Jimmy Vesey
Returning to campus for his senior season paid off for 2016 Hobey Baker Award winner Jimmy Vesey (VEE-zee). For two straight years, the senior captain of the Crimson was a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist, was named ECAC Player of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, ECAC First Team all-conference and winner of the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born player in New England. Vesey finished the season recording 24 goals and 22 assists for 46 points in 33 games. Over the past two years, he has scored more goals than any other player in college hockey – 56, after bagging a nation’s best 32 last season. It was a happy day on campus when Vesey spurned offers to turn professional in order to complete his senior year as a student-athlete. A dynamic offensive talent, Vesey was an impact player in all phases of the game and was widely recognized as the hardest worker on the team. A native of North Reading, Massachusetts, Jimmy was a Government major and has been ECAC All Academic every year. Off the ice, Vesey helped raise money for the Travis Roy Foundation and the Franciscan Hospital for Children. He was a third-round draft pick of Nashville of the NHL, but elected to test the free agent market, signing with the New York Rangers where he played for three seasons. An off-season trade sent him to Buffalo for the 2019-20 campaign. He spent the 2020-21 season starting with Toronto before being traded to Vancouver. Vesey spent 2021-22 with the New Jersey Devils, a full two seasons with the New York Rangers and was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. He played the 2025-26 season with Geneve Servette in Switzerland.
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A very fast and dynamic forward, Connor completed his rookie season as the nation’s leader in points and goals and did so in fantastic fashion, ending the year with a 27-game point streak. Attempting to become the second straight freshman to win the Hobey, Connor has already been acknowledged as the Big Ten conference scoring champion, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, First Team all-conference and All-Freshman team. His balanced attack included 35 goals and 36 assists for 71 points in just 38 games. The first round draft pick of Winnipeg picked up points in 35 of his 38 games and had multiple-point efforts in 19 of those games. Off the ice, Kyle participated in “Mock Rock”, a student-athlete talent show fund raiser and he also assisted with the “Grow Blue” initiative to raise awareness for men’s health issues.
Demko had a sizzling start to the season recording six shutouts in his first nine games. But many observers feel it was key saves at critical times during a game that helped his Eagles soar to the top of Hockey East and ultimately into the Frozen Four championship tournament. Demko was named Most Outstanding Player at the Northeast Regional as well as co-Player of the Year in Hockey East and First Team all-conference. Entering the NCAA Frozen Four tournament, Demko has a 27-7-4 record and a nation’s best ten shutouts. His goals against average of 1.85 is tied for 7th in the nation and his save percentage of .936 is tied for second. A second round draft pick of Vancouver, Demko is an Applied Psychology major and has assisted with the Boston College toy drive at Christmas.