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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award was created to promote amateur hockey in the United States by recognizing individuals who embody the legacy of Hobey Baker.

We honor outstanding collegiate hockey players, legends of hockey, and high school hockey players who demonstrate exceptional hockey skills, leadership, character, sportsmanship and scholastic achievement
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Hockey’s Most Prestigious Award

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award was created to promote amateur hockey in the United States by recognizing individuals who embody the legacy of Hobey Baker.

We honor outstanding collegiate hockey players, legends of hockey, and high school hockey players who demonstrate exceptional hockey skills, leadership, character, sportsmanship and scholastic achievement

  • Character Matters:

    Teamwork. Dedication. Integrity. Exceptional play. Humility. And, above all, character. These are the values that set the game of hockey, and those who play it, apart from any other. They are also the values that the Hobey Baker Award honors each year.

    The most coveted award in collegiate hockey, the Hobey Baker Award is given to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player in the nation. Winners are chosen not for raw skill or stats or character alone, though those are important. They are selected for everything they do.

  • Candidates Must:

    • Exhibit strength and character, both on and off the ice
    • Contribute to the integrity of the team
    • Display outstanding skills in all phases of the game
    • Show scholastic achievement and sportsmanship

    Candidates must also comply with all NCAA rules, be full-time students in an accredited NCAA college or university, and complete 50% or more of the season.

    The Hobey Baker Award was named for hockey legend and World War I veteran Hobey Baker. Universally recognized as the best amateur player in the United States, Baker was the ultimate gentleman sportsman, always playing the game with courage, honor, and humility.

The Hobey Baker Story

It Began With a Handshake

Hobey Baker had all the attributes of a fabulous athlete: a great phisique, fantastic reflexes, instant coordination of hand and eye, iron discipline, blazing courage but he was different.

In his era, Hobey Baker was universally recognized as the best amateur hockey player in the United States. At a time when low scoring games were the rule, Hobey set new standards, averaging more than four goals per game. He was penalized only twice in his college career.

Shouts of

“HERE HE COMES”

Would greet his arrival onto the ice and continue throughout the games whenever he touched the puck. He was simply a pleasure to watch.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Sponsorships help make an insurmountable difference for kids of all ages as they start to understand the true meaning of sportsmanship. Not to mention, the role model that the coveted Division I college hockey recipient plays in their lives as they follow and look up to them.

We’d like to thank the growing number of sponsors who have helped us in the important work of making our community a better place through Character Builds Excellence!
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Johnny Gaudreau
August 30, 2024
It is with great sadness that we at the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation extend our deepest condolences following the unexpected and tragic passing of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
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Hobey Baker Memorial Award is now hydrated by BodyArmor!
August 1, 2024
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce a major partnership with BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition. BODYARMOR will be the presenting sponsor of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award presented
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Macklin Celebrini Wins 2024 Hobey Baker Award
April 9, 2024
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced today the 2024 recipient of college hockey’s top individual prize is Macklin Celebrini from Boston University. The announcement came during a live broadcast on
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2024 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hat Trick Announced
April 1, 2024
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee is pleased to announce the three Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists for the 2024 award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Jackson
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Hobey Baker Award Top Ten Finalists Announced for 2024
March 17, 2024
St. Paul, Minn. — The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce the Top Ten candidates for the 2024 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Jackson Blake, University
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Don Lucia Named Hobey Baker “Legend of College Hockey”
March 2, 2024
St. Paul, Minn. – The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce its 2024 Legend of College Hockey recipient as Don Lucia from the University of Minnesota. Lucia
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Hobey Baker Memorial Award partners with the Columbus Blue Jackets on the Hobey Baker High School Award in Ohio
February 1, 2024
Minneapolis, MN, 2/22/2024 : – The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation has partnered with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Hobey Baker High School Character Award in the state of Ohio.
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Hobey Baker Memorial Award Fan Balloting Now Open
January 1, 2024
St. Paul, Minn. –  It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at 11am ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2024 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the
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Adam Fantilli Wins 2023 Hobey Baker Award
April 2, 2023
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced today the 2023 recipient of college hockey’s top individual prize is Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan. The announcement came during a live
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Hobey Baker 2023 Hat Trick Announced
March 18, 2023
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee is pleased to announce the three Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists for the 2023 award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Logan
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