The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation Thursday announced the 10 finalists for the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. This year’s winner will be announced at a ceremony in Detroit, site of the NCAA Frozen Four, on Friday, April 9.

The finalists are, in alphabetical order:

• Bobby Butler, F, New Hampshire, the Hockey East Player of the Year;
• Marc Cheverie, G, Denver, the WCHA Player of the Year and national leader in wins, save percentage, and shutouts;
• Blake Geoffrion, F, Wisconsin, the WCHA co-leader in goals;
• Gustav Nyquist, F, Maine, the country’s top point-getter with 59 points;
• Mark Olver, F, Northern Michigan, the CCHA leader in points and co-leader in goals;
• Chase Polacek, F, Rensselaer, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and the league’s top scorer;
• Rhett Rakhshani, F, Denver, the leading scorer in the WCHA;
• Cody Reichard, G, Miami, the CCHA player of the year and the country’s leader in goals against average;
• Ben Scrivens, G, Cornell, winner of the ECAC Hockey Ken Dryden Award, presented to the league’s top goaltender; and
• Brendan Smith, D, Wisconsin, the top-scoring defenseman in the nation and WCHA Defensive Player of the Year.

The list of finalists will be trimmed to three with the announcement of the Hobey Hat Trick on Wednesday, March 31.