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April 2026 | ahcahockey.com 6 F or once again leading Hobart College into the NCAA Men's Division III Frozen Four, Mark Taylor has been named winner of the 2026 Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men's Coach of the Year. Taylor becomes the fourth Division II-III coach to win this award three times, joining legendary coaches Mike McShane (5), Bill Beaney (4), and Sid Watson (3). Taylor's three Coach of the Year awards have come in the last four seasons. Taylor, the 2026 SUNYAC Coach of the Year, guided the Statesmen to a 30-1-0 record, the only loss being a 2-1 overtime defeat to Hamilton College in the NCAA championship Game. The 30th win, a 4-2 victory over UW-Stout in the NCAA Semifinals, set a new school record. Taylor's charges were first in the nation in scoring defense (0.90), scoring margin (+4.38), scoring offense (5.28) and winning percentage (1.000). They were second in the nation in power-play percentage (.342) and third in penalty killing (.914). Having finished his 26th year, Taylor continues to add to his reputation as the most successful coach in Hobart hockey history. He has compiled a record of 465-178-56 (.706), while earning 15 NCAA Tournament bids and seven trips to the national semifinals (2006, 2009, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026). He has been named the conference's coach of the year eleven times, earning recognition from the ECAC West six times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2016) and the NEHC four times (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and SUNYAC once (2026). Taylor is known as a tremendous motivator and recruiter of all of Hobart's All-Americans. A 1985 graduate of Elmira College, Taylor was the Soaring Eagles MVP and an All- ECAC selection as a senior. He transferred to Elmira after a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association Championships at SUNY Canton, earning All-American defenseman honors for the Northstars. A native of Canton, N.Y., Taylor and his wife, Lauren, have three sons, Alexander, Dylan, and Jonathan. The Edward Jeremiah Award is named in honor of the great Dartmouth College head coach and was first presented in 1970. Taylor was assisted this year by Alec Marsh. The runner-up for this year's Jeremiah Award was Rob Haberbusch of Hamilton College. 6 April-May 2026 | ahcahockey.com Mark Taylor COACHES OF THE YEAR 2 0 2 6 COACH OF THE YEAR MEN D III