The finalists for 2014-15 AHCA awards, including the STX/AHCA Division I Women’s Coach of the Year Award, the STX/AHCA Division III Women’s Coach of the Year Award, the 2015 Laura Hurd Award (best Division III women’s player) and the 2015 Sid Watson Award (best Division III men’s player) were announced Tuesday.
The coaching awards finalists were determined by coaches that were either named their conference’s coach of the year or that led their teams to the national tournament semifinals.
For the player awards, all finalists were their respective conference’s player of the year.
D-I Women’s Coach of the Year Finalists
| Coach | School | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Katie King Crowley | Boston College | Hockey East Coach of the Year, NCAA semifinalist |
| Matt Desrosiers | Clarkson | ECAC Coach of the Year |
| Paul Flanagan | Syracuse | CHA Coach of the Year |
| Brad Frost | Minnesota | NCAA semifinalist |
| Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | NCAA semifinalist |
| Jim Scanlan | Bemidji State | WCHA Coach of the Year |
| Katey Stone | Harvard | NCAA semifinalist |
D-III Women’s Coach of the Year Finalists
| Coach | School | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Bolding | Norwich | ECAC East Coach of the Year, NCAA semifinalist |
| Joe Cranston | Wisconsin-River Falls | NCAA semifinalist |
| Chad Davis | Adrian | NCHA Coach of the Year |
| Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh | NCAA semifinalist |
| Dean Jackson | Elmira | ECAC West Coach of the Year, NCAA semifinalist |
| Dan Laughlin | Wisconsin-Superior | WIAC Coach of the Year |
| Terry Mannor | St. Mary's | MIAC Coach of the Year |
| Kristin Steele | Connecticut College | NESCAC Coach of the Year |
Laura Hurd Award Finalists
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaycie Anderson | F | Sr. | Norwich | ECAC East Player of the Year |
| Janna Beilke-Skoug | G | Sr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | WIAC Player of the Year |
| Emily Fluke | F | Sr. | Middlebury | NESCAC Player of the Year |
| Madison Gendreau | F | Sr. | Concordia (Minn.) | MIAC Player of the Year |
| Ashley Ryan | F | Sr. | Elmira | ECAC West Player of the Year |
| Nina Waidacher | F | Sr. | St. Scholastica | NCHA Player of the Year |
Sid Watson Award Finalists
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cole | F | So. | Trinity | NESCAC Player of the Year |
| Drew Fielding | G | Sr. | St. Thomas | MIAC Player of the Year |
| Kevin Gibson | D | Sr. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | WIAC Player of the Year |
| Shawn Hulshof | F | So. | Oswego | SUNYAC Player of the Year |
| William Pelletier | F | So. | Norwich | ECAC East Player of the Year |
| Leo Podolsky | G | Jr. | Lake Forest | NCHA Player of the Year |
| Kyle Shapiro | D | Sr. | Nichols | ECAC Northeast Player of the Year |
