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Brian Holzinger

Bowling GreenYear: 1995See School Profile Page

CCHA Player of the Year during the 1994-95 season … led the Falcons offensively as a senior with 35 goals and 34 assists for 69 total points … became only the third player in league history to be named a unanimous All-CCHA first team selection and a unanimous CCHA All-Academic team selection in the same year … was a three-time member of the CCHA’s All-Academic team … his jersey became only the second hockey sweater retired by BGSU, after that of 1982 Hobey winner George McPhee … a member of the Dean’s List majoring in business (management information systems) and maintained a 3.29 GPA … was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft … Brian is retired from pro hockey after a ten-year pro career with Buffalo (five seasons), Tampa Bay (three seasons), Pittsburgh (one and half seasons) and Columbus.

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In the 1994-95 college hockey season, Brian Holzinger had a remarkable senior year playing for Bowling Green State University. He was a dominant force, leading the Falcons with 89 points in 38 games, scoring 38 goals and adding 51 assists. His outstanding performance earned him the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, making him the second player in Bowling Green history to receive the honor. That same season, he was also named a First-Team All-American.

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1995 Runner Up

Chris Imes
Maine

Imes played for the University of Maine Black Bears from 1990 to 1995. During his freshman and sophomore year at the University of Maine, Imes won the Shawn Walsh Defensive Player Award twice and helped guide Maine to their first NCAA Championship in 1992–93. In his senior year, Imes was a runner up for the Hobey Baker Award and was named the Hockey East Player of the Year in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

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