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For immediate release: Friday, March 20, 2020 Finalists Announced for 2019-20 Sid Watson Award Given to AHCA Division II-III Men’s Player of the Year Nine players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2019-20 have been named finalists for the 2020 Sid Watson Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division II-III men’s ice hockey player in the country. Only one of the finalists is a repeat honoree from last year: senior goaltender . Eight of the finalists are from the United States and one is from France. Five are seniors, three are juniors and one is a sophomore. Seven are forwards, one a defenseman and one a goaltender. Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Association, the Sid Watson Award honors the memory of former head coach and athletic director Sid Watson. A three-time AHCA Coach of the Year, Watson served Bowdoin for more than 30 years, winning 326 games in 24 seasons as head coach. The recipient of this year's Sid Watson Award will be announced on Friday, March 27.

2019-20 Finalists for the Sid Watson Award Tom Aubrun, Senior Goaltender, Norwich University* Barclay Gammill, Senior Forward, Trinity (Chamonix, France) NEHC Player of the Year (New Canaan, CT) NESCAC Player of the Year

Peter Bates, Junior Forward, St. Norbert College Christian Hausinger, Junior Defenseman, UW-River Falls (Evanston, IL) NCHA Player of the Year (Anchorage, AK) WIAC Player of the Year

Ryan Bloom, Senior Forward, U. of New England Conlan Keenan, Senior Forward, Geneseo (Northville, MI) CCC Player of the Year (Rochester, NY) SUNYAC Player of the Year

Donald Flynn, Sophomore Forward, Wilkes Connor Landrigan, Junior Forward, Utica (Randolph, NJ) UCHC Co-Player of the Year (Tripoli, PA) UCHC Co-Player of the Year Alex Lester, Senior Forward, Franklin Pierce (Methuen, MA) Northeast-10 Player of the Year

* Was also a finalist in 2019 Past Winners of the Sid Watson Award 1993 Frank Cirone, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2007 Andrew Gallant, Manhattanville College 1994 Ray Alcindor, Middlebury College 2008 Kyle Jones, St. Norbert College 1995 Charlie Gaffney, Bowdoin College 2009 Jeff Landers, 1996 Ian Smith, Middlebury College 2010 David Martinson, Gustavus Adolphus College 1997 Steve Toll, RIT 2011 Chris Berenguer, Hamline University 1998 Mark Spence, Middlebury College 2012 Jonathan LaRose, Amherst College 1999 Rob Smillie, St. Norbert College 2013 Paul Rodrigues, Oswego State 2000 Steve Aronson, University of St. Thomas 2014 David Jacobson, St. Norbert College 2001 Keith Aucoin, Norwich University 2015 Drew Fielding, University of St. Thomas 2002 Jerry Galway, RIT 2016 Jamie Murray, Babson College 2003 Maris Ziedins, St. Norbert College 2017 Evan Buitenhuis, 2004 Kevin Cooper, Middlebury College 2018 Colin Larkin, UMass Boston 2005 Kurtis McLean, Norwich University 2019 Devin McDonald, Geneseo 2006 Adam Hanna, St. John's University CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (978-376-5494)

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