Tag: Hobey Baker

Notre Dame’s Max Ellis signs contract with Toronto Maple Leafs

Good luck, Max.

With the season over, a few of Notre Dame’s players are being scooped up by professional teams. So far, we’ve seen it happen with Spencer Stastney and Adam Karashik. Now, we’re seeing it with Max Ellis. The junior forward has been signed to a two-way entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and he will join the Toronto Marlies of the AHL for the Calder Cup playoffs before the contract kicks in next season.

In 71 career games for the Irish, Ellis scored 45 points, 22 of which came from goals. He was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Notre Dame’s Most Improved Player in 2020-21 and a Hobey Baker Award nominee.

In his third and final season in South Bend, Ellis had career and team highs in goals (16) and points (28) as well as a career high in assists (12). Six of his 39 games were multi-point games, and he was selected as the Big Ten First Star of the Week once.

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Notre Dame’s Alex Steeves Up For Hobey Baker Fan Vote

Notre Dame and Team USA Hockey forward Alex Steeves is up for a national award in the collegiate ranks.

Notre Dame star hockey forward Alex Steeves is up for a national award based on fan voting.  Details can be found the University of Notre Dame’s official release below:

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Junior forward Alex Steeves has been selected to Phase One of the Hobey Baker Award’s fan ballot.

To vote, visit the website www.hobeybaker.com.

Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker award includes candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award’s namesake, Hobey Baker, with consideration given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.

Steeves has scored nine goals and added six assists for 15 points in 18 contests this season for the Irish, including a six-game point streak from Dec. 4 – Jan. 9. Steeves’ nine markers lead the team and are currently tied for the third-most in the Big Ten. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, native has earned at least one point in 13 of 18 games in the 2020-21 campaign.

The Fan Balloting (Phase I) of the Hobey Baker award calendar will continue until March 7. On March 17, the Top 10 Finalists will be announced, at which time Phase II Fan Balloting will begin and run through March 28, 2021. The Hobey Hat Trick Finalist Announcement will be made on April 1. The 2021 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 9, 2021.

Up Next For The Irish

  • Notre Dame stays on the road to take on Big Ten foe Ohio State this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 5-6) in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Friday’s contest is set for 4:30 p.m. ET before the teams wrap up the weekend series on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
  • Both games will be televised on BTN.

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Notre Dame Hockey: Morris on Ballot for Baker Award

Notre Dame senior goaltender Cale Morris is a nominee for the 2020 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The honor is bestowed each year upon the top player in college hockey, and fans can help decide who wins by voting on the award’s website. Fans can vote …

Notre Dame senior goaltender Cale Morris is a nominee for the 2020 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The honor is bestowed each year upon the top player in college hockey, and fans can help decide who wins by voting on the award’s website.

Fans can vote on the first phase of the ballot until March 9. The field will be cut to 10 finalists, which will be announced March 18, and fan voting will be open for the second round until March 29. The Hat Trick Finalists will be announced April 2, and the winner will be revealed during the Frozen Four on April 10.

Morris, who was named an alternate captain for this season, has been the Big Ten’s First Star of the Week twice and the Third Star of the Week once. Over his past five games, he’s stopped 166 of 172 shots faced for a .965 save percentage. His nine career shutouts and 53 wins rank fifth in their respective categories in Notre Dame history.