Twenty NCAA men’s ice hockey student-athletes were named candidates for this year’s Senior CLASS Award. Two of them, Cal Burke and Cale Morris, represent Notre Dame.
The Senior CLASS Award is given annually to an NCAA Division I senior who has notable achievements in the following areas: competition, classroom, community and character.
The field of 20 candidates will be cut in half to 10 in February, and those 10 finalists will be on the official ballot. Fans, media and coaches all will have the opportunity to vote. The winner will be announced at the Frozen Four in April.
Burke, the Irish’s captain, has been very active in the community at-large and won the Compton Family Leadership in Service Award last year.
Morris, a rare goaltender who serves as alternate captain for the Irish, is involved along with the rest of the team in the Fight for Life program and also volunteers with the Indiana Youth Hockey League.
Both Morris and Burke earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in each of the past two years.