2023-24 Division III Women’s CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists Announced
welve coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2023-24 have been named finalists for the CCM/AHCA NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year Award. The award will be announced on March 14 at the NCAA Frozen Four in River Falls, WI, and presented on Thursday May 2 at the AHCA Convention in Naples, FL. Two of the finalists are former recipients of the award: six-time winner Kevin Houle of Plattsburgh and four-time winner Bill Mandigo of Middlebury.
To be considered a finalist, one must either be named Coach of the Year at the conference level or advance to the NCAA Frozen Four.
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2023-24 CCM/AHCA Women’s Ice Hockey Division III Coach of the Year Finalists
A.J. Aitken, St. Norbert, NCHA Co-Coach of the Year
Chris Baudo, Nazareth, UCHC Coach of the Year
Moe Bradley, UMass Boston, NEHC Coach of the Year
Mike Carroll, Gustavus Adolphus, MIAC Coach of ther Year
Joe Cranston, UW-River Falls, WIAC Coach of the Year & NCAA Semi-Finalist
Greg Haney, Elmira, NCAA Semi-Finalist
Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh, SUNYAC Coach of the Year*
Eliza Kelley, Worcester State, ECHA Coach of the Year
Bill Mandigo, Middlebury, NCAA Semi-Finalist*
Jeff Matthews, Amherst, NESCAC Coach of the Year
Shawn Skelly, Adrian, NCHA Co-Coach of the Year & NCAA Semi-Finalist
Katie Zimmerman, Western New England, CCC Coach of the Year
*Former Recipient of this award.
| Winners of the Women's Division III Coach of the Year | |
| 2000 | Ted Wisner, Colgate |
| 2001 | Bill Mandigo, Middlebury |
| 2002 | Jamie Wood, Elmira |
| 2003 | Michele Amidon, Bowdoin |
| 2004 | Bill Mandigo, Middlebury |
| 2005 | Bill Mandigo, Middlebury |
| 2006 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2007 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2008 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2009 | Jim Plumer. Amherst College |
| 2010 | Mark Bolding, Norwich |
| 2011 | Mark Bolding, Norwich |
| 2012 | Mark Bolding, Norwich |
| 2013 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2014 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2015 | Dean Jackson, Elmira |
| 2016 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2017 | Chad Davis, Adrian College |
| 2018 | Mark Bolding, Norwich |
| 2019 | Tom Palkowski, St. Thomas |
| 2020 | Kevin Houle, Plattsburgh State |
| 2021 | Not Awarded |
| 2022 | Bill Mandigo, Middlebury |
| 2023 | Emily McNamara, Hamilton |
