Hockey East Announces Gladiator Best Defensive Forward Award

Hockey East has announced the winner of the annual Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive Forward award for the 2015-2016 season.

Gladiator has been a proud sponsor of Hockey East since 2009 and annually presents the Best Defensive Forward award.

This year’s recipient is Sam Herr from the University of Notre Dame. The senior from Hinsdale, IL registered 24 blocks, while Sam’s 4 game winning goals lead the Irish this year in that category.

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Gladiator would like to congratulate all of the student-athletes who won awards this season. Gladiator is proud to be associated with Hockey East and all of their student-athletes.

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Author Bio

Travis Armideo, marketing manager at Gladiator Custom Mouthguards, is a lifelong ice hockey player. He began playing for various clubs at a young age and continued onto junior teams, while also playing lacrosse at the collegiate level. Travis is still heavily involved in athletics, coaching high school and youth ice hockey athletes, as well as playing men’s league ice hockey on a regular basis.