Soon it will be time for college hockey fans everywhere to get in on the act.  No, not just by supporting your favorite college team, but by casting your vote as to who will be this year’s Hobey Baker Award winner as the best player in college hockey.

The highly popular fan-voting phase is now open by visiting the Hobey Baker website: hobeybaker.com.  Click on the "Vote for Hobey Baker" icon and follow the prompts to make your selection from this year’s outstanding crop of college hockey players.

This first phase of fan balloting will run now through March 7th, 2010.  Phase two of fan balloting will then begin on March 19th from the list of Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists.  The fans’ vote accounts for a full 1% of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient.

Award criteria include candidates mimicking the superlative character traits put forth by the award’s namesake, Hobey Baker, a World War I flying star better known as America’s greatest amateur athlete in his day.  Award candidates must exhibit strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game.  Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.

Key Hobey Baker announcement dates for 2010 include:
• Top Ten list of candidates:  March 18
• Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists:  April 1
• Hobey Baker Award winner:  April 9

The 2010 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 9, 2010 during the NCAA Frozen Four Championships in Washington, DC.  The 30th annual award announcement honoring college hockey’s top player is tentatively scheduled to be televised live during prime time on ESPNU.

Automated or programmed voting is not allowed.  In the spirit of Hobey Baker himself, all voting should be conducted in an honest and ethical manner.  If further automated voting is evidenced, then the fan vote will not be included in this year’s selection process.   We thank all college hockey fans for participating in this year’s Vote For Hobey.

Vote for One Candidate (may take 2-3 minutes before vote is recorded)

Alex Beaudry - Providence College - So - G
Andrew Volkening - Air Force - Sr - G
Andy Taranto - Alaska - Fr - F
Ben Scrivens - Cornell University - Sr - G
Blair Riley - Ferris State - Sr - F
Blake Gallagher - Cornell University - Sr - F
Blake Geoffrion - Wisconsin - Sr - F
Blake Kessel - New Hampshire - So - D
Bobby Butler - New Hampshire - Sr - F
Brandon Wong - Quinnipiac University - Sr - F
Brendan Smith - Wisconsin - Jr - D
Brian Foster - New Hampshire - Sr - G
Brian Gibbons - Boston College - Jr - F
Brian O'Neil - Yale - So - F
Broc Little - Yale - Jr - F
Cam Atkinson - Boston College - So - F
Cameron Burt - RIT - So - F
Carl Hagelin - Michigan - Jr - F
Carl Hudson - Canisius College - Sr - D
Chase Polacek - RPI - Jr - F
Chay Genoway - North Dakota - Sr - D
Chris Kushneriuk - Robert Morris - Jr - F
Chris Moran - Niagara - Sr - F
Colin Greening - Cornell University - Sr - F
Corey Tropp - Michigan State - Jr - F
Cory Conacher - Canisius College - Jr - F
Dan Bartlett - Princeton University - Sr - F
Dan Ringwald - RIT - Sr - D
David McIntyre - Colgate - Sr - F
David Strathman - Northeastern - Sr - D
David Vallorani - UMass Lowell - So - F
Derek Stepan - Wisconsin - So - F
Dion Knelsen - Alaska - Sr - F
Drew Palmisano - Michigan State - So - G
Egor Mironov - Niagara - Sr - F
Eric Lampe - Quinnipiac University - Sr - F
Everett Sheen - Holy Cross - Jr - F
Gustav Nyquist - Maine - So - F
Jack Connolly - Minnesota Duluth - So - F
Jacques Lamoureux - Air Force - Jr - F
James Marcou - Massachusetts - Jr - F
Jared DeMichiel - RIT - Sr - G
Jeff Petry - Michigan State - Jr - D
Joe Sova - Alaska - So - D
Jordan Samuels-Thomas - Bowling Green - Fr - F
Justin Braun - Massachusetts - Sr - D
Justin Fontaine - Minnesota Duluth - Jr - F
Kevin Shattenkirk - Boston University - Jr - D
Kyle Kraemer - Northeastern - Sr - F
Kyle Page - Bowling Green - Sr - D
Marc Cheverie - Denver - Jr - G
Mario Valery-Trabucco - Union - Sr - F
Mark Fayne - Providence College - Sr - D
Matt Bergland - Providence College - So - F
Matt Read - Bemidji State University - Jr - F
Mike Schreiber - Union - Sr - D
Nathan Longpre - Robert Morris - Jr - F
Nick Bonino - Boston University - Jr - F
Nick Schaus - UMass Lowell - Sr - D
Rhett Rakhshani - Denver - Sr - F
Riley Gill - Western Michigan - Sr - G
Rob Bordson - Minnesota Duluth - Jr - F
Ryan Lasch - St. Cloud State - Sr - F
Ryan Olidis - Niagara - Sr - F
Scott Campbell - UMass Lowell - Jr - F
Sean Backman - Yale - Sr - F
Stephane Da Costa - Merrimack College - Fr - F
Tomas Petruska - Bowling Green - Sr - F
Wade MacLeod - Northeastern - Jr - F
Zac Dalpe - Ohio State - So - F




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Phase II voting will begin on March 18 after the top ten finalists are announced.