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 [NCAA Division I men's college ice hockey|ice hockey tournament|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.
Award Winners
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 1951 | Eddie Jeremiah | [Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey|] |
| 1952 | Cheddy Thompson | [Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1953 | John Mariucci | [Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1954 | Vic Heyliger | [Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|] |
| 1955 | Cooney Weiland | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 1956 | William Harrison | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1957 | Jack Riley | [Army Black Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1958 | Harry Cleverly | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1959 | John "Snooks" Kelley | [Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|] |
| 1960 | Jack Riley | [Army Black Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1961 | Murray Armstrong | [Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1962 | Jack Kelley | [Colby Mules|] |
| 1963 | Tony Frasca | [Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1964 | Tom Eccleston | [Providence Friars men's ice hockey|] |
| 1965 | James Fullerton | [Brown Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 1966 | Amo Bessone | [Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|] |
| 1966 | Len Ceglarski | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1967 | Eddie Jeremiah | [Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey|] |
| 1968 | Ned Harkness | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 1969 | Charlie Holt | [New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 1970 | John MacInnes | [Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|] |
| 1971 | Cooney Weiland | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 1972 | John "Snooks" Kelley | [Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|] |
| 1973 | Len Ceglarski | [Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|] |
| 1974 | Charlie Holt | [New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 1975 | Jack Parker | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 1976 | John MacInnes | [Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|] |
| 1977 | Jerry York | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1978 | Jack Parker | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1979 | Charlie Holt | [New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 1980 | Rick Comley | [Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 1981 | Bill O'Flaherty | [Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|] |
| 1982 | Fernie Flaman | [Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|] |
| 1983 | Bill Cleary | [Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|] |
| 1984 | Mike Sertich | [Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 1985 | Len Ceglarski | [Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|] |
| 1986 | Ralph Backstrom | [Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1987 | John Gasparini | [North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|] |
| 1988 | Frank Anzalone | [Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1989 | Joe Marsh | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 1990 | Terry Slater | [Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey|] |
| 1991 | Rick Comley | [Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 1992 | Ron Mason | [Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|] |
| 1993 | George Gwozdecky | [Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|] |
| 1994 | Don Lucia | [Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 1995 | Shawn Walsh | [Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 1996 | Bruce Crowder | [UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey|] |
| 1997 | Dean Blais | [North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|] |
| 1998 | Tim Taylor | [Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 1999 | Dick Umile | [New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2000 | Joe Marsh | [St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|] |
| 2001 | Dean Blais | [North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|] |
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 2002 | Tim Whitehead | [Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|] |
| 2003 | Bob Daniels | [Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2004 | Scott Sandelin | [Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2005 | George Gwozdecky | [Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2006 | Enrico Blasi | [Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|] |
| 2007 | Jeff Jackson | [Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|] |
| 2008 | Red Berenson | [Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|] |
| 2009 | Jack Parker | [Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2010 | Wayne Wilson | [RIT Tigers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2011 | Nate Leaman | [Union Dutchmen ice hockey|] |
| 2012 | Bob Daniels | [Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|] |
| 2013 | Norm Bazin | [UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey|] |
| 2014 | Rick Bennett | [Union Dutchmen ice hockey|] |
| 2015 | Mike Hastings | [Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|] |
| 2016 | Rand Pecknold | [Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|] |
| 2017 | Jim Montgomery | [Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2018 | Jeff Jackson | [Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|] |
| 2019 | Greg Carvel | [UMass Minutemen ice hockey|] |
| 2020 | Brad Berry | [North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey|] |
| 2020 | Mike Schafer | [Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|] |
| 2021 | Mike Hastings | [Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|] |
| 2022 | Mike Hastings | [Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|] |
| 2023 | Bob Motzko | [Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|] |
| 2024 | Greg Brown | [Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|] |
| 2025 | Pat Ferschweiler | [Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|] |