Finalists Announced for 2019-20 Sid Watson Award
Given to AHCA Division II-III Men's Player of the Year
Nine players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2019-20 have been named finalists for the 2020 Sid Watson Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division II-III men's ice hockey player in the country. Only one of the finalists is a repeat honoree from last year: Norwich University senior goaltender Tom Aubrun. Eight of the finalists are from the United States and one is from France. Five are seniors, three are juniors and one is a sophomore. Seven are forwards, one a defenseman and one a goaltender.
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 Friday, March 27.
2019-2020 Finalists for the Sid Watson Award
Tom Aubrun, Senior Goaltender, Norwich University*
(Chamonix, France) NEHC Player of the Year
Peter Bates, Junior Forward, St. Norbert College
(Evanston, IL) NCHA Player of the Year
Ryan Bloom, Senior Forward, U. of New England
(Northville, MI) CCC Player of the Year
Donald Flynn, Sophomore Forward, Wilkes
(Randolph, NJ) UCHC Co-Player of the Year
Barclay Gammill, Senior Forward, Trinity
(New Canaan, CT) NESCAC Player of the Year
Christian Hausinger, Junior Defenseman, UW-River Falls
(Anchorage, AK) WIAC Player of the Year
Conlan Keenan, Senior Forward, Geneseo
(Rochester, NY) SUNYAC Player of the Year
Connor Landrigan, Junior Forward, Utica
(Tripoli, PA) UCHC Co-Player of the Year
Alex Lester, Senior Forward, Franklin Pierce
(Methuen, MA) Northeast-10 Player of the Year
* Was also a finalist in 2019
| 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 |
| 2019 | Devin McDonald | Geneseo | Goalie |
