Blues prospect Scott Perunovich wins Hobey Baker Award
Scott Perunovich, a junior defenseman from Minnesota Duluth, has won the 2020 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player. The Hibbing, Minnesota, native was selected 45th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2018 NHL draft. He agreed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Blues in March.
"I'm extremely honored and humbled to be this year's Hobey Baker Award recipient," Perunovich said during an interview with SportsCenter.
Perunovich helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back NCAA national championships as a freshman and sophomore. His team was ranked fifth in the nation when the NCAA season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perunovich had 40 points in 34 games this season, the second-most points by a defenseman in the NCAA. He had 105 points in 115 career games. He was a first-team All-American as a freshman and a second-team All-American as a sophomore, and he looks to be one again as a junior.
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