Phil Zona Sportsmanship Award
What is the Massachusetts Hockey Phil Zona Sportsmanship Award?
The Sportsmanship Awards has been established by Massachusetts Hockey to recognize and celebrate the principles of good sportsmanship epitomized by the spirit of respect, dignity, courtesy, responsible behavior and fair play, not only in sports, but in all of life’s endeavors.
How to Apply:
Information for the 2023 Sportsmanship Scholarship Application will be available on this Massachusetts Hockey website. The 2023 Sportsmanship Application will open on February 15, 2024 and due by April 10, 2024.
Who is Eligible?
Any graduating senior in high school or expected freshman scheduled to enroll in an institute beyond high school who is a current or former ice hockey player who played for a Massachusetts Hockey registered youth/girls'/women's hockey program(s) for at least 5 seasons (does not need to be consecutive 5 seasons).
Deadline:
Application and all its supplemental documentation must be submitted no later than: April 10, 2024.
Application Criteria:
Sportsmanship Awards Two (2) Recommendations
Can be provided in one of three different ways:
- Uploaded to the registration below
- E-Mailed by the person writing the recommendation to Massachusetts Hockey at sportsmanship@mahockey.org
Click on the below button to be directed to registration/application:
You will upload all the necessary documents online by clicking on the below registration/application button/link.
Questions?
Mass Hockey Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship Award Committee
Previous winners:
2023 Recipients
Luke Stehley (Plainville), Elizabeth Lombardo (Plymouth), Rylie Jones (N. Chelmsford), Cailyn McCarthy (Hanover), David Noel (Hampden)
2022 Recipients
Kevin Biernbaum (Norfolk), Faith Mancini (Shrewsbury), Liam Doherty (Winchester), Jack Perry (Waltham), Shea Donovan (Milton), Tatiana Stanton (Needham), Leo Laguerre (Ludlow), Anthony White (Melrose)
2021 Recipients
William Sullivan (Wellesley), Erin Murray (Hanover), Maeve Glavin (Norwood),Hannah Gerlach (Pembroke), Christopher Lee (Braintree)
2020 Recipients
Meghan Webb (Kingston), Matthew Leonard (Lynn), Jacob Vozikis (Burlington), Matthew Beniers (Hingham) & Colman Benson (Scituate)
2019 Recipients
Karly Aguirre (Waltham), Aaron Blanchard (Westfield), Abigail DaCosta (Milton), Christopher Perry (Pembroke) & Joseph Shanno (Natick)
2018 Recipients
Emma Doherty (Waltham), Kimberly Dunn (Quincy), Tim McCarthy (Beverly), Meghan McQuillen (Needham) & Alyssa Naumann (Norwood)
2017 Recipients
Marisa Doherty (Winchester), Ryan Johnson (Norwood) & Seamus Kelley (Norwood)
2016 Recipients
William “Billy” Allen (Hopkinton), Meg Gilbride (Braintree) & Daniel “Danny” Tighe, Jr. (Reading).
2015 Massachusetts Hockey Sportsmanship Award Winners
2015 Massachusetts Hockey Sportsmanship Awards recipients.
2013 Massachusetts Hockey Sportsmanship Award Winners
2013 Massachusetts Hockey Sportsmanship Awards recipients.
Massachusetts Hockey Sportsmanship Awards:
| 2023 | Rylie | Jones | N. Chelmsford |
| 2023 | Elizabeth | Lombardo | Plymouth |
| 2023 | Cailyn | McCarthy | Hanover |
| 2023 | David | Noel | Hampden |
| 2023 | Luke | Stehley | Plainville |
| 2022 | Kevin | Biernbaum | Norfolk |
| 2022 | Liam | Doherty | Winchester |
| 2022 | Shea | Donovan | Milton |
| 2022 | Leo | Laguerre | Ludlow |
| 2022 | Faith | Mancini | Shrewsbury |
| 2022 | Jack | Perry | Waltham |
| 2022 | Tatiana | Stanton | Needham |
| 2022 | Anthony | White | Melrose |
| 2021 | Hannah | Gerlach | Pembroke |
| 2021 | Maeve | Glavin | Norwood |
| 2021 | Christopher | Lee | Braintree |
| 2021 | Erin | Murray | Hanover |
| 2021 | William | Sullivan | Wellesley |
| 2020 | Matthew | Beniers | Hingham |
| 2020 | Colman | Benson | Scituate |
| 2020 | Matthew | Leonard | Lynn |
| 2020 | Jacob | Vozikis | Burlington |
| 2020 | Meghan | Webb | Kingston |
| 2019 | Karly | Aguirre | Waltham |
| 2019 | Aaron | Blanchard | Westfield |
| 2019 | Abigail | DaCosta | Milton |
| 2019 | Christopher | Perry | Pembroke |
| 2019 | Joseph | Shanno | Natick |
| 2018 | Emma | Doherty | Winchester |
| 2018 | Kimberly | Dunn | Quincy |
| 2018 | Tim | McCarthy | Beverly |
| 2018 | Meghan | McQuillen | Needham |
| 2018 | Alyssa | Naumann | Norwood |
| 2017 | Marisa | Doherty | Winchester |
| 2017 | Ryan | Johnson | Norwood |
| 2017 | Seamus | Kelly | Norwood |
| 2016 | Daniel "Danny" | Tighe, Jr. | Reading |
| 2016 | Meg | Gilbride | Braintree |
| 2016 | William "Billy" | Allen | Hopkinton |
| 2014 | Siobhan | Burke | Westwood |
| 2014 | Emily | Lissner | Woburn |
| 2014 | Nicholas | Watkins | South Hadley |
| 2013 | Ashley | Arnold | Boxboro |
| 2013 | Matt | Gentile | Scituate |
| 2013 | Matt | McIsaac | Peabody |
| 2012 | Dennis | Muldoon | Weymouth |
| 2012 | Ally | Healy | Marblehead |
| 2012 | Kristan | McCarthey | Weymouth |
| 2011 | Kelley | Coleman | |
| 2011 | Sam | Lawrence | |
| 2011 | Jimmy | Barry | |
| 2010 | Connor | Casidy | |
| 2010 | Justine | Hasson | |
| 2010 | Christopher | Kolek | |
| 2009 | Justin | Campana | |
| 2009 | Stefani | McGrath | |
| 2009 | Paul | Donato | |
| 2008 | Timothy | Gentile | Scituate |
| 2008 | Thomas | Goggins | Pittsfield |
| 2008 | Ann-Marie | Elvin | Boston |
| 2007 | Nicholas | Wiggins | Cambridge |
| 2007 | Donald | Cohen | Bedford |
| 2007 | Mathew | Sucharewicz | Peabody |
| 2006 | Mark | Rinaldi | West Boylston |
| 2006 | Brian | Phillips | Longmeadow |
| 2006 | Jillian | Doherty | Wellesley |
| 2005 | Catherine | Foley | South Boston |
| 2005 | Lindsy | Harrington | Westford |
| 2005 | Dennis | Lynch | Milton |
| 2004 | Michael | Foley | |
| 2004 | Laura | Burns | |
| 2004 | Joseph | Curtin | |
| 2003 | Gregory | Hanson | Williamstown |
| 2003 | Kelly | Robinson | Canton |
| 2003 | Ryan | White | Natick |
| 2002 | Jonathan | Goscinak | Charlestown |
| 2002 | Kevin | Dodier | Amesbury |
| 2002 | Jarrod | O'Donell | Triboro |
| 2001 | Alex | Verhave | Wellesley |
| 2001 | David | St. Lawrence | Holyoke |
| 2001 | Kerry | Nugent | Andover |
| 2000 | Steven | Landry | Bellingham |
| 2000 | Kristin | Kumor | Needham |
| 2000 | Michael | Corcoran | Wilmington |
| 1999 | Michael | Fantasia | Burlington |
| 1999 | Daniel | Molinari | Hyannis |
| 1999 | Daniel | Tobin | Lowell |
| 1998 | Nicholas | Baldassari | Westwood |
| 1998 | Melissa | Dolan | Marlborough |
| 1998 | Mark | Haley | Belmont |
| 1997 | Matthew | Rinaldi | W. Boylston |
| 1997 | James | Bernhard | Acton |
| 1997 | Nicolas | Constantino | Walpole |
| 1996 | Craig | Giansiracusa | Saugus |
| 1996 | Anthony | Costa | Swansea |
| 1996 | Scott | Quinlan | Amherst |