One of the most decorated goaltenders in the history of NCAA Division I men’s hockey, Minnesota State senior Dryden McKay captured the top individual honor in the sport Friday when he was named the 2022 Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top player in college hockey.
Another goaltender, Northeastern’s Devon Levi, won both the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s top
goaltender, as well as the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year Award.
Both netminders were also named first-team
All-Americans, McKay in the West and Levi in the East. The announcements
headlined the awards show televised live on NHL Network Friday, on the eve of
the national championship game. The complete list of individual honorees:
McKay has gone 38-4-0 in 42 appearances this season, setting a new NCAA single-season record for wins. The Downers Grove, Ill., native also posted a sparkling 1.27 goals against average, .934 save percentage and 10 shutouts en route to becoming the first goalie since Ryan Miller in 2001 to capture the Hobey Baker Award.
Not to be outdone, Levi went 21-10-1 for the Huskies while logging a 1.54 GAA and nation’s-best .952 save percentage. He also matched McKay’s 10 shutouts.
McKay and Levi were joined as ACHA West All-Americans by fellow Hobey “Hat Trick” finalist Bobby Brink of Denver, who landed on the second team.
Michigan topped all teams with three West selections; forward Matty Beniers was a first-team honoree while the defense duo of Luke Hughes and Owen Power each earned-second team honors. In the East, Northeastern led all teams with three All-Americans – goaltender Devon Levi and forward Aidan McDonough on the first team, and defenseman Jordan Harris on the second team.
| 2021-22 CCM Hockey/AHCA Division I Men's All-American Hockey Teams | |
| First Team East | |
| Devon Levi, SO, Northeastern University (Dollard des Ormeaux, PQ) |
Goalie |
| Zach Metsa, SR, Quinnipiac University (Delafield, WI) |
Defense |
| Scott Morrow, FR, University of Massachusetts (Darien, CT) |
Defense |
| Nick Abruzzese, JR, Harvard University% (Slate Hill, NY) |
Forward |
| Aidan McDonough, SR, Northeastern University (Milton, MA) |
Forward |
| Bobby Trivigno, SR, University of Massachusetts* (Setauket, NY) |
Forward |
| First Team West | |
| Dryden McKay, SR, Minnesota State University#@ (Downers Grove, IL) |
Goalie |
| Ronnie Attard, JR, Western Michigan University* (White Lake, MI) |
Defense |
| Jake Sanderson, SO, University of North Dakota (Whitefish, MT) |
Defense |
| Matty Beniers, SO, University of Michigan (Hingham, MA) |
Forward |
| Bobby Brink, JR, University of Denver (Minnetonka, MN) |
Forward |
| Nathan Smith, JR, Minnesota State University (Hudson, FL) |
Forward |
| Second Team East | |
| Yaniv Perets, SO, Quinnipiac University (Dollard des Ormeaux, PQ) |
Goalie |
| Jordan Harris, SR, Northeastern University (Haverhill, MA) |
Defense |
| Henry Thrun, JR, Harvard University (Southborough, MA) |
Defense |
| Colin Bilek, SR, Army West Point# (Brighton, MI) |
Forward |
| Jack McBain, SR, Boston College (Toronto, ON) |
Forward |
| Ryan Tverberg, SO, University of Connecticut (Richmond Hills, ON) |
Forward |
| Second Team West | |
| Ryan Fanti, JR, University of Minnesota Duluth (Thunder Bay, ON) |
Goalie |
| Luke Hughes, FR, University of Michigan (Canton, MI) |
Defense |
| Owen Power, SO, University of Michigan (Mississauga, ON) |
Defense |
| Ethen Frank, GR, Western Michigan University (Papillion, NE) |
Forward |
| Brian Halonen, SR, Michigan Tech University (Delano, MN) |
Forward |
| Ben Meyers, JR, University of Minnesota (Delano, MN) |
Forward |
| * First Team in 2021; #Second Team in 2021; @First Team in 2020; %Second Team in 2020 | |