Hobey Baker 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 40 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 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

YearWinnerPositionSchoolBorn
1981CenterMinnesotaRoseau, Minnesota
1982Left WingBowling GreenGuelph, Ontario
1983DefenseHarvardBurlington, Massachusetts
1984DefenseMinnesota–DuluthMinneapolis, Minnesota
1985Right WingMinnesota–DuluthPine Falls, Manitoba
1986CenterHarvardBurlington, Massachusetts
1987CenterNorth DakotaThunder Bay, Ontario
1988GoaltenderMinnesotaDuluth, Minnesota
1989Left WingHarvardTulsa, Oklahoma
1990CenterMichigan StateLansing, Michigan
1991CenterBoston CollegeCranston, Rhode Island
1992Left WingMaineShediac, New Brunswick
1993Left WingMaineVancouver, British Columbia
1994Left WingMinnesota–DuluthGrand Rapids, Minnesota
1995CenterBowling GreenParma, Ohio
1996CenterMinnesotaWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota
1997CenterMichiganPitt Meadows, British Columbia
1998Left WingBoston UniversityTrumbull, Connecticut
1999CenterNew HampshireFernie, British Columbia
2000DefenseBoston CollegeBoston, Massachusetts
2001GoaltenderMichigan StateEast Lansing, Michigan
2002DefenseMinnesotaGolden Valley, Minnesota
2003Left WingColorado CollegeLiptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
2004Right WingMinnesota–DuluthSaint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
2005CenterColorado CollegeRoseville, Minnesota
2006DefenseDenverAnchorage, Alaska
2007Left WingNorth DakotaCalgary, Alberta
2008CenterMichiganNorthville, Michigan
2009DefenseBoston UniversityNorth Bellmore, New York
2010CenterWisconsinPlantation, Florida
2011Left WingMiamiGrosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
2012CenterMinnesota–DuluthDuluth, Minnesota
2013CenterSt. Cloud StateDuluth, Minnesota
2014Left WingBoston CollegeSalem, New Jersey
2015CenterBoston UniversityNorth Chelmsford, Massachusetts
2016Left WingHarvardBoston, Massachusetts
2017DefenseDenverMadison, Wisconsin
2018CenterNortheasternBraintree, Massachusetts
2019DefenseMassachusettsCalgary, Alberta
2020DefenseMinnesota–DuluthHibbing, Minnesota

Winners by school

Winners by place of birth

Winners by position

Award finalists

Finalists by school