
Cam Ellsworth of Norwich Is Edward Jeremiah Award Winner Honored As 2019-20 AHCA Division II-III Men's Coach of the Year
For leading Norwich University to a 24-2-2 record and the Cadets' second straight NEHC Tournament title, Cam Ellsworth has been named winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men's Coach of the Year. It is the first such award for Ellsworth and the seventh time a Norwich coach has been so honored.
Ellsworth has compiled a 47-7-5 (.839 winning percentage) record in his brief career at Norwich, including an 18-game unbeaten streak that was active at the time this year's NCAA Tournament was cancelled. Norwich has a remarkable 33-1-4 record over the last two seasons after January 1.
Overall, Norwich broke nine individual and team NCAA Division III all-time records during the 2019-20 season. Individually, senior goalie Tom Aubrun set new all-time records for consecutive shutouts (9), shutout minutes (572:31) and most shutouts in a single season (13). He also set new all-time career records for save percentage (.946) and goals against average (1.27). As a team, Norwich set the record for team shutouts (14), lowest team goals against average (.86) while also sharing the shutout streaks with Aubrun.
The Cadets had three players recognized as first team NEHC All-Conference and one as Third team. Aubrun was named Goalie of the Year and Player of the Year for the second straight year. Norwich outscored their opponents this season 105-24 including a 42-4 mark in the third period.
The Cadets penalty kill ranked second in the country at 93.2 %. They allowed five goals on the kill while scoring three shorthanded goals. Norwich was the second least penalized team in the country with just 7.4 minutes per game. Norwich grabbed the top spot in the USCHO.com National Rankings for nine weeks this season. The Cadets ranked in the Top 5 in the pairwise for nearly the entire season, including the majority of the second half at Number 1.
A 2005 graduate of Michigan Tech, Ellsworth was a four-year goaltender for the Huskies. After a brief professional career, he got his coaching start with a three-year stint at Sioux City of the USHL. He then spent seven seasons at UMass Lowell, contributing to some of the best seasons in the history of the River Hawks program.
The Edward Jeremiah Award is named in honor of the great Dartmouth College head coach and was first presented in 1970. Ellsworth was assisted this year by Steve Mattson, Bryce Currier and Chris Czarnota. The runners-up for the Jeremiah Award were Gary Heenan of Utica College, Pat Kelliher of Lake Forest College and Chris Schultz of SUNY Geneseo.
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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 |
2018 | Blaise MacDonald, Colby College |
2019 | Tyler Krueger, UW-Stevens Point |
2020 | Cam Ellsworth, Norwich |