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Originally Posted by albertGQ
Anyone know how past Hobey Baker winners fared in their NHL rookie seasons?
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I'll just go back 10 years and list their first year. Bear in mind though that Gaudreau is fairly unique as he won the Hobey Baker at a much younger age than most of these players:
- Johnny Gaudreau - Don't know yet.
- Drew LeBlanc - Struggled in AHL. Hasn't seen much NHL time.
- Jack Connolly - Never drafted into the NHL. Played in SEL after. Doesn't look like he'll come back to this side of the Atlantic any time soon.
- Andy Miele - Has looked great statistically in AHL. Still trying to break into the NHL as part of the Coyotes organization.
- Blake Geoffrion - Retired due to injury.
- Matt Gilroy - Played what looks like a 3rd pairing role (16:18 minutes/game on average) for the Rangers
- Kevin Porter - Struggled and split time between the AHL and NHL. He's an AHL offensive machine.
- Ryan Duncan - Never drafted into the NHL. Mostly playing in Austria though he had a reasonably good stint in the AHL a few years back.
- Matt Carle - Played a good number of minutes (18:08/game) and was utilized primarily as a PP specialist.
- Marty Sertich - Never drafted. He floated around the AHL for a while but moved to European leagues after.
- Junior Lessard - Undrafted, but the Stars gave him a contract after winning the Hobey Baker. Was an AHL presence for a while but his production vanished. Currently plays in lower level professional leagues.
A notable trend with the undrafted players is size...most of them are Gaudreau sized players.