2000 Winner – MIKE MOTTAU of Boston College
Mottau became the second Boston College player to win
the Hobey Baker Award, doing so in his senior season as
captain of the Eagles. A sound two-way defenseman, Mottau was named Hockey East Defenseman of the Year and a First Team all-star, and was Co-Player of the Year in the league. He recorded 44 points in 42 games played, setting Boston College and Hockey East records for career points by a defenseman. He set two other school records—most games played and most assists—surpassing former Hobey Baker winner David Emma. A communications major, Mottau, from Quincy, Massachusetts, won the Walter Brown Award for two years in a row as the top American-born player in New England. After spending seven seasons in the AHL, his perseverance paid off as he completed three seasons with the New Jersey Devils. He was in his second season with the NY Islanders in 2011-12 when he was traded late in the season to the Boston Bruins. He spent 2012-13 with San Antonio and Toronto of the AHL, and in the summer of 2013 he signed with the Florida Panthers, his sixth NHL franchise.
2000 RUNNER-UPS
STEVE REINPRECHT
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Forward
2000 ADDITIONAL TOP 10 FINALISTS
ANDY MCDONALD
Colgate University, Forward
BRIAN GIONTA
Boston College, Forward
JEFF FARKAS
Boston College, Forward
JEFF PANZER
University of North Dakota, Forward
JOEL LAING
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goalie
MIKE COMRIE
University of Michigan, Forward
SHAWN HORCOFF
TY CONKLIN
University of New Hampshire, Goalie