The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is given to the top female college ice hockey player in the United States . The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four . The award was first presented in 1998.
The award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier-Sandt , a four-year varsity letter winner and All Ivy League honoree for the Princeton University women's ice hockey team from 1981 through 1986. She also played field hockey and lacrosse. She died on February 15, 1990, at the age of 28 from a rare blood disease. Patty was the daughter of Heisman Trophy winner Dick Kazmaier .
Year
Winner
Position
School
Hometown
1998
Brandy Fisher
Forward
New Hampshire
Potsdam, New York
1999
A.J. Mleczko
Forward
Harvard
Nantucket, Massachusetts
2000
Ali Brewer
Goaltender
Brown
Racine, Wisconsin
2001
Jennifer Botterill
Forward
Harvard
Ottawa, Ontario
2002
Brooke Whitney
Forward
Northeastern
Snohomish, Washington
2003
Jennifer Botterill
Forward
Harvard
Ottawa, Ontario
2004
Angela Ruggiero
Defense
Harvard
Panorama City, California
2005
Krissy Wendell
Forward
Minnesota
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
2006
Sara Bauer
Forward
Wisconsin
St. Catharines, Ontario
2007
Julie Chu
Forward
Harvard
Bridgeport, Connecticut
2008
Sarah Vaillancourt
Forward
Harvard
Sherbrooke, Quebec
2009
Jessie Vetter
Goaltender
Wisconsin
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
2010
Vicki Bendus
Forward
Mercyhurst
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
2011
Meghan Duggan
Forward
Wisconsin
Danvers, Massachusetts
2012
Brianna Decker
Forward
Wisconsin
Dousman, Wisconsin
2013
Amanda Kessel
Forward
Minnesota
Madison, Wisconsin
2014
Jamie Lee Rattray
Forward
Clarkson
Kanata, Ontario
2015
Alex Carpenter
Forward
Boston College
Cambridge, Massachusetts
2016
Kendall Coyne
Forward
Northeastern
Palos Park, Illinois
2017
Ann-Renée Desbiens
Goaltender
Wisconsin
La Malbaie, Quebec
2018
Daryl Watts
Forward
Boston College
Toronto, Ontario
2019
Loren Gabel
Forward
Clarkson
Kitchener, Ontario
2020
Élizabeth Giguère
Forward
Clarkson
Quebec City, Quebec
2021
Aerin Frankel
Goaltender
Northeastern
Briarcliff Manor, New York
2022
Taylor Heise
Forward
Minnesota
Lake City, Minnesota
2023
Sophie Jaques
Defense
Ohio State
Toronto, Ontario
2024
Izzy Daniel
Forward
Cornell
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Winners by state/province
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