Michigan's Kyle Connor, Boston College's Thatcher Demko and Harvard's Jimmy Vesey make up the 2016 Hobey Hat Trick, finalists for college hockey's top individual honor to be awarded on April 8 in Tampa.
The trio features a senior, a freshman and a goaltender, with Demko the lone representative whose team will be in Tampa. The three finalists were selected from the initial list of 10 candidates by the 27-member selection committee.
The Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 8, at the historic Tampa Theatre. The 36th annual announcement will be televised live on NHL Network and streamed at hobeybakeraward.com. More on each finalist:
Kyle Connor, Michigan (Shelby Twp., Mich./Youngstown-USHL/WPG)
Thatcher Demko, Boston College (San Diego, Calif./U.S. NTDP/VAN)
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard (N. Reading, Mass./South Shore-EJHL/NSH)