Chisholm, Nikora, and Foley Earn Hobey Baker Nominations

HANOVER, N.H.—On Wednesday, the nominees for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced. Dartmouth's Sean Chisholm, Nikita Nikora, and CJ Foley have been nominated for hockey's most prestigious award.

Chisholm is having a career year as senior for the Big Green. Through 18 games this season he has tied his career high with nine goals while also tallying seven assists to this point in the season. The Caledonia, Ont. native leads Dartmouth in goals while his has taken a team high 50 shots. Four of his seven goals have come on the man-advantage which leads the Big Green and is tied for third in the ECAC. The second-year captain has also been a top faceoff man for the Big Green as he has won 55.4% of faceoffs this season.

Nikora has shown off this season a team high 16 assists through 18 games this season. While dishing out 16 assists, the Saint Petersburg, Russia native has also scored three times this season. His 16 assists have him in second in the ECAC despite playing less games than every player in the top 10. His .89 assists per game is sixth in Division I while his 1.06 points per game has him in 28^th in the country. In his two-year career he has tallied 39 points in 43 games.

Foley has been a top defenseman in the ECAC for the Big Green as he has scored five goals to go along with 11 assists. The reigning Ivy League and ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year has already tied his career high with five goals this season. This season he has four multi-point games with three of them coming in a row from Dec. 1-Dec. 7. The Hanover, Mass. native is leading the ECAC defensemen in points per game while being fourth among total points.

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is given to the top college hockey player, you can vote for Dartmouth players by clicking here. The finalist list will be announced on Mar. 19.

Dartmouth hits the road for games against Colgate and Cornell this weekend. The Big Green faceoff against Colgate on Friday, Jan. 24 before taking on Cornell on Saturday, Jan. 25. Both games are set for 7 PM faceoffs.

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