The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman 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.
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| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Brandy Fisher | forward | New Hampshire |
| 1999 | A.J. Mleczko | forward | Harvard |
| 2000 | Ali Brewer | goaltender | Brown |
| 2001 | Jennifer Botterill | forward | Harvard |
| 2002 | Brooke Whitney | forward | Northeastern |
| 2003 | Jennifer Botterill | forward | Harvard |
| 2004 | Angela Ruggiero | defense | Harvard |
| 2005 | Krissy Wendell | forward | Minnesota |
| 2006 | Sara Bauer | forward | Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Julie Chu | forward | Harvard |
| 2008 | Sarah Vaillancourt | forward | Harvard |
| 2009 | Jessie Vetter | Goaltender | Wisconsin |
| 2010 | Vicki Bendus | Forward | Mercyhurst College |
| 2011 | Meghan Duggan | Forward | Wisconsin |
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Harvard | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Brown | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Northeastern | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Mercyhurst College | 1 |
| Year | Finalist | School | Finalist | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natalie Darwitz | Minnesota | ||
| 2006 | Sabrina Harbec[1] | St. Lawrence | Riitta Schaublin | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2007 | Meghan Agosta[2] | Mercyhurst | Sara Bauer | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Meghan Agosta[3] | Mercyhurst | Kim Martin | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2009 | Meghan Agosta[4] | Mercyhurst | Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard |
| 2010 | Kelly Paton[5] | New Hampshire | Noora Raty | Minnesota |
| 2011 | Meghan Agosta | Mercyhurst | Kelli Stack | Boston College |