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March 31, 2010
Nine coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2009-10 have been named finalists for the Spencer
Penrose Award, given annually to the top NCAA Division I 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:
• The list includes three former Penrose Award winners: Enrico Blasi of Miami, who won in 2006, George
Gwozdecky of Denver, who has won the award twice (1993 while at Miami and 2005 while at Denver),
and Dick Umile of the University of New Hampshire, the 1999 winner.
• Repeat finalists are Enrico Blasi of Miami and Tom Serratore of Bemidji State.
• Miami's Blasi is the only finalist who is both a conference Coach of the Year award winner and coach of
a Frozen Four semifinalist.
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 announced after the Frozen Four
and presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of Men's Hockey Banquet on
Saturday, May 1, in Naples, Fla.
2009-10 AHCA Men’s Ice Hockey
Division One Coach of the Year Finalists
Enrico Blasi, Miami*#@
Mark Dennehy, Merrimack*
Mike Eaves,Wisconsin#
George Gwozdecky, Denver*@
Nate Leaman, Union*
C.J. Marottolo, Sacred Heart*
Tom Serratore, Bemidji State*
Dick Umile, New Hampshire*@
Wayne Wilson, RIT#
Jerry York, Boston College#@
* Conference Coach of the Year
# NCAA “Frozen Four” Participant
@ Previous Winner of the Spencer Penrose Award
Winners of the Spencer Penrose Award
(Division I Coach of the Year) |
| 1951 |
Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth |
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1981 |
Bill O'Flaherty, Clarkson |
| 1952 |
Cheddy Thompson, Colorado College |
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1982 |
Ferny Flaman, Northeastern |
| 1953 |
John Mariucci, Minnesota |
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1983 |
Bill Cleary, Harvard |
| 1954 |
Vic Heyliger, Michigan |
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1984 |
Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1955 |
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard |
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1985 |
Len Ceglarski, Boston College |
| 1956 |
William Harrison, Clarkson |
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1986 |
Ralph Backstrom, Denver |
| 1957 |
Jack Riley, Army |
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1987 |
John "Gino" Gasparini, North Dakota |
| 1958 |
Harry Cleverly, Boston University |
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1988 |
Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior |
| 1959 |
John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College |
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1989 |
Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence |
| 1960 |
Jack Riley, Army |
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1990 |
Terry Slater, Colgate |
| 1961 |
Murray Armstrong, Denver |
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1991 |
Rick Comley, Northern Michigan |
| 1962 |
Jack Kelley, Colby |
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1992 |
Ron Mason, Michigan State |
| 1963 |
Tony Frasca, Colorado College |
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1993 |
George Gwozdecky, Miami |
| 1964 |
Tom Eccleston, Jr., Providence |
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1994 |
Don Lucia, Colorado College |
| 1965 |
Jim Fullerton, Brown |
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1995 |
Shawn Walsh, Maine |
| 1966 |
Amo Bessone, Michigan State
Len Ceglarski, Clarkson |
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1996 |
Bruce Crowder, UMass Lowell |
| 1967 |
Edward Jeremiah, Dartmouth |
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1997 |
Dean Blais, North Dakota |
| 1968 |
Ned Harkness, Cornell |
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1998 |
Tim Taylor, Yale |
| 1969 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
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1999 |
Richard Umile, New Hampshire |
| 1970 |
John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech |
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2000 |
Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence |
| 1971 |
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, Harvard |
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2001 |
Dean Blais, North Dakota |
| 1972 |
John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College |
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2002 |
Tim Whitehead, Maine |
| 1973 |
Len Ceglarski, Boston College |
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2003 |
Bob Daniels, Ferris State |
| 1974 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
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2004 |
Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1975 |
Jack Parker, Boston University |
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2005 |
George Gwozdecky, Denver |
| 1976 |
John Maclnnes, Michigan Tech |
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2006 |
Enrico Blasi, Miami |
| 1977 |
Jerry York, Clarkson |
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2007 |
Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame |
| 1978 |
Jack Parker, Boston University |
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2008 |
Red Berenson, Michigan |
| 1979 |
Charlie Holt, New Hampshire |
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2009 |
Jack Parker, Boston University |
| 1980 |
Rick Comley, Northern Michigan |
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