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The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is given to the top female college
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player in the
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. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the
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. 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
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honoree for the
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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 Richard William Kazmaier Jr. (November 23, 1930 – August 1, 2013) was an American businessman and naval lieutenant. He played college football at Princeton University from 1949 through 1951 and was the winner of the 1951 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell ...
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Award winners


Winners by school


Finalists by school


Winners by State/Province


Finalists


See also

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List of sports awards honoring women This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
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Hobey Baker Award The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 41 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton Universit ...
- D-I men *
Laura Hurd Award The Laura Hurd Award is an annual award given to the top player in NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey. It is given by the American Hockey Coaches Association. It was known as the Division III Women's Player of the Year Award prior to 2007. In Jan ...
- D-III women * Sid Watson Award - D-III men


References

{{Patty Kazmaier Award College ice hockey player of the year awards in the United States NCAA Division I ice hockey College women's ice hockey in the United States Sports awards honoring women