Major College Hockey Awards Handed Out

Four major college hockey awards were handed out Friday night at the NCAA Frozen Four in Las Vegas.

Sophomore forward Max Plante (Minnesota-Duluth) earned this year's Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I men's college hockey. Hailing from Hermantown, Minn., he paced the Bulldogs with career-high totals of 27 goals and 25 assists for 52 points in 40 games, while also leading UMD to the NCAA tournament. He is the 11th player from the state of Minnesota to win the Hobey Baker, and the seventh Bulldog, both tops among the award's 44 winners all-time.

Junior netminder Trey Augustine (Michigan State) claimed this year's Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goaltender. A native of South Lyon, Mich., he fashioned a 24-9-1 record in 34 games this past season, with a 2.11 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage, while earning Big Ten Goaltender of the Year accolades. He is now a member of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. 

Senior forward Meg Simon (Middlebury) was the 2026 recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. Originally from East Grand Rapids, Mich., she is the fifth skater from the NCAA Division III ranks to earn the award. She serves as the Co-Chair of Volunteering for Middlebury's women’s hockey program, and has worked with the Middlebury Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) and Special Olympics Vermont, among other organizations, both on and off campus. Simon tallied two assists in 39 career games with the Panthers while helping them to three NCAA tournament berths and two semifinal appearances.

Senior forward Kevin Anderson (Princeton) was this year's recipient of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, named for the late Army skater, and which is bequeathed to the player judged to best exemplify sportsmanship, competitiveness, intelligence and work ethic. Anderson, from Regina, Sask., has helped create and cultivate the “Tiger Pals” program that pairs Princeton student-athletes with local children who need strong, consistent mentorship, and has also hosted his “Tiger Pals” program at Hobey Baker Rink for skates, games and social gatherings with the Tigers, while also serving with Team IMPACT. He finished his college career with 7-11-18 points in 87 games for Princeton, which came within an overtime goal of this year's NCAA tournament.

Freshman forward Ethan Wyttenbach (Quinnipiac) was named the winner of the 2026 Tim Taylor Award, which is named after the former longtime Yale head coach and goes to the Rookie of the Year in NCAA Division I men's hockey. A native of Roslyn, N.Y., Wyttenbach  paced all Division I men's scorers with 59 points (25g-34a) this past season while also leading the Bobcats to the NCAA tournament. He was drafted 144th overall by the Calgary Flames in last year's NHL Entry Draft.

NCAA Hockey 2021 Major Award Winners Announced

NCAA Hockey's major award winners for the 2020-21 campaign were announced on Friday evening on NHL Network.

University of Wisconsin sophomore forward Cole Caufield, the leading Division I men's scorer with 30 goals and 52 points this season, won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award (pictured) as college hockey top's player. Now in the Montreal Canadiens' farm system, Caufield is the first Badger to win the Hobey Baker since Blake Geoffrion did so in 2010.

University of Minnesota senior goaltender Jack Lafontaine claimed the Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in NCAA Division I men's hockey. Lafontaine, a former University of Michigan transfer who backstopped the Golden Gophers to this year's Big Ten tournament title, also posted a record of 22-7-0 with a 1.79 goals-against average and five shutouts in 29 appearances.

Saint Mary's (Minn.) University senior defender Delaney Wolf earned the Hockey Humanitarian Award for her extensive volunteer and community service. She also carries a 4.0 grade-point average academically as a biochemistry/Spanish double major.

University of Michigan freshman forward Thomas Bordeleau was chosen as the recipient of this season's Tim Taylor Award, which goes to the NCAA rookie of the year, and is named for the former longtime Yale University men's coach. Bordeleau led the Wolverines with team highs of 22 assists and 30 points this season, in his first collegiate campaign.

Union College senior forward Josh Kosack collected the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, named for the former Army hockey letterwinner who died in Afghanistan 16 years ago. It goes to the NCAA Division I player who is judged to best exemplify the "qualities of sportsmanship, competitiveness, intelligence and work ethic." Union did not play this season, due to COVID-19, although Kosack continued his widespread charitable and community efforts.