Really great to see Johnny leading the Hobey Baker rankings!
Looking through the list of old winners, it's really a mixed bag whether they went on to make an impact in the NHL. One interesting comparable is Ryan Duncan, a 5 ft 6 Calgary kid that put up 57 points as a sophomore and won the award in 2007. He played out his college years and went over to europe... never really got a shot in the NHL.
I know it's tough to temper expectations with what Johnny's done so far, but not all of these guys are sure thing NHLers.
Here's the list from the last 20 years:
1993 Paul Kariya
1994 Chris Marinucci
1995 Brian Holzinger
1996 Brian Bonin
1997 Brendan Morrison
1998 Chris Drury
1999 Jason Krog
2000 Mike Mottau
2001 Ryan Miller
2002 Jordan Leopold
2003 Peter Sejna
2004 Junior Lessard
2005 Marty Sertich
2006 Matt Carle
2007 Ryan Duncan
2008 Kevin Porter
2009 Matt Gilroy
2010 Blake Geoffrion
2011 Andy Miele
2012 Jack Connolly
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