Mark Taylor of Hobart Selected Edward Jeremiah Division II-III Men’s CCM Coach of the Year
For once again leading Hobart College into the
NCAA Men’s Division III Frozen Four this weekend
at Utica University, Mark Taylor has been named
winner of the 2026 Edward Jeremiah Award as the
CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year.
Taylor becomes fourth Division II-III coach to win this award three times, joining legendary coaches Mike McShane (5), Bill Beaney (4), and Sid Watson (3). Taylor’s three Coach of the Year awards have come in the last four seasons.
Taylor, the 2026 SUNYAC Coach of the Year, has guided the Statesmen to a perfect 29-0-0 record entering Friday’s national semifinal against UW-Stout (7:00 p.m. ET). This marks the third time in four seasons that the Statesmen have won 29 games. They hope to set a new school mark with a 30th win on Friday.
Taylor’s charges are first in the nation in scoring defense (0.90), scoring margin (+4.38), scoring offense (5.28) and winning percentage (1.000). They are second in the nation in power-play percentage (.342) and third in penalty killing (.914).
Now in his 26th year, Mark Taylor continues to add to his reputa- tion as the most successful coach in Hobart hockey history. Entering the national semifinals, he has compiled a record of 464-177-56 (.706), while earning 15 NCAA Tournament bids and seven trips to the national semifinals (2006, 2009, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026). He has been named the conference’s coach of the year eleven times, earning recognition from the ECAC West six times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2016) and the NEHC four times (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and SUNYAC once (2026).
Taylor is known as a tremendous motivator and recruiter of all of Hobart’s All-Americans. A 1985 graduate of Elmira College, Taylor was the Soaring Eagles MVP and an All-ECAC selection as a senior. He transferred to Elmira after a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association Championships at SUNY Canton, earning All-American defenseman honors for the Northstars. A native of Canton, N.Y., Taylor and his wife, Lauren, have three sons, Alexander, Dylan, and Jonathan.
The Edward Jeremiah Award is named in honor of the great Dartmouth College head coach and was first presented in 1970. Taylor was assisted this year by Alec Marsh. The runner-up for this year’s Jeremiah Award was Rob Haberbusch of Hamilton College.
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| Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award CCM/AHCA Division III Coach of the Year |
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| 1970 | Sid Watson, Bowdoin |
| 1971 | Sid Watson, Bowdoin |
| 1972 | Jack Canniff, Massachusetts |
| 1973 | Jim Cross, Vermont |
| 1974 | Barry Urbanski, Boston State |
| 1975 | Wendall Forbes, Middlebury |
| 1976 | Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1977 | Bill Riley, Jr., Lowell |
| 1978 | Sid Watson, Bowdoin |
| 1979 | Don Brose, Mankato State |
| 1980 | Steve Stirling, Babson |
| 1981 | Herb Hammond, Plattsburgh State |
| 1982 | Steve Stirling, Babson |
| 1983 | Mike Gibbons, Bemidji State Peter Van Buskirk, Holy Cross |
| 1984 | Bob Peters, Bemidji State |
| 1985 | Rob Riley, Babson |
| 1986 | Terry Meagher, Bowdoin |
| 1987 | Tony Mariano, Norwich |
| 1988 | Glenn Thomaris, Elmira |
| 1989 | Terry Meagher, Bowdoin |
| 1990 | Bill Beaney, Middlebury |
| 1991 | Glenn Thomaris, Elmira |
| 1992 | Bruce Marshall, Connecticut |
| 1993 | Joe Baldarotta, WI-Stevens Point |
| 1994 | Jeff Meredith, Fredonia |
| 1995 | Bill Beaney, Middlebury |
| 1996 | Dean Talafous, WI-River Falls |
| 1997 | Mike McShane, Norwich |
| 1998 | Mike Schwartz, Augsburg |
| 1999 | Mike McShane, Norwich |
| 2000 | Mike McShane, Norwich |
| 2001 | Wayne Wilson, RIT |
| 2002 | Dan Stauber, WI-Superior |
| 2003 | George Roll, Oswego State |
| 2004 | Bill Beaney, Middlebury |
| 2005 | Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas |
| 2006 | Bill Beaney, Middlebury |
| 2007 | Ed Gosek, Oswego State |
| 2008 | Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College |
| 2009 | Dominick Dawes, Neumann College |
| 2010 | Mike McShane, Norwich |
| 2011 | Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College |
| 2012 | Jack Arena, Amherst College |
| 2013 | Matt Loen, UW-Eau Claire |
| 2014 | Chris Schultz, Geneseo |
| 2015 | Jack Arena, Amherst College |
| 2016 | Chris Schultz, Geneseo Peter Belisle, UMass Boston |
| 2017 | Mike McShane, Norwich |
| 2018 | Blaise MacDonald, Colby College |
| 2019 | Tyler Krueger, UW-Stevens Point |
| 2020 | Cam Ellsworth, Norwich |
| 2021 | Not Awarded |
| 2022 | Adam Krug, Adrian College |
| 2023 | Mark Taylor, Hobart College |
| 2024 | Mark Taylor, Hobart College |
| 2025 | Peter Roundy, Curry College |
| 2026 | Mark Taylor, Hobart College |
