Michigan State forward Isaac Howard wins Hobey Baker award as

ST. LOUIS (AP)– Michigan State junior forward Isaac Howard won the Hobey Baker award Friday as college hockey’s leading player.The 21-year-old

Howard led the nation in balancing 1.41 points per game and ended up being the Spartans ‘very first player to win the award because goalie Ryan Miller in 2001, and 3rd total. Howard is from Hudson, Wisconsin, and was chosen by Tampa Bay with the 31st choice in the 2022 draft.Advertisement Howard ended up fifth in the nation this season with 52 points(26 objectives, 26 helps

)in 37 games while helping lead Michigan State to win the Big 10 regular-season and conference tournament titles.He won the honor over two other finalists, Denver sophomore defenseman Zeev Buium and Boston College sophomore forward

Ryan Leonard, who has actually already made the dive to the NHL with the Washington Capitals.Boston College’s Jacob Fowler won the Mike Richter Award as goalie of the year. The sophomore was the only repeat finalist and ended up the season ranked 3rd with 25 wins, 2nd with a 1.63 goals-against average and 3rd with a. 940 conserve percentage.Boston University’s Cole Hutson, who led all freshmen with 46 points (14 objectives, 32 assists ), won the Tim Taylor novice of the year honors.Advertisement The awards existed throughout the NCAA’s Frozen 4 championship in St. Louis

with Western Michigan (33-7-1)dealing with Boston University(24-13-2 )in the last on Saturday night.Baker was a football and hockey star for Princeton before serving

in the Army Air Corps

throughout World War I. He was 26, already set up to be delivered home, when he was eliminated in an airplane crash in France. ___ AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports