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By Tom King
Cole Caufield turns pro. Graphic courtesy: UW Sports Information
MADISON, WI (WSAU) â Stevens Point native Cole Caufield has won the Hobey Baker Award which goes to the top menâs college hockey player in the country.
He becomes the 2nd Wisconsin Badger to win the award after Blake Geoffrion did it in 2010.
Caufield led the nation in scoring and was the unanimous pick as Big Ten Player of The Year.
He began his professional career Friday night with the Laval Rockets. He signed an entry level contract with the Montral Canadiens after the Badgers were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
Caufield, selected 15th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, scored 30 goals and 52 points in 31 games with the Wisconsin Badgers to lead all collegiate players.
His college career ended in late March when the Badgers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA playoffs by Bemidji State, allowing him to sign a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canadiens and move up to pro.
The 20-year-old forward known to his teammates as Goal Caufield didn t hesitate to make an impact at the next level, scoring in his professional debut Friday with the American Hockey League s Laval Rocket, Montreal s minor league affiliate.
The five-foot-seven, 162-pound right winger won gold with the United States at the 2021 world junior hockey championship, and is the U.S. national team development program s all-time leader in goals with with 126 goals in 123 games over three seasons before joining the Badgers in 2019-20.
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PITTSBURGH What seemed inevitable by the middle of the season became reality Friday when former Wisconsin forward Cole Caufield was named 2021 winner of the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top men s player in college hockey.
Caufield, who signed with the Montreal Canadiens organization after the season, completed his sophomore campaign with the Big Ten regular-season champion Badgers with 30 goals and 22 assists for 52 points in 31 games.
The Stevens Point, Wis., native led the nation in goals by 11 and points by five. His 11 power-play goals also were a nation s best, and his five game-winning goals were tied for third. Those totals helped Wisconsin move from last place in the Big Ten in 2019-20 to first this seas
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TORONTO Wisconsin forward Cole Caufield won the Hobey Baker Award on Friday night as the top college hockey player, then scored twice in his professional debut.
Caufield edged North Dakota forward Shane Pinto and Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay. He also had an assist Friday night in the Laval Rocket s 5-3 victory over the Toronto Marlies in an American Hockey League game. It means a lot, obviously it was something that was a goal of mine going into the year. It s a special award, Caufield said after the game. It was on my mind pretty much all day. I was getting dressed for warmup (when I found out).