Nightingale Among Penrose Coach of the Year Finalists

East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State hockey coach Adam Nightingale is one of nine finalists for the American Hockey Coaches Association Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year honors.

The nominees represent any coach who won or shared Coach of the Year honors in his conference this past season, as well as coaches whose teams have advanced to the 2024 NCAA Frozen Four. Selected by the nation's 64 NCAA Division I head coaches, the winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 10.

Nightingale has been the architect of one of the most dramatic turnarounds in college hockey. Recently completing his second season at the helm, his two MSU squads have improved by six and seven wins year-over-year, respectively, and his 2023-24 team won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament championships. He returned the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012 and captured the program's first NCAA victory since 2008 before falling in the NCAA regional final on Sunday in Maryland Heights, Mo. He was a Big Ten Coach of the Year finalist in 2023 before being voted the winner of the award this year.

The Spencer Penrose Award is named in memory of the Colorado Springs benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first 10 NCAA championship hockey tournaments.

CCM/AHCA Men's Hockey
Spencer Penrose Division I Coach of the Year Finalists
Greg Brown, Boston College, Hockey East Coach of the Year and NCAA Semifinalist
David Carle, University of Denver, NCAA Semifinalist
Reid Cashman, Dartmouth, ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
Kris Mayotte, Colorado College, NCHC Coach of the Year
Brandon Naurato, University of Michigan, NCAA Semifinalist
Adam Nightingale, Michigan State, Big Ten Coach of the Year
Jay Pandolfo, Boston University, NCAA Semifinalist
Tom Serratore, Bemidji State, CCHA Coach of the Year
Wayne Wilson, RIT, Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year

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