UConn Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh was voted 2024-25 Hockey East Coach of the Year by his peers.
Cavanaugh, the only UConn head coach in its Hockey East-era, is the first Husky bench boss to win the Bob Kullen Award. He guided his squad to a fourth-place finish in the Army ROTC Hockey East Standings, tying the highest-ever finish for UConn after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll. The Huskies posted a 12-8-4 record in league play while scoring the third-most goals (76) of any Hockey East program through the 24-game season and the best power-play percentage in the league (28.4%). The Huskies also led the nation in shorthanded goals, scoring nine times while at a manpower disadvantage.
Winners of the Bob Kullen Award (Hockey East Coach of the Year) |
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Season | Coach | Team |
1984-85 | Len Ceglarski | Boston College |
1985-86 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
1986-87 | Bill Riley, Jr. | Lowell |
1987-88 | Shawn Walsh | Maine |
1988-89 | Fern Flaman | Northeastern |
1989-90 | Shawn Walsh | Maine |
1990-91 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
1991-92 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
1992-93 | Shawn Walsh | Maine |
1993-94 | Bruce Crowder | UMass Lowell |
1994-95 | Shawn Walsh | Maine |
1995-96 | Bruce Crowder | UMass Lowell |
1996-97 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
1997-98 | Bruce Crowder | Northeastern |
1998-99 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
1999-00 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
2000-01 | Paul Pooley | Providence |
2001-02 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
2002-03 | Don Cahoon | Massachusetts |
2003-04 | Jerry York | Boston College |
2004-05 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
2005-06 | Jack Parker | Boston University |
2006-07 | Dick Umile | New Hampshire |
2007-08 | Kevin Sneddon | Vermont |
2008-09 | Greg Cronin | Northeastern |
2009-10 | Mark Dennehy | Merrimack |
Dick Umile | New Hampshire | |
2010-11 | Jerry York | Boston College |
2011-12 | Norm Bazin | UMass Lowell |
2012-13 | Norm Bazin | UMass Lowell |
2013-14 | Jerry York | Boston College |
2014-15 | David Quinn | Boston University |
2015-16 | Nate Leaman | Providence |
2016-17 | Norm Bazin | UMass Lowell |
2017-18 | Jerry York | Boston College |
2018-19 | Greg Carvel | Massachusetts |
2019-20 | Red Gendron | Maine |
2020-21 | Jerry York | Boston College |
2021-22 | Jerry Keefe | Northeastern |
2022-23 | Jay Pandolfo | Boston University |
2023-24 | Greg Brown | Boston College |
2024-25 | Mike Cavanaugh | UConn |