By Pete Souris | Senior forward Meg Simon (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) of the Middlebury women’s ice hockey program has been named the 2026 recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, which was announced on Friday. The award was presented to Simon during a ceremony at the Park MGM Ballroom in Las Vegas as part of the NCAA Men’s Frozen […] | more
By Pete Souris | Minneapolis, Minn. — Five collegiate ice hockey student-athletes are finalists for the 31st annual Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. Founded in 1996, the Hockey Humanitarian Award celebrates a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism. The […] | more
By Pete Souris | Minneapolis, Minn. — The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced 12 nominees for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Tuesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism.. The following […] | more
By The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation | Ottawa, ON — Sticks Together, an international non-profit that uses hockey as a tool for education and empowerment, announced today that it will sponsor ice time for the Kenya Ice Lionesses, the country’s only girls’ and women’s hockey program. The sponsorship guarantees the players access to the rink over the next nine months — covering […] | more
By Pete Souris | The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation is pleased to announce that Sarah Thompson (Orleans, Ontario), a graduate student at St. Lawrence University (Syracuse ‘24) is the recipient of this year’s Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Award was presented to Thompson during a ceremony at the Stifel Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri as part of the NCAA Men’s […] | more
By Matthew Semisch | A native of Daysland, Alta., Szott is a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award for the second year running. This is also the third consecutive season in which Szott has been nominated, and throughout that span, Merrimack coach Erin Hamlen has marveled at the impact Szott has had on her Warriors teammates. “They always watch […] | more
By Pete Souris | The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced the five finalists for the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. For the first time ever, four of the five finalists are female student-athletes. Keri Clougherty, Boston College (Sr., D, Lynn, Mass.) Throughout her four years at Boston College, […] | more
By Pete Souris | Minneapolis, Minn. — The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced 14 nominees for the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Tuesday afternoon. The award, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the […] | more
By Pete Souris | Junior Dylan Lugris (Buffalo, N.Y.) of the Penn State University men’s hockey program was presented the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award by the Hockey Humanitarian Foundation during a ceremony on Friday night at the RiverCentre in Saint Paul at the Men’s Frozen Four. Lugris is the first Nittany Lion hockey player to win a major national […] | more
By John Doyle | It’s fair to ask if 15 is too young for an athlete to commit to a college future. After all, a long time remains before they make the leap from high school to college and teenagers are known to change their minds with sometimes stunning frequency. But it was at 15 that Sarah Thompson chose […] | more