Finalists Announced for 2017-18 Sid Watson Award Given to AHCA Division II-III Men's Player of the Year
Ten players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2017-18 have been named finalists for the 2018 Sid Watson Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division II-III men's ice hockey player in the country. Two of the finalists are repeat honorees from last year: University of New England junior forward Brady Fleurent and UMass Boston senior forward Colin Larkin. Eight of the finalists are from the United States and two are from Canada. Two players come from the same hometown of Williamstown, NJ: Utica College senior forward Roman Ammirato and UMass Dartmouth junior forward Jonathan Ruiz.
Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Association, the Sid Watson Award honors the memory of former Bowdoin College head coach and athletic director Sid Watson. A three-time AHCA Coach of the Year, Watson served Bowdoin for more than 30 years, winning 326 games in 24 seasons as head coach.
The recipient of this year's Sid Watson Award will be announced on Thursday, March 22, during the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Championship student-athlete banquet in Lake Placid, NY.
2017-2018 Finalists for the Sid Watson Award
Roman Ammirato, Senior Forward, Utica College
(Williamstown, NJ) UCHC Player of the Year
Logan Day, Junior Defenseman, Endicott College
(Seminole, FL) CCC Player of the Year
Cory Dunn, Junior Defenseman, Adrian College
(Trenton, MI) Two-Time All-American
Brady Fleurent, Junior Forward, U. of New England*
(Biddeford, ME) 2016-17 CCC Player of the Year
Mitchell Herlihey, Senior Forward, Oswego State
(Ottawa, ON) SUNYAC Player of the Year
Tanner Karty, Junior Forward, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
(Oklahoma City, OK) WIAC Player of the Year
Colin Larkin, Senior, Forward, UMass Boston*
(Waterford, MI) NEHC Player of the Year
Connor Rodericks, Sophomore Goaltender, Connecticut College
(Buzzards Bay, MA) NESCAC Player of the Year
Jonathan Ruiz, Junior Forward, UMass Dartmouth
(Williamstown, NJ) MASCAC Player of the Year
Mathew Thompson, Senior Forward, Adrian College
(Bolton, ON) NCHA Player of the Year
* Was also a finalist in 2017
| Previous Winners of the Sid Watson Award AHCA Men's Ice Hockey Division III Player of the Year |
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| 1993 | Frank Cirone | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Forward |
| 1994 | Ray Alcindor | Middlebury | Forward |
| 1995 | Charlie Gaffney | Bowdoin | Forward |
| 1996 | Ian Smith | Middlebury | Defense |
| 1997 | Steve Toll | RIT | Forward |
| 1998 | Mark Spence | Middlebury | Forward |
| 1999 | Rob Smillie | St. Norbert | Forward |
| 2000 | Steve Aronson | St. Thomas | Forward |
| 2001 | Keith Aucoin | Norwich | Forward |
| 2002 | Jerry Galway | RIT | Defense |
| 2003 | Maris Ziedins | St. Norbert | Forward |
| 2004 | Kevin Cooper | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2005 | Kurtis McLean | Norwich | Forward |
| 2006 | Adam Hanna | St. John's | Goalie |
| 2007 | Andrew Gallant | Manhattanville | Goalie |
| 2008 | Kyle Jones | St. Norbert | Goalie |
| 2009 | Jeff Landers | Amherst | Defense |
| 2010 | David Martinson | Gustavus Adolphus | Forward |
| 2011 | Chris Berenguer | Hamline | Defense |
| 2012 | Jonathan LaRose | Amherst | Goalie |
| 2013 | Paul Rodrigues | SUNY Oswego | Forward |
| 2014 | David Jacobson | St. Norbert | Goalie |
| 2015 | Drew Fielding | St. Thomas | Goalie |
| 2016 | Jamie Murray | Babson | Goalie |
| 2017 | Evan Buitenhuis | Hamilton | Goalie |
