Charlie Slavin's post about the Hobey Baker contained the list of past winners
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>        1981: Neal Broten, Minnesota (Rouseau, MN) F - JUNIOR
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>I think those classes listed are correct - there's some confusion over
>both Broten and Hrkac since they both took a year off from school to
>play for their national teams (Broten - US in '80-81 and Hrkac - CAN in
>'85-86).
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Actually, Neal Broten took off the '79-80 season to play with the Olympic
team, so he was in his sophomore year of eligibility when he won the
first-ever Hobey Baker award.  Also, his hometown is Roseau, MN.  (Only
one "u".)
 
Pam Sweeney
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