Flynn is Wildcats’ Hobey Baker winner
Presque Isle senior Adam Flynn has been named his school’s first recipient of the Hobey Baker Character Award.
The Maine Interscholastic Hockey Coaches Association, in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Foundation, will host the first Hobey Baker High School Character Award program in Maine. The awards are given annually to one high school senior from each participating boys/girls hockey program in the state and recognizes and rewards student-athletes for displaying exemplary character and sportsmanship in their schools and communities.
The Hobey Baker High School Character Award is an extension of the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top collegiate ice hockey player.
Hockey coaches from schools across the state have selected one member of their team to receive this honor. Selected students exemplify the spirit, sportsmanship and character represented by the collegiate award through their attitude, work ethic, unselfishness, and “coachability.”
“The spirit of the 2013 Hobey Baker High School Character Award is to acknowledge that it takes more than hockey skill to develop great student – athletes and the development of exemplary character and sportsmanship in our high school hockey players is a vitally important aspect of the student-athlete experience,” said Mike Tausek, Maine State Director of the Hobey Baker Character Award Program. “We are honored to participate in this important award and recognize these outstanding high school students in Maine as we believe that character builds excellence.”
