Hobey Baker Award
(Redirected from Hobey Baker Memorial Award)
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 38 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University and died in World War I.
| Hobey Baker Award | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Given 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] |
| History | |
| First award | 1981 |
| Most recent | Cale Makar (UMass) |
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]
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See alsoEdit
- Patty Kazmaier Award – D-I women
- Sid Watson Award – D-III men
- Laura Hurd Award – D-III women
- Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ^ Vintage Minnesota Hockey.com. "Hobey Baker Award". Retrieved 2 January 2013.