Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation

University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

WCHA Player of the Year in 1987 … helped the Fighting Sioux to the WCHA regular season and playoff titles in 1986-87 … named NCAA Tournament MVP in 1987 as North Dakota claimed the national championship … set an NCAA record for most points in a season with 116 in 1986-87 on 46 goals, 70 assists in 48 games … set WCHA season mark for assists with 70 in 1986-87 … scored 64 goals and added 108 assists for 172 career points in 84 games with the Fighting Sioux … selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft … spent 20 years playing pro hockey retiring in 2005 from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL … spent parts of 14 years in the NHL with St. Louis (4 years, 2stints), Quebec Nordiques (2 years), San Jose, Chicago, Dallas, Edmonton, NY Islanders, Anaheim (2 years) and Atlanta (2 years) … After retiring in 2005 following two seasons with Milwaukee in the AHL, Hrkac was coaching Concordia University in Wisconsin (where he continues to coach today) before the playing bug reignited.  Hrkac returned to play with Houston of the AHL for 12 games in 2008-09 and 17 games in 2009-10.