AHCA | March 31, 2020 College hockey: 9 finalists announced for Spencer Penrose Award Check out the top rivalries in men's ice hockey Share Nine coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2019-20 have been named finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the CCM/AHCA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Selected by the nation's 60 NCAA Division I head coaches, the winner will be announced on Tuesday, April 7. The nominees represent any coach who won or shared Coach of the Year honors in his conference this past season, coaches whose teams are ranked in the Top Four of the final Pairwise Rankings, and also include a recommended nomination from the Big Ten conference (Bob Motzko of Minnesota). In addition, the AHCA Awards Committee has nominated Greg Powers of Arizona State, coach of the sole NCAA Division I independent program, on the basis of an NCAA Tournament qualifying position in the Pairwise Rankings. Of this year's finalists, two are past recipients of this award: Mike Hastings of Minnesota State (2015) and Scott Sandelin of Minnesota Duluth (2004). AWARDS SEASON: 5 Finalists named for 2020 Mike Richter Award | 10 candidates up for the Hobey Baker Award Four schools have captured four Penrose awards: Boston College, Boston University, Denver and New Hampshire. The four Denver awards were presented to four different coaches: Murray Armstrong, Ralph Backstrom, George Gwozdecky and 2017 recipient Jim Montgomery. Four schools claim three winners: Clarkson, Colorado College, Harvard and North Dakota. Three different coaches received those awards at Clarkson and CC. For Clarkson: Bill Harrison, Jerry York and Bill O'Flaherty. For Colorado College: Cheddy Thompson, Tony Frasca and Don Lucia. From this year's finalists, no coach from AIC, Arizona State or Bemidji State has ever won this award. (Bemidji State has had multiple COY recipients prior to entering Division I.) Name School Qualification Brad Berry North Dakota NCHC Coach of the Year/Pairwise Top 4 Red Gendron Maine HE Coach of the Year Mike Hastings* Minnesota State Pairwise Top 4 Eric Lang AIC Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year Bob Motzko Minnesota Big Ten Greg Powers Arizona State Pairwise Qualifier Scott Sandelin* Minnesota-Duluth Pairwise Top 4 Mike Schafer Cornell ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year/Pairwise Top 4 Tom Serratore Bemidji State WCHA Coach of the Year * Past Spencer Penrose Award Winner The Spencer Penrose Award is named in memory of the Colorado Springs benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first 10 NCAA championship hockey tournaments. The CCM AHCA COACH of the YEAR AWARDS are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide. Previous winners of the Spencer Penrose Award Year Name School 1951 Edward Jeremiah Dartmouth 1952 Cheddy Thompson Colorado College 1953 John Mariucci Minnesota 1954 Vic Heyliger Michigan 1955 Ralph “Cooney” Weiland Harvard 1956 William Harrison Clarkson 1957 Jack Riley Army 1958 Harry Cleverly Boston University 1959 John “Snooks” Kelley Boston College 1960 Jack Riley Army 1961 Murray Armstrong Denver 1962 Jack Kelley Colby 1963 Tony Frasca Colorado College 1964 Tom Eccleston Providence 1965 Jim Fullerton Brown 1966 Amo Bessone Michigan State 1967 Edward Jeremiah Dartmouth 1968 Ned Harkness Cornell 1969 Charlie Holt New Hampshire 1970 John MacInnes Michigan Tech 1971 Ralph “Cooney” Weiland Harvard 1972 John “Snooks” Kelley Boston College 1973 Len Ceglarski Boston College 1974 Charlie Holt New Hampshire 1975 Jack Parker Boston University 1976 John MacInnes Michigan Tech 1977 Jerry York Clarkson 1978 Jack Parker Boston University 1979 Charlie Holt New Hampshire 1980 Rick Comley Northern Michigan 1981 Bill O’Flaherty Clarkson 1982 Fernie Flaman Northeastern 1983 Bill Cleary Harvard 1984 Mike Sertich Minnesota Duluth 1985 Len Ceglarski Boston College 1986 Ralph Backstrom Denver 1987 John “Gino” Gasparini North Dakota 1988 Frank Anzalone Lake Superior 1989 Joe Marsh St. Lawrence 1990 Terry Slater Colgate 1991 Rick Comley Northern Michigan 1992 Ron Mason Michigan State 1993 George Gwozdecky Miami 1994 Don Lucia Colorado College 1995 Shawn Walsh Maine 1996 Bruce Crowder UMass Lowell 1997 Dean Blais North Dakota 1998 Tim Taylor Yale 1999 Richard Umile New Hampshire 2000 Joe Marsh St. Lawrence 2001 Dean Blais North Dakota 2002 Tim Whitehead Maine 2003 Bob Daniels Ferris State 2004 Scott Sandelin Minnesota Duluth 2005 George Gwozdecky Denver 2006 Enrico Blasi Miami 2007 Jeff Jackson Notre Dame 2008 Red Berenson Michigan 2009 Jack Parker Boston University 2010 Wayne Wilson RIT 2011 Nate Leaman Union 2012 Bob Daniels Ferris State 2013 Norm Bazin UMass Lowell 2014 Rick Bennett Union 2015 Mike Hastings Minnesota State 2016 Rand Pecknold Quinnipiac 2017 Jim Montgomery Denver 2018 Jeff Jackson Notre Dame 2019 Greg Carvel Massachusetts 2021 NCAA Division I women's golf championships field announced The 2021 NCAA Division I women's golf championship field is set. 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