Minnesota State senior goaltender Dryden McKay has been named the recipient of the 2022 Hobey Baker Award as the top player in NCAA Division I men's hockey.

McKay, a three-time All-American owns a 38-4-0 record with a .934 save percentage and a 1.27 goals against average for 2021-22.

McKay's 38 wins this year lead the nation and have established a NCAA DI men's hockey record for single-season victories. Minnesota's Robb Stauber (1987-88) and Michigan's Marty Turco (1995-96), with 34 wins, are the previous record-holders. McKay has established a NCAA standard for career shutouts (he has 34) and a Minnesota State record for career wins (113, which stands second all-time in NCAA history). For his four-year college career, McKay stands 113-19-4 with a 1.45 GAA, and .932 Sv% in 139 games played.   McKay has been named CCHA Player of the Year, CCHA Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-CCHA in his senior season with Minnesota State.

McKay, who was also a finalist for the award last year, becomes Minnesota State's first Hobey Baker Award recipient. A native of Downers Grove, Ill., McKay has helped lead Minnesota State to this year's Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title, the CCHA postseason tournament title, the NCAA Albany Regional championship, and also a spot in Saturday night's national championship game.

MSU goaltender Ken Hilgert received the small college Hobey Baker Award in the western region as a senior in 1987-88.

The other finalists for this year's Hobey Baker Award were Denver's Bobby Brink and Minnesota's Ben Meyers.