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Max Plante First Red Wings Prospect to Win Hobey Baker Award
- On Friday, April 10, Minnesota Duluth sophomore Max Plante won the 2026 Hobey Baker Award as men's college hockey's top player, becoming the seventh Bulldogs player to earn the honor.
- Plante and teammate Hanson were named All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association on Friday, with both players growing up together in Hermantown.
- The Detroit Red Wings draft pick finished with 52 points and 25 goals, edging finalists Hughes and Eric Pohlkamp for the award.
- In Las Vegas, Middlebury College forward Meg Simon won the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Friday, beating finalists including Minnesota Duluth junior Grace Sadura.
- Michigan State's Trey Augustine earned top goaltender honors at the ceremony, while Plante's father Derek Plante played for Minnesota Duluth and was a 1993 Hobey Baker finalist.
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Minnesota Duluth forward Max Plante wins the Hobey Baker Award
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Max Plante received the Hobey Baker Award on Friday night, an honor that goes to the nation's top college hockey player.
·Toronto, Canada
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