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For immediate release: Friday, March 27, 2020 of Norwich Wins As 2019-20 AHCA Division III Men’s Player of the Year Tom Aubrun, a senior from and Chamonix, France, has been chosen by the nation's coaches as the 2020 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the best NCAA Division III men's ice hockey player. Aubrun concluded an outstanding career on a nine-game shutout streak (572:31 minutes), halted only by the cancellation of this year's NCAA Tournament. Aubrun went 23-2-2 for Norwich thisyear, compiling an NCAA best 0.77 goals against average and a .967 save percentage. These number represent NCAA records, as does his 13 shutouts. Through 65 career games, Aubrun went 50-8-5, with a 1.27 GAA and a save percentage of .946. He is a two-time New England Hockey Conference Player of the Year and NEHC Tournament MVP. Said Norwich head coach Cam Ellsworth, “Tom is the foundation of our team. His calming demeanor in the net gives our team a great deal of confidence shift to shift. None of his accomplishments have come easy. He came to Norwich as the third goalie and has worked to get to this point. “Tom is a coach’s dream. He is humble, hard-working and a class act. He has no expectations or ego and there- fore he shows up every day ready to work and tries to get better. He is a joy to see every day for the coaching staff and his teammates. Academically, Tom carries a 3.77 GPA in Business Management. In the community, Tom has been very active in our youth hockey clinics we ran with the Northfield Youth Hockey Association.” The runner-up for this year’s Sid Watson Award was Conlan Keenan, a senior forward from Geneseo State and Rochester, NY. 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. 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 2020 Tom Aubrun, Norwich

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