By Warren Kozireski —
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Basis on Friday introduced that Sarah Thompson, a graduate pupil at St. Lawrence College and 2024 Syracuse graduate, is the recipient of this 12 months’s Hockey Humanitarian Award.
The award is offered yearly to school hockey’s most interesting citizen who makes important contributions not solely to his or her workforce but additionally to the community-at-large by means of management in volunteerism.
A 3-time award finalist, Thompson is the twelfth feminine and the third up to now 4 years with ties to a New York State school.
Whereas an undergrad at Syracuse College, Thompson began a basis known as ‘Sticks Collectively’ to offer youngsters in deprived areas alternatives to study and develop by means of the game of hockey. Her perception that hockey has no boundaries fueled her need to offer again and share her love for the game and bridge cultural gaps around the globe.
“I’m extremely honored to be chosen amongst such an inspiring group of finalists,” Thompson stated in a press launch. “As student-athletes, we’ve a robust platform to create significant change, and I really feel so lucky to have executed that by means of Sticks Collectively. What began as a easy need to offer again has grown into one thing a lot greater, permitting me to share the sport of hockey with communities around the globe. Seeing a baby’s face gentle up as they rating their first purpose is a sense I’ll always remember. None of this could have been potential with out the unimaginable assist of our donors, sponsors, mentors, my workforce, and my household—thanks for serving to make Sticks Collectively what it’s right this moment.”
This season at St. Lawrence, Thompson performed registered two objectives with two assists and gained 99 face offs. Throughout her time at Syracuse, she earned 2022 and 2023 American Hockey Coaches Affiliation All-America Scholar recognition, was a 2021, 2022 and 2023 School Hockey America All-Tutorial Workforce choice and was on the Syracuse Athletic Director’s Honor Roll each semester. She performed 121 video games for the Orange, scoring 29 objectives with 20 assists.
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Basis offered Thompson and her Sticks Collectively Basis with a test for $3,000.
(Images supplied by St. Lawrence College)
