Inside College Hockey | Go-To Guys: Spencer Penrose Award

February 14, 2006
Go-To Guys: Spencer Penrose Award

Last week: The Hobey Baker Award
Next week: Rookie of the Year

Inside College Hockey 's Go-To Guys – a look at the leading candidates for individual honors in college hockey – is back this week with a look at the best coaches in the land. The award is named after the man who ran the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, and the contenders have made their teams feel at home near the top of the standings this year.

Inside College Hockey editors and staff, in consultation with coaches and media from around the country, compiled this list of how we would vote today – not necessarily how we think the race will turn out. And stay tuned, because a lot can change each weekend; we'll continue our looks at the Penrose, and other honors, as the season progresses.

SPENCER PENROSE AWARD – Feb. 14, 2006
1. Jack Parker Boston University	Terrier fans, you have to admit this team didn't look real promising three months ago when it couldn't score more than two goals a game. We have to admit Parker has assembled a unit greater than the sum of its parts. 18-8-2 (14-6-1 Hockey East)
2. Bob Motzko St. Cloud State	The ink on his business cards was barely dry when Motzko led the Huskies through the season's first practice. A team picked to finish ninth in the WCHA pre-season polls, SCSU is angling for an NCAA Tournament berth. 17-10-3 (12-9-1 WCHA)
3. Jim Roque Lake Superior State	Roque would've earned a top-five nod for getting the Lakers remotely close to the .500 mark after the unmitigated disaster that was Anzalone II. Not only has LSSU on the plus side of the break-even point for all but six days this season, the Lake Show is in the hunt for a first-round bye in the CCHA Tournament. 15-9-6 (11-9-4 CCHA)
4. Enrico Blasi Miami	The RedHawks are a talented group, but they ran away with the CCHA regular season championship despite off years from their two top offensive weapons, junior forwards Matt Christie (20 points) and Marty Guerin (14 points). 21-5-4 (18-4-2 CCHA)
5. Mike Eaves Wisconsin	The Badgers cooled after goaltender Brian Elliott was hurt, but Eaves has kept the team together. Now Wisconsin has some momentum after winning at Lambeau and getting Elliott back for the stretch run. 20-7-2 (14-6-2 WCHA)
Poised to change on the fly	Mike Kemp (Nebraska-Omaha), Tim Army (Providence), Rick Comley (Michigan State), Nate Leaman (Union), Derek Schooley (Robert Morris)
On the Super Doppler 5000 Radar	George Gwozdecky (Denver), Paul Pearl (Holy Cross), Joe Marsh (St. Lawrence), Brian Riley (Army), Guy Gadowsky (Princeton)

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