American Hockey Coaches Association

April 5, 2006

BILL BEANEY of MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE NAMED AHCA MEN’S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR FOR RECORD FOURTH TIME
Veteran Coach Will Receive the Edward Jeremiah Award on April 29 in Naples, FL
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Bill Beaney, who led Middlebury College to a 26-2-2 record and a third straight NCAA Division III title, has been named the winner of the 2006 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men’s Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Beaney, who completed his 19th season with Middlebury, becomes the first four-time winner of the Jeremiah Award, passing three-time honorees Mike McShane of Norwich University and the late Sid Watson of Bowdoin College.

Middlebury lost seven players from the 2005 NCAA champions but the Panthers never missed a beat in capturing New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) honors en route to the school’s eighth national championship. A 1973 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Beaney has a career mark of 477- 180-24 (.718). Those 477 career wins place him first among active Division III coaches.

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

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 29.

Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award (Division III 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	2006	Bill Beaney, Middlebury