{"id":126500,"date":"2021-02-24T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=126500"},"modified":"2021-03-01T22:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:42:52","slug":"three-finalists-announced-for-2021-hockey-humanitarian-award-honoring-college-hockeys-finest-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/02\/24\/three-finalists-announced-for-2021-hockey-humanitarian-award-honoring-college-hockeys-finest-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Three finalists announced for 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award, honoring college hockey’s ‘finest citizen’"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Wednesday the three finalists for the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey\u2019s \u201cfinest citizen\u201d for leadership in community service.<\/p>\n <\/a>Jacob Adkins and Andrew Walker, Sophomore Forwards, UMass Boston<\/strong> UMass Boston men’s hockey sophomores Jake Adkins and Andy Walker found a positive in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they teamed up to become the “Men In Blades.”<\/p>\n The duo rollerbladed nearly 900 miles from Boston to Mason, Mich., this past summer to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Over the course of their journey, the pair raised over $30,000 for the ACS and raised awareness of the many charities that needed continued donations in the midst of a worldwide pandemic.<\/p>\n
\nIt all started with two pairs of roller blades and a friendly wager.<\/p>\n