American Hockey Coaches Association

April 5, 2004

BILL BEANEY of MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE NAMED AHCA MEN’S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR
Ties Record for Most Edward Jeremiah Awards

Bill Beaney, who led Middlebury College to a 27-3-0 record en route to the NCAA Division III Championship, has been named the winner of the 2004 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men’s College Division Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. It marks a record-tying third Jeremiah Award for Beaney, who also received this honor in 1990 and 1995. (The other three-time winners are Sid Watson of Bowdoin and Mike McShane of Norwich.)

A 1973 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Beaney’s success this season came after taking last year off. Despite losing three of the top six scorers from the 2002-2003 squad, Beaney was able to fashion a strong year, capped by an 18-1 run in the school’s last 19 games culminating in the Panthers’ sixth NCAA championship.

Beaney began his head coaching career at New England College in 1979. In 24 seasons as a Division III head coach, he has compiled a record of 428-174-19, making him the winningest active Division III coach in the country.

The Edward Jeremiah Award is named in honor of the great Dartmouth College head coach and was first presented in 1970. The runner-up for this year’s Edward Jeremiah Award was Mark Taylor of Hobart.

College hockey’s Coach of the Year recipients are chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Winners will receive their awards at the annual AHCA Coach of the Year Banquet, held in conjunction with the AHCA Convention in Naples, FL. This year’s banquet is scheduled for Saturday, April 24.

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