GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The American Hockey Coaches Association’s highest honor for a Division III male hockey player will bear the name of one of the AHCA’s greatest coaches. Beginning this season, the College Division Player of the Year Award will be known as the Sid Watson Memorial Award, named in honor of the late Bowdoin College coach and administrator who died suddenly in April.

“Sid Watson was a great innovator and educator who motivated and inspired generations of young men both on and off the ice,” said Bowdoin College President Barry Mills. “This award, now in his name, reflects the values and traits Sid instilled in his players: leadership, tenacity, a love for the game, and the knowledge that excellence is always the result of hard work and consistent effort. Sid was a beloved member of the Bowdoin College community. We are proud to have his legacy memorialized through this important award.”