All four coaches of Frozen Four teams were among the eight finalists for the women’s Division I Coach of The Year. Minnesota-Duluth’s Shannon Miller, Harvard’s Katey Stone, Minnesota’s Laura Halldorson and Dartmouth’s Judy Oberting are all vying for the award, as well as the national championship. Halldorson, Oberting and Stone are all past winners of the award, Halldorson twice.<\/p>\n
Three first-year coaches are included as well, with Hilary Witt of Yale, Mark Johnson of Wisconsin, and Brian McCloskey of New Hampshire all guiding their teams to exeptional seasons.<\/p>\n
The winner will be announced at the American Hockey Coaches Association Coach of the Year Banquet, held in Naples, Florida on April 26. Last year’s winner was Halldorson of Minnesota. Coaches eligible for the award include winners of conference Coach of the Year awards and the coaches of the NCAA Frozen Four participants.<\/p>\n
Shannon Miller, Minnesota-Duluth
\nMark Johnson, Wisconsin
\nLaura Halldorson, Minnesota
\nHilary Witt, Yale
\nKatey Stone, Harvard
\nJudy Oberting, Dartmouth
\nMike Sisti, Mercyhurst
\nBrian McCloskey, New Hampshire <\/p>\n
1998 Laura Halldorson, Minnesota
\n1999 Katey Stone, Harvard
\n2000 Judy Oberting, Dartmouth
\n2001 Paul Flanagan, St. Lawrence
\n2002 Laura Halldorson, Minnesota <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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