
Finalists Announced for 2018-19 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 2018-19 have been named finalists for the 2019 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: Adrian College senior defenseman Cory Dunn and University of New England senior forward Brady Fleurent. Five of the finalists are from the United States, three are from Canada and one each are from France and Switzerland. Four are seniors, four are juniors and two are sophomores.
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 21, during the 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Championship student-athlete banquet at Stevens Point,WI.
2018-2019 Finalists for the Sid Watson Award
Tom Aubrun, Junior Goaltender, Norwich University
(Chamonix, France) NEHC Co-Player of the Year
Cory Dunn, Senior Defenseman, Adrian College*
(Trenton, MI) Four-Time All-American
Sascha Figi, Sophomore Forward, Fitchburg State
(Kloten, Switzerland) MASCAC Player of the Year
Brady Fleurent, Senior Forward, U. of New England*
(Biddeford, ME) 2017-18 Two-Time CCC Player of the Year
Matt Lippa, Senior Forward, Manhattanville
(Richmond Hill, ON) UCHC Co-Player of the Year
Devin McDonald, Senior Goaltender, Geneseo
(Calgary, AB) Leads Nation with 1.12 GAA
Connor Powell, Junior Forward, Elmira College
(Merrimack, NH) UCHC Co-Player of the Year
Connor Ryckman, Sophomore Goaltender, UW-Stevens Point
(Minesing, ON) WIAC Player of the Year
Tim Sestak, Junior Goaltender, Wesleyan
(Darien, CT) NESCAC Player of the Year
Hunter Vorva, Junior Goaltender, Marian
(Kalamazoo, MI) NCHA Player of the Year
* Was also a finalist in 2018
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 |
2018 | Colin Larkin | UMass Boston | Forward |