CCHA Coach of the Year
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| sport = Ice hockey
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| givenfor = The Coach of the Year in the CCHA
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| first = 1976 (on hiatus, 2014–2021)
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The CCHA Coach of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the best coach in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.{{cite news|title=Henderson and Odegard Recipients of CCHA Major Awards|url=http://www.alaskananooks.com/news/2013/3/23/MHOCKEY_0323132240.aspx|publisher=Alaska Nanooks|date=2013-03-22|accessdate=2013-07-23}}
The longest continually conferred award in CCHA history, the 'Coach of the Year' was first awarded in 1976 and every year thereafter until 2013 when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference.{{cite news|title=The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place|url=http://www.uscho.com/2013/03/06/the-ccha-is-going-away-but-its-history-will-have-a-final-resting-place/|publisher=USCHO.com|date=2013-03-06|accessdate=2013-07-23}} After the CCHA was revived in 2021–22 by seven schools that left the men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association,{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/ccha-will-be-new-name-for-seven-teams-leaving-wcha-in-2021-22/567973232/ |title=CCHA will be new name for seven teams leaving WCHA in 2021-22 |first=Randy |last=Johnson |newspaper=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=April 22, 2020}} the Coach of the Year award was reinstated.{{cite press release|url=https://ccha.com/news/2022/3/13/awards.aspx |title=CCHA to announce annual awards this week |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022}}
Ron Mason and Jeff Jackson are the only coaches to win the award with multiple teams.
Award winners
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=Winners by school=
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | School | Winners }} | |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami RedHawks |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey | align=center| 8 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey | align=center| 5 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey | align=center| 4 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lake Superior State Lakers |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey | align=center| 3 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey | align=center| 3 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alaska Nanooks |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota State Mavericks |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Michigan Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey | align=center| 2 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bemidji State Beavers |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey | align=center| 1 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UIC Flames |color=#FFFFFF}};"| UIC Flames men's ice hockey | align=center| 1 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Tech Huskies |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey | align=center| 1 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Omaha Mavericks |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey | align=center| 1 |
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Louis Billikens |color=#FFFFFF}};"| Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey | align=center| 1 |
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=Multiple Winners=
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Coach | Awards }} | |
| Ron Mason | align=center| 7 |
| Enrico Blasi | align=center| 5 |
| Jeff Jackson | align=center| 3 |
| Bill Wilkinson | align=center| 3 |
| Rick Comley | align=center| 2 |
| George Gwozdecky | align=center| 2 |
| Red Berenson | align=center| 2 |
| Bob Daniels | align=center| 2 |
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See also
References
= General =
- {{cite news|title=CCHA Awards|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=2013-07-25}}
- {{cite news|title=NCAA (CCHA) Coach of the Year|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28CCHA%29%20Coach%20of%20the%20Year|publisher=Elite Prospects|accessdate=2013-07-25}}
= Specific =
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External links
- [http://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/confinfo.php?c=2&d=history CCHA Awards (Incomplete)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230025853/http://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/confinfo.php?c=2&d=history |date=2010-12-30 }}
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Category:Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Category:College ice hockey coach of the year awards in the United States