COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey will host its 2018 Annual Congress June 6-9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The four-day event provides USA Hockey’s various councils, sections and committees the opportunity to conduct the business of the national governing body and celebrate notable accomplishments.
USA Hockey will honor its service award recipients and various other players of the year on June 6 at its annual Night of Tribute Awards Dinner, while the other top awards will be presented during the President’s Awards Dinner on June 8.
Wednesday’s award recipients include Excellence in Safety Award winners Jaime Campbell (Vacaville, Calif.) and Steve Laing (Long Beach, Calif.); Adult Player of the Year Kevin Barnas (Manistique, Mich.); Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year Maddie Rooney (Andover, Minn.); Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Jack Hughes (Orlando, Fla.); Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year Zach Driscoll (Apple Valley, Minn.); College Player of the Year Adam Gaudette (Braintree, Mass.); and Disabled Athlete of the Year Mike Barnhart (Hagerstown, Md.).
Honorees for the President’s Awards Dinner on June 8 include Chet Stewart Award winner Dick Haney (Duluth, Minn.); Adult Member of the Year Kevin Universal (Raleigh, N.C.); Walter Yaciuk Award recipient Larry Bruyere (Norwood, N.Y.); Bob Johnson Award winners Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (Grand Forks, N.D.), Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) and Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y.); Distinguished Achievement Award recipient Dean Blais (International Falls, Minn.); and Wm. Thayer Tutt Award winner Fred Hudson (Huntsville, Ala.). Brian Fishman Intern Laurel Young (Petoskey, Mich.) and Brendan Burke Intern Matt Williams (Rochester, Mich.) will also be recognized. In addition, the celebration will include tributes to Willie O’Ree (Fredericton, New Brunswick) on the 60th anniversary of his breaking the NHL’s color barrier, and to the gold medal-winning 2018 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey and U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Teams.
