NCAA award for the outstanding men's ice hockey player
Hobey Baker Award![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Jimmy_Vesey_and_Mark_Milley_%2826344997116%29_%28cropped2%29.jpg/220px-Jimmy_Vesey_and_Mark_Milley_%2826344997116%29_%28cropped2%29.jpg) The Hobey Baker Award trophy |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | NCAA player who best "exhibits strength of character both on and off the ice" and "contributes to the integrity of the team and displays outstanding skills in all phases of the game".[1] |
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History |
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First award | 1981 |
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First winner | Neal Broten (Minnesota) |
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Most recent | Macklin Celebrini (Boston University) |
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The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 44 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University and died shortly after World War I.
The original statue for the award was commissioned and awarded by the Decathlon Athletic Club (now defunct) in Bloomington, Minnesota. The model for the award trophy was Steve Christoff, who played for the University of Minnesota and in the National Hockey League.[2]
Award winners
Winners Year | Winner | Position | School | Born |
1981 | Neal Broten | Center | Minnesota | Roseau, Minnesota |
1982 | George McPhee | Left wing | Bowling Green | Guelph, Ontario |
1983 | Mark Fusco | Defense | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts |
1984 | Tom Kurvers | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
1985 | Bill Watson | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Pine Falls, Manitoba |
1986 | Scott Fusco | Center | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts |
1987 | Tony Hrkac | Center | North Dakota | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
1988 | Robb Stauber | Goaltender | Minnesota | Duluth, Minnesota |
1989 | Lane MacDonald | Left wing | Harvard | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1990 | Kip Miller | Center | Michigan State | Lansing, Michigan |
1991 | David Emma | Center | Boston College | Cranston, Rhode Island |
1992 | Scott Pellerin | Left wing | Maine | Shediac, New Brunswick |
1993 | Paul Kariya* | Left wing | Maine | Vancouver, British Columbia |
1994 | Chris Marinucci | Left wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
1995 | Brian Holzinger | Center | Bowling Green | Parma, Ohio |
1996 | Brian Bonin | Center | Minnesota | White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
1997 | Brendan Morrison | Center | Michigan | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia |
1998 | Chris Drury | Left wing | Boston University | Trumbull, Connecticut |
1999 | Jason Krog | Center | New Hampshire | Fernie, British Columbia |
2000 | Mike Mottau | Defense | Boston College | Boston, Massachusetts |
2001 | Ryan Miller | Goaltender | Michigan State | East Lansing, Michigan |
2002 | Jordan Leopold | Defense | Minnesota | Golden Valley, Minnesota |
2003 | Peter Sejna | Left wing | Colorado College | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia |
2004 | Junior Lessard | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec |
2005 | Marty Sertich | Center | Colorado College | Roseville, Minnesota |
2006 | Matt Carle | Defense | Denver | Anchorage, Alaska |
2007 | Ryan Duncan | Left wing | North Dakota | Calgary, Alberta |
2008 | Kevin Porter | Center | Michigan | Northville, Michigan |
2009 | Matt Gilroy | Defense | Boston University | North Bellmore, New York |
2010 | Blake Geoffrion | Center | Wisconsin | Plantation, Florida |
2011 | Andy Miele | Left wing | Miami | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan |
2012 | Jack Connolly | Center | Minnesota–Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota |
2013 | Drew LeBlanc | Center | St. Cloud State | Duluth, Minnesota |
2014 | Johnny Gaudreau | Left wing | Boston College | Salem, New Jersey |
2015 | Jack Eichel | Center | Boston University | North Chelmsford, Massachusetts |
2016 | Jimmy Vesey | Left wing | Harvard | Boston, Massachusetts |
2017 | Will Butcher | Defense | Denver | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
2018 | Adam Gaudette | Center | Northeastern | Braintree, Massachusetts |
2019 | Cale Makar | Defense | Massachusetts | Calgary, Alberta |
2020 | Scott Perunovich | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Hibbing, Minnesota |
2021 | Cole Caufield | Right wing | Wisconsin | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
2022 | Dryden McKay | Goaltender | Minnesota State | Downers Grove, Illinois |
2023 | Adam Fantilli | Center | Michigan | Nobleton, Ontario |
2024 | Macklin Celebrini | Center | Boston University | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
Winners by school | Winners by place of birth | Winners by position Winners by position Position | Winners | Center | 18 | Left wing | 11 | Defense | 9 | Right wing | 3 | Goaltender | 3 | |
Award finalists
Finalists by school
See also
References
- ^ "Criteria / Selection – Hobey Baker Memorial Award". hobeybaker.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Vintage Minnesota Hockey.com. "Hobey Baker Award". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
External links
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