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Milwaukee, Wisc. – The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced that Princeton senior goaltender Eric Leroux is the recipient of the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
On the ice Leroux has been a standout for the Tigers and this year was named first team All-Ivy. The London, Ontario native broke the Princeton save percentage record this season and for the third time was named to the ECAC all-academic team.
It is off of the ice however where Leroux has left the mark that has earned him the 11th annual Hockey Humanitarian Award. Last summer Leroux spent 10 weeks in Kenya working with the Foundation for Sustainable Development. The previous summer he spent six weeks in Ecuador working in a community malaria clinic. Closer to home at Princeton, he founded a team initiative named PUCK (Providing Underprivileged Communities and Kids) and also the Princeton World Health Initiative.
“Eric is an exceptional human being and each and every day around him is amazing,” says Princeton Head Coach Guy Gadowsky. “He is a leader on our team both on and off of the ice and he truly epitomizes what the Hockey Humanitarian Award symbolizes.”
In addition to his trip to Kenya as an HIV counselor living in a rural village in a mud hut with no running water, and also serving in a malaria clinic in Ecuador where on weekends he helped build a rehabilitation clinic from Amazon Jungle vegetation, Leroux has also touched lives in and around the Hobey Baker Rink.
Leroux is a Big Brother to a Princeton, New Jersey teen and has also tutors adults at the Hutton House Center for Disabled Adults. He is the founder of PUCK (Providing Underprivileged Communities and Kids), a team initiative to donate old hockey equipment to youth hockey programs which last year was successful in contributing more than $5,000 worth of equipment to the Baltimore Area Youth Hockey Association.
Upon his return from Ecuador he founded the Princeton World Health Initiative which recovers unused medical supplies from area hospitals and pharmaceutical companies and distributes them to hospitals in developing nations. He is also involved with the Society for Orphans with AIDS Network.
“A lot can be done in this world and a little can go a long way,” says Leroux. “Everyone in this world deserves a chance and circumstance is not a fair way to provide opportunity. I think that it’s up to all of us to recognize that everyone deserves the same opportunity: the infants suffering from malnutrition and children who are HIV infected and dying in Third World Countries; and also the person just around the corner in your everyday life, it’s up to all of us to make a difference.”
For more information about the Hockey Humanitarian Award please contact
Greg Anzelc at 612-202-8154, Yariv Amir at Princeton University at 609-258-5701 or visit www.hockeyhumanitarian.org.
January 20, 2006
Mpls., Minn. – The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Janelle Armitage Sr. University of Connecticut
Eric Leroux Sr. Princeton University
Drew Miller Jr. Michigan State University
Mason Oakes Sr. Lawrence University
Jaime Sifers Sr. University of Vermont
Chris Trick Sr. University of Notre Dame
Lindsay Williams Jr. Clarkson University
The finalists were selected by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Executive Committee from a group of 18 nominees. Each of the finalists have exhibited a strong commitment to their communities, their teams and their studies. Among the highlights of their many humanitarian endeavors:
Janelle Armitage organized a winter coat and clothing drive, organized a team effort to purchase gifts for teen home and organized a fund drive to aid an arena employee whose home was burned down. Eric Leroux spent 10 weeks in Kenya working with the Foundation for Sustainable Development and six weeks in Ecuador working in a community malaria clinic. At Princeton he founded a team initiative named PUCK (Providing Underprivileged Communities and Kids) and the Princeton World Health Initiative.
Drew Miller created the Spartan Buddy Program which sends students to visit children with severe or terminal illnesses. Miller is a Pen Pal to a local elementary classroom and has worked with the Children’s Miracle Network, Teams For Toys and the Special Olympics. Mason Oakes works with multiple Boys and Girls Clubs and is very involved in the Appleton, Wisconsin community including food drives and volunteering at retirement homes.
Jaime Sifers is the team liaison with the Jarred Williams Foundation which helps families with a chronically ill child, helped raise $20,000 to improve the lives of children, women and families at risk as well as working with the King Street Youth Center. Chris Trick oversees the community service activities of the Irish hockey team and organized the “Buddy Walk” in addition to organizing the Robinson Center Kid’s Skate. Lindsay Williams oversees the weekly community service efforts of the Clarkson women’s hockey team and works with the Helping Hands for less fortunate families. Williams has raised money for holiday dinners and organized the “Skate With The Knights”.
The 11th recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be selected from this group of finalists and named in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Award and NCAA Skills Competition on Friday, April 7th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four.
Click here for the 2006 finalist press release (.pdf file).
Mpls., Minn. – Eighteen players have been nominated for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen.
The nominees, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut
Jessica Clermont, Sr., Niagara University
Carlton Ellis, Jr., Suffolk University
Abbey Kaknes, Sr., University of Vermont
Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University
Eric Marvin, Sr., Western Michigan University
Annice Mason, Sr., Saint Michael’s College
David McKee, Jr., Cornell University
Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University
Greg Moore, Sr., University of Maine
Meghan Mutrie, Sr., University of North Dakota
Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University
Carrie Schroyer, Sr., Harvard University
Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of Vermont
Jon Smyth, Sr., Colgate University
Chris Trick, Sr., University of Notre Dame
Lindsay Williams, Jr., Clarkson University
Jason Wilson, Sr., Norwich University
Finalists for the award will be announced on www.hockeyhumanitarian.org on Friday, January 20. The 11th recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be selected from the group of finalists and named in a ceremony held in conjunction with the first-ever NCAA Skills Competition on Friday, April 7th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four.
Click here for the 2006 Nominee press release (.pdf file).
City of Boston honors Hockey
Humanitarian Recipient
who will also sing the National Anthem at Red Sox Game
Boston
– Boston College senior Sarah Carlson, the 2005
recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, will be
honored by the City of Boston on Saturday, May 21 when
Mayor Thomas M. Menino declares the day Sarah Carlson
Day. To cap off the day Carlson will also sing the National
Anthem at the Red Sox game that evening.
Carlson is a four-year member of the Boston College
Dean’s List, and has extended herself far beyond
the classroom. She has also excelled on the ice where
she was voted a two-time co-captain by her teammates.
During her career the defenseman picked up 23 points
and in her senior season she was named to the Hockey
East First Team.
During her four years at BC Carlson has dedicated herself
to improving the lives of others through community service.
In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Mexico where
she assisted building a church and running a vacation
bible school. In 2004 Carlson also volunteered at a
handicap camp and worked with children, organized a
sled hockey game fundraiser for disabled children, helped
raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital through
a dance marathon and was the recipient of the Pollack
Family Scholarship for Women’s Athletics.
Carlson spent her spring break in 2003 on an Urban Plunge,
a mission trip to inner city Boston to help with an
after-school program. That season she was recognized
with the American Women’s Coaches Association Scholar
All-America Award, in addition to receiving the first
of her two Leadership Awards for the BC Women’s
Hockey Team. While at the Heights, Carlson has also
participated in food and clothing drives, led Bible
Study groups, and volunteered as a camp counselor.
Carlson is a native of Kenny Lake, Alaska where her
first home had no running water. Her family lived off
the land and Sarah learned how to hunt, fish and grow
a vegetable garden in harsh conditions. Despite these
challenges her parents instilled values at an early
age that “those who give of him or herself will
experience the most happiness in life”.
She was the only female on her high school hockey team
yet motivated her teammates to visit nursing homes in
the Anchorage area. In high school, Carlson worked with
members of the community to build a hockey rink where
she and others – often with temperatures dipping
to 30 below and with faces lathered in Vaseline - would
resurface the rink using a hot mop and garden hose.
Carlson boasts that what made her feel tough was when
she would shoot the puck and it would hit the crossbar
and split in half.
Although her distinguished list of humanitarian endeavors
began long before her arrival at Boston College, the
nursing major has made an indelible mark during her
four years in Chestnut Hill.
Columbus, Ohio
– The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today named
Boston College senior Sarah Carlson the recipient of
the 2005 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The ceremony was
held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus in conjunction
with the NCAA Frozen Four hockey championships.
Carlson is the 10th recipient of the award which annually
recognizes “college hockey’s finest citizen.”
She was chosen from a group of five finalists including
Quinnipiac University senior Gillian Gallagher, Dartmouth
College senior John Ostapyk, Canisius College senior
Mark Persick and University of Massachusetts senior
Peter Trovato.
Carlson is a native of Kenny Lake, Alaska where her
first home had no running water. Her family lived off
the land and Sarah learned how to hunt, fish and grow
a vegetable garden in harsh conditions. Despite these
challenges her parents instilled values at an early
age that ‘those who give of him or herself will
experience the most happiness in life’.
Carlson was the only female on her high school hockey
team yet motivated her teammates to visit nursing homes
in the Anchorage area. At her high school alma mater,
Carlson worked with members of the community to build
a hockey rink where she and others – often with
temperatures dipping to 30 below and with faces lathered
in Vaseline - would resurface the rink using a hot mop
and garden hose. Carlson boasts that what made her feel
tough was when she would shoot the puck and it would
hit the crossbar and split in half.
Although her distinguished list of humanitarian endeavors
began long before her arrival at Boston College, the
nursing major has made an indelible mark during her
four years in Chestnut Hill.
Carlson is a four-year member of the Dean’s List,
and has extended herself beyond the classroom. She has
excelled on the ice where she was voted a two-time co-captain
by her teammates. During her career the defenseman picked
up 23 career points and in her senior season she was
named to the Hockey East First Team.
During her four years at BC Carlson has dedicated herself
to improving the lives of others through community service.
In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Mexico where
she assisted building a church and running a vacation
bible school. In 2004 Carlson also volunteered at a
handicap camp and worked with children, organized a
sled hockey game fundraiser for disabled children, helped
raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital through
a dance marathon and was the recipient of the Pollack
Family Scholarship for Women’s Athletics.
Carlson spent her spring break in 2003 on an Urban Plunge,
a mission trip to inner city Boston to help with an
after-school program. That season she was recognized
with the American Women’s Coaches Association Scholar
All-America Award, in addition to receiving the first
of her two Leadership Awards for the BC Women’s
Hockey Team. While at the Heights, Carlson has also
participated in food and clothing drives, led Bible
Study groups, and volunteered as a camp counselor.
Mpls.,
Minn. - The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today
announced five outstanding student athletes that were
selected as finalists for the 2005 Hockey Humanitarian
Award.
The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Sarah Carlson Boston College
Gillian Gallagher Quinnipiac
University
John Ostapyk Dartmouth
College
Mark Persick Canisius
College
Peter Trovato University
of Massachusetts
The finalists were selected by the Hockey Humanitarian
Executive Committee from a group of 15 nominees. Each
of the finalists have exhibited a strong commitment
to their communities, their teams and their studies.
Among the highlights of their many humanitarian endeavors:
Sarah Carlson traveled to Mexico during the summer of
2004 and volunteered building a church and running a
vacation bible school. Gillian Gallagher often spends
Saturdays building homes for Habitat for Humanity and
is also involved with Support a Soldier in Iraq. John
Ostapyk spends time at the Carter Community Building
in Lebanon, NH where he has become a role model to underprivileged
kids.
There are two finalists for the award this season who
were also nominees in 2004. Mark Persick, who last year
organized a sponsorship of a six year old girl in Somalia,
was a nominee as well as a finalist in 2004 while Peter
Trovato, who founded the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy
Fund which honors the sacrifices of Massachusetts soldiers
in the war on terrorism, was a nominee.
The tenth recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award
will be selected from this group of finalists and named
in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Hobey Baker
Memorial Award on Friday, April 8th in Columbus, Ohio
during the 2005 NCAA Frozen Four.
Mpls.,
Minn. - Fifteen outstanding student athletes
were recently nominated for the 2005 Hockey Humanitarian
Award.
The nominees, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Janelle Armitage University
of Connecticut
Sarah Carlson Boston College
Bo Cheesman Lake Superior
State University
Desi Clark Mercyhurst
College
Jessica Clermont Niagara
University
Kamerie Ann Cote University
of Vermont
Cam Ellsworth Michigan
Tech. University
Gillian Gallagher Quinnipiac
University
Steven Johns Minnesota
State, Mankato
Eric Leroux Princeton
University
Drew Miller Michigan State
University
John Ostapyk Dartmouth
College
Mark Persick Canisius
College
Jared Ross University
of Alabama Huntsville
Peter Trovato University
of Massachusetts
Finalists for the award will be announced on Wednesday,
January 12 on the award website, www.hockeyhumanitarian.org.
The tenth recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award
will be selected from the group of finalists and named
in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Hobey Baker
Memorial Award on Friday, April 8th in Columbus, Ohio
during the 2005 NCAA Frozen Four.
The Hockey Humanitarian Award annually honors college
hockey’s finest citizen and seeks to recognize
college hockey players, Division I or Division III,
male or female, who give back to their community in
the true humanitarian spirit. It’s been said of
the Hockey Humanitarian Award that we seek not to celebrate
Hall of Fame athletes, but rather Hall of Fame human
beings.
“In the end, it’s
not how many times you touch the puck,
but how often you touch a life.”
During the 2004-2005 season
the Hockey Humanitarian Award will celebrate it’s
10 year anniversary. From our first recipient, J.P.
McKersie from Boston University, to our last, Chanda
Gunn from Northeastern University, as well as the seven
recipients in between, we have been honored to recognize
and celebrate the outstanding achievements of not only
our award recipients, but also those of the finalists
and all of the great student athletes who have been
nominated for the award.
Once again we will honor our recipient in a ceremony
held during the NCAA Frozen Four; this season in Columbus,
Ohio on Friday, April 8. In this tenth year we look
forward to celebrating the accomplishments of another
group of outstanding college hockey players who have
selflessly contributed time and energy to making their
communities a better place.
We look forward to seeing you in Columbus!
To nominate a college hockey player for The Hockey Humanitarian
Award, click
here.
“It’s not how many times these players touch
the puck that really counts, but how many times they
touch a life.”
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