Gaudreaubey Baker Watch (phase 2 fan voting now OPEN!)

[StrykerSteve]

Round 1 is over. Our jihad failed miserably. Can we redeem ourselves in Round 2?

[B]Phase two of fan balloting begins NOW from the list of Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists. The fans’ vote accounts for a full 1 percent of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient.

Cast your vote http://www.hobeybakeraward.com/page/...-hobey-phase-2

Final tally from phase I

1. Corban Knight 36,549 votes
2. John Gaudreau 16,646 votes

Key dates to note

• Top Ten list of candidates announced: March 21
• Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists: April 3
• Hobey Baker Award winner announcement: April 12

I'll update this thread once the 10 finalists are announced in 4 days. Get your browsers ready.



http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/co...icle-1.1284022

[Wronskian]

Let's go Johnny Hockey! Does he have a legitimate shot? I don't follow NCAA very closely so I really have no clue. Would be great to see him win though (considering the lack of high end talent in our prospect pool).

[Mitch]

Will not be surprised to see Gillies make the top 10 at the very least. Providence would not have won half the games they did without him.

[ThePrince]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Will not be surprised to see Gillies make the top 10 at the very least. Providence would not have won half the games they did without him.

I was just thinking that the NCAA should be a great place for a goalie to develop because they get the time they need, but I was trying to think of goalies in the league today that went the NCAA route. Anyone got a list just off the top of their head?

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by Wronskian

Does he have a legitimate shot?

CBS Sports had him ranked #2 in their most recent weekly Hobey Baker Award Watch.

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/ey...-watch-week-21

He's been a big game performer in the past, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if he goes on a tear in the playoffs and takes the award.

[sun]

Originally Posted by ThePrince

I was just thinking that the NCAA should be a great place for a goalie to develop because they get the time they need, but I was trying to think of goalies in the league today that went the NCAA route. Anyone got a list just off the top of their head?

Thomas, Miller, Schneider off the top of my head.

[sun]

http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/fo...ns-nhl-2012-13

Dan Ellis, Richard Bachman, Jimmy Howard, Scott Clemmensen, Quick, Scrivens, DiPietro, Bishop, Montoya, Brian Elliot

[Captain_Obvious]

Seems pretty obvious they were cheating with some kind of bot / program in Round 1.

What's disappointing is that we couldn't find a way to cheat better.

[North East Goon]

Shouldn't his on-ice play dictate a Hobey nomination?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Shouldn't his on-ice play dictate a Hobey nomination?

Why don't you read the entire first post first before replying?

[North East Goon]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Why don't you read the entire first post first before replying?

Go away, I am saying the kid will get it on his own merit.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Go away, I am saying the kid will get it on his own merit.

And he will or he won't. If you would read the first post you'd see it's worth 1% of the vote, just something to get fan interest up.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by sun

Thomas, Miller, Schneider off the top of my head.

Originally Posted by sun

http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/fo...ns-nhl-2012-13

Dan Ellis, Richard Bachman, Jimmy Howard, Scott Clemmensen, Quick, Scrivens, DiPietro, Bishop, Montoya, Brian Elliot

Bolded players are having great careers (Howard probably the least of the other 4, and Schneider has yet to play a full season as #1, but still...).

Jury is still out on Scrivens, Bishop, and Elliot (amazing last year, this year not so much)

Clemmensen and Ellis has been servicable backups. Montoya is very hot and cold in limited action. Bachman sucks, Dipietro sucks.

Small sample size, but with 5 out of 13 being true #1's (2 of them winning Vezina's), and really only 2 being unmitigated disasters, the NCAA route doesn't look to terrible for goalies.

[StrykerSteve]

Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association announces year-end awards, name Flames prospects Gaudreau and Gilles two of the biggest winners.

Boston College sophomore forward Johnny Gaudreau was named Player of the Year by the Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association on Wednesday while UMass Lowell head coach Norm Bazin was named Coach of the Year and Providence goaltender Jon Gillies captured the association’s Rookie of the Year award.

Gaudreau was also a unanimous selection on the HEWBA’s All-Hockey East First Team while his BC teammate, Mike Matheson, along with forwards Danny O’Regan (Boston University) and Kevin Roy (Northeastern) were unanimous choices for the HEWBA’s All-Rookie Team.

Gaudreau led Hockey East with 36 points (12 goals, 24 assists) appearing in all 27 of Boston College’s league games this season. He scored the fifth-most goals in conference play and also led the league in assists. The sophomore was tied with his BC teammate, Steven Whitney, for the most game-winning goals (5) in the league and his 100 shots on goal were second to only UNH’s John Henrion.

http://themackreport.com/hockey-east...ar-end-awards/

[MissTeeks]

Not really a shock, but Johnny Hockey is a finalist for the Hobey Baker:

http://www.hobeybakeraward.com/news_...rrer_id=191323

Finalists:

Greg Carey – St. Lawrence University, Junior, Forward, Hamilton, Ontario
Carsen Chubak – Niagara University, Junior, Goalie, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Austin Czarnik – Miami University, Sophomore, Forward, Washington, Michigan
Kyle Flanagan – St. Lawrence University, Senior, Forward, Canton, New York
Johnny Gaudreau – Boston College, Sophomore, Forward, Carneys Point, New Jersey
Eric Hartzell – Quinnipiac University, Senior, Goalie, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Corban Knight – University of North Dakota, Senior, Forward, High River, Alberta
Danny Kristo – University of North Dakota, Senior, Forward, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Drew LeBlanc – St. Cloud State University, Senior, Forward, Hermantown, Minnesota
Ryan Walters – University of Nebraska Omaha, Junior, Forward, Rosemount, Minnesota

[MrMastodonFarm]

10 finalists, what is this, the Oscars?

[StrykerSteve]

Phase 2 can voting has begun!

http://www.hobeybakeraward.com/page/...-hobey-phase-2

[StrykerSteve]

Gaudreau currently in second.

[Cheese]

Lets vote CP...crank it up.

[Vulcan]

Johnny with a slight lead.