2017-18 Division II-III Men's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced
Fourteen coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2017-18 have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the College Division Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach and sponsored by CCM, the Jeremiah Award will be presented during the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Convention on Wednesday, April 25, in Naples, FL.
The nominees represent any coach who won or shared Coach of the Year honors in his conference this past season, along with coaches whose teams have advanced to the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship. Of this year's finalists, four are past recipients: Tim Coghlin of St. Norbert College (2008, and 2011), Matt Loen of UW-Eau Claire (2013), Mike McShane of Norwich (2008-10, 2013 and 2017) and Jeff Meredith of Fredonia State (1994.) Of the four NCAA semifinalists, only Zech Klann of Salve Regina was a conference Coach of the Year recipient.
The winner will be announced Thursday evening at the student-athlete banquet at the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championships being played this weekend in Lake Placid, NY.
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2017-18 AHCA Men's Ice Hockey
Edward Jeremiah Award (Division III Coach of the Year) Finalists
Lance Brady, Assumption, Northeast 10 Coach of the Year
Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert (NCHA), NCAA Semifinalist*
Dean Fuller, Fitchburg State, MASCAC Coach of the Year
Zech Klann, Salve Regina, CCC Coach of the Year, NCAA Semifinalist
Tyler Krueger, Stevens Point (WIAC), NCAA Semifinalist
Adam Krug, Adrian, NCHA Coach of the Year
Matt Loen, Eau Claire, WIAC Co-Coach of the Year*
Blaise MacDonald, Colby (NESCAC), NCAA Semifinalist
Mike McShane, Norwich, NEHC Coach of the Year*
Jeff Meredith, Fredonia, SUNYAC Coach of the Year*
Don Parsons, Lebanon Valley, UCHC Coach of the Year
Brett Petersen, Gustavus Adolphus, MIAC Coach of the Year
Jim Ward, Connecticut College, NESCAC Coach of the Year
Terry Watkins, Stout, WIAC Co-Coach of the Year
* Past Jeremiah Award Winner
| Previous Winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award (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 |
