SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Looking to earn the NCHC’s third Hobey Baker Award, 22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) student-athletes have been nominated for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as fan voting opened Wednesday to help select the winner of NCAA men’s hockey’s most prestigious honor. A total of 98 NCAA men’s hockey players have been nominated for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award, which is presented to college hockey’s most outstanding player.
 
All nine NCHC teams have at least one player nominated, with three each from Arizona State, Colorado College, Denver, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan. Omaha has two nominees, while Miami and Minnesota Duluth have one each. Among the 22 NCHC nominees, 14 are forwards while five (5) are defensemen and three (3) are goaltenders. By class, five (5) are graduate students, three (3) are seniors, five (5) are juniors, seven (7) are sophomores and two (2) are freshmen.
 
2025 NCHC Hobey Baker Award Nominees

• Colby Ambrosio, F, Gr., Miami
• Noah Beck, D, Gr., Arizona State
• Sacha Boisvert, F, Fr., North Dakota
• Zeev Buium, D, So., Denver
• Alex Bump, F, So., Western Michigan
• Austin Burnevik, F, Fr., St. Cloud State
• Jack Devine, F, Sr., Denver
• Ty Gallagher, D, Gr., Colorado College
• Barrett Hall, F, So., St. Cloud State
• Dominic James, F, Sr., Minnesota Duluth
• Ryan Kirwan, F, Sr., Arizona State
• Noah Laba, F, Jr., Colorado College
• Simon Latkoczy, G, Jr., Omaha
• Jake Livanavage, D, So., North Dakota
• Kaidan Mbereko, G, Jr., Colorado College
• Owen Michaels, F, So., Western Michigan
• Isak Posch, G, So., St. Cloud State
• Bennett Schimek, F, Jr., Arizona State
• Sam Stange, F, Gr., Omaha
• Aidan Thompson, F, Jr., Denver
• Tim Washe, F, Gr., Western Michigan
• Abram Wiebe, D, So., North Dakota

Presented annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker Award opened fan voting for 2025 on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Fans can cast their vote by visiting https://www.hobeybaker.com/vote and viewing all 98 college hockey players up for the award. Information on each candidate can be found by clicking on the player’s profile on the Fan Vote page.
 
The first phase of fan balloting runs through Sunday, March 9. Phase two of fan balloting then begins on Wednesday, March 19 and closes on Sunday, March 30, after the Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists are announced on March 19. The fan vote accounts for a small percentage of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient. Each school is allowed to nominate up to three players for the award, while a committee ultimately votes on and selects the Hobey Baker Award finalists and winner.
 
Award criteria includes candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits shown by 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, as well. 
 
The 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner will then be announced on Friday, April 11, 2025 during the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Louis, Mo.
 
The NCHC is home to two former Hobey Baker Award winners in former Denver defenseman Will Butcher and former Minnesota Duluth defenseman Scott Perunovich. Butcher was the first NCHC player to win it in 2017, while Perunovich captured the honor in 2020.
 
Key Hobey Baker announcement dates for 2025 include:

• Top Ten list of finalists: March 19
• Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists: April 3
• Hobey Baker Award winner announced: April 11