Meg Simon: Middlebury’s Hockey Humanitarian

About this episode

Meg Simon discusses her unique journey in hockey and her commitment to community service.

Visit Meg's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/madebymegsimon14 Middlebury College forward and 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Meg Simon joins Rinkside Rundown to share how a life spent around the game shaped who she is on and off the ice. From moving more than 50 times for her dad’s pro hockey career and growing up in NHL locker rooms, to coming to Middlebury as a golfer and betting on herself to join the women’s hockey team, Meg’s path has been anything but typical. We talk about the team culture she fell in love with, the community work inspired by watching her parents use their platforms to give back, and how she now tries to be “more than just a hockey player” for the kids and community around her. She also opens up about homesickness, finding home in a small Vermont town, running a little Etsy shop on the side, and the three simple rules from her parents that still guide everything she does: play fair, play hard, have fun, and be a good person. Since our conversation, Meg was named the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient, and you discover more here…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Sinclair

Guest: Meg Simon

Topics covered

• hockey
• humanitarian work
• athlete journey
• community service
• personal growth

Keywords

• Meg Simon
• Middlebury College
• Hockey Humanitarian Award
• Etsy
• athlete
• community work
• hockey culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Middlebury College, Etsy, Hockey Humanitarian Award

Places: Vermont

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