Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Suess, Brickley on Hobey ballot

Fan voting has begun for the Hobey Baker Award, which goes to the top player in men’s college hockey, and two Minnesota State players are on the ballot.

Senior center C.J. Suess and junior defenseman Daniel Brickley are among 74 players on the initial ballot, which eventually will be narrowed to 10 candidates and then three finalists called the Hobey Hat Trick.

Suess leads the WCHA in scoring and is tied for sixth in the country with 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists). Brickley ranks second in the conference and fifth in the nation in scoring among defensemen with 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists).
They have led the ninth-ranked Mavericks to a 17-7-0 record (15-5-0, first place in the WCHA).

Fans can vote by going to www.voteforhobey.com. The first phase of fan voting will run through March 4, and the second phase runs from March 14 through March 25. The fans’ vote accounts for 1 percent of the total ballot in each phase.

The Hobey Baker winner will be announced on April 6 at St. Paul during the NCAA Frozen Four weekend.

Suess and Brickley are two of 10 WCHA players on the initial ballot. Others include Bowling Green forward Mitch McLain and defenseman Alec Rauhauser, Alabama Huntsville forward Josh Kestner, Alaska Anchorage goaltender Olivier Mantha, Bemidji State goaltender Michael Bitzer, Ferris State forward Mitch Maloney, Northern Michigan forward Robbie Payne and Michigan Tech defenseman Mitch Reinke.

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