The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) has announced the finalists for this year's Edward Jeremiah Award which goes to the Men's Ice Hockey College Division Coach of the Year. The finalists are comprised of the top vote-getter in conference Coach of the Year balloting, as well as coaches who take their teams to the "Frozen Four."

This award, which was established in 1970, was captured last year by Wayne Wilson of Rochester Institute of Technology. The 2002 jeremiah Award, named after the fabled Dartmouth College coach, will be announced in early-April and presented during the annual AHCA Convention in Naples, FL, on Saturday, April 27.