The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association

American Hockey Coaches Association

The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in Boston. The founding members coached college ice hockey but membership has grown to include coaches at every level of the sport from youth hockey to professional ice hockey, although the organization maintains a focus on the collegiate...

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The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division I men's ice hockey conference, plus the coaches of the four Frozen Four teams.

Spencer Penrose

Spencer Penrose

Spencer Penrose was a philanthropist in and around Colorado Springs at the turn of the 20th century. He was born into a prominent Philadelphia family of Cornish descent and was brother to Boies Penrose and Richard Penrose...

 was a philanthropist who helped construct the Broadmoor Hotel

Broadmoor Hotel

The Broadmoor is a 5-star/5-diamond luxury hotel and resort, located in southwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado. Built in the early 20th century as the "Grand Dame of the Rockies", it was one of the finest resort destinations along the Rocky Mountains during the age of railroads. It continues to be...

 complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...

, where the first ten college ice hockey championships were held.

Award winners

Year	Coach	Team
1951	Edward Jeremiah	Dartmouth
1952	Cheddy Thompson	Colorado College Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey The Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Colorado College. The Tigers are a member of Western Collegiate Hockey Association...
1953	John Mariucci John Mariucci John Mariucci was an American ice hockey player, administrator and coach. Mariucci was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota where he played for both the hockey and football teams. He was named an All-American in hockey in 1940...	Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. They are members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I ice hockey...
1954	Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger Victor Heyliger was a National Hockey League center and the head coach of the University of Michigan ice hockey team....	Michigan Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program is competing in its 90th season...
1955	Ralph "Cooney" Weiland	Harvard Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey The Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Harvard University. The Crimson are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
1956	William Harrison	Clarkson Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey The Clarkson Golden Knights Men's Ice Hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Clarkson University. The Golden Knights are a member of ECAC Hockey...
1957	Jack Riley John P. Riley, Jr. John P. Riley is an American former ice hockey player and coach. The hockey coach at West Point for more than 35 years, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1948 St...	Army Army Black Knights men's ice hockey The Army Black Knights men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College ice hockey program that represents the United States Military Academy. The Black Knights are a member of Atlantic Hockey and play at the Tate Rink in West Point, New York.-History:The...
1958	Harry Cleverly	Boston University
1959	John "Snooks" Kelley	Boston College
1960	Jack Riley	Army
1961	Murray Armstrong Murray Armstrong Murray Alexander Armstrong was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and NCAA hockey coach.-Playing career:...	Denver Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey The University of Denver Men's Hockey Program has been playing NCAA Division I hockey since 1949. Pioneer Hockey is one of the most successful hockey programs in the history of collegiate hockey. The Pioneers rank second in all-time NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships with 7. Only the University...
1962	Jack Kelley	Colby
1963	Tony Frasca	Colorado College
1964	Tom Eccleston, Jr.	Providence Providence Friars men's ice hockey The Providence Friars men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena in Providence, Rhode Island.-External links:*...
1965	Jim Fullerton	Brown Brown Bears men's ice hockey The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.-External links:*...
1966	Amo Bessone Amo Bessone Amo Bessone was a collegiate ice hockey player and head coach.Bessone was born in Sagamore, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he learned to play hockey....	Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey The Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents Michigan State University . The team plays at the Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan, on the MSU campus. The current head coach is Tom Anastos, who took over coaching duties on March 23, 2011,...
	Len Ceglarski Len Ceglarski Leonard Stanley Ceglarski is a native of East Walpole, Massachusetts. He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic...	Clarkson
1967	Edward Jeremiah	Dartmouth
1968	Ned Harkness Ned Harkness Nevin D. "Ned" Harkness was a successful NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University and of ice hockey at Union College. Harkness was also head coach of the Detroit Red Wings and later was the team's general manager...	Cornell Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team represents Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. Cornell is one of eight members of the academically prestigious Ivy League conference and the hockey team plays in the ECAC Hockey conference.The 1970 Cornell...
1969	Charlie Holt	New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East...
1970	John Maclnnes	Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Michigan Technological University. The Huskies are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association...
1971	Ralph "Cooney" Weiland	Harvard
1972	John "Snooks" Kelley	Boston College
1973	Len Ceglarski	Boston College
1974	Charlie Holt	New Hampshire
1975	Jack Parker (ice hockey)	Boston University
1976	John Maclnnes	Michigan Tech
1977	Jerry York Jerry York Jerry York is the Men's Hockey Coach at Boston College. He graduated from Boston College High School in 1963 and BC in 1967. York is currently the winningest active coach in NCAA hockey, and is 2nd on the all-time list with 889 wins behind retired Coach Ron Mason...	Clarkson
1978	Jack Parker	Boston University
1979	Charlie Holt	New Hampshire
1980	Rick Comley Rick Comley Rick Comley is a former collegiate ice hockey player and former head coach at Michigan State University. Following the 2005-06 season, Comley has an overall coaching record of 768-596-106...	Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey The Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Northern Michigan University. The Wildcats are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association . NMU has won one national title and has...
1981	Bill O'Flaherty	Clarkson
1982	Ferny Flaman	Northeastern Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Northeastern University. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East...
1983	Bill Cleary (ice hockey)	Harvard
1984	Mike Sertich	Minnesota-Duluth
1985	Len Ceglarski	Boston College
1986	Ralph Backstrom Ralph Backstrom Ralph Gerald Backstrom is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre.-Playing career:Backstrom played junior hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens from 1954 to 1956, and the Ottawa Junior Canadiens from 1956 to 1958...	Denver
1987	John "Gino" Gasparini	North Dakota
1988	Frank Anzalone Frank Anzalone Frank Anzalone is an American ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Quad City Mallards, a position he has held since the start of the 2009-10 IHL season.-Career:...	Lake Superior
1989	Joe Marsh	St. Lawrence
1990	Terry Slater Terry Slater (ice hockey) Terry Slater was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. In the World Hockey Association, he coached the teams Los Angeles Sharks and Cincinnati Stingers.-Career:...	Colgate Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey The Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Colgate University. The Raiders are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Starr Rink in Hamilton, New York....
1991	Rick Comley	Northern Michigan
1992	Ron Mason Ron Mason Ron Mason is a Canadian former ice hockey player, head coach and university executive. As head coach of various universities, notably including Michigan State University , he became the winningest ice hockey coach in NCAA history with 924 career wins...	Michigan State
1993	George Gwozdecky George Gwozdecky George Gwozdecky is an ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach for the University of Denver Pioneers hockey team. The Pioneers have won 2 national championships under his guidance...	Miami Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey The Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Miami University. The RedHawks are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association...
1994	Don Lucia Don Lucia Don Lucia is the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team. He has twice led the Golden Gophers to the NCAA National Championship title, in 2002 and 2003. Under Lucia, the Golden Gophers have won five MacNaughton Cups and won the Broadmoor Trophy three times...	Colorado College
1995	Shawn Walsh Shawn Walsh William Shawn Walsh was the head ice hockey coach for the University of Maine Black Bears....	Maine
1996	Bruce Crowder Bruce Crowder Bruce James Crowder is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1981–82 to 1984–85. He is the brother of Keith Crowder.-Playing career:Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by the...	UMass-Lowell
1997	Dean Blais Dean Blais Dean Blais is currently the Head Coach for the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Head Coach for the United States men's national junior ice hockey team. He led Team USA to a gold medal in the IIHF 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Saskatoon, Canada, held in late December 2009 through...	North Dakota
1998	Tim Taylor	Yale
1999	Richard Umile	New Hampshire
2000	Joe Marsh	St. Lawrence
2001	Dean Blais	North Dakota
2002	Tim Whitehead Tim Whitehead Tim Whitehead is an American ice hockey coach. Whitehead is currently the head coach of the University of Maine. He has led the Black Bears to two championship game appearances. Previously, he was the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell....	Maine
2003	Bob Daniels	Ferris State Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey The Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Ferris State University. The Bulldogs are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association...
2004	Scott Sandelin Scott Sandelin Scott A. Sandelin is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.-External links:...	Minnesota-Duluth
2005	George Gwozdecky	Denver
2006 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2005 and ended with the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 8, 2006.-External links:*...	Enrico Blasi Enrico Blasi Enrico Blasi is the Head Coach of the Miami University men's hockey team, which plays in the CCHA. Blasi is a native of Weston, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Miami University and played for the hockey team from 1990–94, playing on Miami's CCHA championship team in 1992–93 and captaining the...	Miami
2007 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October , 2006 and ended with the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2007 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri...	Jeff Jackson	Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the University of Notre Dame. The team competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association at the NCAA Division I level.- History :...
2008 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 7, 2007 and ended with the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 12, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado...	Red Berenson	Michigan
2009 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 10, 2008 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 11, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C....	Jack Parker	Boston University
2010 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 8, 2009 and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 10, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan...	Wayne Wilson Wayne Wilson (ice hockey) Wayne Wilson is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player.Wilson grew up in Montreal but his family moved to Guelph, Ontario when he was sixteen. A defenceman, he played junior hockey for the Guelph Platers in the Ontario Hockey Association, then went on to college at Bowling Green State...	RIT RIT Tigers men's ice hockey The RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The school's men's team competes in the Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. The team has won two national championships, one each at the Division II and...