The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Tuesday the 11 nominees for the 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
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 are this year’s nominees:
| Name | Position | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camil Blanchet | F | Sr. | Bowdoin |
| Devin Buffalo | G | Sr. | Dartmouth |
| Mikhail Bushinski | F | Sr. | Utica |
| Bryant Christian | F | Sr. | American International |
| Mitch McLain | F | Sr. | Bowling Green |
| Ryan Mulder | G | Sr. | Castleton |
| Courtney Pensavalle | F | Sr. | Yale |
| Sidney Peters | G | Sr. | Minnesota |
| Jared Pilet | D | Sr. | Concordia (Wis.) |
| Luke Rivera | F | Jr. | Fredonia |
| Lauren Spring | F | Sr. | Ohio State |
Spring is a repeat nominee.
The 2017 winner was the St. Michael’s duo of Danny Divis and Justin McKenzie, the first-ever co-recipients of the award.
Finalists for the 2018 award will be announced in February and the recipient will be honored in a ceremony on Friday, April 6, as part of Frozen Four weekend in St. Paul, Minn.