Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation Release

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Goaltender Jimmy Poreda (Tonawanda, N.Y./Connecticut Jr. Rangers) of the Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team is one of 13 nominees for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award, as announced by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Monday. The award, which is celebrating its 25^th year, 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.
 
Finalists for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February. The 2020 recipient will be honored in a ceremony on Friday, April 10, as part of the NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend in Detroit, Mich.
 
The group of nominees includes nine seniors, three juniors and one sophomore, along with nine male and four female candidates. The list includes seven forwards, three defenseman and three goaltenders.
 
The following are this year's nominees:
 

Name	Class	Position	School	Hometown
Matt Beck	Jr.	G	University of Vermont	Westport, Conn.
Davis Bunz	Jr.	D	Providence College	Middleton, Wis.
Cal Burke*	Sr.	F	University of Notre Dame	Boxborough, Mass.
Devin Brosseau*	Sr.	F	Clarkson University	Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Amanda Conger	Sr.	F	Saint Anselm College	Swanton, Vt.
Catherine Crawley	Sr.	F	University of Connecticut	Washingtonville, N.Y.
Jordan Keeley	So.	G	St. Mary's University	St. Peter, Minn.
Conlan Keenan	Sr.	F	SUNY Geneseo	Rochester, N.Y.
Dakota Keene	Sr.	F	UMass Boston	Poland, Maine
Jimmy Poreda	Sr.	G	Plattsburgh State	Tonawanda, N.Y.
Lucas Smith	Sr.	D	Post University	Calgary, Alta.
James Varney*	Sr.	F	Stonehill College	Smithfield, Maine
Delaney Wolf	Jr.	D	St. Mary's University	Bismarck, N.D.

* Repeat Nominee