Eight coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2003-04 have been named finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the top NCAA Division One Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. To be a finalist for this award, you must either be voted Coach of the Year in your conference or take your team to the NCAA Frozen Four.

Noteworthy among this year’s finalists:

• Former Penrose Award winners include Jerry York of Boston College (1977 winner while at Clarkson), George Gwozdecky of Denver (1993 winner while at Miami), and Tim Whitehead of Maine (2002).

• Stan Moore is Colgate’s “Interim Head Coach” as Head Coach Don Vaughan is “Interim Athletic Director.”

The award is named in honor of the former Colorado Springs benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first 10 NCAA Hockey Championships. It will be presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year Banquet on Saturday, April 24, in Naples, FL.