Twenty of the top men’s senior hockey players who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as candidates for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award.
To be eligible for the award, the individual must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award “focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.”
The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The winner will be announced during the Frozen Four in April.
| Player's Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Criscuolo | F | Harvard |
| Ralph Cuddemi | F | Canisius |
| Simon Denis | D | Ferris State |
| Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim | F | Union |
| Steven Fogarty | F | Notre Dame |
| Andrew Gladiuk | F | Bentley |
| David Glen | F | Penn State |
| Christian Hilbrich | F | Cornell |
| Jake Hildebrand | G | Michigan State |
| Soren Jonzzon | F | Quinnipiac |
| Luke Juha | D | Penn State |
| Alexander Kuqali | D | RIT |
| Zac Lynch | F | Robert Morris |
| Rob O'Gara | D | Yale |
| Jamie Phillips | G | Michigan Tech |
| Ethan Prow | D | St. Cloud State |
| Tyson Spink | F | Colgate |
| Jimmy Vesey | F | Harvard |
| Travis Walsh | D | Michigan State |
| Tyson Wilson | D | Robert Morris |
