US EditionMax Plante leads Bulldogs contingent of Hobey hopefuls
Max Plante leads Minnesota Duluth with 38 points, supported by three teammates among top Hobey Baker candidates this season, with fan voting from March 18–29.
- This season, the University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey program has at least four players who could find their way into the top-10 finalists for the 2026 Hobey Baker, reversing a recent struggle to field three fan-vote nominees.
- With a player leading the NCAA at 38 points through 24 games, Zam Plante’s 33 points and the Plante brothers anchoring UMD special teams highlight scoring depth.
- Ranking sixth on CHN’s tracker, Ty Hanson’s two-way game at plus-14 and 24 points supports his Hobey consideration as a UMD alternate captain.
- Fans will vote March 18–29 at hobeybaker.com/vote from 87 players, with the Hobey Hat Trick announced April 2 and the winner at the Frozen Four on April 10.
- Committee rules letting 63 NCAA Division I programs each nominate up to three players frame the fan vote, but top-10 finalists can emerge independently of this process.
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Plante Brothers & Ty Hanson Land On Hobey Baker Award Fan Ballot
DULUTH, Minn.- A trio on the UMD men’s hockey team has landed on the original Hobey Baker Award fan ballot. They are the Plante brothers, Zam and Max, plus defenseman Ty Hanson. The fan vote accounts for a full one percent of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient. There will be two phases of fan voting before the list reaches a top 10 in March. Then the list goes down to a final three on April 2nd before the win…
UMaine’s Justin Poirier in running for college hockey top honor as Hobey Baker nominee
University of Maine hockey freshman left winger Justin Poirier has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, which goes to college hockey’s top Division I men’s player. He is one of 87 players representing 48 Division I schools. He has 17 goals and 11 assists in 23 games and has had eight multi-point games. He leads the Black Bears in goals, points, power play goals (7) and shots on goal (89). His 17 goals are fifth most in the country and the…
Max Plante leads Bulldogs contingent of Hobey hopefuls
DULUTH — The Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey program has an NCAA-record six Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, with Hibbing’s Scott Perunovich being the most recent recipient, in 2020. Every season, the Hobey Baker committee holds a fan vote to drum up publicity for the award, allowing all 63 NCAA Division I men’s hockey programs to nominate up to three players for the contest, even if that school has a 1-23 record. The Bulldogs have struggled to…
Bemidji State’s Adam Flammang nominated for prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award - Bemidji State University
It's Hobey Baker time again and fan balloting has opened for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award with Bemidji State University Men's Hockey senior forward Adam Flammang nominated for the prestigious award.
Trio of Storm alumni among nominees for Hobey Baker Memorial Award - Tri-City Storm
KEARNEY, Neb. – Former Tri-City Storm players Owen Beckner (Colorado College), Vinny Borgesi (Northeastern), and Jake Richard (UConn) have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The prestigious honor is given annually to the best player in NCAA Division I College Hockey.
Ethan Wyttenbach nominated for Hobey Baker award
Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey freshman forward Ethan Wyttenbach was nominated for the 2026 Hobey Baker award Wednesday afternoon. Awarded yearly, the Hobey Baker award is awarded to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player. Quinnipiac has yet to have a player win the award, with former goaltender Eric Hartzell ‘13 being the only Bobcat to be named a finalist in 2013 and former forward Colin Graf ‘24 being named finalist twice in 2023 and 2024. As of J…
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