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July 7, 2004
Naples '04: Another Successful Show

National Men’s Coaches of the Year, Bill Beaney of Middlebury (left) and Scott Sandelin of Minnesota Duluth.


AHCA President Roger Grillo of Brown and Women’s Division I Coach of the Year Laura Halldorson of Minnesota.


WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod, Fullerton Award winner.


Middlebury women’s head coach Bill Mandigo shares his Women’s Division III Coach of the Year Award with assistant coach Caroline Trudeau.

Michigan State AD Ron Mason (left) and head coach Rick Comley (right) celebrate Tom Newton’s selection as the winner of the 2004 Terry Flanagan Award, in recognition of his career as an assistant coach.


Denver’s George Gwozdecky presided over the presentation of the 2004 AHCA Major Awards at this year Coach of the Year Celebration in Naples.

MacInnes Award winner Don Brose of Mankato is flanked by AHCA Executive Director Joe Bertagna and AHCA President Roger Grillo on his right and AHCA Treasurer Bruce Delventhal on his left.

Ohio University’s Dan Morris accepts his ACHA (non-varsity) Division I Coach of the Year Award.


Dartmouth College was well represented at the Naples’ dinner. From left, former Big Green men’s and women’s head coach George Crowe, recipient of the 2004 Joe Burke Award for contributions to women’s hockey; Jeff Kosak, former Dartmouth player and assistant coach and lonttime teacher coach at the Hotchkiss School, 2004 Mariucci Award winner; current Maine assistant and former Dartmouth head coach Grant Standbrook joined the honorees.

AHCA Executive Director Joe Bertagna looks out toward the golf course at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club during a reception honoring former University of Vermont head coach Milke Gilligan on April 23.


Naples’ honoree Mike Gilligan addresses his well-wishers.

Dick Johnson, a native of Roseau, Minnesota, entertained the gathering at this year’s AHCA Coach of the Year Celebration, when he received the John “Snooks” Kelley Founders’ Award for contributions to U.S. hockey.


Sam Kelly (left) shows Chris Wilk his ACHA Division II Coach of the Year Award.

 
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