Looks like they just started the nomination phase. Mo is thinking Baby will win with multi-colored glowlights on.
http://www.voteforhobey.com/vfh/vote.php
Baby for "Hobbey." Kinda catchy. ::nut::
Hmm, I once said that one reason the Hobey is better than the Heisman is that no one ever changed their name to rhyme with Hobey (a la Joe Thiesman). Looks like we're doing the opposite here.
Or he could just change his name to Bôby.
Granted, the voting just started...but what the hell!
Cornell players nominations, as of right now:
Murray, Doug 18
LeNeveu, Dave 13
Bâby, Stephen 12
And the top vote getter:
Parise, Zach 68
Come on faithful!
Go USA!
Murray, Leneveu, and Baby have picked up a few votes. None of them are in the top 20. Presumably, Parise will win the USCHO vote.
Edit:
I had said something that didn't fit in light of the conversation. I hope I beat everyone to reading it over and deleted it in time.
The way I understood it, Joe Theisman didn't actually change his name, but rather the Notre Dame SID convinced him to change the way it was pronounced. Thus it went from Joe THEES-man to the current version that rhymes with heisman.
John E Hayes '98 '00 wrote:
QuoteThe way I understood it, Joe Theisman didn't actually change his name, but rather the Notre Dame SID convinced him to change the way it was pronounced. Thus it went from Joe THEES-man to the current version that rhymes with heisman.
That's right. I couldn't remember which way it was spelled, but that didn't change.
When, if ever, has a freshman to won the Hobey?
And, what would Parise's chances be to take it this year?
I think that his stats are going to get a little more humble as NoDak faces tougher opponents and they start to key on him.
Seems to me Paul Kariya won it as a frosh.
3 goals / 2 assists for Baby this weekend. Looks like his starting his Hobey run?
Keep campaigning. ;-)
Kariya did win as a freshman. I had thought Scott Lachance did as well, but looking back I guess he "only" was HE POTY as a freshman before splitting.
Parise has a decent chance. He was very heavily recruited and they've been keying on him since October -- it just aint working.
Scott LaChance of BU was never the Hockey East POTY. Were you thinking of Brian Leetch of BC? I believe he was the runner-up for the Hobey his freshman season ('86-'87) and then left to captain the '88 Olympic team before heading to the Rangers.
Yes, I was thinking of Leetch.