McKay Named Recipient of the 2022 Hobey Baker Award as National Player of the Year

Goaltender becomes Minnesota State's first Hobey Award Winner

4/8/2022 3:59:00 PM

Boston, Mass. --- Minnesota State senior goaltender Dryden McKay has been named the recipient of the 2022 Hobey Baker Award as the top player in NCAA Division I men's hockey.

McKay, a three-time All-American owns a 38-4-0 record with a .934 save percentage and a 1.27 goals against average for 2021-22.

McKay's 38 wins this year lead the nation and have established a NCAA DI men's hockey record for single-season victories. Minnesota's Robb Stauber (1987-88) and Michigan's Marty Turco (1995-96), with 34 wins, are the previous record-holders. McKay has established a NCAA standard for career shutouts (he has 34) and a Minnesota State record for career wins (113, which stands second all-time in NCAA history). For his four-year college career, McKay stands 113-19-4 with a 1.45 GAA, and .932 Sv% in 139 games played. McKay has been named CCHA Player of the Year, CCHA Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-CCHA in his senior season with Minnesota State.

McKay, who was also a finalist for the award last year, becomes Minnesota State's first Hobey Baker Award recipient. A native of Downers Grove, Ill., McKay has helped lead Minnesota State to this year's Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title, the CCHA postseason tournament title, the NCAA Albany Regional championship, and also a spot in Saturday night's national championship game.

McKay is the third goaltender to win the Hobey Baker Memorial award joining Minnesota's Robb Stauber, 1988, and Michigan State's Ryan Miller, 2001, as recipients of college hockey's top individual honor.

MSU goaltender Ken Hilgert received the small college Hobey Baker Award in the western region as a senior in 1987-88.

The other finalists for this year's Hobey Baker Award were Denver's Bobby Brink and Minnesota's Ben Meyers.

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