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Greg Brown Named CCM/AHCA Division I Coach of the Year
April 10, 2024 | Men's Hockey
Brown is the only coach this season to be named conference coach of the year and lead his team to the Frozen Four.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – Boston College head men's hockey coach Greg Brown has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men's Ice Hockey CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year. This is the first time that Brown has won the award and the fourth for a Boston College head coach. John "Snooks" Kelley was the recipient in 1959 and 1972 while Len Ceglarski earned the recognition in 1985.
Brown is the only coach to be named conference coach of the year and lead his team to the Frozen Four this year. His 33 wins are more than double the win total from last season, his first year, and more than the previous two seasons combined.
The No. 1-seeded Eagles boast a 33-5-1 record going into Thursday's Frozen Four semifinal matchup against Michigan.
In his two seasons as the Eagles' head coach, he has led Boston College to a 47-21-7 record, including tying a program record with 33 wins to date in 2023-24. This year, he guided Boston College to its 18th Hockey East regular season crown in program history, posting a 20-3-1 record in league play and becoming the first team in Hockey East to win 20 games since the Eagles did so in 2010-11.
Under Brown's guidance, the Eagles have four of the nation's top six scorers in Will Smith (Lexington, Mass.) in first with 69 points, Cutter Gauthier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) in second with 64 points, Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) in fifth with 59 points and Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill.) in sixth with 57. Additionally, Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.) set an NCAA record for a freshman netminder with 31 wins to date.
Brown spent 14 seasons behind the bench for the Eagles from 2004-18 as an assistant on former head coach Jerry York's staff, helping to bring three national championships to the Heights in 2008, 2010, and 2012. After eight seasons as an assistant coach, he was elevated to associate head coach following the 2012 NCAA title, BC's third championship in a five-year span.
During his 14 years as an assistant at Boston College, Brown helped lead BC to six Hockey East Tournament Championships, seven Hockey East Regular Season Championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, and seven NCAA Frozen Four berths. Brown was also selected as an assistant coach for Team USA at three different IIHF World Junior Championships.
A former Boston College All-American defenseman, Brown was named The Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach on May 6, 2022, becoming just the fifth head coach of BC men's hockey since 1932.
While at Boston College, Brown won back-to-back Hockey East Player of the Year Awards in 1989 and 1990. He was named a First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award both years. In three NCAA seasons, Brown registered 24 goals and 96 assists for 120 points in 119 career games.
He was the captain of the Eagles as a senior in 1989-1990 for a team that won 28 games and reached the NCAA Semifinal. Boston College went 84-33-5 (.709) during his three seasons on the Heights, winning Hockey East Championships in 1987 and 1990. He was selected to the U.S. Olympic Team during his sophomore year for the Calgary Olympics in 1988 and again for the Albertville Olympics in 1992.
Brown was drafted 26th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL draft and played four NHL seasons for Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Winnipeg. He played professional hockey in Europe for eight more seasons before retiring in 2003, and made his return to the Heights in 2004 as an assistant coach for York.
The award will be presented at the 2024 AHCA Convention at the Naples Grande Hotel in Naples, FL, on the evening of Wednesday, May 1.
1972: John "Snooks" Kelley
1985: Len Ceglarski
2024: Greg Brown
Brown is the only coach to be named conference coach of the year and lead his team to the Frozen Four this year. His 33 wins are more than double the win total from last season, his first year, and more than the previous two seasons combined.
The No. 1-seeded Eagles boast a 33-5-1 record going into Thursday's Frozen Four semifinal matchup against Michigan.
In his two seasons as the Eagles' head coach, he has led Boston College to a 47-21-7 record, including tying a program record with 33 wins to date in 2023-24. This year, he guided Boston College to its 18th Hockey East regular season crown in program history, posting a 20-3-1 record in league play and becoming the first team in Hockey East to win 20 games since the Eagles did so in 2010-11.
Under Brown's guidance, the Eagles have four of the nation's top six scorers in Will Smith (Lexington, Mass.) in first with 69 points, Cutter Gauthier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) in second with 64 points, Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) in fifth with 59 points and Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill.) in sixth with 57. Additionally, Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.) set an NCAA record for a freshman netminder with 31 wins to date.
Brown spent 14 seasons behind the bench for the Eagles from 2004-18 as an assistant on former head coach Jerry York's staff, helping to bring three national championships to the Heights in 2008, 2010, and 2012. After eight seasons as an assistant coach, he was elevated to associate head coach following the 2012 NCAA title, BC's third championship in a five-year span.
During his 14 years as an assistant at Boston College, Brown helped lead BC to six Hockey East Tournament Championships, seven Hockey East Regular Season Championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, and seven NCAA Frozen Four berths. Brown was also selected as an assistant coach for Team USA at three different IIHF World Junior Championships.
A former Boston College All-American defenseman, Brown was named The Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach on May 6, 2022, becoming just the fifth head coach of BC men's hockey since 1932.
While at Boston College, Brown won back-to-back Hockey East Player of the Year Awards in 1989 and 1990. He was named a First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award both years. In three NCAA seasons, Brown registered 24 goals and 96 assists for 120 points in 119 career games.
He was the captain of the Eagles as a senior in 1989-1990 for a team that won 28 games and reached the NCAA Semifinal. Boston College went 84-33-5 (.709) during his three seasons on the Heights, winning Hockey East Championships in 1987 and 1990. He was selected to the U.S. Olympic Team during his sophomore year for the Calgary Olympics in 1988 and again for the Albertville Olympics in 1992.
Brown was drafted 26th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL draft and played four NHL seasons for Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Winnipeg. He played professional hockey in Europe for eight more seasons before retiring in 2003, and made his return to the Heights in 2004 as an assistant coach for York.
The award will be presented at the 2024 AHCA Convention at the Naples Grande Hotel in Naples, FL, on the evening of Wednesday, May 1.
Boston College Spencer Penrose Award Winners
1959: John "Snooks" Kelley1972: John "Snooks" Kelley
1985: Len Ceglarski
2024: Greg Brown
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