Gopher Hockey’s Ben Meyers A Finalist for Hobey Baker Award

(KDLM) – University of Minnesota men’s hockey captain Ben Meyers has been named as a top-three finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

The three finalists are Meyers, Denver’s Bobby Brink, and MSU-Mankato’s Dryden McKay and were selected from the initial list of Top Ten candidates by the 30-member selection committee. The Hobey Baker award is given annually to the college hockey player that best displays outstanding skills in all phases of the game; strength of character on and off the ice; sportsmanship and scholastic achievements.

The Delano, MN native Meyers looks to become the fifth Gopher Hockey player to win the Hobey Baker award joining Neal Broten (1981), Robb Stauber (1988), Brian Bonin (1996) and Jordan Leopold (2002).

Meyers, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads Minnesota with 17 goals and 41 points (both career highs for the junior) in 33 games as the first Gopher to post 40 or more points in a season since All-Americans Rem Pitlick (45) and Tyler Sheehy (41) in 2018-19. In 101 games with Minnesota, Meyers has tallied 95 points (39 goals, 56 assists). In February, Meyers made his USA Hockey debut as one of four Gophers on the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in Beijing. He proceeded to finish second among U.S. scorers with four points (two goals, two assists) in four games.

This year’s Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 8, 2022 at 5:00.