For the Record

April 17, 2006

Won By former Denver defenseman Matt Carle (above left), the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best player. To pick up his hardware at the Frozen Four in Milwaukee last Friday, he needed permission from his new employers--the San Jose Sharks, who signed him to a three-year, $2.8 million contract on March 19, the day Denver was left out of the NCAA tournament. (The Sharks drafted him in the second round in 2003.) Carle scored in his NHL debut six days later. "It's almost like a storybook," he said.