Yale Hockey Players Earn Weekly Distinction in January

In addition to serving as a board member with Engage Therapeutics, Warren Lammert is the chief investment officer and CEO of the Boston, Massachusetts, firm Granite Point Capital. Warren Lammert holds a master's degree in economic history from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University, where he played junior varsity hockey.

Although the Yale men's hockey team experienced a 7-0 loss to Harvard in January, it followed that up with back-to-back victories over Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) rivals Union (5-0) and Rensselaer (4-1). Consequently, the team's goaltender Corbin Kaczperski and forward Curtis Hall were named ECAC Goalie of the Week and ECAC Player of the Week, respectively, for the week ending January 19.

Kaczperski stopped 48 of the 49 shots he faced in the back-to-back victories, while Hall scored four of Yale's nine goals and added an assist. Hall, who became the first Yale player to earn the weekly distinction in the 2019-20 season, had a team-leading 13 goals through the first 17 games of the season. Earlier in the year, the Boston Bruins draft pick represented the United States at the World Junior U-20 Championships and scored one goal in five games.

Evan Smith Named Captain of Yale Men's Hockey Team

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The recipient of a master's degree in economic history from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Warren Lammert has served as the CEO and chief investment officer at Granite Point Capital since 2004. Prior to earning his master's degree, Warren Lammert completed his bachelor's degree at Yale University, where he was a member of the school's junior varsity ice hockey team.

Last April, the Yale University men's hockey team named Evan Smith as its captain for the 2019-20 season. A 6-foot, 190-pound native of Ontario, Canada, Smith is embarking on his senior season at Yale, where he recorded a combined 42 points through 96 games in his first three seasons with the team. He finished fifth on the team in scoring last year with 15 points. The year prior, he scored 4 of his 10 goals in a single game against Princeton, becoming the first Yale player to achieve that distinction since Brian O'Neill in 2012.

Smith, who has captained multiple teams in the past, won two New England Championships at Salisbury School and reached the USHL Clark Cup finals with the Dubuque Fighting Saints before enrolling at Yale. He is joined at Yale by his identical twin brother Mitchell Smith, who has accumulated 24 points throughout 90 career games.

The NHL's Three Most Recent Hart Trophy Winners

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Warren Lammert is a Boston, Massachusetts-based financial executive who founded Granite Point Capital in 2004 and currently serves as its CEO and chief investment officer. Outside of his endeavors in the financial sphere, Mr. Lammert is the co-founder of the community website Epilepsy.com and the Epilepsy Therapy Project, both of which operate under the umbrella of the Epilepsy Foundation, of which he is a former chairman. In his free time, Warren Lammert enjoys playing and watching hockey.

The top individual prize in the National Hockey League (NHL), awarded to its most valuable player, is the Hart Memorial Trophy. Wayne Gretzky has won the award a league-best nine times, while Gordie Howe and Eddie Shore rank second and third with six and four trophies, respectively. Below are the three most recent recipients of the award:

1. Nikita Kucherov (2019) - A three-time NHL All-Star, Kucherov won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2019 after finishing the season with 41 goals and 87 assists for a league-best 128 points. He also won the Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.

2. Taylor Hall (2018) - Hall won the Hart Memorial Trophy in his second season with the New Jersey Devils following a six-year stint with the Edmonton Oilers. He finished the 2017-18 season with 39 goals and 54 assists for 93 points in 76 games.

3. Connor McDavid (2017) - At just 20 years old, McDavid won the Hart Memorial Trophy after registering 100 points in 82 games. He also won his first of back-to-back Art Ross Trophies.