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March 30, 2006
Eleven coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2005-06 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:
• Four former Penrose Award winners, including Don Lucia of Minnesota (1994 winner while at Colorado College),
Jack Parker of Boston University (1975 and 1978 winner), Jerry York of Boston College (1977 winner), and Tim
Whitehead of Maine (2002 winner).
• Four WCHA coaches, two who qualified as participants in the NCAA Frozen Four (Mike Eaves of Wisconsin and
Dave Hakstol of North Dakota) and WCHA Co-Coaches of the Year Don Lucia of Minnesota and Bob Motzko of St.
Cloud.
• Three Hockey East coaches, two who qualified as participants in the NCAA Frozen Four (B.C.’s Jerry York and
Maine’s Tim Whitehead) and Hockey East Coach of the Year Jack Parker of B.U.
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 29, in Naples, FL.
2005-2006 AHCA Men’s Ice Hockey
Division One Coach of the Year Finalists
Enrico Blasi, Miami*
Dave Burkholder, Niagara*
Mike Eaves, Wisconsin#
Bob Gaudet, Dartmouth*
Dave Hakstol, North Dakota#
Don Lucia, Minnesota*@
Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State University*
Jack Parker, Boston University*@
Brian Riley, Army*
Tim Whitehead, Maine#@
Jerry York, Boston College#@
* Conference Coach of the Year
# NCAA “Frozen Four” Participant
@ Previous Winner of the Spencer Penrose Award
Past Winners of the Spencer Penrose Award
(Division I Coach of the Year) |
| 1951 |
Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth |
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1979 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
| 1952 |
Cheddy Thompson, Colorado College |
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1980 |
Rick Comley, Northern Michigan |
| 1953 |
John Mariucci, Minnesota |
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1981 |
Bill O'Flaherty, Clarkson |
| 1954 |
Vic Heyliger, Michigan |
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1982 |
Ferny Flaman, Northeastern |
| 1955 |
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard |
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1983 |
Bill Cleary, Harvard |
| 1956 |
William Harrison, Clarkson |
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1984 |
Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1957 |
Jack Riley, Army |
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1985 |
Len Ceglarski, Boston College |
| 1958 |
Harry Cleverly, Boston University |
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1986 |
Ralph Backstrom, Denver |
| 1959 |
John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College |
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1987 |
John "Gino" Gasparini, North Dakota |
| 1960 |
Jack Riley, Army |
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1988 |
Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior |
| 1961 |
Murray Armstrong, Denver |
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1989 |
Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence |
| 1962 |
Jack Kelley, Colby |
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1990 |
Terry Slater, Colgate |
| 1963 |
Tony Frasca, Colorado College |
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1991 |
Rick Comley, Northern Michigan |
| 1964 |
Tom Eccleston, Jr., Providence |
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1992 |
Ron Mason, Michigan State |
| 1965 |
Jim Fullerton, Brown |
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1993 |
George Gwozdecky, Miami (OH) |
| 1966 |
Amo Bessone, Michigan State
Len Ceglarski, Clarkson |
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1994 |
Don Lucia, Colorado College |
| 1967 |
Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth |
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1995 |
Shawn Walsh, Maine |
| 1968 |
Ned Harkness, Cornell |
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1996 |
Bruce Crowder, UMass Lowell |
| 1969 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
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1997 |
Dean Blais, North Dakota |
| 1970 |
John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech |
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1998 |
Tim Taylor, Yale |
| 1971 |
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard |
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1999 |
Richard Umile, New Hampshire |
| 1972 |
John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College |
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2000 |
Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence |
| 1973 |
Len Ceglarski, Boston College |
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2001 |
Dean Blais, North Dakota |
| 1974 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
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2002 |
Tim Whitehead, Maine |
| 1975 |
Jack Parker, Boston University |
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2003 |
Bob Daniels, Ferris State |
| 1976 |
John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech |
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2004 |
Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1977 |
Jerry York, Clarkson |
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2005 |
George Gwozdecky, Denver |
| 1978 |
Jack Parker, Boston University |
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