The St. Louis Blues crossed their fingers and hoped when they drafted Scott Perunovich in the second round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. In fact, the upper brass had to be prodded into selecting the defenseman with the 45th overall pick.
Perunovich has Keith Tkachuk to thank for that prodding. The Blues should now be thanking Tkachuk as well because the Blues now have the best collegiate player in the land in their ranks.
Perunovich was just named the 2019-20 Hobey Baker Award winner. Perunovich was already racking up the awards and accolades, but now he has the biggest award in his sport for the college ranks.