Cal Burke is a true ambassador not for Notre Dame, but all of college hockey. That fact is even more certain after the senior captain was named one of five finalists for this year’s Hockey Humanitarian Award on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive year in which Burke has been nominated for the award.
Burke’s involvement off the ice at Notre Dame includes the Fighting Irish Fight for Life program, the Rosenthal Leadership Academy and the Student Athlete Advisory Council, within which he serves on a mental health sub-group. He also helped develop and launch the Irish Strong Initiative.
The other nominees for the award are Devin Brosseau (Clarkson University), Amanda Conger (St. Anselm College), Dakota Keene (UMass Boston) and Delaney Wolf (Saint Mary’s University). All five nominees’ favorite charities will receive a donation from the award’s foundation The winner will be honored during a ceremony at the Frozen Four on April 10.