Men’s Division 2 announces West Region Co-Coaches of the Year: MSU's David Weaver

Troy, MI -  The Men's Division 2 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association is proud to announce this year's West Region Co-Coaches of the Year, David Weaver from Montana State and Yosh Ryujin from Weber State University.

Mr. Weaver led the Bobcats to a 34-3-0 record this year, and the #1 seed in the West Region.  This ranking was high enough to secure Montana State an auto bid to the National Championship for the second year in a row and first time the program history, the top seed in the Region.  Montana State was one of the most dominant teams in all of Division 2, going 27-2 vs. teams ranked in the Top 20 in a region.

Weaver had three players make the All West Region Teams, Jorgen Johnson, Rhys Phelps, and Hayden Klem, all 1st team honors at their positions.  For Weaver this is his third West Region Coach of the Year, and second consecutive year, with last season Mr. Weaver also claiming the Men's Division 2 National Coach of the Year award.

Weber State returns to the Nationals for the first time in over 8 years.  Ruijin's team posted a 22-10-2 record this year and claimed and auto bid to Nationals by finishing #2 in the West Region.  This is the first auto bid for the Wildcats since the regional format was introduced.  WSU went 17-13-0 vs. teams ranked in the Top 20 in a region.

Two players on Mr. Ruijin's team were selected to the All-West Region Teams with Bryon Fobair making the 1st team and Jack Jones being selected to the 2nd team.

Dave and Yosh, along with the other Regional Coaches of the Year, are the finalists for the 2023/2024 Men's Division 2 National Coach of the Year, which will be announced this month.