The Terry Flanagan Award is given each year by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) to an assistant hockey coach. The award is intended to recognize the coach's entire body of work, not just his performance in one season.[1] The first recipient was Terry Flanagan, an assistant coach at Bowling Green.
The award's recipients:[2] [3]
| Year | Recipient | Program(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bowling Green | |
| 1998 | Holy Cross, RPI, UMass–Boston, Northeastern | |
| 1999 | Minnesota–Duluth | |
| 2000 | Michigan | |
| 2001 | Boston University | |
| 2002 | SUNY Plattsburgh | |
| 2003 | Merrimack | |
| 2004 | Western Michigan, Michigan State | |
| 2005 | Maine | |
| 2006 | Bill Powers | Michigan |
| 2007 | New Hampshire, Miami (OH), Wisconsin | |
| 2008 | Providence, Dartmouth | |
| 2009 | Miami, Denver | |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | |
| 2011 | RIT, Bowling Green | |
| 2012 | Ferris State University | |
| 2013 | Boston College | |
| 2014 | Norwich University | |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | |
| 2016 | Bemidji State, Northern Michigan, Colorado College, Denver, St. Cloud State | |
| 2017 | Minnesota, Colorado College, Omaha | |
| 2018 | Quinnipiac, Cornell | |
| 2019 | Union, Bowling Green, Wisconsin, Vermont | |
| 2020 | Keith Fisher | |
| 2021 | Mark Kaufman | |
| 2022 | Kris Heeres | |
| 2023 | Todd Knott |