MINNEAPOLIS - The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced 12 nominees for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Tuesday afternoon, including Minnesota State senior goaltender Alex Tracy. 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 State University Manhattan Beach, Calif
Davis Bone - Sr F Johnson & Wales University San Diego, Calif.
Kara Goulding - Sr F Boston College Belmont, Mass.
James Hagens - So F Boston College Hauppauge, N.Y.
Kelly Howe - Sr F Hobart and William Smith Colleges 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 College East Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jayden Sison - Sr D Princeton University Paoli, Pa.
Ryan Tattle - Sr F University of Connecticut Port Moody, B.C.
Alex Tracy - Sr G Minnesota State University Chicago, Ill.
Brendan Vettraino - Sr F Misericordia University Clayton Township, Mich.

Finalists for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February. This year's recipient will be announced on Friday, April 10th during the NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend in Las Vegas. Sarah Thompson of St. Lawrence (Syracuse '24) was honored as the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient. Boston University's J.P. McKersie was the inaugural recipient of the award in 1996.


"In the end, it's not how many times you touch the puck, but how often you touch a life."

For more information visit www.hockeyhumanitarian.org