Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | The most outstanding coach in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey |
Presented by | American Hockey Coaches Association |
History | |
First award | 1998 |
Most recent | Dave Flint |
The AHCA Coach of the Year is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I women's college ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
Season | Player | School | Reference |
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1998 | Laura Halldorson | Minnesota | [1] |
1999 | Katey Stone | Harvard | |
2000 | Judy Parish Oberting | Dartmouth | |
2001 | Paul Flanagan | St. Lawrence | |
2002 | Laura Halldorson | Minnesota | |
2003 | Shannon Miller | Minnesota Duluth | |
2004 | Laura Halldorson | Minnesota | |
2005 | Michael Sisti | Mercyhurst | |
2006 | Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | |
2007 | Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | |
2008 | Jim Fetter | Wayne State | |
2009 | Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | |
2010 | Doug Derraugh | Cornell | |
2011 | Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | [2] |
2012 | Chris Wells | St. Lawrence | [3] |
2013 | Brad Frost | Minnesota | [4] |
2014 | Brad Frost | Minnesota | [5] |
2015 | Katie King-Crowley | Boston College | [6] |
2016 | Katie King-Crowley | Boston College | [7] |
2017 | Maura Crowell | Minnesota Duluth | [8] |
2018 | Greg Fargo | Colgate | [9] |
2019 | Doug Derraugh | Cornell | [10] |
2020 | Doug Derraugh | Cornell | [11] |
2021 | Dave Flint | Northeastern | [12] |
2022 | Mark Bolding | Yale | [13] |
2023 | Dave Flint | Northeastern | [14] |
Winners by school
| Multiple Wins
|
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