Monday, November 26, 2007

Hobey Watch

Here is this week's installment of the Hobey Watch.

1. Kevin Porter, Michigan

This is quickly becoming no contest. Porter leads the country in scoring, is excellent defensively, is a senior, and is captain of his team. That's pretty much the quintessential Hobey Baker candidate.

Chad Kolarik, Michigan

Porter and Kolarik are like "Temptation" and the "Hawaiian War Chant". You can't have one without the other. Everything I said about Porter is true for Kolarik, except he's tied for second in the country in scoring, and is an alternate captain.

Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud

It's getting harder and harder to ignore Lasch. He's only been held off the scoreboard in one of St. Cloud's games this season.

Richard Bachman, Colorado College

You could make a decent argument for Colorado College being the best team in the nation. They may not have the record, but they have to have played the toughest schedule in the country so far, and Bachman is a huge reason why they've been so successful. He's put up incredible numbers for a freshman and given CC the goaltending they need to be one of the top teams in the country.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not bad for a "DU reject."

Anonymous said...

Only Gophers are worthy of the Hobey

Anonymous said...

Not so cynical about Lasch now, are ye?

Kris said...

Wow a couple of angry/arrogant fans. That is sad.

Anonymous said...

Hey, we're not the ones who called Bachman a "DU reject"...

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_7545366

Anonymous said...

So who is 'we' Mr. Anonymous? It so far is looking as though DU needs to be careful who they reject because it is coming back to bite them. They do have at least one, I think two very good goalie prospects on their list though, one from Anchorage (Colorado isn't good enough for them so they steal Anchorage's, no not bitter at all).

Anonymous said...

bachman can't carry mannino's jock!!!

the powers that be will recognize this fact!!!

:-}

Anonymous said...

Stalock for Hobey

Anonymous said...

Bachman is the man for the hobey this season!!

Anonymous said...

He's having a good year but Bachman has 2 things going against him.
1. He's a freshman
2. He's a goalie.

He'd have to put up a GAA under 1.00 and an Save Percentage above 96 to have a chance I think.