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Two Spartans, one Wolverine named finalists for Heisman Trophy of NCAA hockey

Three finalists from Michigan and Michigan State earned honors including Big Ten Player and Goalie of the Year among college hockey’s top 10, announced mid-March.

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Two players from Michigan State and one from Michigan are top-10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award – college hockey’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.

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Will the Hobey Baker Prize come to Long Island? Ethan Wyttenbach, originally from Roslyn, was named finalist for the top university hockey award — considered the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy — after an explosive season as a rookie at Quinnipiac. With 58 points, he led nationally, surpassing Penn State’s Gavin McKenna by six units. “It’s a great honor, but... I haven’t won anything yet,” Wyttenbach told The Post, although he admitted to feeli…

Today, the NCAA unveiled the name of the 10 finalists for the Hobey-Baker trophy, awarded to the player par excellence of the American hockey circuit. And to the surprise of the whole, the name of Michael Hage was not included. On the list, among other things, we find: Gavin McKenna, agreed by several as the future 1st choice in the 2026 draftTrey Augustine (Red Wings), 5th best hope and best goaltender of Craig Button's top-50. James Hagens (Br…

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College Hockey News broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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