The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation today announced 15 nominees for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Foundation and its long-time lead sponsor BNY Mellon Wealth Management present the Award 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 are this year’s nominees:
| Russell Armbruster | Jr. | Lebanon Valley College |
| Anders Bjork | Jr. | University of Notre Dame |
| Alexis Crossley | Sr. | Boston University |
| Collin Delia* | Jr. | Merrimack College |
| Danny Divis & Justin McKenzie | Srs. | Saint Michael’s College (co-nominees) |
| Andrew Doane | Sr. | Brown University |
| Geoff Fortman | Sr. | Canisius College |
| David Goodwin | Sr. | Penn State University |
| Austin Hervey | Sr. | Adrian College |
| Mika Nervick | Sr. | Quinnipiac University |
| Sarah Nielsen | Sr. | Penn State University |
| Todd Skirving | Sr. | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Lauren Spring | Jr. | The Ohio State University |
| Lee Stecklein | Sr. | University of Minnesota |
* Repeat Nominee
Finalists will be announced in February. The 2017 recipient will be recognized in a ceremony on Friday, April 7 as part of the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four weekend in Chicago, Ill.
We thank our partners for their invaluable support in recognizing these exceptional student-athletes.