American Hockey Coaches Association

March 24, 2010

MIKE McSHANE of NORWICH UNIVERSITY IS NAMED AHCA MEN’S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR
Edward Jeremiah Award to be Presented on May 1 in Naples, FL
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Mike McShane, who led Norwich University to a 25-1-4 record and the school’s third NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey National Championship, has been named the 42nd recipient of the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men’s Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. For McShane, the recognition marks the fourth time he has been so honored, tying Middlebury’s Bill Beaney for the most such awards.

Norwich Hockey celebrated its 100th season in 2009-10 and it couldn’t have had a better ending. In defeating St. Norbert College, 2-1 in double overtime, the Cadets scored the winning goal in the 100th minute of the game in their 100th season.

This past season, McShane guided the Cadets to their eighth Final Four appearance in 15 years behind the NU bench. He led a young team that won just 13 games last year to the national title, the ECAC East regular season title and the ECAC East tournament title. McShane, who was selected as the ECAC East “Coach of the Year” for the third season in a row, completed his tenth 20-win season since arriving at Norwich. His career record at Norwich is 318-90-21 and his overall record, including stints at Providence College and St.Lawrence University, is 563-308-52.

McShane, a native of Wakefield, MA, played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire for Charlie Holt, graduating in 1971 as the third leading scorer in Wildcat history. Before becoming a head coach in the college ranks, he was a prep school coach at the New Hampton School and also served as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College.

This season, McShane was assisted by Steve Mattson and Cory Gustafson.

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 Ed Gosek of SUNY Oswego and Tim Coghlin of St. Norbert College. Both were past winners of the award.

The Coach of the Year Awards are chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Winners will receive their awards at the annual AHCA Celebratuon of Men’s Ice Hockey Banquet, held in conjunction with the AHCA Convention in Naples, FL. This year’s banquet is scheduled for Saturday, May 1.

Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award ( Division Coach of the Year)
1970	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1990	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1971	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1991	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira
1972	Jack Canniff, Massachusetts	1992	Bruce Marshall, Connecticut
1973	Jim Cross, Vermont	1993	Joe Baldarotta, WI-Stevens Point
1974	Barry Urbanski, Boston State	1994	Jeff Meredith, Fredonia
1975	Wendall Forbes, Middlebury	1995	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1976	Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus	1996	Dean Talafous, WI-River Falls
1977	Bill Riley, Jr., Lowell	1997	Mike McShane, Norwich
1978	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1998	Mike Schwartz, Augsburg
1979	Don Brose, Mankato State	1999	Mike McShane, Norwich
1980	Steve Stirling, Babson	2000	Mike McShane, Norwich
1981	Herb Hammond, Plattsburgh State	2001	Wayne Wilson, RIT
1982	Steve Stirling, Babson	2002	Dan Stauber, WI-Superior
1983	Mike Gibbons, Bemidji State	2003	George Roll, Oswego State
	Peter Van Buskirk, Holy Cross	2004	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1984	Bob Peters, Bemidji State	2005	Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas
1985	Rob Riley, Babson	2006	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1986	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin	2007	Ed Gosek, Oswego State
1987	Tony Mariano, Norwich	2008	Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College
1988	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira	2009	Dominick Dawes, Neumann College
1989	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin	2000	Mike McShane, Norwich