The Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association has named its 2013 section coach of the year recipients along with the John Mariucci Award winners as the state coach of the year.
The Mariucci Award winner for Class AA is Mike Randolph of Duluth East. It is the first Mariucci Award for Randolph, who has took his team to the state tournament for the 14th in the past 23 years this making. The Greyhounds have made six appearances in the championship game during his tenure while winning titles in 1995 and 1998.
The Class A head coach of the year is Duluth Denfeld's Kevin Smalley, who also won the award in 2010. This season, Smalley lead the Hunters to a 19-9-0 record this season and the Section 7A title game, finishing the regular season ranked ninth in the Associated Press Class A poll.
Assistant coach of the year awards went to Bryan Erickson of Roseau in Class AA and Scott Oliver of East Grand Forks in Class A.
This year's academic state champions are Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato in Class A and East Ridge in Class AA. The Class A state academic title is the third consecutive award for head coach Chris Olson and the Dragons. In Class AA, the award is the first for head coach Doug Long and the Raptors.
SECTION COACHES OF THE YEAR
Section 1AA
Head Coach—Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo
Assistant Coach—Ryan Kraft, Lakeville North
Section 2AA
Head Coach—Curt Giles, Edina
Assistant Coach—Dave Terwilliger, Edina
Section 3AA
Head Coach—Drey Bradley, Eastview
Assistant Coach—Sam Bauler, Eastview
Section 4AA
Head Coach—Jim McElmury/Steve Romanchuk, Tartan
Assistant Coach—Paul Benson, Stillwater
Section 5AA
Head Coach—Ritch Menne, Centennial
Assistant Coach—Gary Tolkinen, Centennial
Section 6AA
Head Coach—Pat O’Leary, Wayzata
Assistant Coach—Dave Liebrenz, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Section 7AA
Head Coach—Mike Randolph, Duluth East^
Assistant Coach—Dylan Mills, Duluth East
Section 8AA
Head Coach—Pete Cullen, Moorhead
Assistant Coach—Bryan Erickson, Roseau
Class AA John Mariucci Award-State Coach of the Year
Head Coach—Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Assistant Coach—Bryan Erickson, Roseau
Section 1A
Head Coach—Curtis Doell, Mankato West
Assistant Coach—Cory Miller, Northfield
Section 2A
Head Coach—Doug Runke, Mound-Westonka
Assistant Coach—John Frazier, Mound-Westonka
Section 3A
Head Coach—Dave Coudert, Marshall
Assistant Coach—Scott Mellenthin, Marshall
Section 4A
Head Coach—Bill Owens, St. Paul Academy
Assistant Coach—Matt Funk, St. Paul Academy
Section 5A
Head Coach—Bruce Plante, Hermantown^
Assistant Coach—Ron Brown, St. Cloud Cathedral
Section 6A
Head Coach—Pete Matanich, St. Cloud Apollo
Assistant Coach—Bob Stark, Little Falls
Section 7A
Head Coach—Kevin Smalley, Duluth Denfeld
Assistant Coach—Bryan Lent, Duluth Denfeld
Section 8A
Head Coach—Tyler Palmiscno, East Grand Forks
Assistant Coach—Scott Oliver, East Grand Forks
Class A John Mariucci Award-State Coach of the Year
Head Coach—Kevin Smalley, Duluth Denfeld
Assistant Coach—Scott Oliver, East Grand Forks
^-Repeat winner from 2012
SECTION ACADEMIC CHAMPIONS
Section 1AA
Dodge County, 3.45 GPA (Eric Hoffman)
Section 2AA
Bloomington Jefferson, 3.42 GPA (Jeff Lindquist)
Section 3AA
East Ridge, 3.75 GPA (East Ridge)
Section 4AA
North St. Paul, 3.71 GPA (Jerry Diebel)^
Section 5AA
Champlin Park, 3.46 GPA (Pat Janostin)
Section 6AA
Robbinsdale Armstrong, 3.63 GPA (Danny Charleston)
Section 7AA
Elk River, 3.50 GPA (Gordie Roberts)
Section 8AA
St. Cloud Tech, 3.54 GPA (Joel Heitkamp)
Class AA State Academic Champion
East Ridge, 3.75 GPA (Doug Long)
Section 1A
Mankato West, 3.75 GPA (Curtis Doell)
Section 2A
Mound-Westonka, 3.63 GPA (Doug Runke)
Section 3A
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, 3.77 GPA (Chris Olson)^
Section 4A
Totino-Grace, 3.66 GPA (Mark Loahr)^
Section 5A
St. Cloud Cathedral, 3.72 GPA (Eric Johnson)
Section 6A
Alexandria, 3.44 GPA (Scott Woods)
Section 7A
Marshall School, 3.51 GPA (Brendan Flaherty)
Section 8A
East Grand Forks, 3.53 GPA (Tyler Palmiscno)
Class A State Academic Champion
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, 3.77 GPA (Chris Olson)^
^-Repeat winner from 2012