The Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award is an annual award presented by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee to honor "one of the all-time great contributors to the game of college hockey."

In 1981, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee established two annual awards. While the Hobey Baker Award is given to the individual selected as the outstanding NCAA men's ice hockey player of the current year, the "Legends of College Hockey Award" honors a player, coach, or administrator who has made outstanding historic contributions to the sport.

Award winners

Year Winner Position School Ref 1981 John "Snooks" Kelly Coach Boston College 1933–1942, 1946–1972 1982 Vic Heyliger Player, coach Michigan 1934–1937 (player)Michigan 1944–1957; Air Force 1968–1974 (coach) 1983 John Mariucci Coach Minnesota 1952–1955, 1956–1966 1984 Murray Armstrong Coach Denver 1956–1977 1985 Herb Gallagher Player, coach, administrator Northeastern 1931–1934 (player)Northeastern 1936–1942, 1946–1955 (coach)Northeastern 1955–1976 (administrator); founder of the Beanpot hockey tournament 1986 Amo Bessone Player, coach Illinois 1940–1943 (player)Michigan Tech 1948–1951; Michigan State 1951–1979 (coach) 1987 Murray Murdoch Coach Yale 1938–1965 1988 Fido Purpur Coach North Dakota 1949–1956 1989 Jim Fullerton Coach Brown 1955–1970 ("Fullerton ... was named Legend of Hockey by the Hobey Baker Award Committee.") 1990 Al Renfrew Player, coach Michigan 1945–1949 (player)Michigan Tech 1951–1956; North Dakota 1956–1957; Michigan 1957–1973 (coach) 1991 Jack Riley Player, coach Dartmouth 1940–1942, 1946–1947 (player)Army 1950–1986 (coach) 1992 John "Connie" Pleban Coach U.S. Olympic Team 1952; U.S. National teams 1950, 1961, 1962; Minnesota-Duluth 1955–1959 1993 Bill Cleary Player, coach Harvard 1953–1955 (player)Harvard 1971–1990 (coach) 1994 Jack Kelley Player, coach Boston University 1949–1952 (player)Colby College 1955–1962, 1976–1977; Boston University 1962–1972 (coach) 1995 John Mayasich Player Minnesota 1951–1955; US Olympic Teams 1956, 1960 1996 Len Ceglarski Player, coach Boston College 1948–1951 (player)Clarkson 1958–1972; Boston College 1972–1992 (coach) 1997 Lou Lamoriello Player, coach, administrator Providence 1962–1963 (player)Providence College 1968–1983 (coach)Providence 1983–1987 (administrator) 1998 Ned Harkness Coach Rensselaer 1949–63; Cornell 1963–70; Union 1975–1978 1999 John MacInnes Player, coach Michigan 1945–1950 (player)Michigan Tech 1956–1982 (coach) ("A pair of former coaches with WCHA ties, Glen Sonmor and the late John MacInnes, will be honored with the 'Legends of Hockey' awards at this year's Hobey Baker Memorial Award banquet in Bloomington.") Glen Sonmor Coach Ohio State 1965–1966; Minnesota 1966–1972 2000 Bob Johnson Player, coach North Dakota 1950–1951 (player)Colorado College 1963–66; Wisconsin 1966–1975, 1976–1982 (coach) 2001 Bob Peters Player, coach North Dakota 1957–1958 (player)North Dakota 1964–1966; Bemidji State 1966–1982, 1983–2001 (coach) 2002 Sid Watson Coach Bowdoin 1960–1983 2003 Lefty Smith Coach Notre Dame 1968–1987 2004 Ron Mason Player, coach St. Lawrence 1960–1963 (player)Lake Superior State 1966–1973; Bowling Green 1973–1979; Michigan State 1979–2002 (coach) 2005 Murray Williamson Coach US Olympic Team 1972 2006 Cooney Weiland Coach Harvard 1950–71 2007 Ed Saugestad Player, coach Augsburg 1958–1959 (player)Augsburg 1958–1990, 1992–1996 (coach) 2008 Eddie Jeremiah Player, coach Dartmouth 1926–1930 (player)Dartmouth 1937–1942, 1945–1963, 1964–67 (coach) 2009 Don Roberts Coach Gustavus Adolphus 1965–1996 2010 Charlie Holt Coach Colby 1962–1968; New Hampshire 1968–86 2011 Herb Brooks Player, coach Minnesota 1955–1959 (player)Minnesota 1972–1979, Saint Cloud State 1986–1987 (coach) 2012 Fernie Flaman Coach Northeastern 1970–1989 2013 Jeff Sauer Player, coach Colorado College 1962–1965 (player)Colorado College 1971–1982; Wisconsin 1982–2002 (coach) 2014 Jack Parker Player, coach Boston University 1965–1968 (player)Boston University 1973–2013 (coach) 2015 Tim Taylor Player, coach Harvard 1960–1963 (player)Yale 1976–1983, 1984–1993, 1994–2006; US Olympic Team 1994 (coach) 2016 Bill Selman Player, coach North Dakota 1960–1963 (player)North Dakota 1966–1968; Minnesota–Duluth 1968–1970; St. Louis 1970–1979;Lake Superior State 1981–1983; US National Team 1982 (coach) 2017 Bill Riley Jr. Player, coach Boston University 1965–1968 (player)UMass Lowell 1969–1991 (coach) 2018 Red Berenson Player, coach Michigan 1959–1962 (player)Michigan 1984–2017 (coach) 2019 Jim Cross Player, coach Boston University 1958–1960 (player)Vermont 1965–1984 (coach) 2020 Rick Comley Player, coach Lake Superior State 1967–1971 (player)Lake Superior State 1973–1976; Northern Michigan 1976–2002; Michigan State 2002–2011 (coach) 2021 Mike Sertich Player, coach Minnesota-Duluth 1966–1969 (player)Minnesota-Duluth 1982–2000; Michigan Tech 2000–2003; St. Scholastica 2010–2012 (coach) 2022 John "Gino" Gasparini Player, coach North Dakota 1965–1968 (player)North Dakota 1969–1978 (assistant coach)North Dakota 1978–1994 (head coach) 2023Jerry YorkPlayer, coachBoston College 1963–1967 (player) Clarkson 1972–1979; Bowling Green 1979–1994; Boston College 1994–2022 (coach)2024Don LuciaPlayer, coach, administratorNotre Dame 1977–1981 (player) Alaska Fairbanks 1987–1993; Colorado College 1993–1999; Minnesota 1999–2018 (coach) CCHA 2020–present (commissioner)2025Dick UmilePlayer, coachNew Hampshire 1969–1972 (player) Providence 1985–1987; New Hampshire 1988–1990 (assistant coach); New Hampshire 1990–2018 (coach)2026Mike McShanePlayer, coachNew Hampshire 1968–1971 (player) Dartmouth 1978–1980 (assistant coach); St. Lawrence 1980–1985; Providence 1985–1994; Norwich 1995–2018

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