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Minnesota State University goalie Dryden McKay won this year's Hobey Baker Award. The award given to college hockey's best player of the year. McKay set NCAA records for most wins in a season with 37 and most shutouts in a season with 34. That's truly an incredible year deserving of the award.
However, it was announced on Tuesday the McKay has accepted a six-month ban from competition. He reportedly committed an anti-doping violation, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
The ineligibility actually began on April 14th. McKay last played for Minnesota State in the Frozen Four when they lost 5-1, ending their season to the eventual National Champion Denver.
Dryden McKay spoke to the media following the news, as ESPN‘s Greg Wyshynski noted. “This experience has been a very unexpected and difficult matter for me and my family,” McKay said in a statement. “I am remaining optimistic and looking forward to beginning my pro career in the fall.”
He was told back in February that a sample he submitted tested positive for ostarine, a muscle growth drug that is banned substance.
McKay was named an alternate to the United States men's Olympic hockey team, which led to his test. The apparent positive test showed very little ostarine in his system. However, that clearly does not matter as he is now unable to participate in hockey for six months.
