Hobey

Mo Kelly · January 03, 2003, 05:05:46 PM

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

Al DeFlorio · January 03, 2003, 05:14:57 PM

Baby for "Hobbey." Kinda catchy. ::nut::

jtwcornell91 · January 03, 2003, 06:09:55 PM

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.

atb9 · January 03, 2003, 11:29:29 PM

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!

Greg Berge · January 04, 2003, 02:56:43 AM

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.

crodger1 · January 04, 2003, 11:55:58 AM

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.

jeh25 · January 04, 2003, 01:39:31 PM

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.

jtwcornell91 · January 06, 2003, 09:55:15 AM

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.

Alan · January 06, 2003, 11:03:20 AM

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.

Al DeFlorio · January 06, 2003, 11:16:51 AM

Seems to me Paul Kariya won it as a frosh.

Mo Kelly · January 06, 2003, 11:25:41 AM

3 goals / 2 assists for Baby this weekend. Looks like his starting his Hobey run?

Greg Berge · January 06, 2003, 03:18:30 PM

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.

CUlater \'89 · January 06, 2003, 05:07:58 PM

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.

Greg Berge · January 07, 2003, 05:16:28 PM

Yes, I was thinking of Leetch.

Hobey

CUlater \'89