From the Hockey-L archives and data files (some info deleted here for lack of
space) -cw
HOBEY BAKER WINNERS AND TOP 10 CANDIDATES    Updated 4/13/94
 
  I. HOBEY WINNERS (already previously posted)
 II. YEAR-BY-YEAR HOBEY WINNERS AND FINALISTS (deleted here)
III. HOBEY BAKER BALLOTING: HOW IT WORKS
 IV. THE AWARD
 
III. HOBEY BAKER BALLOTING: HOW IT WORKS
(Taken from the 1994 Hobey Baker Memorial Award portfolio)
 
  "Every head hockey coach at an accredited NCAA or NAIA school
receives one ballot.  Coaches are asked to pick the top three players
in their league and the top three players in the nation (two separate
rankings, three players each; a player may be listed in both places,
and a coach can vote for his own player).
   Approximately 125 schools are eligible.  The ballots are tabulated
by an accounting firm, and the top ten candidates are named.
   This top ten advances to the Selection Committee, who decide the
eventual winner from the top ten.  This committee is composed of print
media, electronic media, NHL scouts. American Hockey Coaches
Association (college hockey coaches) and are spread out among the
hockey-playing section of the United States.  The committee is also
composed of an individual from USA Hockey.
   Selection Committee terms are three years, and members may be
reappointed.  Selection Committee nominees are approved by a
six-member Advisory Committee representing expertise in all facets of
hockey.
   Award criteria include:
   1) Candidates must exhibit strength of character both on and off
the ice.
   2) Candidates must contribute to the integrity of the team and
display outstanding skills in all phases of the game.
   3) Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and
sportsmanship.
   4) Candidates must comply with all NCAA rules: be full time
students in an accredited NCAA or NAIA college or university; and
complete 50% or more of the season."
 
IV. THE AWARD
 
Steve Christoff of Minnesota and the 1980 US Olympic Team was the model
for the award which features a skater stopping quickly in a three-point
base of skates and stick (right-handed).  The player in the trophy does
not wear a helmet, which is a good trivia question.
 
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