BY WARREN KOZIRESKI —
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced their top ten candidates for the 2021 award honoring college hockey’s top player and New Yorkers David Farrance of Boston University and Shane Pinto of the University of North Dakota are among the names listed.
Farrance hails from Victor, NY where he played high school hockey before leaving for the U.S. National Development Program. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the third round of the 2017 National Hockey League Entry Draft prior to his freshman season.
The senior defenseman has five goals and 16 points over his first ten games this season after his 43 points in 34 games junior campaign.
Franklin Square native Pinto, a second-round selection by Ottawa in the 2019 draft, has 15 goals and 30 points over the first 26 games in this, his sophomore season with the Fighting Hawks.
The ten finalists were selected by voting from all 61 Division I college hockey head coaches plus online fan balloting. Next, the 30-member Selection Committee and an additional round of fan balloting through the Hobey website hobeybaker.com March 18-28 will determine this year’s Hobey Baker winner. Criteria for the award include: displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements.
The Hobey Hat Trick (three finalists) will be announced on April 1, 2021 and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced on Friday, April 9, 2021.
