A member of the Adult Council for more than two decades, Don Mulder has worked diligently to expand the number of adult players in the USA Hockey family and has also played a vital role in the expansion of both men’s and women’s national tournaments.

Mulder has served as a member of the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association board of directors since 1982, as well as six terms as the organization’s president from 2010-2016. As both president of WAHA and as a Central District director for USA Hockey, Mulder worked within his own affiliate and with the presidents of the other Central District affiliates to ensure the long-term growth and success of hockey across six states.

A previous recipient of both the USA Hockey Distinguished Service Award and the USA Hockey President’s Award, Mulder has also been the tournament director for both full-check and non-check USA Hockey National Championships numerous times, and has been involved directly with the wildly popular Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Mulder was elected to the USA Hockey Executive Committee in 2015 and has served as a member of the appeals sub-committee during his first two years, as well as participating in other Executive Committee activities.

He is also a member and a past president of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame.

A Waupun, Wisconsin, native, Mulder currently lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with his wife, Judy. The couple has five children and 14 grandchildren.

The Adult Member of the Year Award, presented by Labatt Blue, is awarded to an individual who has made outstanding contributions during many years of service to the ice hockey community as an adult player and/or volunteer.