American Hockey Coaches Association

MIKE MCSHANE OF NORWICH REPEATS AS COLLEGE DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR

For the third time in four years, Mike McShane of Norwich is the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the College Division Coach of the Year. With a team picked for fifth place in the pre-season poll of ECAC East Division coaches, McShane guided his Cadets to both the ECAC East Regular Season and East Tournament championships for the second straight season. But his major accomplishment was leading Norwich to its first NCAA Division III Championship.

McShane, who played his college hockey for the late Charlie Holt at the University of New Hampshire, has won nearly 350 games in 19 seasons as a head coach. Prior to taking over at Norwich, McShane had successtul Division I stints at St. Lawrence and Providence. He was the Eddie Jeremiah Award winner in 1997 and 1999 as well.

Terry Skrypek ot the University of St. Thomas was this year's Jeremiah Award Runner-Up.

Finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award were: Bob Emery, Plattsburgh, Mike McShane, Norwich; Steve Nelson, WI-Supe-rior; and Terry Skrypek ot the University of St. Thomas.

Edward Jeremiah Award
(College Division Coach of the Year)

1970	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1985	Rob Riley, Babson
1971	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1986	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin
1972	Jack Caniff, MA-Amherst	1987	Tony Mariano, Norwich
1973	Jim Cross, Vermont	1988	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira
1974	Barry Urbanski, Boston State	1989	Terry Meagher, Bowdoin
1975	Wendell Forbes, Middlebury	1990	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1976	Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus	1991	Glenn Thomaris, Elmira
1977	Bill Riley, Jr., MA-Lowell	1992	Bruce Marshall, Connecticut
1978	Sid Watson, Bowdoin	1993	Joe Baldarotta, WI-Stevens Point
1979	Don Brose, Mankato State	1994	Jeff Meredith, Fredonia
1980	Steve Stirling, Babson	1995	Bill Beaney, Middlebury
1981	Herb Hammond, Plattsburgh	1996	Dean Talafous, WI-River Falls
1982	Steve Stirling, Babson	1997	Mike McShane, Norwich
1983	Mike Gibbons, Bemidji	1998	Mike Schwartz, Augsburg
	Peter Van Buskirk, Holy Cross	1999	Mike McShane, Norwich
1984	Bob Peters, Bemidji	2000	Mike McShane, Norwich