Athletics Hall of Fame
Steve Baker was the first Union ice hockey player ever to play in the National Hockey League and played for the Canadian National Team during the 1981 Canada Cup (team finished fourth). He played in the Stanley Cup Semifinals with the New York Rangers and his mask is in the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the first masks ever to be painted with a design. Baker lost only one of his first 10 NHL starts and was named NHL Player of the Week in March 1981. He was 20-20-11 with three shutouts and a 3.70 GAA in 57 games with Rangers, 1979-83. He played on the AHL Champion New Haven Nighthawks. In his Union career, Steve was 27-5-1, with a 3.28 goals against average. He is currently Vice President of Sales for Fox Sports in Boston.
