I will answer my own question:  Yes!

Gophers didn't make the Final Four when Bonin won in 96.   Marinucci-94,
Sejna-03,   Emma-91.

http://www.hobeybakeraward.com/page/show/191324-past-winners

So we will see.

Carol


On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Carol White
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> *From the Gophers blog on the StarTribune:*
>
> The Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced next Friday (April 8) in St.
> Paul at 6 p.m. at the Frozen Four.
>
> The three finalists were named this afternoon, and they are North Dakota
> winger Matt Frattin, Miami of Ohio center Andy Miele and Boston College
> winger Cam Atkinson.
>
> Frattin, a 6-foot senior, leads the nation with 36 goals. He was the WCHA
> player of the year and is the only one of the three finalists who will be
> playing at the Frozen Four. He is from Edmonton and the Toronto Maple Leafs
> hold his draft rights.
>
> Miele is a 5-8 senior who was the CCHA player of the year and leads the
> nation with 71 points. Miami was upset in the NCAA playoffs last weekend.
> From Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Miele is an NHL free agent.
>
> Atkinson, a 5-8 junior, signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets this week
> after BC was eliminated from the NCAA playoffs. The native of Greenwich,
> Conn., had 31 goals this season and was a Hockey East first-team forward.
> Comment:  Has one of the three ever won if his team is not in the Frozen
> Four?  Just wondering????
>
> Carol, QoGH
>
>
> --
>
Carol S. White
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