Senior center Jack Connolly of Minnesota Duluth was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in Division I college hockey, on Friday.

He thanked all the right people in his acceptance speech at MacDill Air Force Base, which ended with, “I would like to thank the Duluth community, the fans at UMD. Everybody has been so supportive. It has just a spectacular time to play college hockey in my hometown.”

As a senior Connolly scored 20 goals and had 60 points, which ranks second nationally, for the Bulldogs, who were NCAA champions last year.