The Hobey Baker Award Committee named their three finalists for the 2023 Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Thursday morning and a pair of Gophers are on the list. The Hobey Hat Trick consists of Minnesota Gophers freshman Logan Cooley, Gophers sophomore Mathew Knies, and Michigan Wolverines freshman Adam Fantilli. All three players will be in the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida next week playing in the semifinals on Thursday with the Hobey Baker awarded on Friday.
Cooley has been one of the two best freshmen in the country this season along with Fantilli.