Maple Grove's Todd Bergland was named the John Mariucci Award winner as the Class 2A Coach of the Year Saturday by the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association.

Bergland, in seventh season leading the Crimson, guided Maple Grove to a runner-up finish at the Class 2A tournament. The Crimson, who reached the state title game for the first time, finished with a 23-7-1 record. 

Brett Barta of state Class 2A champion Andover was named the Assistant Coach of the Year.

MINNESOTA HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION
2021-2022 COACHES OF THE YEAR

CLASS AA
SECTION 1
HEAD JAKE TAYLOR LAKEVILLE NORTH
ASS’T LEE ENGSTROM LAKEVILLE SOUTH

SECTION 2
HEAD LEE SMITH EDEN PRAIRIE 
ASS’T MATT ELSEN BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON

SECTION 3
HEAD AARON FULTON EASTVIEW
ASS’T JOHN CARROLL/TIM HARTUNG EASTVIEW

SECTION 4
HEAD BILL LECHNER HILL-MURRAY
ASS’T PAT SCHAFHAUSER HILL-MURRAY

SECTION 5
HEAD TODD BERGLAND MAPLE GROVE
            DAVE BROWN ROGERS
ASS’T SCOTT KRANZ CENTENNIAL

SECTION 6
HEAD CURT GILES EDINA
ASS’T GREG ASLAKSON EDINA

SECTION 7
HEAD MARK MANNEY ANDOVER
ASS’T BRETT BARTA ANDOVER

SECTION 8
HEAD BEN GUSTAFSON ELK RIVER
ASS'T BEN JAREMKO ELK RIVER

CLASS AA HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR TODD BERGLAND, MAPLE GROVE

CLASS AA ASS’T COACH OF THE YEAR BRETT BARTA, ANDOVER