Dryden McKay

For just the third time in the 40-plus years the Hobey Baker Award has been handed out, a goalie was named the top player in college hockey, as Minnesota ...

We had a lot of fun times off the rink and that’s what kept me excited to be there and to win a championship, which we ended up doing.” He was a member of Fargo’s 2018 USHL title team, and played with Meyers there. McKay has been the Mavericks everyday goalie for the past three years and has posted an impressive 34 shutouts in his career. Maybe the biggest surprise of the event came when former New York Rangers and Wisconsin star Mike Richter announced that Devon Levi of Northeastern had won the award which bears Richter’s name, given to college hockey’s top goalie. He acknowledged that it’s hard for a goalie to win this award, up against forwards and the eye-popping things they often do with the puck. There’s always going to be somebody who’s thought of as better than you, or whatever it may be,” said Dryden McKay, who is a free agent.

BOSTON — Minnesota State's groundbreaking season continued on Friday when goaltender Dryden McKay won the 42nd Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the best ...

For me, again, he goes about his business, and I’m proud of the way he handles things both positively and negatively.” He also was a finalist for the Mike Richter Award for the second consecutive season but lost to Northeastern’s Devon Levi earlier on Friday. McKay easily repeated as the conference goaltending champion this year in the CCHA, a year after he tied Tony Esposito as the only player to win the WCHA goaltending title three different times. The one that’s unique about our sport is that what’s between the ears and what’s in your chest and body is hard to put on paper. McKay, a finalist in 2021, is the first player since Harvard’s Jimmy Vesey to win the award in his second season as a Hobey Hat Trick finalist. His 113 wins rank second all-time, and he joined Michigan’s Marty Turco and Steve Shields as the only goaltenders with 100 career wins.

For the first time since Ryan Miller won it in 2001, a goaltender has been awarded the Hobey Baker Award as the top men's NCAA player after a tremendous ...

Among other career accolades, McKay won the WCHA title as a freshman in 2018-19 before winning multiple awards as the league's top goaltender. McKay was a runner-up twice for the award after consecutive 10-shutout campaigns, with his save percentage hitting a career-low of .924 last season. In four NCAA seasons, McKay had a .932 save percentage, 26 shutouts and a total record of 113-19-4, making him one of the best college goaltenders in decades.

Denver's Bobby Brink earned the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in NCAA men's Division I for the 2021-22 season.

Harvard and Minnesota are tied for second with four each. Minnesota-Duluth has the most Hobey Baker winners with six. There have been 41 recipients of the award, with no player repeating. The award was introduced in 1981. His 35 points in conference play tied the NCHC single-season record. He ranks second in college hockey with a 1.27 goals-against average and his .934 save percentage is tied for third.

Minnesota State senior goaltender Dryden McKay won the Hobey Baker Award Friday, which is given to the best college hockey player in the nation.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg in McKay’s historic career. He also holds the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey record for career shutouts (34) and holds Minnesota State’s record for career wins (113), which currently ranks second all-time in NCAA history. The senior netminder leads the nation in wins this season (38) and has established a new NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey record for single-season victories.

Denver's Bobby Brink earned the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in NCAA men's Division I for the 2021-22 season.

Harvard and Minnesota are tied for second with four each. Minnesota-Duluth has the most Hobey Baker winners with six. There have been 41 recipients of the award, with no player repeating. The award was introduced in 1981. His 35 points in conference play tied the NCHC single-season record. He ranks second in college hockey with a 1.27 goals-against average and his .934 save percentage is tied for third.

Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay didn't take home the Mike Richter Award for the best goaltender in college hockey on Friday (Providence's Devon Levi ...

After that game, several NHL teams are expected to try to sign McKay. His numbers throughout his four-year college career have been nothing short of stellar (a 1.45 GAA, a .932 SV%, and 34 shutouts in 139 games). While he’s a bit small compared to a lot of goalies nowadays as teams tend to prefer taller netminders – McKay stands 6’0 – this is a player that many should be willing to make an exception for. Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay didn’t take home the Mike Richter Award for the best goaltender in college hockey on Friday (Northeastern’s Devon Levi, a Buffalo prospect, got the nod there as well as the Tim Taylor Award for Rookie of the Year). However, he earned an even bigger award as the NCAA announced ( Twitter link) that the netminder has won the Hobey Baker Award which is presented annually to the most outstanding men’s college hockey player in the United States. He beat out Minnesota center Ben Meyers and Denver winger Bobby Brink (a Philadelphia prospect) for the honor.

Along with the Hobey Baker, other awards were handed out Friday night. Here's a full list. Mike Richter Award (top goaltender): Devon Levi, Northeastern; Hockey ...

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