American Hockey Coaches Association

March 27, 2002

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MEN'S ICE HOCKEY UNIVERSITY DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR

FThe American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) has announced the finalists for this year's Spencer Penrose Award which goes to the Men's Ice Hockey University Division Coach of the Year. The finalists are comprised of the top vote-getters in conference Coach of the Year balloting and NCAA Frozen Four semifinalists.

FINALISTS FOR THE 2002 SPENCER PENROSE AWARD MEN'S ICE HOCKEY UNIVERSITY DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR
Red Berenson Michigan	Guy Gadowsky Alaska-Fairbanks	George Gwozdecky* Denver
John Hill Alaska-Anchorage	Don Lucia* Minnesota	Jack Parker** Boston University
Paul Pearl Holy Cross	Rand Pecknold Quinnipiac	Mike Schafer Cornell
Tom Serratore Bemidji State	Dick Umile* New Hampshire	Don Vaughan Colgate
Tim Whitehead Maine	Bill Wilkinson Wayne State
* Former Winner ** Two-time Winner

This award was captured last year by Dean Blais of the University of North Dakota. The Spencer Penrose Award was named after the Colorado Springs, CO, benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel complex, site of the first ten NCAA Hockey Championships. The winner will be announced in early April and the award will be presented during the annual AHCA Convention in Naples, FL, on Saturday, April 27.