Cale Makar (Massachusetts) is the 39th winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey for the 2018-19 season. The award was presented on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y., site of this year's Frozen Four. He is the first player from the University of Massachusetts to win the award, and the 10th winner ever out of the Hockey East conference.
Makar, a sophomore defenseman out of Calgary, leads UMass so far this season with 33 assists and 49 points in 40 outings. In 74 career games with the Minutemen, he has posted 21-49—70 points. He was previously named the 2019 Hockey East Player of the Year, and was also a First Team East CCM Hockey All-America selection. He was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Makar and the Minutemen will now face defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2) for the 2018-19 NCAA championship.
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