The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 44 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University and died shortly after World War I.
The original statue for the award was commissioned and awarded by the Decathlon Athletic Club (now defunct) in Bloomington, Minnesota. The model for the award trophy was Steve Christoff, who played for the University of Minnesota and in the National Hockey League.
Minnesota Duluth players have won the award seven times, the most all-time. Harvard, Minnesota, and Boston University are all tied for second place, with four wins a piece. Max Plante, of Minnesota Duluth, is the most recent winner.
Award winners
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| 1981 || || Center || Minnesota || Roseau, Minnesota
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| 1982 || || Left wing || Bowling Green || Guelph, Ontario
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| 1983 || || Defense || Harvard || Burlington, Massachusetts
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| 1984 || || Defense || Minnesota Duluth || Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| 1985 || || Right wing || Minnesota Duluth || Pine Falls, Manitoba
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| 1986 || || Center || Harvard || Burlington, Massachusetts
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| 1987 || || Center || North Dakota || Thunder Bay, Ontario
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| 1988 || || Goaltender || Minnesota|| Duluth, Minnesota
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| 1989 || || Left wing || Harvard || Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| 1990 || || Center || Michigan State || Lansing, Michigan
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| 1991 || || Center || Boston College || Cranston, Rhode Island
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| 1992 || || Left wing || Maine || Shediac, New Brunswick
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| 1993 || style="background-color:#FFFF99"| || Left wing || Maine || Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 1994 || || Left wing || Minnesota Duluth || Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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| 1995 || || Center || Bowling Green || Parma, Ohio
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| 1996 || || Center || Minnesota || White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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| 1997 || || Center || Michigan || Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
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| 1998 || || Left wing || Boston University || Trumbull, Connecticut
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| 1999 || || Center || New Hampshire || Fernie, British Columbia
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| 2000 || || Defense || Boston College || Boston, Massachusetts
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| 2001 || || Goaltender || Michigan State || East Lansing, Michigan
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| 2002 || || Defense || Minnesota || Golden Valley, Minnesota
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| 2003 || || Left wing || Colorado College || Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
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| 2004 || || Right wing || Minnesota Duluth || Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
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| 2005 || || Center || Colorado College || Roseville, Minnesota
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| 2006 || || Defense || Denver || Anchorage, Alaska
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| 2007 || || Left wing || North Dakota || Calgary, Alberta
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| 2008 || || Center || Michigan || Northville, Michigan
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| 2009 || || Defense || Boston University || North Bellmore, New York
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| 2010 || || Center || Wisconsin || Plantation, Florida
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| 2011 || || Left wing || Miami || Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
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| 2012 || || Center || Minnesota Duluth || Duluth, Minnesota
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| 2013 || || Center || St. Cloud State || Duluth, Minnesota
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| 2014 || || Left wing || Boston College || Salem, New Jersey
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| 2015 || || Center || Boston University || North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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| 2016 || || Left wing || Harvard || Boston, Massachusetts
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| 2017 || || Defense || Denver || Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
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| 2018 || || Center || Northeastern || Braintree, Massachusetts
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| 2019 || || Defense|| Massachusetts || Calgary, Alberta
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| 2020 || || Defense|| Minnesota Duluth || Hibbing, Minnesota
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| 2021 || || Right wing|| Wisconsin || Stevens Point, Wisconsin
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| 2022 || || Goaltender || Minnesota State || Downers Grove, Illinois
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| 2023 || || Center || Michigan || Nobleton, Ontario
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|2024 || || Center || Boston University || North Vancouver, British Columbia
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|2025 || || Left wing || Michigan State || Hudson, Wisconsin
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|2026 || || Left wing || Minnesota Duluth || Duluth, Minnesota
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Winners by school
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| Minnesota Duluth || 7
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| Harvard || 4
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| Minnesota || 4
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| Boston University || 4
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| Boston College || 3
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| Michigan || 3
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| Michigan State || 3
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| Bowling Green || 2
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| Colorado College || 2
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| Denver || 2
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| Maine || 2
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| North Dakota || 2
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| Wisconsin || 2
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| Massachusetts || 1
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| Miami || 1
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| New Hampshire || 1
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| Northeastern || 1
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| St. Cloud State || 1
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| Minnesota State || 1
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Winners by place of birth
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| Minnesota || 11
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| Massachusetts || 6
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| British Columbia || 4
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| Michigan || 4
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| Ontario || 3
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| Wisconsin || 3
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| Alberta || 2
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| Alaska || 1
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| Connecticut || 1
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| Czechoslovakia || 1
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| Florida || 1
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| Manitoba || 1
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| New Brunswick || 1
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| New Jersey || 1
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| New York || 1
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| Ohio || 1
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| Oklahoma || 1
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| Quebec || 1
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| Rhode Island || 1
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| Illinois || 1
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Winners by position
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| Center || 18
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| Left wing || 11
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| Defense || 11
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| Right wing || 6
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| Goaltender || 3
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Award finalists
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