American Hockey Coaches Association

The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in

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. The founding members coached

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but membership has grown to include coaches at every level of the sport from

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, although the organization maintains a focus on the collegiate game. Aside from its collaborative and community functions, the association also names several award winners each year, most significantly the college ice hockey

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in both divisions and both genders. They also name the top coach in each of the divisions and genders: *

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 ...

, Division I men *

AHCA Coach of the Year 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 The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in Boston. The founding members c ...

, Division I women *

Edward Jeremiah Award The Edward Jeremiah Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in Division III 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 III ...

, Division III men *

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The organization also awards the

Terry Flanagan Award The Terry Flanagan Award is given each year by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) to an assistant hockey coach. The award is intended to recognize the coach's entire body of work, not just his performance in one season. The first rec ...

, given to an assistant coach each year in recognition of the coach's entire career.

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