# Spencer Penrose Award

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.
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 was a philanthropist who helped construct The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the first ten college ice hockey championships were held.
Several coaches have won the award more than once but Len Ceglarski and George Gwozdecky are the only people to have done so for different teams. Mike Hastings is the only coach to win the award in consecutive seasons (As of 2023).

## Award Winners

Award winners :
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 1951 | Eddie Jeremiah | Dartmouth |
| 1952 | Cheddy Thompson | Colorado College |
| 1953 | John Mariucci | Minnesota |
| 1954 | Vic Heyliger | Michigan |
| 1955 | Cooney Weiland | Harvard |
| 1956 | William Harrison | Clarkson |
| 1957 | Jack Riley | Army |
| 1958 | Harry Cleverly | Boston University |
| 1959 | John "Snooks" Kelley | Boston College |
| 1960 | Jack Riley | Army |
| 1961 | Murray Armstrong | Denver |
| 1962 | Jack Kelley | Colby |
| 1963 | Tony Frasca | Colorado College |
| 1964 | Tom Eccleston | Providence |
| 1965 | James Fullerton | Brown |
| 1966 | Amo Bessone | Michigan State |
| 1966 | Len Ceglarski | Clarkson |
| 1967 | Eddie Jeremiah | Dartmouth |
| 1968 | Ned Harkness | Cornell |
| 1969 | Charlie Holt | New Hampshire |
| 1970 | John MacInnes | Michigan Tech |
| 1971 | Cooney Weiland | Harvard |
| 1972 | John "Snooks" Kelley | Boston College |
| 1973 | Len Ceglarski | Boston College |
| 1974 | Charlie Holt | New Hampshire |
| 1975 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
Award winners :
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 1976 | John MacInnes | Michigan Tech |
| 1977 | Jerry York | Clarkson |
| 1978 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
| 1979 | Charlie Holt | New Hampshire |
| 1980 | Rick Comley | Northern Michigan |
| 1981 | Bill O'Flaherty | Clarkson |
| 1982 | Fernie Flaman | Northeastern |
| 1983 | Bill Cleary | Harvard |
| 1984 | Mike Sertich | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 1985 | Len Ceglarski | Boston College |
| 1986 | Ralph Backstrom | Denver |
| 1987 | John Gasparini | North Dakota |
| 1988 | Frank Anzalone | Lake Superior State |
| 1989 | Joe Marsh | St. Lawrence |
| 1990 | Terry Slater | Colgate |
| 1991 | Rick Comley | Northern Michigan |
| 1992 | Ron Mason | Michigan State |
| 1993 | George Gwozdecky | Miami |
| 1994 | Don Lucia | Colorado College |
| 1995 | Shawn Walsh | Maine |
| 1996 | Bruce Crowder | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| 1997 | Dean Blais | North Dakota |
| 1998 | Tim Taylor | Yale |
| 1999 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
| 2000 | Joe Marsh | St. Lawrence |
| 2001 | Dean Blais | North Dakota |
Award winners :
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 2002 | Tim Whitehead | Maine |
| 2003 | Bob Daniels | Ferris State |
| 2004 | Scott Sandelin | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2005 | George Gwozdecky | Denver |
| 2006 | Enrico Blasi | Miami |
| 2007 | Jeff Jackson | Notre Dame |
| 2008 | Red Berenson | Michigan |
| 2009 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
| 2010 | Wayne Wilson | RIT |
| 2011 | Nate Leaman | Union |
| 2012 | Bob Daniels | Ferris State |
| 2013 | Norm Bazin | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| 2014 | Rick Bennett | Union |
| 2015 | Mike Hastings | Minnesota State |
| 2016 | Rand Pecknold | Quinnipiac |
| 2017 | Jim Montgomery | Denver |
| 2018 | Jeff Jackson | Notre Dame |
| 2019 | Greg Carvel | Massachusetts |
| 2020 | Brad Berry | North Dakota |
| 2020 | Mike Schafer | Cornell |
| 2021 | Mike Hastings | Minnesota State |
| 2022 | Mike Hastings | Minnesota State |
| 2023 | Bob Motzko | Minnesota |
| 2024 | Greg Brown | Boston College |