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Head coach John Harrington was one of 11 coaches named finalist for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the top college division (NCAA Division III) men's hockey coach of the year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented at the AHCA Coach of the Year banquet on Saturday, April 26, in Naples, Fla. SJU finished the 2002-03 season with a 20-7-1 overall record and 13-2-1 in the MIAC. The Johnnies won the MIAC regular season and playoff titles and advanced to the NCAA tournament. SJU won 20 games this season for the second time in school history. Gregory had an 18-4-1 record in goal this season with a 2.83 goals against average and a 89.4 save percentage. He was 12-1-1 in MIAC games. Gregory set SJU records with 18 wins in goal this season, 46 career wins and 4,809 career minutes played in goal. Langenbrunner led SJU this season with 15 goals, 24 assists, 39 points and eight power play goals in 28 games played. He also led the MIAC with 11 goals, 24 points, six power play goals and 12 power play points in 16 conference games played. Langenbrunner was the only freshman named to this year's 24-player JOFA/AHCA College Division All-America team. Gregory and Langenbrunner were two of four Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players named to the first and second teams. Senior forward Jaro Cesky from Augsburg was named to the first team, while senior defenseman Trevor Peterson from Concordia-Moorhead was named to the second team. Harrington completed his 10th season as head coach in Collegeville this season, which is the longest tenure of any hockey coach in SJU history. The all-time winningest hockey coach in school history, Harrington has a career record of 158-102-21 overall and 104-39-17 in the MIAC. He has led the Johnnies to three MIAC regular season titles, four MIAC playoff titles and NCAA tournament appearances four times. The Johnnies have gone eight consecutive seasons (1996-03) without having an overall losing record, which is the longest streak in school history.
