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News from the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION For immediate release: Friday, March 27, 2020 Cam Ellsworth of Norwich Is Edward Jeremiah Award Winner As 2019-20 AHCA Division II-III Men’s Coach of the Year For leading Norwich University to a 24-2-2 record and the Cadets’ second straight NEHC Tournament title, Cam Ellsworth has been named winner of the Edward Jeremi- ah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the first such award for Ellsworth and the seventh time a Norwich coach has been so honored. Ellsworth has compiled a 47-7-5 (.839 winning percentage) record in his brief career at Norwich, including an 18-game unbeaten streak that was active at the time this year’s NCAA Tournament was cancelled. Norwich has a remarkable 33-1-4 record over the last two seasons after January 1. Overall, Norwich broke nine individual and team NCAA Division III all-time records during the 2019-20 season. Individually, senior goalie Tom Aubrun set new all-time records for consecutive shutouts (9), shutout minutes (572:31) and most shutouts in a single season (13). He also set new all-time career records for save percentage (.946) and goals against average (1.27). As a team, Norwich set the record for team shutouts (14), lowest team goals against average (.86) while also sharing the shutout streaks with Aubrun. The Cadets had three players recognized as first team NEHC All-Conference and one as Third team. Aubrun was named Goalie of the Year and Player of the Year for the second straight year. Norwich outscored their opponents this season 105-24 including a 42-4 mark in the third period. The Cadets penalty kill ranked second in the country at 93.2 %. They allowed five goals on the kill while scoring three shorthanded goals. Norwich was the second least penalized team in the country with just 7.4 minutes per game. Norwich grabbed the top spot in the USCHO.com National Rankings for nine weeks this season. The Cadets ranked in the Top 5 in the pairwise for nearly the entire season, including the majority of the second half at Number 1. A 2005 graduate of Michigan Tech, Ellsworth was a four-year goaltender for the Huskies. After a brief professional career, he got his coaching start with a three-year stint at Sioux City of the USHL. He then spent seven seasons at UMass Lowell, contributing to some of the best seasons in the history of the River Hawks program. The Edward Jeremiah Award is named in honor of the great Dartmouth College head coach and was first presented in 1970. Ellsworth was assisted this year by Steve Mattson, Bryce Currier and Chris Czarnota. The runners-up for the Jeremiah Award were Gary Heenan of Utica College, Pat Kelliher of Lake Forest College and Chris Schultz of SUNY Geneseo. The CCM AHCA COACH of the YEAR AWARDS are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide. CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (978) 376-5494 PICK-UP: Past Winners List JOE BERTAGNA CASEY JONES BRUCE DELVENTHAL Executive Director President Treasurer 7 Concord Street Clarkson University 7298 Salerno Court Gloucester, MA 01930 Potsdam, NY 13699 Naples, FL 34114 (978) 376-5494 (315) 268-3874 (518) 420-7479 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Recipients of the Edward Jeremiah Award — CCM/AHCA Division III Coach of the Year 1970 Sid Watson, Bowdoin College 1995 Bill Beaney, Middlebury College 1971 Sid Watson, Bowdoin College 1996 Dean Talafous, UW-River Falls 1972 Jack Caniff, University of Massachusetts 1997 Mike McShane, Norwich University 1973 Jim Cross, University of Vermont 1998 Mike Schwartz, Augsburg College 1974 Barry Urbanski, Boston State College 1999 Mike McShane, Norwich University 1975 Wendell Forbes, Middlebury College 2000 Mike McShane, Norwich University 1976 Don Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus College 2001 Wayne Wilson, RIT 1977 Bill Riley, Jr., UMass-Lowell 2002 Dan Stauber, UW-Superior 1978 Sid Watson, Bowdoin College 2003 George Roll, SUNY Oswego 1979 Don Brose, Mankato State University 2004 Bill Beaney, Middlebury College 1980 Steve Stirling, Babson College 2005 Terry Skrypek, St. John’s University 1981 Herb Hammond, SUNY Plattsburgh 2006 Bill Beaney, Middlebury College 1982 Steve Stirling, Babson College 2007 Ed Gosek, SUNY Oswego 1983 Mike Gibbons, Bemidji State University 2008 Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College Peter Van Buskirk, College of the Holy Cross 2009 Dominick Dawes, Neumann College 1984 Bob Peters, Bemidji State University 2010 Mike McShane, Norwich University 1985 Rob Riley, Babson College 2011 Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College 1986 Terry Meagher, Bowdoin College 2012 Jack Arena, Amherst College 1987 Tony Mariano, Norwich University 2013 Matt Loen, UW-Eau Claire 1988 Glenn Thomaris, Elmira College 2014 Chris Schultz, SUNY Geneseo 1989 Terry Meagher, Bowdoin College 2015 Jack Arena, Amherst College 1990 Bill Beaney, Middlebury College 2016 Chris Schultz, Geneseo & Peter Belisle, UMass Boston 1991 Glenn Thomaris, Elmira College 2017 Mike McShane, Norwich University 1992 Bruce Marshall, University of Connecticut 2018 Blaise MacDonald, Colby College 1993 Joe Baldarotta, UW-Stevens Point 2019 Tyler Krueger, UW-Stevens Point 1994 Jeff Meredith, SUNY Fredonia 2020 Cam Ellsworth, Norwich Coach Eddie Jeremiah speaks to his Dartmouth team. (Photo courtesy of Dartmouth College Sports Information).