Wisconsin goaltender Desbiens captures 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award

Wisconsin senior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens has been awarded the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The honors were presented to Desbiens Saturday afternoon at the Foundry Art Centre as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by Lindenwood University. The award, which is in its 20th year, is presented annually to the top player in … Read more

Coyne wins 2016 Patty Kazmaier Award

Kendall Coyne  of Northeastern. (Melissa Wade) Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), a senior from Northeastern University who played on the 2014 U.S. Olympic team, was named the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, which is in its 19th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey by … Read more

Kazmaier final three down to Boston College’s Carpenter, Northeastern’s Coyne, Wisconsin’s Desbiens

The top three finalists for the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday. Boston College senior forward Alex Carpenter, Northeastern senior forward Kendall Coyne and Wisconsin junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens have made the final cut. Carpenter, BC’s captain, is looking to become the first back-to-back recipient of the award, and only the second player … Read more

Brandt, Carpenter, Poulin the three finalists for 2015 Kazmaier Award

After announcing the 10 semifinalists on Feb. 26, the three finalists were announced Thursday for the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Minnesota junior forward Hannah Brandt, Boston College junior forward Alex Carpenter and Boston University senior forward Marie-Philip Poulin are the three remaining finalists for the award. The award will be presented at a brunch ceremony … Read more

Clarkson’s Rattray first Patty Kazmaier winner to represent Golden Knights

Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray has been awarded the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award – a first for Clarkson. The presentation was made Saturday morning at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn. Minnesota’s Hannah Brandt and Cornell’s Jillian Saulnier were the other two finalists for the award. “Jamie Lee is the definition of hard … Read more

Kazmaier finalists whittled down to three talented forwards

The three finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by USA Hockey. Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray and Cornell junior forward Jillian Saulnier are the final three players up for the top individual honor in women’s hockey. Brandt leads the nation in points (61) and … Read more

Minnesota trio named finalists for Patty Kazmaier Award

For the first time ever, all three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award are from the same team. Minnesota senior defenseman Megan Bozek, junior forward Amanda Kessel and senior goaltender Noora Räty have guided the Gophers to a perfect 36-0-0 record this season and an NCAA-record 44-game winning streak, dating back to last season. … Read more

Minnesota quartet headlines 2013 Kazmaier Award finalists

The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top Division I women’s player. Seven schools are represented among the finalists, including four from Minnesota. Three nominees were finalists in 2012 — Wisconsin’s Brianna Decker, Minnesota’s Amanda Kessel and North Dakota’s Jocelyne … Read more

Decker, Lamoureux and Schelling named three Kazmaier finalists

Junior forwards Brianna Decker (Wisconsin) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (North Dakota) and senior goaltender Florence Schelling (Northeastern) have been named the three finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. All three have posted mind-boggling statistics this season. Decker has a 36-42-78 line, including four hat tricks, in 37 games, while Lamoureux, the first-ever top-three finalist … Read more