Each spring, the New England Hockey Writers Association select a Division-I Coach of the Year Award for New England schools. The award, named after former Harvard University head coach Clark Hodder, has been dominated in recent years by Hockey East head coaches, who have won 31 of the 36 presented since the league’s inaugural season of 1984-85. Boston University head coach Jay Pandolfo received the award in 2022-23.
| Hockey East Winners of the Clark Hodder Award | ||
| Coach | Team | Seasons |
| Jack Parker | Boston University | 1986, 2000, 2005, 2006 (1978, 1984) |
| Dick Umile | New Hampshire | 1991, 1999, 2002, 2008 |
| Shawn Walsh | Maine | 1988, 1993, 1995 |
| Bruce Crowder | UMass-Lowell | 1994, 1996 |
| Don Cahoon | Massachusetts | 2003, 2007 |
| Mark Dennehy | Merrimack | 2010, 2011 |
| Ron Anderson | Merrimack | 1997 |
| Norm Bazin | UMass-Lowell | 2012 |
| Len Ceglarski | Boston College | 1985 (1973) |
| Greg Cronin | Northeastern | 2009 |
| Bob Kullen | New Hampshire | 1990 |
| Mike McShane | Providence | 1989 |
| Paul Pooley | Providence | 2001 |
| Bill Riley, Jr. | Lowell | 1987 |
| Jerry York | Boston College | 2004, 2014, 2018 |
| David Quinn | Boston University | 2015 |
| Jim Madigan | Northeastern | 2016 |
| Greg Carvel | Massachusetts | 2019 |
| Red Gendron | Maine | 2020 |
| Jerry Keefe | Northeastern | 2022 |
| Jay Pandolfo | Boston University | 2023 |
Pre-1985 winners with ties to Hockey East: |
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| Fern Flaman | Northeastern | 1982 |
| Charlie Holt | New Hampshire | 1977, 1979 |
| Lou Lamoriello | Providence | 1980 |
