Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist spotlight: Training future guide dogs continues long history of Wisconsin’s Annie Pankowski giving back

Annie Pankowski (Wisc - 19) The #1 Wisconsin Badgers complete the sweep over the Ohio State Buckeyes with a 5-0 win Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the OSU Ice Rink in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis)

Wisconsin redshirt senior captain Annie Pankowski is standing outside the Badgers locker room, giving an interview to a handful of reporters, when a she gets distracted for a moment and then pauses her answer to lean down and scratch the head of a dog that’s now happily wagging its tail and sitting at her feet (photo: Rachel Lewis).