The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is presented
to a deserving recipient on the day before the last
college hockey game of the season. But that doesn’t
mean that college hockey fans, players and media members
don’t think about it all season. This week's Inside
College Hockey's Hobey Tracker takes a look at how the
10 finalists for the award are trending following last
week's league championships and this week's NCAA Regionals.
| BULL
MARKET: STOCK RISING |
| Nathan
Gerbe
Boston College
Junior | Forward |
 |
The
Hockey East tournament's Most Valuable Player
scored 1-4—5 to lead the Eagles to the title
and put 15 shots on goal against UNH. The one-time
co-favorite is making a late run at Porter. |
| Jean-Philippe
Lamoureux
North Dakota
Senior | Goalie |
|
Lamoureux was solid in a WCHA Final Five semifinal
loss to Denver, then outdueled Richard Bachmann
in a consolation-game win over Colorado College. |
T.J.
Oshie
North Dakota
Junior | Forward |
|
After
being held scoreless in a loss to Denver in the
WCHA Final Five semis, he bounced back with a goal
and an assist in a consolation-game win against
Colorado College that locked up a No. 1 seed in
the NCAAs this weekend. |
| HOLDING
STEADY |
| Ryan
Jones
Miami
Senior | Forward |
— |
He
had just one point, an assist, in the CCHAs in
Detroit, but his screen allowed Miami to score
the game-tying goal against Notre Dame and he
earned a spot on the all-tournament team. |
Simon
Lambert
RIT
Senior | Forward |
— |
RIT's
season is over, and it was a fine one for Lambert,
one of the nation's leading scorers who will long
be remembered as one of the builders for the Tiger
program at the Division I level. |
Jeff
Lerg
Michigan State
Junior | Goalie |
— |
Michigan
State didn't play in Detroit, but they're in a high-profile
NCAA Regional this weekend. Leading State back to
the Frozen Four will cement Lerg's reputation as
a big-game goalie. |
Kevin
Regan
New Hampshire
Senior | Goalie |
— |
Don't
let the five goals allowed deceive you; he made
62 saves in just over 100 minutes of work in last
week's triple-overtime loss to Boston College. |
| BEAR
MARKET: STOCK FALLING |
Lee
Jubinville
Princeton
Junior | Forward |
 |
Princeton
won ECAC Hockey, but Jubinville didn't have a point
in either win. Curious voters who tuned in to see
him play might be disappointed. |
Ryan
Lasch
St. Cloud State
Sophomore | Forward |
|
Lasch
assisted on both St. Cloud State goals against Minnesota,
but his team didn't advance to the semifinals of
the Final Five. |
Kevin
Porter
Michigan
Senior | Forward |
|
He's
still the clear favorite, but didn't do himself
any favors by not recording a single point in last
week's CCHA championship. |
