Toledo's Noel Named ECHL Coach of the Year
Published on April 3, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. â The East Coast Hockey League announced on Thursday that Claude Noel of the Toledo Storm has been named the ECHL Coach of the Year for 2002-03 as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches.
In his first season, Noel led the Storm to a 47-15-10 record and the Brabham Cup, awarded annually to the ECHL team with the most regular season points, one year after Toledo finished last in the Northwest Division with a 28-34-10 record. The Storm's 38-point increase from 2001-02 is the fourth largest in ECHL history, and the Toledo is the only team on the list that has scored 100 points. Toledo, which won the Brabham Cup in its inaugural ECHL season in 1991-92, set a team record with 29 home wins while its 104 points ties the team record for most points set in 1995-96. Noel was selected by his peers to be a Co-Coach for the Northern Conference in the 2003 Compuware/ECHL All-Star Game won by the Northern Conference. Noel was head coach of the Roanoke Rebels in the ECHL in 1990-91 and was head coach of the Dayton Bombers in the ECHL from 1991-93.
ECHL Coach of the Year Award Winners
2002-03 Claude Noel, Toledo Storm
2001-02 Dave Farrish, Louisiana IceGators
2000-01 Troy Ward, Trenton Titans
1999-00 Bob Ferguson, Florida Everblades
1998-99 Bob Ferguson, Florida Everblades
1997-98 Chris Nilan, Chesapeake IceBreakers
1996-97 Brian McCutcheon, Columbus Chill
1995-96 Roy Sommer, Richmond Renegades
1994-95 Jim Playfair, Dayton Bombers
1993-94 Barry Smith, Knoxville Cherokees
1992-93 Kurt Kleinendorst, Raleigh IceCaps
1991-92 Doug Sauter, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
1990-91 Don Jackson, Knoxville Cherokees
1989-90 Dave Allison, Virginia Lancers
1988-89 Ron Hansis, Erie Panthers
The East Coast Hockey League will announce the 2002-03 Goaltender of the Year winner on Friday, April 4.
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