WINONA, Minn. — After two years in the spotlight,
Delaney Wolf (Bismarck, N.D.) has officially passed the Hockey Humanitarian Award torch to teammate
Jordan Keeley (St. Peter, Minn.).
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced its 11 nominees for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Tuesday — a list that included the Cardinals' Keeley.
Keeley's nomination marks the third straight year in which the Cardinal women's hockey program has been represented — with Wolf, a two-time honoree, being selected as the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient a year ago.
The award, in its 27th season, 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 volunteering.
Along with being a member of the Cardinal women's hockey team the past four seasons, Keeley has been extremely active in the community. Her most recent volunteering activities include:
• Leader of the Saint Mary's campus Green Bandana Project, which included organizing the Run2ForSMU Green Bandana fundraising event and hosting the We Are Not Really Broken Summit to develop next step in Green Bandana curriculum about where mental health meets leadership.
• Ran/walked 250 miles in 100 days in the summer of 2021 to help raise funds for the Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance (raised $1,100 for this year's recipient).
• Served as volunteer coach for the Winona Youth Hockey Association summer program and for Winona's "Try Hockey for Free" event.
• Logged over 70 hours serving as a dog walker at the Winona Humane Society, and was a member of the fundraising and foster board for Alma Tails of Hope. Fostered bottle-baby kittens for Tails of Hope when COVID forced students home to quarantine in 2020.
• Volunteered at the hospital Information desk at Winona Health.
Joining Keeley — the only NCAA Division III representative — as 2022 nominees are: Wyatt Aamondt (Minnesota State-Mankato), Brendan Budy (North Dakota), Kevin Fitzgerald (St. Cloud, State), Gabbie Hughes (UM-Duluth), Josh Kosack (Union), Paelyn Lewis (Ohio State), Ben Patt (UM-Duluth), Hannah Price (Renesselaer), Graham Slaggert (Notre Dame), and Andrew Walker/Jacob Adkins (UMass-Boston).
Finalists for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February. The 2022 recipient will be honored on Friday, April 8, 2022, during the NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend in Boston, Mass.
