Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipients
Latest Recipient
Casey O'Brien
University of Wisconsin • Forward • Milton, Massachusetts
Recipients
| Year | Name | School | Position | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Casey O'Brien | University of Wisconsin | Forward | Milton, Mass. |
| 2024 | Izzy Daniel | Cornell University | Forward | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2023 | Sophie Jaques | Ohio State University | Defender | Toronto, Ont. |
| 2022 | Taylor Heise | University of Minnesota | Forward | Lake City, Minn. |
| 2021 | Aerin Frankel | Northeastern University | Goalie | Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Giguere | Clarkson University | Forward | Quebec City, Que. |
| 2019 | Loren Gabel | Clarkson University | Forward | Kitchener, Ont. |
| 2018 | Daryl Watts | Boston College | Forward | Toronto, Ont. |
| 2017 | Ann-Renée Desbiens | University of Wisconsin | Goalie | La Malbaie, Que. |
| 2016 | Kendall Coyne | Northeastern University | Forward | Palos Heights, Ill. |
| 2015 | Alex Carpenter | Boston College | Forward | North Reading, Mass. |
| 2014 | Jamie Lee Rattray | Clarkson University | Forward | Kanata, Ont. |
| 2013 | Amanda Kessel | University of Minnesota | Forward | Madison, Wis. |
| 2012 | Brianna Decker | University of Wisconsin | Forward | Dousman, Wis. |
| 2011 | Meghan Duggan | University of Wisconsin | Forward | Danvers, Mass. |
| 2010 | Vicki Bendus | Mercyhurst College | Forward | Wasaga Beach, Ont. |
| 2009 | Jessie Vetter | University of Wisconsin | Goalie | Cottage Grove, Wis. |
| 2008 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard University | Forward | Sherbrooke, Que. |
| 2007 | Julie Chu | Harvard University | Forward | Fairfield, Conn. |
| 2006 | Sara Bauer | University of Wisconsin | Forward | St. Catharines, Ont. |
| 2005 | Krissy Wendell | University of Minnesota | Forward | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 2004 | Angela Ruggiero | Harvard University | Defender | Harper Woods, Mich. |
| 2003 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard University | Forward | Winnipeg, Man. |
| 2002 | Brooke Whitney | Northeastern University | Forward | Snohomish, Wash. |
| 2001 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard University | Forward | Winnipeg, Man. |
| 2000 | Ali Brewer | Brown University | Goalie | Racine, Wis. |
| 1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Harvard University | Forward | Nantucket, Mass. |
| 1998 | Brandy Fisher | University of New Hampshire | Forward | Potsdam, N.Y. |
Finalists
| YEAR | TOP-THREE | TOP-10** | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Casey O'Brien | Laila Edwards | Caroline Harvey | Joy Dunne | Tessa Janecke | Kristýna Kaltounková | Abbey Murphy | Kirsten Simms | Haley Winn | Issy Wunder |
| 2024 | Izzy Daniel | Casey O'Brien | Kirsten Simms | Sarah Fillier | Caroline Harvey | Abby Hustler | Tessa Janecke | Abbey Murphy | Gwyneth Philips | Danielle Serdachny |
| 2023 | Sophie Jaques | Alina Mueller | Danielle Serdachny | Pia Dukaric | Jennifer Gardiner | Taylor Heise | Maureen Murphy | Gwyneth Philips | Kiara Zanon | Grace Zumwinkle |
| 2022 | Taylor Heise | Gabbie Hughes | Sophie Jaques | Skylar Fontaine | Aerin Frankel | Élizabeth Giguère | Alina Mueller | Casey O’Brien | Theresa Schafzahl | Daryl Watts |
| 2021 | Aerin Frankel | Daryl Watts | Grace Zumwinkle | Skylar Fontaine | Élizabeth Giguère | Caitrin Lonergan | Emma Maltais | Alina Müller | Sophie Shirley | Kiara Zanon |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Giguere | Alina Mueller | Abby Roque | Jaime Bourbonnais | Lindsay Browning | Sarah Fillier | Aerin Frankel | Emma Maltais | Sophie Shirley | Daryl Watts |
| 2019 | Loren Gabel | Megan Keller | Annie Pankowski | Jesse Compher | Jessie Eldridge | Sarah Fillier | Elizabeth Giguere | Alina Mueller | Nicole Schammel | Lovisa Selander |
| 2018 | Daryl Watts | Victoria Bach | Loren Gabel | Sydney Baldwin | Kristen Campbell | Savannah Harmon | Brittany Howard | Caitrin Lonergan | Toni Ann Miano | Shea Tiley |
| 2017 | Ann-Renee Desbiens | Cayley Mercer | Lara Stalder | Megan Keller | Kelsey Koelzer | Kennedy Marchment | Annie Pankowski | Kelly Pannek | Sarah Potomak | Brooke Webster |
| 2016 | Kendall Coyne | Alex Carpenter | Ann-Renee Desbiens | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | Hannah Brandt | Dani Cameranesi | Megan Keller | Kelsey Koelzer | Annie Pankowski | Haley Skarupa |
| 2015 | Alex Carpenter | Hannah Brandt | Marie-Philip Poulin | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | Dani Cameranesi | Kendall Coyne | Brianne Jenner | Emily Pfalzer | Rachel Ramsey | Haley Skarupa |
| 2014 | Jamie Lee Rattray | Hannah Brandt | Jillian Saulnier | Erin Ambrose | Brittany Ammerman | Kelly Babstock | Christine Bestland | Rachael Bona | Sarah Lefort | Emerance Maschmeyer |
| 2013 | Amanda Kessel | Megan Bozek | Noora Raty | Hannah Brandt | Alex Carpenter | Kendall Coyne | Brianna Decker | Jillian Dempsey | Brianne Jenner | Jocelyne Lamoureux |
| 2012 | Brianna Decker | Florence Schelling | Jocelyne Lamoureux | Bailey Bram | Laura Fortino | Monique Lamoureux | Rebecca Johnston | Amanda Kessel | Hilary Knight | Natalie Spooner |
| 2011 | Meghan Duggan | Kelli Stack | Meghan Agosta | Vicki Bendus | Laura Fortino | Haley Irwin | Rebecca Johnston | Hilary Knight | Noora Raty | Molly Schaus |
| 2010 | Vicki Bendus | Noora Raty | Kelly Paton | Jesse Scanzano | Bailey Bram | Emily West | Anne Schleper | Felicia Nelson | Emmanuelle Blais | Sarah Parsons |
| 2009 | Jessie Vetter | Meghan Agosta | Sarah Vaillancourt | Rebecca Johnston | Hilary Knight | Monique Lamoureux | Erika Lawler | Gigi Marvin | Molly Schaus | Jenn Wakefield |
| 2008 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Kim Martin | Meghan Agosta | Melissa Boal | Tessa Bonhomme | Caitlin Cahow | Sam Faber | Martine Garland | Sabrina Harbec | Gigi Marvin |
| 2007 | Julie Chu | Sara Bauer | Meghan Agosta | Gillian Apps | Tessa Bonhomme | Martine Garland | Sabrina Harbec | Noemie Marin | Meaghan Mikkelson | Sarah Vaillancourt |
| 2006 | Sara Bauer | Sabrina Harbec | Riitta Schaublin | Jana Harrigan | Nicole Hekle | Noemie Marin | Jessica Moffat | Kim Pearce | Bobbi-Jo Slusar | Karen Thatcher |
| 2005 | Krissy Wendell | Natalie Darwitz | Caroline Ouellette | Julie Chu | Desi Clark | Nicole Corriero | Molly Engstrom | Carla MacLeod | Cherie Piper | Rebecca Russell |
| 2004 | Angela Ruggiero | Chanda Gunn | Jenny Potter | Gretchen Anderson | Nicole Corriero | Natalie Darwitz | Kelli Halcisak | Caroline Ouellette | Shari Vogt | Krissy Wendell |
| 2003 | Jennifer Botterill | Jenny Potter | Angela Ruggiero | Natalie Darwitz | Chanda Gunn | Carly Haggard | Kelli Halicisak | Andrea Kilbourne | Maria Rooth | Krissy Wendell |
| 2002 | Brooke Whitney | Ronda Curtin | Carly Haggard | Jeni Creary | Chanda Gunn | Emma Laaksonen | Kira Misikowetz | Tania Pinelli | Maria Rooth | Laura Slominski |
| 2001 | Jennifer Botterill | Tammy Shewchuk | Courtney Kennedy | Meghan Hunter | Andrea Kilbourne | Nadine Muzerall | Maria Rooth | Erika Silva | Jessica Tabb | Michelle Thornton |
| 2000 | Ali Brewer | Sara DeCosta | Tara Mounsey | Carisa Zaban* | Jennifer Botterill | Winny Brodt | Maria Rooth | Angela Ruggiero | Jenny Schmidgall | Hilary Witt |
| 1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Ali Brewer | Nicki Luongo | Ali Coughlin | Hilary Witt | Tara Mounsey | Angela Ruggiero | Sara DeCosta | Carisa Zaban | Tammy Shewchuk |
| 1998 | Brandy Fisher | Laurie Belliveau | Sarah Hood | Stephanie Acres | Ali Coughlin | Janna Dewar | Courtney Kennedy | Nadine Muzerall | Meaghan Sittler | Jessica Tabb Hilary Witt* |
**The top-10 list includes the players who advanced to the top-3 finalists
Note- *Due to ties, in 1998 there were 11 candidates and in 2000 there was a top-4
