Sophomore forward Jimmy Vesey was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, which was first commissioned in 1981 to recognize the nation’s most outstanding NCAA men’s ice hockey player. The namesake of the award, Hobey Baker, served in World War I and played ice hockey collegiately at Princeton.
Fans are able to contribute to the voting process through two phases. The first round of voting narrows down the field to 10 nominees and ends on March 9. The next and final phase of voting begins March 20 and ends before April 11, when the winner will be announced at the NCAA Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Fans are able to vote every 24 hours, and fan votes account for 1 percent of the total voting process.
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In a strategic move designed to undercut Nike’s control of the international shoe market, Adidas has signed Jeremy Lin ’10 to an endorsement deal. Lin, who was previously signed to Nike, declined to comment on the financial terms of the detail, but noted that Nike chose not to match Adidas’s offer.
Lin has also stated that there will public appearances and tours throughout Asia, and that although he will not have his own shoe line, he will have a say in product development and design for Adidas.
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You know that Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin, Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, and maybe even ATP star James Blake graduated with Harvard degrees, but they’re the exceptions to the Harvard kids are all brains, right? Not so fast – there are other Crimson alums out there. The Back Page takes a closer look at a few notable ones, with more to follow.
Brains—and Brawn: Matt Birk ’98
Two-time All-Pro, six Pro Bowl appearances, Super Bowl ring wearer…and Harvard football star? Scouts told Sports Illustrated the 305 pound (at the time of the 1998 NFL draft) lineman “may be the best Ivy League prospect to come along in several years.”
Boy, were they right.
After a decorated career at Harvard in which Birk was an All-Ivy, All-New England, and All-ECAC lineman, and let the Crimson to the Ivy title in 1997, Birk moved onto the NFL as the Minnesota Vikings’ sixth round draft pick.
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Three years ago, Harvard men’s lacrosse midfielder Daniel Eipp led the Crimson to the Ivy League Championship game, tallying a goal and an assist in Harvard’s 12-8 upset of Penn in the semifinal match. This Friday, the 5’10”, 180-pounder was recognized for his talents at the highest level when the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse took him with the 32nd pick in 14th MLL Collegiate Draft.
With the fourth round draft choice, Eipp became the fifth player in Harvard program history to be drafted by an MLL team and the first since when former teammates Kevin Vaughn ’12 and Daniel DiMaria ’12 were taken 14th and 41st, respectively, in the 2012 draft.
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Despite the deep freeze over most of the country, three Harvard athletes stayed particularly hot this past week and earned themselves co-athlete of the week honors.
Alexander Kerfoot, Men’s Hockey
With the men’s ice hockey team down 2-1 in the last minute this past Tuesday, a loss seemed imminent. But on a last ditch effort, freshman forward Alexander Kerfoot netted a goal with 49 seconds remaining to lead the Crimson to a 2-2 tie against No. 8 Quinnipiac.
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