Rochester, New York – RIT Men’s Hockey Coach wayne wilson He was named a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award for two consecutive seasons. Wilson, who is awarded the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year award each year by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA), is the only player among this year's nine finalists to have previously won the award.
- Last month, Wilson was named Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year for the second straight year after leading the Tigers to their second consecutive Bob DeGregorio Trophy as the league's regular season champion.
- RIT won all five games during the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, including a 5-2 victory over AIC in the championship game, winning the Jack Riley Trophy and earning an automatic bid to the program's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance. did.
- Wilson led the Tigers to a 27-11-2 record, the second-best season in program history. This was one win shy of the 28 wins in the 2009-10 season.
- Wilson led the Tigers to their fourth Atlantic Hockey Championship and their first since winning back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016.
- Wilson led RIT to its first Atlantic Hockey Championship, starred in Frozen 4 in just its fifth season as a Division I program, won two NCAA Tournament games and won the Penrose Award in 2010 .
- He became the 37th coach in NCAA men's hockey history to reach the 450-win mark with a 3-0 win over Bentley (January 26) earlier this season, and last month coached his 850th career game, marking the NCAA's He became the 42nd coach. Achieve milestones.
- He currently ranks 34th in NCAA men's ice hockey history with 461 wins, and has a record of 461-314-80 over the past 25 seasons, ranking 10th among active Division I coaches, all on the Tiger bench. belong to.
- Wilson is the only coach in NCAA history to win the Penrose Award and the Edward Jeremiah Award for NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, leading the Tigers to a national runner-up and 27th place finish in 2001. He later earned that honor. The record is -1-1.
- Wilson has a combined record of 116-31-12 in six Division III seasons (1999-2005) and a 345-283-68 record in 19 Division I seasons.
