...announced at 5 PM ET today.
ECACHL Awards at 7:00 tonight.
I'm sure someone will have posted this by the time I finish mine, but... :-)
"The Hobey Baker Foundation is proud to announce the ten finalists for the 2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award: Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac; Patrick Eaves, Boston College; Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard; T.J. Hensick, Michigan; David McKee, Cornell; Colin Murphy, Michigan Tech; Marty Sertich, Colorado College; Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green; Brett Sterling, Colorado College; and Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan."
Bios, etc. can be found at: http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/finalists_031705.htm
[Q]KateWithThe8 Wrote:Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green[/q]I hate to be a grinch, but this is BS. College Hockey isn't the Special Olympics; you don't get a medal just for showing up. I commend him for overcoming his ailment to be a very good college goalie, but he is a distant, distant third among nominated goalies and there are a lot of people in between McKee/Hyphen and Sigalet.
Voting is now open. I was the first to vote for David; he's now tied for first with 5 points.
Breakdown by conference:
WCHA: 3 (Sertich, Sterling, Murphy)
CCHA: 3 (Hensick, Tarkki, Sigalet)
ECACHL: 2 (McKee, Grumet-Morris)
Hockey East: 1 (Eaves*)
Atlantic Hockey: 1 (Cashman)
*Amusing bio picture: http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/finalists_031705.htm
Now leading in the very early voting, 30 votes to 18 for the second place vote-getter.
Beeeej
Up to 35 after I voted.
By the way, I voted for the Quinnipiac guy and the Michigan Tech guy for 2nd and 3rd, so as not to give points to someone who might beat McKee.
And Tuomas Tarkki of NMU soars into first by 30.
[Q]Luke 05 Wrote:
And Tuomas Tarkki of NMU soars into first by 30.[/q]
Fix! Fix!
:-D
That's because someone on the NMU v Fairbanks score thread at USCHO posted the link to the announcement. I'm guessing NMU folks are seeing it there and then proceeding to vote.
Correct me if I'm wrong...but McKee's bio says he has 10 shutouts on the year. Doesn't he only have 9?
I just voted...he's currently third with 106 votes, behind Tarkki with 142 and Sigalet with 110. ::yark:: His pity party needs to stop.
Four goalies out of the 10 finalists is the most since 1994, when there were also four (Neil Little, RPI; Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech; Dwayne Roloson, UMass-Lowell; Steve Shields, Michigan).
Edit: In defense of Sigalet, the official criteria (http://www.hobeybaker.com/vote/process.htm) (emphasis mine).
QuoteHobey Baker Memorial Award Criteria
1. Candidates must exhibit strength of character both on and off the ice.
2. Candidates must contribute to the integrity of the team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game.
3. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportmanship.
4. Candidates must comply with all NCAA rules: be full time students in an accredited NCAA or NAIA college or university; and complete 50% or more of the season.
Strength of character is the
first criterion listed. Sigalet has clearly displayed that in spades.
i agree when it comes to sigalet. his ability to overcome his ailment (even in its mildest form) should be applauded...but not with hobey baker consideration. he may be the best goal tender with multiple sclerosis, but he certainly is not the best college hockey player let alone the best goalie
He qualifies for rule #1 (no Poofters!), but IMO not rule #2.
And Sigalet now in first. Mckee a distant 4th
What a @#$% joke.
[Q]Jeff Hopkins '82 Wrote:
What a @#$% joke.[/q]You need to relax if you're that worked-up about the inevitable ballot-stuffing. :-P
[Q]Jeff Hopkins '82 Wrote:
What a @#$% joke.[/q]
Not that I disagree, obviously, but seriously guys - for the most part, what we're complaining about is that Bowling Green has better organized their ballot box-stuffing than we have, however illegitimate we may think their reasons are. We've got eleven days to do better, so start doing better. E-mail everyone you can think of who would care.
Beeeej
I demand my right to get pissed off over an irrelevant vote :-( :-( :-(
Sorry, my shrink changed my meds this week :-P
First of all, it was as inevitable as the local news always leading with a fire.
But really, I can't see why everbody's so pissed off. There is a scenery-chewing, baby-kissing (I wonder if that will get the accent?), resume-padding element to these kind of awards. Even if he wins (which IMHO is a distinct possibility) -- no big whup.
[Q]jy3 Wrote: i agree when it comes to sigalet. his ability to overcome his ailment (even in its mildest form) should be applauded...but not with hobey baker consideration. he may be the best goal tender with multiple sclerosis, but he certainly is not the best college hockey player let alone the best goalie[/q]Nobody ever said the Hobey Baker goes to the best college hockey player. Reread the criteria.
[Q]Jeff Hopkins '82 Wrote:
Sorry my shrink changed my meds this week [/q]
So are we. :-D
Beeeej
On the other hand, Hyphen is last in the voting.
I have way too much time between basketball sessions right now
Pretty impressive that the Q guy is a sophormore defenseman who led his league in scoring (all skaters) both in conference and overall. It'll be interesting to see how he fares next season when the Fighting Deerticks come to Lynah, et. al.
[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:
[Q2]jy3 Wrote: i agree when it comes to sigalet. his ability to overcome his ailment (even in its mildest form) should be applauded...but not with hobey baker consideration. he may be the best goal tender with multiple sclerosis, but he certainly is not the best college hockey player let alone the best goalie[/Q]
Nobody ever said the Hobey Baker goes to the best college hockey player. Reread the criteria.[/q]I don't feel like looking it up, but I'll bet the Heisman has the same hooey about character and integrity and scholastic achievement, but they still give it to the best quarterback on a national title contender unless there is someone who they simply can't vote against at another position/school.
Sigalet has overcome a lot, but I don't think the list above is the relative importance of the criteria (certainly #4 is a prerequisite) and Sigalet isn't outstanding in net except insofar as being good enough to start for a Division I hockey team is outstanding.
I understand that the fan balloting is a ceramic dalmatian, but it is annoying all the same to see people voting with their wishes-to-think-of-themselves-as-kind.
[q]I don't feel like looking it up, but I'll bet the Heisman has the same hooey about character and integrity and scholastic achievement, but they still give it to the best quarterback on a national title contender unless there is someone who they simply can't vote against at another position/school. [/q]Maybe so. But are there Heisman finalists who get there primarily on character issues? I don't follow college football enough to know if the process is similar. There's no reason yet to think that Sigalet will actually win the award. He may have simply gotten a lot of 9th or 10th place votes on the coach/media ballot due to his story, which in and of itself I don't have a problem with.
[Q]Luke 05 Wrote:
On the other hand, Hyphen is last in the voting.
I have way too much time between basketball sessions right now[/q]
It's going to hurt McKee in the fan voting that two players from the ECAC are up for the award. But then again, Dov does play for Harvard; some ECAC fans may have a difficult time voting for a Cornell player over another ECAC player, except when the other ECAC player is from Harvard.
I just want to reiterate on eLynah that McKee had a higher save percentage in ECAC competition than Hyphen. So while Dov had a higher overall save percentage, McKee's stats including save percentage were better against the same competition.
[Q]atb9 Wrote:
I just want to reiterate on eLynah that McKee had a higher save percentage in ECAC competition than Hyphen. So while Dov had a higher overall save percentage, McKee's stats including save percentage were better against the same competition.[/q]And yet, when you factor in Hyphen's games against BU and BC, and McKee's games against Army and Canisius... ::uhoh::
[Q]jmh30 Wrote:
[Q2]atb9 Wrote:
I just want to reiterate on eLynah that McKee had a higher save percentage in ECAC competition than Hyphen. So while Dov had a higher overall save percentage, McKee's stats including save percentage were better against the same competition.[/Q]
And yet, when you factor in Hyphen's games against BU and BC, and McKee's games against Army and Canisius... [/q]
Well, a better, fairer assessment would be to compare McKee and Hyphen's games against common opponents, which means not only the ECACHL but BC and Maine as well, and also possibly not counting the Cornell vs. Harvard games since obviously McKee doesn't face Cornell shooters and Hyphen doesn't fact Harvard shooters. Someone else do the math on all of that; I'm too lazy. :-D
[Q]Will Wrote:
[Q2]jmh30 Wrote:
[Q2]atb9 Wrote:
I just want to reiterate on eLynah that McKee had a higher save percentage in ECAC competition than Hyphen. So while Dov had a higher overall save percentage, McKee's stats including save percentage were better against the same competition.[/Q]
And yet, when you factor in Hyphen's games against BU and BC, and McKee's games against Army and Canisius... [/Q]
Well, a better, fairer assessment would be to compare McKee and Hyphen's games against common opponents, which means not only the ECACHL but BC and Maine as well, and also possibly not counting the Cornell vs. Harvard games since obviously McKee doesn't face Cornell shooters and Hyphen doesn't fact Harvard shooters. Someone else do the math on all of that; I'm too lazy.[/q]
Gladly.
Subtracting the 2 Cornell/Harvard game stats, and adding the Cornell games against Boston College and Maine, as well as the Harvard games against Boston College (2) and Maine:
Grumet-Morris: .942 SV%
McKee: .939 SV%
[Q]Avash '05 Wrote:
Gladly.
Subtracting the 2 Cornell/Harvard game stats, and adding the Cornell games against Boston College and Maine, as well as the Harvard games against Boston College (2) and Maine:
Grumet-Morris: .942 SV%
McKee: .939 SV%
[/q]
Yeah but if you round... :-P
Okay, we need to round up the McKee fan base, Morris is only 11 votes behind McKee in the Hobey voting. We have a better contingent than SUCKS!
[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:
[Q2]jy3 Wrote: i agree when it comes to sigalet. his ability to overcome his ailment (even in its mildest form) should be applauded...but not with hobey baker consideration. he may be the best goal tender with multiple sclerosis, but he certainly is not the best college hockey player let alone the best goalie[/Q]
Nobody ever said the Hobey Baker goes to the best college hockey player. Reread the criteria.[/q]
jim this is correct. in my postcall delirium i neglected the character and other criteria apart from skills. he deserves top 10 but maybe not #1. :)
[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:
ECACHL Awards at 7:00 tonight.[/q]
What came of the ECACHL Awards? We all have been so intrigued by the Hobey that we forgot about the ECACHL Awards. Does anybody know the winners?
http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,60074
Hyphen is now ahead of Mckee. A sad day for Cornell hockey
[Q]DisplacedCornellian Wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong...but McKee's bio says he has 10 shutouts on the year. Doesn't he only have 9?[/q]
You're right unless they're counting McGill (exhibition) which shouldn't count. Plus he didn't play the whole game.
[Q]Luke 05 Wrote:
Hyphen is now ahead of Mckee. A sad day for Cornell hockey[/q]
It's just fan voting...ECAC fans have a choice between a sophomore on a team they hate or a senior on a team they hate. Which choice would you make?
or we could vote for a sophomore on a team that will be in the ECAC next year. (He got my third place vote.)