January 12, 2010

Polacek Nominated for Hobey Baker Memorial Award

TROY, N.Y. - Rensselaer men's hockey player Chase Polacek (Edina, MN/Academy of Holy Angels) has been nominated for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award. A junior, he leads ECAC Hockey in a number of categories, including points (32), goals (15), power-play points (19), power-play goals (9) and short-handed points (3).

Vote For Hobey Baker Memorial Award

Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s highly popular fan-voting phase opened on Friday, Jan. 8. Fans can vote online through the Hobey Baker website: www.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.