After coaching the Penn State Nittany Lions to the first NCAA Frozen Four in program history, Penn State men's ice hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky has been named a finalist for this year's Spencer Penrose Award. The award goes to the nation's Division 1 coach of the year by the American Hockey Coacehs Association.
Gadowsky earned his coach of the year nomination by guiding Penn State into the Frozen Four. Penn State clinched its historic first trip to the Frozen Four with a thrilling overtime victory over UConn on Sunday in the Allentown regional final. Penn State also took out Hockey East champion Maine in the first round, doing so with a dominant 5-1 victory.
Gadowsky is in his 13th season coaching at Penn State. He has successfully guided Penn State into the world of Division 1 college hockey and has built a perennial contender in the Big Ten. Penn State has made the NCAA tournament four times under Gadowsky and won the 2017 Big Ten tournament championship and the 2020 regular season championship.
2024-25 AHCA Men's Ice Hockey Spencer Penrose Award finalists
- David Carle, Denver
- Mike Cavanaugh, UConn
- Pat Ferschweiler, Western Michigan
- Guy Gadowsky, Penn State
- JF Houle, Clarkson
- Jay Pandolfo, Boston University
- Bill Riga, Holy Cross
- Brett Riley, Long Island University
- Steve Rohlik, Ohio State
- Luke Strand, Minnesota State
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