Now that Michigan has won the NCAA Championship, perhaps I can start a discussion about the Hobey Baker Award. The Hobey Baker Award has been given since 1981. Surprisingly, with the exception of Neal Broten (1981 recipient) and Paul Kariya (1993 recipient), none of the winners of the Hobey Baker Award have become impact players in the NHL. Is this NHL futility also true for the runners-up for the Hobey Award? Have any the other finalists had any more success in the NHL? Why don't the Hobey Baker winners become NHL impact players? Jack Berenzweig HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.