Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's individual awards

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association gives awards at the conclusion of each season. The current awards include Player of the Year, Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year, as well as the league leaders in points scoring and goaltending. In addition, several WCHA players have won the Patty Kazmaier Award for the nation's best women's college hockey player.

Past winners have included numerous Olympic medalists and players in professional hockey leagues in North America and Europe. Minnesota is the most successful team, with 43 award winners and statistical leaders. All current members of the conference are represented.

Hannah Brandt of Minnesota, a junior in the 2014–15 season, has won five awards over her career; she was named Rookie of the Year, led the league in scoring twice , and was named Player of the Year twice. Six other players have won three or more awards over their careers. No player has won more than two awards in a single season; ten players have achieved this feat. Mark Johnson of Wisconsin has been named Coach of the Year six times.

Patty Kazmaier Award

Jessie Vetter, 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award winner

The Patty Kazmaier Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey. In that time, 6 players have won the award while playing for WCHA schools.^[1]

Year	Player	Position	School
2005	Krissy Wendell	Forward	Minnesota
2006	Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin
2009	Jessie Vetter	Goaltender	Wisconsin
2011	Meghan Duggan	Forward	Wisconsin
2012	Brianna Decker	Forward	Wisconsin
2013	Amanda Kessel	Forward	Minnesota

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Wisconsin	4	2006, 2009, 2011, 2012
Minnesota	2	2005, 2013

Player of the Year

Jenny Schmidgall-Potter, 1999–2000 and 2002–03 Player of the Year

Tessa Bonhomme, 2007–08 Player of the Year

Season^[2]	Player	Pos.	School
1999–2000	Jenny Schmidgall	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2000–01	Courtney Kennedy	Defense	Minnesota
2001–02	Ronda Curtin	Defense	Minnesota
2002–03	Jenny Schmidgall-Potter (2)	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2003–04	Krissy Wendell	Forward	Minnesota
2004–05	Krissy Wendell (2)	Forward	Minnesota
2005–06	Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin
2006–07	Sara Bauer (2)	Forward	Wisconsin
2007–08	Tessa Bonhomme	Defense	Ohio State
2008–09	Hilary Knight	Forward	Wisconsin
2009–10	Felicia Nelson	Forward	St. Cloud State
2009–10	Zuzana Tomčíková	Goaltender	Bemidji State
2010–11	Meghan Duggan	Forward	Wisconsin
2011–12	Brianna Decker	Forward	Wisconsin
2012–13	Amanda Kessel	Forward	Minnesota
2013–14	Hannah Brandt	Forward	Minnesota
2014–15	Hannah Brandt (2)	Forward	Minnesota

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota	7	2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Wisconsin	5	2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
Minnesota–Duluth	2	1999–2000, 2002–03
Ohio State	1	2007–08
Bemidji State	1	2009–10
St. Cloud State	1	2009–10

Student-Athlete of the Year

Emma Laaksonen, 2003–04 Student-Athlete of the Year

Caroline Ouellette, 2004–05 Student-Athlete of the Year

Season^[2]	Player	Pos.	School
1999–2000	Katie Beaudy	Goalie	Minnesota State
1999–2000	Shannon Kennedy	Forward	Minnesota
2000–01	Bre Dedrickson	Goalie	Bemidji State
2001–02	Guylaine Haché	Forward	Bemidji State
2002–03	Anik Coté	Goalie	Bemidji State
2003–04	Emma Laaksonen	Defense	Ohio State
2004–05	Caroline Ouellette	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2005–06	Riitta Schaublin	Goalie	Minnesota–Duluth
2006–07	Riitta Schaublin (2)	Goalie	Minnesota–Duluth
2007–08	Casie Hanson	Forward	North Dakota
2008–09	Gigi Marvin	Forward	Minnesota
2009–10	Caitlin Hogan	Forward	St. Cloud State
2010–11	Jocelyne Larocque	Defense	Minnesota–Duluth
2011–12	Jocelyne Lamoureux	Forward	North Dakota
2012–13	Jocelyne Lamoureux (2)	Forward	North Dakota
2013–14	Kelly Terry	Forward	Minnesota
2014–15	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	Forward	North Dakota

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota–Duluth	4	2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11
North Dakota	4	2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
Minnesota	3	1999–2000, 2008–09, 2013–14
Bemidji State	3	2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
Minnesota State	1	1999–2000
Ohio State	1	2003–04
St. Cloud State	1	2009–10

Defensive Player of the Year

Meaghan Mikkelson, 2006–07 Defensive Player of the Year

Jocelyne Larocque, 2010–11 Defensive Player of the Year

Season^[2]	Player	Position	School
1999–2000	Winny Brodt	Defense	Minnesota
2000–01	Courtney Kennedy	Defense	Minnesota
2001–02	Ronda Curtin	Defense	Minnesota
2002–03	Ronda Curtin (2)	Defense	Minnesota
2003–04	Molly Engstrom	Defense	Wisconsin
2004–05	Molly Engstrom (2)	Defense	Wisconsin
2005–06	Bobbi-Jo Slusar	Defense	Wisconsin
2006–07	Meaghan Mikkelson	Defense	Wisconsin
2007–08	Tessa Bonhomme	Defense	Ohio State
2008–09	Melanie Gagnon	Defense	Minnesota
2009–10	Anne Schleper	Defense	Minnesota
2010–11	Jocelyne Larocque	Defense	Minnesota–Duluth
2011–12	Stefanie McKeough	Defense	Wisconsin
2012–13	Megan Bozek	Defense	Minnesota
2013–14	Rachel Ramsey	Defense	Minnesota
2014–15	Rachel Ramsey (2)	Defense	Minnesota

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota	9	1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Wisconsin	5	2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12
Ohio State	1	2007–08
Minnesota–Duluth	1	2010–11

Rookie of the Year

Maria Rooth, 1999–2000 Rookie of the Year

Gigi Marvin, 2005–06 Rookie of the Year

Season^[2]	Player	Pos.	School
1999–2000	Maria Rooth	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2000–01	Meghan Hunter	Forward	Wisconsin
2001–02	Jeni Creary	Forward	Ohio State
2002–03	Natalie Darwitz	Forward	Minnesota
2003–04	Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin
2004–05	Bobbi Ross	Forward	Minnesota
2005–06	Gigi Marvin	Forward	Minnesota
2006–07	Meghan Duggan	Forward	Wisconsin
2007–08	Haley Irwin	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
2008–09	Monique Lamoureux	Forward	Minnesota
2009–10	Hokey Langan	Forward	Ohio State
2010–11	Amanda Kessel	Forward	Minnesota
2011–12	Michelle Karvinen	Forward	North Dakota
2012–13	Hannah Brandt	Forward	Minnesota
2013–14	Dani Cameranesi	Forward	Minnesota
2014–15	Annie Pankowski	Forward	Wisconsin

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota	7	2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14
Wisconsin	4	2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2014–15
Minnesota–Duluth	2	1999–2000, 2007–08
Ohio State	2	2001–02, 2009–10
North Dakota	1	2011–12

Coach of the Year

Shannon Miller, 1999–2000 and 2002–03 Coach of the Year

Mark Johnson, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, and 2011–12 Coach of the Year

Season^[2]	Coach	School
1999–2000	Shannon Miller	Minnesota–Duluth
2000–01	Laura Halldorson	Minnesota
2000–01	Kerry Wethington	St. Cloud State
2001–02	Laura Halldorson (2)	Minnesota
2002–03	Mark Johnson	Wisconsin
2002–03	Shannon Miller (2)	Minnesota–Duluth
2003–04	Jeff Vizenor	Minnesota State
2004–05	Laura Halldorson (3)	Minnesota
2005–06	Mark Johnson (2)	Wisconsin
2006–07	Mark Johnson (3)	Wisconsin
2007–08	Brad Frost	Minnesota
2008–09	Brad Frost (2)	Minnesota
2008–09	Mark Johnson (4)	Wisconsin
2009–10	Steve Sertich	Bemidji State
2010–11	Mark Johnson (5)	Wisconsin
2011–12	Mark Johnson (6)	Wisconsin
2012–13	Brad Frost (3)	Minnesota
2013–14	Brad Frost (4)	Minnesota
2014–15	Jim Scanlan	Bemidji State

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota	7	2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14
Wisconsin	6	2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
Minnesota–Duluth	2	1999–2000, 2002–03
Bemidji State	2	2009–10, 2014–15
St. Cloud State	1	2000–01
Minnesota State	1	2003–04

Statistical leaders

Scoring champion

Haley Irwin, top scorer in 2007–08

Jocelyne Lamoureux, top scorer in 2011–12

Season^[2]	Player	Position	School	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
2003–04	Jenny Schmidgall-Potter	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth	24	28	29	57
2004–05	Natalie Darwitz	Forward	Minnesota	28	27	45	72
2005–06	Erica McKenzie	Forward	Minnesota	28	18	22	40
2006–07	Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin	28	16	35	51
2007–08	Haley Irwin	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth	26	18	25	43
2008–09	Monique Lamoureux	Forward	Minnesota	28	30	31	61
2009–10	Hokey Langan	Forward	Ohio State	28	25	26	51
2010–11	Meghan Duggan	Forward	Wisconsin	28	27	34	61
2011–12	Jocelyne Lamoureux	Forward	North Dakota	28	27	37	64
2012–13	Amanda Kessel	Forward	Minnesota	25	34	41	75
2013–14	Hannah Brandt	Forward	Minnesota	28	14	26	40
2014–15	Hannah Brandt (2)	Forward	Minnesota	27	21	29	50

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Minnesota	6	2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Minnesota–Duluth	2	2003–04, 2007–08
Wisconsin	2	2006–07, 2010–11
Ohio State	1	2009–10
North Dakota	1	2011–12

Goaltending champion

Noora Räty, top goaltender in 2009–10 and 2012–13

Kim Martin, top goaltender in 2010–11

Season^[2]	Player	School	Games	GAA
2003–04	Meghan Horras	Wisconsin	12	1.32
2004–05	Jody Horak	Minnesota	19	0.89
2005–06	Kim Hanlon	Minnesota	14	1.19
2006–07	Christine Dufour	Wisconsin	12	1.07
2007–08	Jessie Vetter	Wisconsin	26	1.38
2008–09	Alyssa Grogan	Minnesota	14	1.37
2009–10	Noora Räty	Minnesota	15	1.06
2010–11	Kim Martin	Minnesota–Duluth	17	1.51
2011–12	Alex Rigsby	Wisconsin	28	1.47
2012–13	Noora Räty (2)	Minnesota	28	1.05
2013–14	Ann-Renée Desbiens	Wisconsin	28	0.97
2014–15	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	North Dakota	28	1.17

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Wisconsin	5	2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14
Minnesota	5	2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13
Minnesota–Duluth	1	2010–11
North Dakota	1	2014–15

Team of the Decade

In 2009, to commemorate the tenth year of women's play, the WCHA chose the top ten players of the decade.^[3]

Player	Position	School
Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin
Tessa Bonhomme	Defense	Ohio State
Ronda Curtin	Defense	Minnesota
Natalie Darwitz	Forward	Minnesota
Molly Engstrom	Defense	Wisconsin
Caroline Ouellette	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
Jenny Schmidgall-Potter	Forward	Minnesota and Minnesota–Duluth
Maria Rooth	Forward	Minnesota–Duluth
Jessie Vetter	Goaltender	Wisconsin
Krissy Wendell	Forward	Minnesota

References

↑ "Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipients". Patty Kazmaier Award / Sport Ngin. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "WCHA 2014–15 Women's Record Book" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. p. 113. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
↑ "WCHA Honors Top 10 Players from First Decade". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. CBS Interactive. February 28, 2009.

Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey

Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks North Dakota Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies Wisconsin Badgers

Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota–Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) OSU Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)

Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15