Friday, April 10, 2026
Minnesota Duluth’s Max Plante Claims 2026 Hobey Baker Award
Michigan State’s Trey Augustine Named Mike Richter Award Recipient
LAS VEGAS—Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Max Plante has been named the 2026 recipient of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given annually to the best player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey.
The announcement was televised live Friday on NHL Network from the Park MGM on the eve of the NCAA Frozen Four championship game between Denver and Wisconsin.
Plante, who was also named a first-team All-American on Friday, played in 40 games this season and is tied for third in the national scoring race with 52 points. He led the NCHC in goals (25), points per game (1.30) and game-winning goals (six). The Hermantown, Minn., native became the seventh Bulldog to win the Hobey Baker Award and the first since defenseman Scott Perunovich in 2020.
The 2025-26 NCHC Player of the Year, Plante was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round (47th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Also on Friday, Michigan State junior goalie Trey Augustine won the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s top goaltender. A native of South Lyon, Mich., Augustine also garnered first-team All-America honors after going 24-9-1 with a 2.11 goals against average and .929 save percentage. He backstopped the Spartans to their second straight Big Ten Conference regular-season championship.
At the conclusion of Michigan State’s season, Augustine signed an entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings, who made him a second-round pick (41st overall) in 2023.
The complete list of tonight’s individual award honorees:
- Hobey Baker Award: Max Plante, Minnesota Duluth
- Mike Richter Award: Trey Augustine, Michigan State (video)
- Hockey Humanitarian Award: Meg Simon, Middlebury
- Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year: Ethan Wyttenbach, Quinnipiac (video)
- Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award: Kevin Anderson, Princeton (video)
- AHCA All-America Teams: listed below (video)
2025-26 AHCA/CCM Hockey Division I Men’s All-America Teams
| First Team East | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | Team | Hometown |
| G | Michael Hrabal | Jr. | Massachusetts | Prague, Czechia |
| D | Brandon Holt | Sr. | Maine | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| D | Cole Hutson | So. | Boston University | Chicago, Ill. |
| F | James Hagens | So. | Boston College | Hauppauge, N.Y. |
| F | Hayden Stavroff | So. | Dartmouth | Columbus, Ohio |
| F | Ethan Wyttenbach | Fr. | Quinnipiac | Roslyn, N.Y. |
Second Team East |
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | Team | Hometown |
| G | Lawton Zacher | Jr. | Northeastern | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| D | Tyler Dunbar | Jr. | Union | Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. |
| D | Chris Hedden | Sr. | Air Force Academy | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| F | Dylan Hryckowian | Jr. | Northeastern | Île Bizard, Quebec |
| F | Jack Musa | Jr. | Massachusetts | Orange Park, Fla. |
| F | Felix Trudeau | Sr. | Sacred Heart | Terrebonne, Quebec |
First Team West |
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | Team | Hometown |
| G | Trey Augustine | Jr. | Michigan State | South Lyon, Mich. |
| D | Jake Livanavage | Jr. | North Dakota | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| D | Eric Pohlkamp | Jr. | Denver | Baxter, Minn. |
| F | T.J. Hughes | Sr. | Michigan | Hamilton, Ontario |
| F | Porter Martone | Fr. | Michigan State | Peterborough, Ontario |
| F | Max Plante | So. | Minnesota Duluth | Hermantown, Minn. |
Second Team West |
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | Team | Hometown |
| G | Josh Kotai | Jr. | Augustana | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| D | Ty Hanson | So. | Minnesota Duluth | Hermantown, Minn. |
| D | Evan Murr | Jr. | Minnesota State | Stillwater, Minn. |
| F | Tyson Gross | Jr. | St. Cloud State | Calgary, Alberta |
| F | Gavin McKenna | Fr. | Penn State | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| F | Charlie Stramel | Sr. | Michigan State | Rosemount, Minn. |