# 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 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 |
Winners :
| Year | Winner | Position | School | Born |
| 1981 | Neal Broten | Center | Minnesota | Roseau, Minnesota |
| 1982 | George McPhee | Left wing | Bowling Green | Guelph, Ontario |
| 1983 | Mark Fusco | Defense | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts |
| 1984 | Tom Kurvers | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1985 | Bill Watson | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Pine Falls, Manitoba |
| 1986 | Scott Fusco | Center | Harvard | Burlington, Massachusetts |
| 1987 | Tony Hrkac | Center | North Dakota | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 1988 | Robb Stauber | Goaltender | Minnesota | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 1989 | Lane MacDonald | Left wing | Harvard | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1990 | Kip Miller | Center | Michigan State | Lansing, Michigan |
| 1991 | David Emma | Center | Boston College | Cranston, Rhode Island |
| 1992 | Scott Pellerin | Left wing | Maine | Shediac, New Brunswick |
| 1993 | Paul Kariya* | Left wing | Maine | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1994 | Chris Marinucci | Left wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
| 1995 | Brian Holzinger | Center | Bowling Green | Parma, Ohio |
| 1996 | Brian Bonin | Center | Minnesota | White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
| 1997 | Brendan Morrison | Center | Michigan | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia |
| 1998 | Chris Drury | Left wing | Boston University | Trumbull, Connecticut |
| 1999 | Jason Krog | Center | New Hampshire | Fernie, British Columbia |
| 2000 | Mike Mottau | Defense | Boston College | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | Ryan Miller | Goaltender | Michigan State | East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2002 | Jordan Leopold | Defense | Minnesota | Golden Valley, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Peter Sejna | Left wing | Colorado College | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia |
| 2004 | Junior Lessard | Right wing | Minnesota–Duluth | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec |
| 2005 | Marty Sertich | Center | Colorado College | Roseville, Minnesota |
| 2006 | Matt Carle | Defense | Denver | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2007 | Ryan Duncan | Left wing | North Dakota | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 | Kevin Porter | Center | Michigan | Northville, Michigan |
| 2009 | Matt Gilroy | Defense | Boston University | North Bellmore, New York |
| 2010 | Blake Geoffrion | Center | Wisconsin | Plantation, Florida |
| 2011 | Andy Miele | Left wing | Miami | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan |
| 2012 | Jack Connolly | Center | Minnesota–Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 2013 | Drew LeBlanc | Center | St. Cloud State | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 2014 | Johnny Gaudreau | Left wing | Boston College | Salem, New Jersey |
| 2015 | Jack Eichel | Center | Boston University | North Chelmsford, Massachusetts |
| 2016 | Jimmy Vesey | Left wing | Harvard | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2017 | Will Butcher | Defense | Denver | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
| 2018 | Adam Gaudette | Center | Northeastern | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| 2019 | Cale Makar | Defense | Massachusetts | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2020 | Scott Perunovich | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| 2021 | Cole Caufield | Right wing | Wisconsin | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| 2022 | Dryden McKay | Goaltender | Minnesota State | Downers Grove, Illinois |
| 2023 | Adam Fantilli | Center | Michigan | Nobleton, Ontario |
| 2024 | Macklin Celebrini | Center | Boston University | North Vancouver, British Columbia |

## Award finalists

Finalists :
| Year | Finalists | Position | School | Finalists | Position | School |
| 1981 | Steve Ulseth | Left wing | Minnesota |
| 1982 | Ron Scott | Goaltender | Michigan St. |
| 1983 | Randy Velischek | Defense | Providence |
| 1984 | Cleon Daskalakis | Goaltender | Boston University |
| 1985 | Scott Fusco | Center | Harvard |
| 1986 | Dan Dorion | Right wing | Western Michigan | Mike Donnelly | Left wing | Michigan St. |
| 1987 | Wayne Gagné | Defense | Western Michigan |
| 1988 | Mark Vermette | Right wing | Lake Superior State |
| 1989 | Robb Stauber | Goaltender | Minnesota |
| 1990 | Greg Brown | Defense | Boston College |
| 1991 | Brad Werenka | Defense | Northern Michigan |
| 1992 | Daniel Laperriere | Defense | St. Lawrence |
| 1993 | Greg Johnson | Center | North Dakota |
| 1994 | Craig Conroy | Center | Clarkson |
| 1995 | Chris Imes | Defense | Maine |
| 1996 | Jay Pandolfo | Left wing | Boston University |
| 1997 | Chris Drury | Left wing | Boston University |
| 1998 | Chad Alban | Goaltender | Michigan St. |
| 1999 | Mike York | Center | Michigan St. |
| 2000 | Steve Reinprecht | Center | Wisconsin |
| 2001 | Brian Gionta | Right wing | Boston College | Jeff Panzer | Center | North Dakota |
| 2002 | Mark Hartigan | Center | St. Cloud State | Darren Haydar | Right wing | New Hampshire |
| 2003 | Chris Kunitz | Left wing | Ferris State | David LeNeveu | Goaltender | Cornell |
| 2004 | Yann Danis | Goaltender | Brown | Zach Parise | Left wing | North Dakota |
| 2005 | Brett Sterling | Left wing | Colorado College | David McKee | Goaltender | Cornell |
| 2006 | Brian Elliott | Goaltender | Wisconsin | Chris Collins | Left wing | Boston College |
| 2007 | David Brown | Goaltender | Notre Dame | Eric Ehn | Center | Air Force |
| 2008 | Ryan Jones | Right wing | Miami University | Nathan Gerbe | Left wing | Boston College |
| 2009 | Brad Thiessen | Goaltender | Northeastern | Colin Wilson | Left wing | Boston University |
| 2010 | Gustav Nyquist | Left wing | Maine | Bobby Butler | Right wing | New Hampshire |
| 2011 | Matt Frattin | Right wing | North Dakota | Cam Atkinson | Right wing | Boston College |
| 2012 | Spencer Abbott | Left wing | Maine | Austin Smith | Right wing | Colgate |
| 2013 | Eric Hartzell | Goaltender | Quinnipiac | Johnny Gaudreau | Center | Boston College |
| 2014 | Greg Carey | Left wing | St. Lawrence | Nic Dowd | Center | St. Cloud State |
| 2015 | Jimmy Vesey | Center | Harvard | Zane McIntyre | Goaltender | North Dakota |
| 2016 | Kyle Connor | Left wing | Michigan | Thatcher Demko | Goaltender | Boston College |
| 2017 | Zach Aston-Reese | Center | Northeastern | Mike Vecchione | Center | Union |
| 2018 | Ryan Donato | Center | Harvard | Henrik Borgström | Center | Denver |
| 2019 | Adam Fox | Defense | Harvard | Jimmy Schuldt | Defense | St. Cloud State |
| 2020 | Jeremy Swayman | Goaltender | Maine | Jordan Kawaguchi | Center | North Dakota |
| 2021 | Dryden McKay | Goaltender | Minnesota State | Shane Pinto | Center | North Dakota |
| 2022 | Bobby Brink | Right wing | Denver | Ben Meyers | Center | Minnesota |
| 2023 | Matthew Knies | Left wing | Minnesota | Logan Cooley | Center | Minnesota |
| 2024 | Jackson Blake | Right wing | North Dakota | Cutter Gauthier | Forward | Boston College |

### Finalists by school

Finalists by school :
| School | Finalists |
| Boston College | 8 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Boston University | 5 |
| Harvard | 4 |
| Maine | 4 |
| Michigan State | 3 |
| St. Cloud State | 3 |
| Cornell | 2 |
| Denver | 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 |