2019-20 University Division Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced
Seven coaches who enjoyed on-ice success during the 2019-20 season have been named finalists for the CCM/AHCA University Division Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year Award. The award will be announced on Tuesday, March 24. Four of the finalists are former winners of the award: four-time recipient Mark Johnson of Wisconsin (2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011); two-time recipient Brad Frost of Minnesota (2013 and 2014); two-time honoree Doug Derraugh of Cornell (2010 and 2019); and 2005 winner Mike Sisti of Mercyhurst.
To be a finalist for this award, one must either be voted Coach of the Year in your conference, or be ranked in the Top Four of this year's Pairwise Rankings. "University Division" refers to coaches in both NCAA Division I and Division II, who are eligible to compete in the NCAA National Collegiate Championship.
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2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's Ice Hockey University Division Coach of the Year Finalists
Doug Derraugh, Cornell University - ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year and Pairwise Top Four*
Dave Flint, Northeastern University — Hockey East Coach of the Year and Pairwise Top Four
Brad Frost, University of Minnesota — Pairwise Top Four*
Mark Johnson, Wisconsin — Pairwise Top Four*
Nadine Muzerall, Ohio State — WCHA Coach of the Year
Tom O'Malley, Sacred Heart — NEWHA Coach of the Year
Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst — CHA Coach of the Year*
* Past Winner of the Coach of the Year Award
| Previous Winners of the Women's Division I Coach of the Year | |
| 1998 | Laura Halldorson, Minnesota |
| 1999 | Katey Stone, Harvard |
| 2000 | Judy Oberting, Dartmouth |
| 2001 | Paul Flanagan, St. Lawrence |
| 2002 | Laura Halldorson, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Shannon Miller, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2004 | Laura Halldorson, Minnesota |
| 2005 | Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst |
| 2006 | Mark Johnson, Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Mark Johnson, Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Jim Fetter, Wayne State |
| 2009 | Mark Johnson, Wisconsin |
| 2010 | Doug Derraugh, Cornell |
| 2011 | Mark Johnson, Wisconsin |
| 2012 | Chris Wells, St. Lawrence |
| 2013 | Brad Frost, Minnesota |
| 2014 | Brad Frost, Minnesota |
| 2015 | Katie King Crowley, Boston College |
| 2016 | Katie Crowley, Boston College |
| 2017 | Maura Crowell, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2018 | Greg Fargo, Colgate |
| 2019 | Doug Derraugh, Cornell |
