A look at the top contenders for the Hobey Baker Award
In case you’re looking for something to talk about while waiting for tonight’s college hockey games to get started, I figured it was about time for me to chime in on Broc Little as pertains to the Hobey Baker race. That Yale offense that had been sputtering for a few games – and was held … Read more
USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Rensselaer Engineers head coach Seth Appert for a look at six Hobey Baker candidates from ECAC Hockey: forwards Chase Polacek of Rensselaer and Broc Little of Yale, joined by a quartet of goaltenders: RPI’s Allen York, Union’s Keith Kinkaid, Yale’s Ryan Rondeau and Dartmouth’s James Mello.
In a recent post I pointed out that Miami’s Andy Miele and Carter Camper are having great seasons, but if the RedHawks don’t make the NCAA tournament, they probably won’t win the award. Last night, I had a chance to see them play against Michigan on CBS College Sports, and I would like to add … Read more
USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley as they look at four Hobey Baker candidates from Atlantic Hockey: Robert Morris forward Nathan Longpre, Niagara forwards Brian Haczyk and Paul Zanette, and Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Shane Madolora.
In my last post, I noted that since Matt Carle finished 10th in scoring in the country in 2005-06 with 1.36 PPG, the person who’s come closest to matching those numbers is Wisconsin’s Justin Schultz. Schultz is currently tied 14th in the country with 1.30 PPG, which is on a pace to best former teammate … Read more
I had the pleasure of listening to this week’s Hobey Watch podcast, with their special guest, Miami head coach Rico Blasi, and it got me thinking about the RedHawks’ high-scoring duo of Carter Camper and Andy Miele. After this weekend’s games, it’s now Miele who leads the national scoring race, with one goal and two … Read more
USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Miami RedHawks coach Rico Blasi as they look at four Hobey Baker candidates from the CCHA: Miami’s Andy Miele and Carter Camper, Michigan’s Carl Hagelin, and Ferris State goaltender Pat Nagle.
USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Boston College coach Jerry York to talk about some of Hockey East’s top Hobey Baker prospects: BC’s own Cam Atkinson, Brian Gibbons and John Muse; New Hampshire’s Paul Thompson; Maine’s Gustav Nyquist; and Merrimack’s Stephane DaCosta.
It won’t take any sting out of a 5-4 loss to Dartmouth on Saturday night, but the fact that New Hampshire’s Paul Thompson is the nation’s new points-per-game leader makes it a perfect opportunity to look at those players who have emerged as contenders in the Hobey Baker race. This should answer all the “What … Read more
…and we’re back. So yesterday, I looked at 11 players from the CCHA and WCHA that I’d identified before the season as Hobey Baker contenders, and narrowed them down to 6 potential finalists, with one or two who could contend for the award. Now, it’s over to the east, and the 14 players from Atlantic … Read more
This morning, as I was working on my NCAA.com column on Michigan and the balanced scoring the Wolverines have enjoyed this season, I couldn’t help but remember the column on my pre-season blog entry challenging the absence of Carl Hagelin from the list. Well, Hagelin is having a fine season, and is certainly a big … Read more
I am, of course, well aware that I haven’t had much to say lately about the Hobey Baker race. I find that there isn’t much to say in October and November. Now, however, it’s December, and your humble Hobey pundit has deemed it time to jump back in, so I’ll share a few thoughts while … Read more
I was very nearly at Saturday night’s Yale-Dartmouth game at Ingalls Rink in New Haven. As a Dartmouth alum, I’m glad I wasn’t, but as a follower of the Hobey Baker race, I’m sorry that I missed it. Yes, after starting the season on the sidelines because of Ivy League regulations, the Bulldogs joined the … Read more
Last Week, I had the good fortune to get a call from my good friends at Pure Hockey on Campus — a fine program you can hear either as a podcast or on NHL Home Ice on Sirius XM — and in the course of a very enjoyable conversation, Bernie Corbett and Paul McNamara asked … Read more
OK, so it took me a while to get the second part of this done, but the season starts in earnest this weekend, so it’s time for me to finish this thing off in time for the start of the season. Last time, we started our look at 25 potential Hobey Baker candidates with 14 … Read more
Wow, is it the eve of college hockey season already? Apparently, yes, thanks to the crazy early series between Michigan and Mercyhurst. Not sure what’s up with that, but if I want to preview the Hobey Baker race, apparently, I’d best get to it. Generally, what I’ve done in the past is try to “cast” … Read more
Oh, come on. You know how I’m calling this one. If I didn’t pick Bobby Butler or Gustav Nyquist to make it to the Hobey Hat Trick, do you really think I’m going to pick either of them to win the award tonight? Yeah, I know, predictable. When I was over at the Detroit Red … Read more
I was…I was…I was not exactly right. After a very strong 9 of 10 performance picking the Hobey Baker finalists, I went down in flames picking the Hobey Hat Trick. Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion was my one correct pick, as New Hampshire forward Bobby Butler and Maine forward Gustav Nyquist rounded out the group of three … Read more
Wow. For a weekend that saw three of the four top seeds make it to the Frozen Four, this certainly feels like a pretty wild regional weekend that we just had. There were wild offensive shootouts, St. Cloud’s first NCAA tournament victory, and, of course, the small matter of an Atlantic Hockey program that’s only … Read more
Following Friday’s East Regional semifinal games at the Times Union Center, I have the following statements to make about the race for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award. – Thanks for playing, Ben Scrivens. – Welcome to the competition, Bobby Butler. Going into the weekend, my feelings were that the Hobey Hat Trick would consist of: … Read more