BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Men's Hockey senior goaltender Mattias Sholl has been nominated for the prestigious 2025 Hobey Bake Memorial Award as collegiate men's hockey's top player.
 
Awarded annually to college hockey's top player, the Hobey Baker's tremendously popular fan-voting will run from Wednesday, January 22 until Sunday, March 9 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website hobeybaker.com/vote. Sholl is one of over 90 collegiate men's hockey players representing 64 NCAA Division I schools nominated for the award.
 
Sholl has played in 97-percent of the Beavers' minutes in the crease this season and is third in the nation with 1425:17 minutes played this season. His 580 saves this season ranks 10^th among all goaltenders in Division I. He has posted a 7-12-4 record this season to go along with a 2.86 goals against average and .895 save percentage while his two shutouts are tied for the ninth most in DI.
 
Phase two of fan balloting will feature the Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists beginning March 19 and closing March 30. The fans' vote accounts for a percentage of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year's award recipient.

Award criteria include candidates exhibiting the exceptional character traits of the award's namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America's greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship.

Key Hobey Baker announcement dates for 2025 include:

• Top Ten list of finalists: March 19
• Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists: April 3
• Hobey Baker Award announcement: April 11

The 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 11, 2025 during the NCAA Frozen Four Championship in St. Louis, MO. The award ceremony will be broadcast nationally on NHL Network and streamed live at hobeybaker.com. For more info on the Hobey Baker Award please visit hobeybaker.com. Be sure to also follow Hobey Baker on Twitter for more updates.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State men's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram or like them on Facebook.
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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