The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce the Top Ten candidates for the 2025 award honoring college hockey’s top player. This year the announcement will take place live on the NHL Network at 4pm ET / 3pm CT.

The ten finalists were selected by voting from all 64 Division I college hockey head coaches and online fan balloting. This year’s Hobey Baker winner will be chosen from this group by the 30-member Selection Committee as well as an additional round of fan balloting running from March 19–March 30 on the Hobey Baker website hobeybaker.com. Criteria for the award are: displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship, and scholastic achievements. 

The Hobey Hat Trick (three finalists) will be announced on April 3, 2025, and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced on Friday April 11, 2025, during the Frozen Four weekend in St Louis, MO. The announcement will be televised live from the Stifel Theatre on the NHL Network and streamed on the Hobey Baker website at 6:00 p.m. ET.