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Davis Bunz Named a Nominee for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award

1/13/2020 3:29:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced on Monday (Jan. 13) 13 nominees for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award, which is celebrating its 25th year. Providence College junior defenseman Davis Bunz (Middleton, Wis.) was named as one of the 13 nominees. Davis' brother, Jake, won the 2019 Hockey Humanitarian Award as a member of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.
 
The award is presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen – a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism.
 
An active member of the Fond Blanc Foundation (https://fondblanc.org/), Bunz has taken several mission trips to the Fond Blanc orphanage in Haiti to assist in the rebuilding efforts after a 2010 earthquake, as well serving as a role model for the children at the orphanage. The Fond Blanc orphanage currently houses 54 children. The Bunz family has been instrumental in establishing the foundation, as Davis' mother Tia is the Executive Director of the Fond Blanc Foundation. His sister, Olivia, serves as the Director of Operations, while his brother, Jake, was an intern.

In addition to his work with the Fond Blanc Foundation, Bunz is also an active member of the Providence College Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
 
Finalists for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February. The recipient will be honored in a ceremony at the NCAA Men's Frozen Four on April 10 in Detroit, Mich.
 
2020 Hockey Humanitarian Nominees
Matt Beck                                 Jr.         G          University of Vermont               Westport, Conn.
Davis Bunz                               Jr.         D          Providence College                   Middleton, Wis.
Cal Burke *                               Sr.        F          University of Notre Dame          Boxborough, Mass.
Devin Brosseau *                      Sr.        F          Clarkson University                    Saint-Lambert, Quebec                       
Amanda Conger                        Sr.        F          Saint Anselm College                 Swanton, Vt.
Catherine Crawley                     Sr.        F          University of Connecticut          Washingtonville, N.Y.
Jordan Keeley                           So.       G          St. Mary's University                 St. Peter, Minn.
Conlan Keenan                         Sr.        F          SUNY-Geneseo                          Rochester, N.Y.
Dakota Keene                           Sr.        F          UMass Boston                           Poland, Maine
Jimmy Poreda                           Sr.        G          SUNY Plattsburgh                      Tonawanda, N.Y.
Lucas Smith                              Sr.        D          Post University                          Calgary, Alta.
James Varney *                         Sr.        F          Stonehill College                       Smithfield, Maine
Delaney Wolf                            Jr.         D          St. Mary's University                 Bismarck, N.D.

 
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