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S
enior forward Meg Simon (East Grand Rapids, MI)
of the Middlebury women's ice hockey program
was named the 2026 recipient of the Hockey
Humanitarian Award on Friday, April 10. The
award was presented to Simon during a cere-
mony at the Park MGM Ballroom in Las Vegas as
part of the NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend.
For 31 years, the award has been presented annually to college
hockey's finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes signif-
icant contributions not only to his or her team but also to his
or her community through leadership in volunteerism. Boston
University's J.P. McKersie was the inaugural recipient of the
award in 1996.
Simon, who was a first-time finalist for the award, is the fifth
Division III recipient and the first since Delaney Wolf from Saint
Mary's University in 2021. Simon is the first Panther in school history
and the second NESCAC athlete to join this distinguished group
alongside William Bruce from Williams College (2008).
Middlebury College's Meg Simon named 2026
Hockey Humanitarian Award Recipient
AWARD WINNERS
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Meg Simon
HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
