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Hobey Baker Award
NCAA award for the outstanding men's ice hockey player
NCAA award for the outstanding men's ice hockey player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hobey Baker Award |
| image | Jimmy Vesey and Mark Milley (26344997116) (cropped2).jpg |
| caption | The Hobey Baker Award trophy |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| awardedfor | 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". |
| first | 1981 |
| firstwinner | Neal Broten (Minnesota) |
| mostrecent | Isaac Howard (Michigan State) |
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.
Award winners
| Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame |
|---|
Source:
| Year | Winner | Position | School | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Center | Minnesota | Roseau, Minnesota | |
| 1982 | Left wing | Bowling Green | Guelph, Ontario | |
| 1983 | Defense | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts | |
| 1984 | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 1985 | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Pine Falls, Manitoba | |
| 1986 | Center | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts | |
| 1987 | Center | North Dakota | Thunder Bay, Ontario | |
| 1988 | Goaltender | Minnesota | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| 1989 | Left wing | Harvard | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 1990 | Center | Michigan State | Lansing, Michigan | |
| 1991 | Center | Boston College | Cranston, Rhode Island | |
| 1992 | Left wing | Maine | Shediac, New Brunswick | |
| 1993 | Left wing | Maine | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 1994 | Left wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | |
| 1995 | Center | Bowling Green | Parma, Ohio | |
| 1996 | Center | Minnesota | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | |
| 1997 | Center | Michigan | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia | |
| 1998 | Left wing | Boston University | Trumbull, Connecticut | |
| 1999 | Center | New Hampshire | Fernie, British Columbia | |
| 2000 | Defense | Boston College | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2001 | Goaltender | Michigan State | East Lansing, Michigan | |
| 2002 | Defense | Minnesota | Golden Valley, Minnesota | |
| 2003 | Left wing | Colorado College | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | |
| 2004 | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec | |
| 2005 | Center | Colorado College | Roseville, Minnesota | |
| 2006 | Defense | Denver | Anchorage, Alaska | |
| 2007 | Left wing | North Dakota | Calgary, Alberta | |
| 2008 | Center | Michigan | Northville, Michigan | |
| 2009 | Defense | Boston University | North Bellmore, New York | |
| 2010 | Center | Wisconsin | Plantation, Florida | |
| 2011 | Left wing | Miami | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan | |
| 2012 | Center | Minnesota–Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| 2013 | Center | St. Cloud State | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| 2014 | Left wing | Boston College | Salem, New Jersey | |
| 2015 | Center | Boston University | North Chelmsford, Massachusetts | |
| 2016 | Left wing | Harvard | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2017 | Defense | Denver | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | |
| 2018 | Center | Northeastern | Braintree, Massachusetts | |
| 2019 | Defense | Massachusetts | Calgary, Alberta | |
| 2020 | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Hibbing, Minnesota | |
| 2021 | Right wing | Wisconsin | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | |
| 2022 | Goaltender | Minnesota State | Downers Grove, Illinois | |
| 2023 | Center | Michigan | Nobleton, Ontario | |
| 2024 | Center | Boston University | North Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 2025 | Left Wing | Michigan State | Hudson, Wisconsin |
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Duluth | 6 |
| Harvard | 4 |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Boston University | 4 |
| Boston College | 3 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Michigan State | 3 |
| Bowling Green | 2 |
| Colorado College | 2 |
| Denver | 2 |
| Maine | 2 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Miami | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Northeastern | 1 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 |
| Minnesota State | 1 |
Winners by place of birth
| Birthplace | Winners |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 6 |
| British Columbia | 4 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Ontario | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Alberta | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Manitoba | 1 |
| New Brunswick | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Quebec | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Winners by position
| Position | Winners |
|---|---|
| Center | 18 |
| Left wing | 10 |
| Defense | 11 |
| Right wing | 6 |
| Goaltender | 3 |
Award finalists
Source:
| Year | Finalists | Position | School | Finalists | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Left wing | Minnesota | |||||
| 1982 | Goaltender | Michigan St. | |||||
| 1983 | Defense | Providence | |||||
| 1984 | Goaltender | Boston University | |||||
| 1985 | Center | Harvard | |||||
| 1986 | Right wing | Western Michigan | Left wing | Michigan St. | |||
| 1987 | Defense | Western Michigan | |||||
| 1988 | Right wing | Lake Superior State | |||||
| 1989 | Goaltender | Minnesota | |||||
| 1990 | Defense | Boston College | |||||
| 1991 | Defense | Northern Michigan | |||||
| 1992 | Defense | St. Lawrence | |||||
| 1993 | Center | North Dakota | |||||
| 1994 | Center | Clarkson | |||||
| 1995 | Defense | Maine | |||||
| 1996 | Left wing | Boston University | |||||
| 1997 | Left wing | Boston University | |||||
| 1998 | Goaltender | Michigan St. | |||||
| 1999 | Center | Michigan St. | |||||
| 2000 | Center | Wisconsin | |||||
| 2001 | Right wing | Boston College | Center | North Dakota | |||
| 2002 | Center | St. Cloud State | Right wing | New Hampshire | |||
| 2003 | Left wing | Ferris State | Goaltender | Cornell | |||
| 2004 | Goaltender | Brown | Left wing | North Dakota | |||
| 2005 | Left wing | Colorado College | Goaltender | Cornell | |||
| 2006 | Goaltender | Wisconsin | Left wing | Boston College | |||
| 2007 | Goaltender | Notre Dame | Center | Air Force | |||
| 2008 | Right wing | Miami University | Left wing | Boston College | |||
| 2009 | Goaltender | Northeastern | Left wing | Boston University | |||
| 2010 | Left wing | Maine | Right wing | New Hampshire | |||
| 2011 | Right wing | North Dakota | Right wing | Boston College | |||
| 2012 | Left wing | Maine | Right wing | Colgate | |||
| 2013 | Goaltender | Quinnipiac | Center | Boston College | |||
| 2014 | Left wing | St. Lawrence | Center | St. Cloud State | |||
| 2015 | Center | Harvard | Goaltender | North Dakota | |||
| 2016 | Left wing | Michigan | Goaltender | Boston College | |||
| 2017 | Center | Northeastern | Center | Union | |||
| 2018 | Center | Harvard | Center | Denver | |||
| 2019 | Defense | Harvard | Defense | St. Cloud State | |||
| 2020 | Goaltender | Maine | Center | North Dakota | |||
| 2021 | Goaltender | Minnesota State | Center | North Dakota | |||
| 2022 | Right wing | Denver | Center | Minnesota | |||
| 2023 | Left wing | Minnesota | Center | Minnesota | |||
| 2024 | Right wing | North Dakota | Forward | Boston College | |||
| 2025 | Defence | Denver | Forward | Boston College |
Finalists by school
| School | Finalists |
|---|---|
| Boston College | 9 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Boston University | 5 |
| Harvard | 4 |
| Maine | 4 |
| Michigan State | 3 |
| St. Cloud State | 3 |
| Denver | 3 |
| Cornell | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Northeastern | 2 |
| St. Lawrence | 2 |
| Western Michigan | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Air Force | 1 |
| Brown | 1 |
| Clarkson | 1 |
| Colgate | 1 |
| Colorado College | 1 |
| Ferris State | 1 |
| Lake Superior State | 1 |
| Miami University | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota State | 1 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 1 |
| Providence | 1 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
References
References
- "Criteria / Selection – Hobey Baker Memorial Award".
- Vintage Minnesota Hockey.com. "Hobey Baker Award".
- "Winners & Hat Trick Finalists". hobeybaker.com.
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