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Faber, LaCombe Nominated for 2023 Hobey Baker Award
1/19/2023 11:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
Fan voting begins now
MINNEAPOLIS - Brock Faber and Jackson LaCombe representing the Minnesota men's hockey team were both nominated for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award it was announced Thursday. Fan voting for college hockey's top award is officially open at the link below.
The captain of the Golden Gophers, Faber has already recorded career highs offensively with three goals, 13 assists and 16 points and has a pair of three-point efforts on the year. A native of Maple Grove, Minn., he posted a career-long, six-game point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3. He is second on the team blocking 38 shots and has closed a contest with a plus rating 13 times compared to just twice being a negative. Faber is the reigning Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year and twice has landed on the All-B1G team.
LaCombe is the top-scoring defenseman in the B1G and sixth nationally, totaling 21 points behind a career-best five goals and 16 assists. Voted as an alternate captain for his final season wearing the Maroon and Gold, LaCombe has put together his third season with at least 20 points. He started the season with a career-high, nine-game point streak and has posted at least one point in 16 of 24 games played in 2022-23. He's been a two-time All-B1G selection and was named a Second Team All-American in 2021.
Hobey Baker Award criteria include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.
To vote on the Hobey Baker Award, click HERE.
The Gophers have had four players earn the prestigious honor in program history as Neal Broten (1981), Robb Stauber (1988), Brian Bonin (1996) and Jordan Leopold (2002) all won the award for Minnesota.
2023 Hobey Baker Nominees (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Dylan Anhorn - St. Cloud State University
Jacob Bengtsson - Lake Superior State University
Blake Bennett - American International College
Mike Benning - University of Denver
Mitch Benson - Boston College
Carl Berglund - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Louis Boudon - Lake Superior State University
Jacques Bouquot - University of Vermont
Ben Brar - Merrimack College
Matt Brown - Boston University
Mathieu Caron - Brown University
Gianfranco Cassaro - Rochester Institute of Technology
Matthew Coronato - Harvard University
Ryan Cox - Niagara University
Max Crozier - Providence College
Grant Cruikshank - St. Cloud State University
Dylan St. Cyr - Michigan State University
Jakub Dobeš - Ohio State University
Emil Zetterquist - St. Lawrence University
Brock Faber - University of Minnesota
Adam Fantilli - University of Michigan
Sean Farrell - Harvard University
Domenick Fensore - Boston University
Parker Ford - Providence College
Riese Gaber - University of North Dakota
Cutter Gauthier - Boston College
Andre Ghantous - Northern Michigan University
Liam Gorman - Princeton University
Collin Graf - Quinnipiac University
Gustavs Davis Grigals - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Justin Hryckowian - Northeastern University
Luke Hughes - University of Michigan
Lane Hutson - Boston University
Jake Livingstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dominic James - University of Minnesota Duluth
Chris Jandric - University of North Dakota
Trevor Janicke - University of Notre Dame
Alex Jefferies - Merrimack College
Wyatt Kaiser - University of Minnesota Duluth
Jami Krannila - St. Cloud State University
Jackson LaCombe - University of Minnesota
Alex Laferriere - Harvard University
Nick Leivermann - University of Notre Dame
Devon Levi - Northeastern University
Mason Lohrei - Ohio State University
Cruz Lucius - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ryan Mahshie - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Carter Mazur - University of Denver
Kaidan Mbereko - Colorado College
Ryan McAllister - Western Michigan University
Aidan McDonough - Northeastern University
Hunter McKown - Colorado College
Ty Mueller - University of Nebraska Omaha
Ethan Pearson - Princeton University
Yaniv Perets - Quinnipiac University
Blake Pietila - Michigan Technological University
Jason Polin - Western Michigan University
Eamon Powell - Boston College
Matt Radomsky - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jack Randl - University of Nebraska Omaha
Massimo Rizzo - University of Denver
Elias Rosén - Bemidji State University
Max Sasson - Western Michigan University
Tommy Scarfone - Rochester Institute of Technology
Ian Shane - Cornell University
Neil Shea - Sacred Heart University
David Silye - Minnesota State University, Mankato
Liam Souliere - Pennsylvania State University
Ben Steeves - University of Minnesota Duluth
Robert Mastrosimone - Arizona State University
Austen Swankler - Bowling Green State University
TJ Semptimphelter - Arizona State University
Ryan Tverberg - University of Connecticut
AJ Vanderbeck - Northern Michigan University
Chad Veltri - Niagara University
Anthony Vincent - Long Island University
Kevin Wall - Pennsylvania State University
Pito Walton - Princeton University
Carter Wilkie - Rochester Institute of Technology
Jake Wise - Ohio State University
Alex Young - Colgate University
Will Zmolek - Bemidji State University
The captain of the Golden Gophers, Faber has already recorded career highs offensively with three goals, 13 assists and 16 points and has a pair of three-point efforts on the year. A native of Maple Grove, Minn., he posted a career-long, six-game point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3. He is second on the team blocking 38 shots and has closed a contest with a plus rating 13 times compared to just twice being a negative. Faber is the reigning Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year and twice has landed on the All-B1G team.
LaCombe is the top-scoring defenseman in the B1G and sixth nationally, totaling 21 points behind a career-best five goals and 16 assists. Voted as an alternate captain for his final season wearing the Maroon and Gold, LaCombe has put together his third season with at least 20 points. He started the season with a career-high, nine-game point streak and has posted at least one point in 16 of 24 games played in 2022-23. He's been a two-time All-B1G selection and was named a Second Team All-American in 2021.
Hobey Baker Award criteria include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.
To vote on the Hobey Baker Award, click HERE.
The Gophers have had four players earn the prestigious honor in program history as Neal Broten (1981), Robb Stauber (1988), Brian Bonin (1996) and Jordan Leopold (2002) all won the award for Minnesota.
2023 Hobey Baker Nominees (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Dylan Anhorn - St. Cloud State University
Jacob Bengtsson - Lake Superior State University
Blake Bennett - American International College
Mike Benning - University of Denver
Mitch Benson - Boston College
Carl Berglund - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Louis Boudon - Lake Superior State University
Jacques Bouquot - University of Vermont
Ben Brar - Merrimack College
Matt Brown - Boston University
Mathieu Caron - Brown University
Gianfranco Cassaro - Rochester Institute of Technology
Matthew Coronato - Harvard University
Ryan Cox - Niagara University
Max Crozier - Providence College
Grant Cruikshank - St. Cloud State University
Dylan St. Cyr - Michigan State University
Jakub Dobeš - Ohio State University
Emil Zetterquist - St. Lawrence University
Brock Faber - University of Minnesota
Adam Fantilli - University of Michigan
Sean Farrell - Harvard University
Domenick Fensore - Boston University
Parker Ford - Providence College
Riese Gaber - University of North Dakota
Cutter Gauthier - Boston College
Andre Ghantous - Northern Michigan University
Liam Gorman - Princeton University
Collin Graf - Quinnipiac University
Gustavs Davis Grigals - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Justin Hryckowian - Northeastern University
Luke Hughes - University of Michigan
Lane Hutson - Boston University
Jake Livingstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dominic James - University of Minnesota Duluth
Chris Jandric - University of North Dakota
Trevor Janicke - University of Notre Dame
Alex Jefferies - Merrimack College
Wyatt Kaiser - University of Minnesota Duluth
Jami Krannila - St. Cloud State University
Jackson LaCombe - University of Minnesota
Alex Laferriere - Harvard University
Nick Leivermann - University of Notre Dame
Devon Levi - Northeastern University
Mason Lohrei - Ohio State University
Cruz Lucius - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ryan Mahshie - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Carter Mazur - University of Denver
Kaidan Mbereko - Colorado College
Ryan McAllister - Western Michigan University
Aidan McDonough - Northeastern University
Hunter McKown - Colorado College
Ty Mueller - University of Nebraska Omaha
Ethan Pearson - Princeton University
Yaniv Perets - Quinnipiac University
Blake Pietila - Michigan Technological University
Jason Polin - Western Michigan University
Eamon Powell - Boston College
Matt Radomsky - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jack Randl - University of Nebraska Omaha
Massimo Rizzo - University of Denver
Elias Rosén - Bemidji State University
Max Sasson - Western Michigan University
Tommy Scarfone - Rochester Institute of Technology
Ian Shane - Cornell University
Neil Shea - Sacred Heart University
David Silye - Minnesota State University, Mankato
Liam Souliere - Pennsylvania State University
Ben Steeves - University of Minnesota Duluth
Robert Mastrosimone - Arizona State University
Austen Swankler - Bowling Green State University
TJ Semptimphelter - Arizona State University
Ryan Tverberg - University of Connecticut
AJ Vanderbeck - Northern Michigan University
Chad Veltri - Niagara University
Anthony Vincent - Long Island University
Kevin Wall - Pennsylvania State University
Pito Walton - Princeton University
Carter Wilkie - Rochester Institute of Technology
Jake Wise - Ohio State University
Alex Young - Colgate University
Will Zmolek - Bemidji State University
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