Finalists Announced for 2023-24 Sid Watson Award
Given to AHCA Division II-III Men’s Player of the Year
Fifteen players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2023-24 have been named finalists for the 2024 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 2023: UW-Stevens Point junior forward Fletcher Anderson and Endicott College senior forward Andrew Kurapov. Nine of the finalists are from the United States, four are from Canada, and one each hail from Slovakia and Ukraine. Six are seniors, five are juniors, and four are sophomores. Eight are forwards, five are goaltenders and two are defensemen.
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 Wednesday, March 20 in Hartford, CT.
2023-24 Finalists for the Sid Watson Award
Fletcher Anderson, Junior Forward, UW-Stevens Point*
(Thunder Bay, ON) WIAC Co-Player of the Year
Devon Bobak, Sophomore Goalie, Trinity College
(Northwood, OH) NESCAC Player of the Year
Tate Brandon, Senior Goalie, Skidmore College
(Irvington, NY) NEHC Goaltender of the Year
Shane Bull, Senior Forward, Oswego State
(Brooklin, ON) SUNYAC Player of the Year
Artem Buzoverya, Senior Forward, Hobart College
(Kharkiv, Ukraine) NEHC Player of the Year
Liam Fraser, Junior Forward, St. Norbert College
(Calgary, AB)
Max Gutjahr, Sophomore Goalie, UW-Eau Claire
(Appleton, WI) WIAC Co-Player of the Year
Tyler Kostelecky, Sophomore Forward, Bethel University
(Maple Grove, MN) MIAC Offensive Player of the Year
Andrew Kurapov, Senior Forward, Endicott College*
(Corvallis, OR) CCC Player of the Year
Ty Outen, Junior Goalie, Stevenson University
(Tampa, FL) UCHC Goaltender of the Year
Ronny Paragallo, Junior Forward, Assumption University
(Huntington, NY) Northeast-10 Player of the Year
Will Redick, Sophomore Forward, Plymouth State University
(Collingwood, ON) MASCAC Player of the Year
Brian Scoville, Senior Defenseman, Utica University
(Agawam, MA) UCHC Player and Defensive Player of the Year
Jaden Shields, Senior Defenseman, Adrian College
(Royal Oak, MI) NCHA Co-Player of the Year
Samuel Vyletelka, Junior Goalie, Augsburg University
(Zilina, Slovakia) MIAC Defensive Player of the Year
* Was also a finalist in 2023
Past Winners of the Sid Watson Award | |||
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 |
2020 | Tom Aubrun | Norwich | Goalie |
2021 | Not Awarded | ||
2022 | Peter Bates | St. Norbert | Forward |
2023 | Matus Spodniak | Adrian | Forward |