(Division I Coach of the Year)

Named in honor of the benefactor whose fortune built the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, home of the first ten NCAA Championships.

Winners of the Spencer Penrose Award
(Division I Coach of the Year)
1951 Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth   1980 Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
1952 Cheddy Thompson, Colorado College   1981 Bill O'Flaherty, Clarkson
1953 John Mariucci, Minnesota   1982 Ferny Flaman, Northeastern
1954 Vic Heyliger, Michigan   1983 Bill Cleary, Harvard
1955 Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard   1984 Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth
1956 William Harrison, Clarkson   1985 Len Ceglarski, Boston College
1957 Jack Riley, Army   1986 Ralph Backstrom, Denver
1958 Harry Cleverly, Boston University   1987 John "Gino" Gasparini, North Dakota
1959 John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College   1988 Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior
1960 Jack Riley, Army   1989 Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence
1961 Murray Armstrong, Denver   1990 Terry Slater, Colgate
1962 Jack Kelley, Colby   1991 Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
1963 Tony Frasca, Colorado College   1992 Ron Mason, Michigan State
1964 Tom Eccleston, Jr., Providence   1993 George Gwozdecky, Miami
1965 Jim Fullerton, Brown   1994 Don Lucia, Colorado College
1966 Amo Bessone, Michigan State
Len Ceglarski, Clarkson
  1995 Shawn Walsh, Maine
1967 Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth   1996 Bruce Crowder, UMass Lowell
1968 Ned Harkness, Cornell   1997 Dean Blais, North Dakota
1969 Charlie Holt, New Hampshire   1998 Tim Taylor, Yale
1970 John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech   1999 Richard Umile, New Hampshire
1971 Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard   2000 Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence
1972 John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College   2001 Dean Blais, North Dakota
1973 Len Ceglarski, Boston College   2002 Tim Whitehead, Maine
1974 Charlie Holt, New Hampshire   2003 Bob Daniels, Ferris State
1975 Jack Parker, Boston University   2004 Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth
1976 John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech   2005 George Gwozdecky, Denver
1977 Jerry York, Clarkson   2006 Enrico Blasi, Miami
1978 Jack Parker, Boston University   2007 Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame
1979 Charlie Holt, New Hampshire   2008 Red Berenson, Michigan

Edward Jeremiah Award
(Division III Coach of the Year)

Named after the famed Dartmouth College coach who, in addition to winning 308 college games, wrote an instructional text considered the hockey bible by many.

Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award
( Division Coach of the Year)
1970 Sid Watson, Bowdoin   1989 Terry Meagher, Bowdoin
1971 Sid Watson, Bowdoin   1990 Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1972 Jack Canniff, Massachusetts   1991 Glenn Thomaris, Elmira
1973 Jim Cross, Vermont   1992 Bruce Marshall, Connecticut
1974 Barry Urbanski, Boston State   1993 Joe Baldarotta, WI-Stevens Point
1975 Wendall Forbes, Middlebury   1994 Jeff Meredith, Fredonia
1976 Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus   1995 Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1977 Bill Riley, Jr., Lowell   1996 Dean Talafous, WI-River Falls
1978 Sid Watson, Bowdoin   1997 Mike McShane, Norwich
1979 Don Brose, Mankato State   1998 Mike Schwartz, Augsburg
1980 Steve Stirling, Babson   1999 Mike McShane, Norwich
1981 Herb Hammond, Plattsburgh State   2000 Mike McShane, Norwich
1982 Steve Stirling, Babson   2001 Wayne Wilson, RIT
1983 Mike Gibbons, Bemidji State   2002 Dan Stauber, WI-Superior
  Peter Van Buskirk, Holy Cross   2003 George Roll, Oswego State
1984 Bob Peters, Bemidji State   2004 Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1985 Rob Riley, Babson   2005 Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas
1986 Terry Meagher, Bowdoin   2006 Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1987 Tony Mariano, Norwich   2007 Ed Gosek, Oswego State
1988 Glenn Thomaris, Elmira   2008 Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College

Women's Division I Coach of the Year

Winners of the Women's Division I Coach of the Year
1998 Laura Halldorson, Minnesota   2004 Laura Halldorson, Minnesota
1999 Katey Stone, Harvard   2005 Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst
2000 Judy Oberting, Dartmouth   2006 Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
2001 Judy Oberting, Dartmouth   2007 Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
2002 Laura Halldorson, Minnesota   2008 Jim Fetter, Wayne State
2003 Shannon Miller, Minnesota-Duluth      


Women's Division III Coach of the Year

Winners of the Women's Division III Coach of the Year Award
2000 Ted Wisner, Colgate   2005 Bill Mandigo, Middlebury
2001 Bill Mandigo, Middlebury   2006 Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State
2002 Jamie Wood, Elmira   2007 Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State
2003 Michele Amidon, Bowdoin   2008 Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State
2004 Bill Mandigo, Middlebury      

 
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