The second Award that is handed out to front offices around the league is the Joe McKeil Award for Best Coach, which is usually given to the team that is deemed to have done the most with the resources that were available to them this season. And this is who the Committee thought were those teams this year…

Atlanta Inferno @hotdog & @goldenglutes

A 9th place finish in the regular season might not look super impressive, but for a team that was only 14th in TPE and barely finished above 0.500 last season, 38 Wins this year are an impressive result.

Hamilton Steelhawks @Hallsy & @RotticusScott

Everyone is probably tired of seeing these guys here almost every season but you gotta hand it to Hamilton, finishing 2nd in the league while only being 11th in overall TPE is an impressive feat no matter how you look at it.

Tampa Bay Barracuda @PremierBromanov & @hockeyiscool

Given that they ranked 2nd in TPE, Tampa’s 4th place finish isn’t particularly impressive, but the Barracuda improved significantly compared to last season. An additional 9 wins, 14 points and +54 improved goal differential despite running a largely unchanged roster is a testament to their strong coaching this season.

And the Winner of the S63 Joe McKeil Trophy for Best Coach is…