Cotton and Knight Nominated for Hobey Baker Award
January 16, 2020 | Men's Hockey
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senior captain David Cotton and rookie netminder Spencer Knight have been nominated for the 2020 Hobey Baker Award as fan balloting officially opened on Thursday.
Awarded annually to college hockey's top player, the Hobey Baker's fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 8 at midnight. Boston College fans can cast their vote for Cotton and Knight by going to the voting website hobeybaker.com/vote. A total of 79 college hockey players representing 45 NCAA Division I schools have been nominated for the honor.
Phase two of fan balloting will come from the list of Top 10 Hobey Baker finalists beginning March 19 and closing March 29. The fans' vote accounts for a full one percent of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year's award recipient.
Award criteria include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.
The 2020 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 10, 2020 during the NCAA Frozen Four Championship in Detroit. The award ceremony will be held at Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center and will be broadcast nationally on NHL Network and streamed live at hobeybaker.com.
Awarded annually to college hockey's top player, the Hobey Baker's fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 8 at midnight. Boston College fans can cast their vote for Cotton and Knight by going to the voting website hobeybaker.com/vote. A total of 79 college hockey players representing 45 NCAA Division I schools have been nominated for the honor.
Phase two of fan balloting will come from the list of Top 10 Hobey Baker finalists beginning March 19 and closing March 29. The fans' vote accounts for a full one percent of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year's award recipient.
Award criteria include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.
The 2020 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 10, 2020 during the NCAA Frozen Four Championship in Detroit. The award ceremony will be held at Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center and will be broadcast nationally on NHL Network and streamed live at hobeybaker.com.
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