Two Men's East Student-Athletes Tabbed Finalists for Hockey Humanitarian Award
(Courtesy of BNY Mellon Wealth Management and SID Offices at Norwich, St. Anselm)
CENTERVILLE, Mass.--Two Eastern College Athletic Conference Men's East student-athletes have been named as finalists for the 2011-12 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award, including Norwich University senior defenseman Shawn Baker and Saint Anselm College junior forward Tucker Mullin.
Baker and Mullin are among five finalists pared from an original list of 23 candidates for this prestigious award, which is a testament to the many fine young men and women who are engaged in the sport of college ice hockey, exemplary citizenship and ongoing charitable campaigns.
From Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Baker is the Cadets’ captain, and has been a leader off the ice as well. He has been a member of the Northfield (Vt.) Volunteer Fire Department for the last four years and in that capacity was one of the first responders when the area was devastated by the after-effects of Hurricane Irene last fall. He took an active role in helping rebuild neighborhoods, and spent countless hours helping families restore their homes and lives. He is also active in the community, helping area youths with birthday parties, skating clinics and other events. He has contributed four assists in 14 games this season.
He is the first finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award in Norwich University history. He will graduate in the spring with a degree in Criminal Justice. He is a member of the Norwich Criminal Justice Fraternity (Alpha Phi Sigma) and already has a degree from the Academy of Firefighting at Mirabel in Quebec. He’s been on the dean’s list every semester at Norwich and was named to the ECAC East All-Academic Team in 2011.
A repeat finalist and junior co-captain from Andover, Mass., Mullin is the co-founder of the Thomas E. Smith Fight to Cure Paralysis Foundation which gives emotional and financial support to those affected by paralysis. The Foundation gives monetary grants to individuals for medical expenses, equipment, physical therapy, nursing care and many other needs not covered by insurance. Through a series of events, Mullin and the Foundation have already raised over $50,000. Mullin is also a student ambassador for Team Impact, a New England-based non-profit serving and supporting kids facing life-threatening diseases. Mullin is the Hawks' fourth-leading scorer with 13 points on a team-best seven goals and six assists in 17 games.
This season, Mullin and his teammates have "adopted" 8-year-old Benjamin Roy, a regular attendee at Saint Anselm home ice hockey games. Roy has defied all odds since the age of four, having been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia pre-B cell in 2007. The youngster is someone who Mullin characterizes as a "big part of the team."
This year, all five finalists will be recognized with a monetary donation to the charity of their choice. The winner of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award will be introduced on Friday, April 6, in a ceremony at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla.
For more information on this award, contact Paul Shaheen at puckkeg@comcast.net.
