A look at the top contenders for the Hobey Baker Award
You know, I’m really not the kind of guy to say that I told you so, but…well, you know. Congratulations to Michigan’s Kevin Porter, Miami’s Ryan Jones, and Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe, who have been named to the Hobey Hat Trick as the top three vote-getters in the final voting for the Hobey Baker Memorial … Read more
As Tony Kornheiser might say when discussing American Idol, “It’s Go Time.” The regionals are behind us, and while we have 10 days to wait before the Frozen Four, there’s an important bit of news headed our way before then: the Hobey Hat Trick. This is the last real question that I have to answer this year, … Read more
In the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament, so goes the prevailing wisdom, Michigan’s T.J. Hensick slammed the nail in the coffin on his Hobey Baker chances. In the first round of this year’s tournament, his former linemate, Kevin Porter, slammed the nail in the coffin on everyone else’s chances. In case anyone had … Read more
The second-to-last college hockey weekend of the season is upon us, but for the Hobey Baker finalists who are still playing, this is it: time to put up or shut up. Oh, the heck with it: Kevin Porter won the award months ago, and everyone else is playing for second…and third. And of course, among … Read more
Last year, I correctly pegged nine of the 10 Hobey Baker finalists. This year, I’m down to six. Oops. So, let’s look at the four finalists whom I missed, and gauge the level of surprise. Lee Jubinville, Princeton: For someone who had this wrong, I can’t imagine being any less surprised than I am. I … Read more
Well, here we go. By the end of the day, we’ll know the 10 players who have earned the status of finalist for the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. For the first time, we’ll have some concrete answers after all of the pontificating that tends to happen around this award, not to mention the snazzy … Read more
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone at USCHO for inviting me to be part of the site again following my departure from CSTV.com. This is a very special community we have the privilege to be involved in, and I’m glad for any opportunity I have to speak to that community and offer my … Read more