The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) today announced that Michigan Tech head coach Joe Shawhan has been named the CCHA Coach of the Year.Â
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Shawhan and the Huskies were picked fifth in the CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll and finished second in the league standings with a 15-7-4 record - only two points out of first place. Shawhan won his 100th career game at Bowling Green on November 4, 2022, and moved into second place in wins at Tech on March 4, 2023, in the CCHA Playoffs against St. Thomas.
The Huskies are 24-10-4 overall this season with the most wins in Shawhan’s six seasons at the helm. Surpassing the 20-win mark for the third in his tenure, Michigan Tech is in position for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season and looking for their third national tournament appearance under Shawhan. John MacInnes is the only other coach in program history to have taken the team to three NCAA Tournaments.
The Huskies are currently ranked No. 13 in both the DCU/USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. They were ranked as high as No. 10 which is the highest for the Black and Gold since April 2015.
Michigan Tech's coaching staff also consists of second-year full-time assistant coach, and former Husky, Tyler Shelast, first-year assistant coach Jordy Murray, and volunteer/goaltender coach, and former Husky, Jamie Phillips.
Shawhan was named the 22nd head coach of the Huskies on May 30, 2017, after serving as an assistant coach for Tech over the previous three seasons. He won 22 games in his first season to tie the most-ever by a first-year Michigan Tech coach. The Huskies won the 2018 WCHA Championship Game to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an at-large selection to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Voting for the 2022-23 All-CCHA Teams and CCHA Players/Coach of the Year awards were conducted by the eight head coaches at each CCHA member institution, based on CCHA conference games only. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players or themselves.
The league's major award announcements conclude this afternoon with the Player of the Year (1pm ET/12pm CT).Â
The 2023 Mason Cup Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday night in Mankato, Minn. (6:07pm CT), where top-seed Minnesota State (24-12-1) hosts fourth-seed Northern Michigan (21-16-0) with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Championship on the line.
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For more information, contact:Â
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Perry LaskarisÂ
Director of Strategic Communications & Brand AdvancementÂ
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)Â
Laskaris@ccha.comÂ
(651) 308-1065