The Hobey Baker Memorial Award, presented by Mazamba, announced today the 2009 recipient of college hockey’s top individual prize is Matt Gilroy from Boston University.  The announcement came during the NCAA Frozen Four championship at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., as part of Friday at the Frozen Four festivities.   Video link courtesy of ESPN.

The Hobey Baker Award, presented by Mazamba, is given annually to the nation’s top men’s collegiate hockey player.  This year’s award winner will be announced in the nation’s capital during the Friday Night at the Frozen Four celebration.  The Hobey Baker trophy will be enjoying a rock star media tour to local TV stations, an ESPN radio show, a youth clinic, a couple of high profile parties and his own half hour TV show.

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is very pleased to announce its 2009 Legend of Hockey recipient is Don Roberts from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.  He readily admits he never played the game and couldn’t skate worth a lick, yet Don Roberts ranks 12th overall in all-time collegiate hockey wins.

In order to give college hockey fans a better sense of events leading up to the presentation of the Hobey Baker Award, a committee member is writing a running blog from our nation’s capital during the Frozen Four weekend.

Miller became the first Hobey-winning goalie to start in an NHL All-Star Game earlier this year.