Eight players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2009-10 have been named finalists for the 2010 Sid Watson Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey player in the country. Four of the finalists took their teams into this year's NCAA Tournament and two of them, senior goaltender Ryan Klingensmith, of Norwich and sophomore forward Eric Selleck of Oswego, will be playing in the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey “Frozen Four” this weekend at Lake Placid.

Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Association, the Watson Award honors the memory of former Bowdoin College head coach and athletic director Sid Watson. A three-time AHCA Coach of the Year, Watson served Bowdoin for more than 30 years, winning 326 games in 24 seasons as head coach.

The recipient of this year's Watson Award will be announced this Thursday, March 18 during the 2010 NCAA Men's Division III "Frozen Four."

Finalists for the 2009-10 Watson Award
AHCA Men’s Ice Hockey College Division Player of the Year

Mike Dahlinger, Junior, Forward, Adrian (Windsor, ON)
Joel Gaulrapp, Senior, Forward, UW-Stout (Owatonna, MN)
Ryan Klingensmith, Senior, Goalie, Norwich (Morton, PA)
Mickey Lang, Junior, Forward, Manhattanville (Reno, NV)
David Martinson, Senior, Forward, Gustavus Adolphus (St. Louis Park, MN)
Coleman Noonan, Junior, Forward, St. Anselm (Norfolk, MA)
Eric Selleck, Sophomore, Forward, SUNY Oswego (Spencerville, ON)
Alex Smigelski, Senior, Forward, Williams (Mountain Lakes, NJ)