Tim Taylor, who led the Yale Bulldogs to their first-ever ECAC regular-season title, has won the Spencer Penrose Award, given by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the Division I Coach of the Year in men’s ice hockey.<\/p>\n
Yale, which won the ECAC title with a record of 17-4-1 after being picked tenth in the conference’s preseason poll, also made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1952. The Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 23-9-3.<\/p>\n
John Markell, who took the Ohio State Buckeyes to an appearance in the Final Four in their first-ever NCAA tournament, was the runner-up.<\/p>\n
Also, Mike Schwartz of Augsburg was named this year’s recipient of the Eddie Jeremiah Award, given by the AHCA to the nation’s top college division (non-Division I) men’s ice hockey coach.<\/p>\n
Schwartz, in his second year at the helm at Augsburg, compiled a 21-8-4 to lead the school to the MIAC co-championship during the regular season, followed by Augsburg’s first playoff title. On the national level, the Auggies reached the NCAA semifinals before being defeated by eventual national champion Middlebury.<\/p>\n
Bob Emery of Plattsburgh State and Bill Kangas of Williams were named runners-up for the honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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