Eighteen players, including repeat honorees Jordan Heywood of Merrimack and Jeffrey Reppucci of Holy Cross, have been named as nominees for the 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
The award, in its 19th year, recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen and includes players from Divisions I, II and III and both genders.
Finalists will be announced in February, and the 2014 recipient will be named at the Frozen Four in Philadelphia on Friday, April 11.
Here are the nominees:
| Name | Year | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Bennett | Senior | Denver |
| Amanda Colin | Senior | Quinnipiac |
| Nic Dowd | Senior | St. Cloud State |
| Kelsie Fralick | Junior | Connecticut College |
| Alyssa Gagliardi | Senior | Cornell |
| Jordan Heywood | Senior | Merrimack |
| Cole Ikkala | Senior | Union |
| Andy Iles | Senior | Cornell |
| Ashley Johnston | Senior | Union |
| Mark MacMillan | Junior | North Dakota |
| Brandi Pollock | Senior | Robert Morris |
| Danielle Rancourt | Senior | Vermont |
| Joe Rogers | Senior | Notre Dame |
| Jeffrey Reppucci | Senior | Holy Cross |
| Mike Santee | Senior | Army |
| Jocelyn Simpson | Senior | Colgate |
| Max Smith | Sophomore | Concordia (Minn.) |
| Kelly Wallace | Senior | Northeastern |
The nominees cover nine conferences:
• In Division I men, Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and the NCHC.
• In Division III women, the CHA, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East.
• In Division III men, the MIAC.
• And in Division III women, the NESCAC.
St. Anselm’s Tucker Mullin was the 2013 recipient.
U.S. College Hockey Online has been a Hockey Humanitarian Award media and marketing partner since 2007.
