Men's Ice Hockey

Blake & Tracy Up For Prestigious Honor

The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced 12 nominees for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award and Bowling Green senior Jack Blake and Minnesota State senior goaltender Alex Tracy have made the list. 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:

Jack Blake - Sr., D, Bowling Green (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Davis Bone - Sr., F, Johnson & Wales (San Diego, Calif.)
Kara Goulding - Sr., F, Boston College (Belmont, Mass.)
James Hagens - So., F, Boston College (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
Kelly Howe - Sr., F. William Smith (Deerfield, Mass.)
Tyler Mahan - Sr., F, Rochester Institute of Technology (Calgary, Alta.)
Grace Sadura - Sr., F, University of Minnesota Duluth (Chanhassen, Minn.)
Meg Simon - Sr., F, Middlebury (East Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Jayden Sison - Sr., D, Princeton (Paoli, Pa.)
Ryan Tattle - Sr., F, Connecticut (Port Moody, B.C.)
Alex Tracy - Sr., G, Minnesota State (Chicago, Ill.)
Brendan Vettraino - Sr., F, Misericordia (Clayton Township, Mich.)

Finalists for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian award will be announced in February. The 2026 recipient will be announced Friday, April 10 during the NCAA Men's Frozen Four in Las Vegas.