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3/10/2025
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Sen. Tikoian to host Rhode Island’s 20th annual Hobey Baker High School Character Award
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STATE HOUSE — Sen. David P. Tikoian (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, Lincoln, North Providence) will host 32 student-athletes selected by their high school hockey coaches as the 2024 recipients of the prestigious Hobey Baker High School Character Award for a recognition ceremony in the Senate Lounge of the State House today at 3 p.m.
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Senator Tikoian and Rep. Stephen M. Casey (D-Dist. 50, Woonsocket) will join in recognizing the students at the event.
“The benefits of sports go far beyond staying physically active. For young people, being part of a team provides lessons that last a lifetime. Sports help us learn the value of hard work, and how to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Most importantly, sports build character. The Hobey Baker award recognizes those whose strong character has led them to excellence as players, teammates, and leaders. I am honored to welcome these outstanding Rhode Island student-athletes to the State House and congratulate them on all their achievements,” said Senator Tikoian (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Providence, Lincoln).
In 2003, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation established the Hobey Baker High School Character Award to honor high school hockey players who exemplify the Hobey Baker ideal that “Character Builds Excellence.” In 2006, the RI Interscholastic League (RIIL) Hockey Coaches Associations became one of the first State Hockey Associations in the country to embrace this award.
Annually, a single senior hockey player from each participating high school hockey team is selected by the team’s coach for outstanding individual performance on and off the ice based on the following criteria: coachability, strength of character, integrity, commitment, teamwork, community leadership, and outstanding sportsmanship.
The 2025 selections:
Boys’ Teams
Cody Wood, Barrington High School; Logan Toussaint, Bishop Hendricken; Timothy Cedergren, Blackstone Valley Schools; Patrick Murphy, Burrillville High School; Pavan Tanay Ratnam, Cranston West; Jack Horsman, Coventry/Johnston Co-op; John Curry, Cumberland High School; Tim Madden, East Greenwich High School; Tucker Cobery, La Salle Academy; Ethan Smith, Lincoln High School; Rory Merritt Moses Brown School; Nick Gilkeson, Rogers/ Middletown/ Tiverton/ Mount Hope/ East Providence; Mason Kosiorek, Narragansett/Chariho Co-op; Charlie Randall, North Kingstown High School; Devin Stevens, Pilgrim High School; Troy Gerbi, Ponaganset High School; Shane Temple, Portsmouth High School; Caleb Burnett, The Prout School; Jayden Argenti, Smithfield High School; Declan Friedt, South Kingstown High School; and Cayden Landy, West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich.
Girls’ teams
Rachel Palmer, Northern RI; Kaitlyn Toce, Cranston Co-op; Margaux Boneau, East Bay Eagles; Eliza Barker, La Salle Academy; Meghan Falls, Smithfield/Coventry/Moses Brown; Lauren Avedisian, South County Storm; and Emily Tullie, Warwick/West Warwick Co-op.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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