The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in

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men's

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by the

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. 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

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teams.

Spencer Penrose Spencer Penrose (November 2, 1865 - December 7, 1939) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He made his fortune from mining, ore processing, and real estate speculation in Colorado and other parts of the West. He founded the Utah Copper ...

was a philanthropist who helped construct

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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 (As of 2022).

Award Winners

Winners by school

Multiple Wins

See also

References