The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced on Thursday the 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:
| Player's Name | Class | School |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Armbruster | Jr. | Lebanon Valley |
| Anders Bjork | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| Alexis Crossley | Sr. | Boston University |
| Collin Delia * | Jr. | Merrimack |
| Danny Divis | Sr. | St. Michael's |
| Andrew Doane | Sr. | Brown |
| Geoff Fortman | Sr. | Canisius |
| David Goodwin | Sr. | Penn State |
| Austin Hervey | Sr. | Adrian |
| Justin McKenzie | Sr. | St. Michael's |
| Mika Nervick | Sr. | Quinnipiac |
| Sarah Nielsen | Sr. | Penn State |
| Todd Skirving | Sr. | RIT |
| Lauren Spring | Jr. | Ohio State |
| Lee Stecklein | Sr. | Minnesota |
* Repeat nominee
NOTE: Divis and McKenzie submitted as St. Michael’s co-nominees
Finalists will be announced in February. The 2017 recipient will be recognized in a ceremony on Friday, April 7, as part of Frozen Four weekend in Chicago.
Air Force’s Chris Dylewski was the 2016 recipient.
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