American Hockey Coaches Association

March 29, 2007

ED GOSEK of OSWEGO STATE IS NAMED AHCA MEN’S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR
Edward Jeremiah Award to be Presented on April 28 in Naples, FL
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Ed Gosek, who led Oswego State to a 23-3-3 record and the school’s first NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey title, has been named the winner of the 2007 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men’s Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Gosek, who completed his 4th season as head coach of the Lakers after 13 seasons as an assistant, becomes the second Oswego coach to win the honor. George Roll also earned that distinction in 2003.

After compiling the best regular season record in school history, Oswego captured the NCAA title by going up against the NCAA Division III iron. First came a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Norwich University. Then a 4-3 overtime win over St. Norbert in the NCAA semifinals at Superior, WI. Finally, another 4-3 win in overtime, this time ending Middlebury College’s streak of 24 consecutive post-season wins and three consecutive NCAA titles.

Gosek, an Oswego native, graduated from Oswego in 1983. His career record in four seasons is 78-25-11. 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 Terry Watkins of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

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 28.

Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award ( Division Coach of the Year)
1970	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1989	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin
1971	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1990	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1972	Jack Canniff, Massachusetts	1991	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira
1973	Jim Cross, Vermont	1992	Bruce Marshall, Connecticut
1974	Barry Urbanski, Boston State	1993	Joe Baldarotta, WI-Stevens Point
1975	Wendall Forbes, Middlebury	1994	Jeff Meredith, Fredonia
1976	Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus	1995	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1977	Bill Riley, Jr., Lowell	1996	Dean Talafous, WI-River Falls
1978	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1997	Mike McShane, Norwich
1979	Don Brose, Mankato State	1998	Mike Schwartz, Augsburg
1980	Steve Stirling, Babson	1999	Mike McShane, Norwich
1981	Herb Hammond, Plattsburgh State	2000	Mike McShane, Norwich
1982	Steve Stirling, Babson	2001	Wayne Wilson, RIT
1983	Mike Gibbons, Bemidji State	2002	Dan Stauber, WI-Superior
	Peter Van Buskirk, Holy Cross	2003	George Roll, Oswego State
1984	Bob Peters, Bemidji State	2004	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1985	Rob Riley, Babson	2005	Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas
1986	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin	2006	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1987	Tony Mariano, Norwich	2007	Ed Gosek, Oswego State
1988	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira