University of Minnesota Athletics
Peters Named Hockey Humanitarian Nominee
1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Hockey Humanitarian Award Nominees | Peters Travels to Haiti for Worthy Cause
MINNEAPOLIS - University of Minnesota senior goaltender Sidney Peters is one of 11 nominees for the 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award, the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced this week.
The Foundation presents the award 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.
Finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced in February. The 2018 recipient will be honored in a ceremony on Friday, April 6 as part of the NCAA Men's Frozen Four weekend in St. Paul, Minn.
Peters, a fifth-year senior for the Gophers, is a four-year letterwinner for the University of Minnesota. A two-time NCAA national champion team member, Peters has appeared in 72 games with a career record of 46-14-6. After seeing limited playing time her first two seasons in uniform, Peters backstopped the Gophers to an NCAA Frozen Four berth last season. Her 46 wins and 14 shutouts both rank fifth among all-time Gopher goaltenders while her 1.66 career goals against average and 1,214 total saves both rank sixth in program history. Peters ranks seventh in program history with a .917 career save percentage.
A three-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Peters will graduate with a degree in Kinesiology with a minor in biology with plans to attend medical school. Peters has completed research within the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota and has applied for medical school for Fall 2018 with hopes to go into the military and eventually work for the Air Force.
Perhaps even more impressive than her playing statistics or her success in the classroom, Peters has logged over 785 volunteer hours with various community outreach volunteer activities as a Gopher as of Dec. 2017. A certified Emergency Medical Technician, Peters has spent significant time volunteering with the University of Minnesota EMS and the Rush-Copley Emergency Department in Aurora, Ill., near her hometown of Geneva, Ill.
Peters traveled to Haiti during summer 2016 with Project Medishare, which is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of all Haitians by empowering Haitians to provide and receive access to comprehensive, quality health care. She spent eight days in Haiti volunteering at Hospital Bernard Mevs, the country's only critical care and trauma hospital, as well as the only newborn and pediatric intensive care unit.
Combining her love of hockey and her faith, Peters volunteered as the head goalie coach for Hockey Ministries International at the organization's camp in Chicago for two years.
Her volunteer experience during her Gopher career also includes significant experience giving back locally with HopeKids, Special Olympics Minnesota, and University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital along with efforts at local elementary and middle schools and youth hockey associations.
Peters has also volunteered at events with The Salvation Army, Minneapolis Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Courage Kenny wheelchair basketball, Athletes in Action, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities, Playworks, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Minnesota Special Hockey, and Girls and Women in Sports Day. She has assisted with the annual Gopher Athletics food drive, University of Minnesota's Unlimited Dance Marathon, Golden Gopher Fund events, 2014 Goldy's Run, and 2014 Strikeout Cancer event at Gopher Baseball.
2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award Nominees
Camil Blanchet, Sr., F, Bowdoin College, Swanzey, N.H.
Devin Buffalo, Sr., G, Dartmouth College, Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Mikhail Bushinski, Sr., F, Utica College, St. Paul, Minn.
Bryant Christian, Sr., F, American International, Moorhead, Minn.
Mitch McLain, Sr., F, Bowling Green, Baxter, Minn.
Ryan Mulder, Sr., G, Castleton University, Ottawa, Ont.
Courtney Pensavalle, Sr., F, Yale University, Winchester, Mass.
Sidney Peters, Sr., G, University of Minnesota, Geneva, Ill.
Jared Pilet, Sr., D, Concordia University, Seattle, Wash.
Luke Rivera, Jr., F, SUNY Fredonia, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Lauren Spring*, Sr., F, Ohio State University, Kelowna, B.C.
* Repeat Nominee
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