By Pete Souris | Minneapolis, Minn. — The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation today announced 11 nominees for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 27th 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 community-at-large through leadership […] | more
By Pete Souris | Pictured above: 2021 HHA winner Delaney Wolf and Matt Patrick, Executive Director of the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation.Photo courtesy of Deb Nahrgang, Saint Mary’s University Senior defenseman Delaney Wolf (Bismarck, North Dakota) of the Saint Mary’s University women’s hockey team has been named the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner, which was announced on Friday evening […] | more
By Tim Costello | What started out as a brainstorming conversation between two UMass Boston hockey players became a goal and a purpose for supporting the American Cancer Society during the pandemic. Not to be confused with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones’ “Men in Black,” Men In Blades (MIB) was born when teammates Jake Adkins and Andrew Walker […] | more
By Nate Owen | Growing up, Union senior captain Josh Kosack remembers being that kid banging on the glass at hockey games. A chance encounter two years ago at an away game gave him the chance to return the favor – and then some. While warming up prior to a game at Dartmouth in February 2019, Kosack exchanged greetings […] | more
By Matthew Semisch | Volunteerism has taken on a different look during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn’t changed for Saint Mary’s women’s hockey coach Sarah Murray: She doesn’t know how her captain gets enough sleep. It’s no surprise that Cardinals senior defenseman Delaney Wolf is a Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist for the second year running. A Michigan […] | more
By Pete Souris | The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced the three finalists for the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. Jacob Adkins (Centennial, Col.) and Andrew Walker (Mason, Mich.), Sophomore, Forwards, UMass Boston It all started with two pairs of roller blades and a friendly wager. UMass Boston […] | more
By Pete Souris | Minneapolis, Minn. — The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation today announced six nominees for the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 26th 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 community-at-large through leadership […] | more
By Pete Souris | Senior forward Amanda Conger (Swanton, Vt.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s hockey team was named the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient, which was announced on Saturday evening. Conger is the 25th recipient of the award, which was first presented in 1996. The other four award finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award were Devin Brosseau […] | more
By Matthew Semisch | Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson knew last season that Cal Burke would be a captain for the Fighting Irish as a senior, but Burke’s leadership skills didn’t only come about in South Bend, Indiana. A native of Boxborough, Massachusetts, Burke spent two full seasons with the United States Hockey League’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders before coming […] | more
By Tim Costello | For senior Dakota Keene from UMass Boston, the spirit of giving and helping others is spawned from a blue-collar upbringing and strong desire to stay very busy in creative and productive ways. Apart from his academics and leadership role on the Beacon hockey team, Keene has simultaneously managed internships with Harvard University as part of […] | more