# 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 60 award winners and statistical leaders. All current members of the conference are represented.
Hannah Brandt of Minnesota 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. Seven other players have won three or more awards over their careers. No player has won more than two awards in a single season; eleven players have achieved this feat. Mark Johnson of Wisconsin has been named Coach of the Year nine times.

## Patty Kazmaier Award

The Patty Kazmaier Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey. In that time, 8 players have won the award while playing for WCHA schools.
| 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 |
| 2017 | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Goaltender | Wisconsin |
| 2022 | Taylor Heise | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2023 | Sophie Jaques | Defense | Ohio State |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2005, 2013, 2022 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 2023 |

## Player of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | School |
| 1999–2000 | Jenny Schmidgall-Potter | 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 |
| 2015–16 | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Goaltender | Wisconsin |
| 2016–17 | Lara Stalder | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2017–18 | Sydney Baldwin | Defense | Minnesota |
| 2018–19 | Annie Pankowski | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2019–20 | Abby Roque | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2020–21 | Daryl Watts | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2021–22 | Taylor Heise | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2022–23 | Sophie Jaques | Defense | Ohio State |
| 2023–24 | Kirsten Simms | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2024–25 | Casey O'Brien | Forward | Wisconsin |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2016–17 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 2007–08, 2022–23 |
| Bemidji State | 1 | 2009–10$^†$ |
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 2009–10$^†$ |

## Student-Athlete of the Year

| Season | Player | Pos. | School |
| 1999–2000$^†$ | Katie Beaudy | Goaltender | Minnesota State |
| 1999–2000$^†$ | Shannon Kennedy | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2000–01 | Bre Dedrickson | Goaltender | Bemidji State |
| 2001–02 | Guylaine Haché | Forward | Bemidji State |
| 2002–03 | Anik Coté | Goaltender | Bemidji State |
| 2003–04 | Emma Laaksonen | Defense | Ohio State |
| 2004–05 | Caroline Ouellette | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2005–06 | Riitta Schaublin | Goaltender | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2006–07 | Riitta Schaublin (2) | Goaltender | 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 | Goaltender | North Dakota |
| 2015–16 | Shelby Amsley-Benzie (2) | Goaltender | North Dakota |
| 2016–17 | Lara Stalder | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2017–18 | Catherine Daoust | Defense | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2018–19 | Corbin Boyd | Forward | Minnesota State |
| 2019–20 | Alex Woken | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2020–21 | Mak Langei | Forward | Bemidji State |
| 2021–22 | Sophie Jaques | Defense | Ohio State |
| 2022–23 | Emma Söderberg | Goaltender | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2023–24 | Clara Van Wieren | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2024–25 | Clara Van Wieren (2) | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 9 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1999–2000$^†$, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2019–20 |
| Bemidji State | 4 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2020–21 |
| Minnesota State | 2 | 1999–2000$^†$, 2018–19 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 2003–04, 2021–22 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 2009–10 |

## Defensive Player of the Year

| Season | Player | School |
| 1999–2000 | Winny Brodt | Minnesota |
| 2000–01 | Courtney Kennedy | Minnesota |
| 2001–02 | Ronda Curtin | Minnesota |
| 2002–03 | Ronda Curtin (2) | Minnesota |
| 2003–04 | Molly Engstrom | Wisconsin |
| 2004–05 | Molly Engstrom (2) | Wisconsin |
| 2005–06 | Bobbi-Jo Slusar | Wisconsin |
| 2006–07 | Meaghan Mikkelson | Wisconsin |
| 2007–08 | Tessa Bonhomme | Ohio State |
| 2008–09 | Melanie Gagnon | Minnesota |
| 2009–10 | Anne Schleper | Minnesota |
| 2010–11 | Jocelyne Larocque | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2011–12 | Stefanie McKeough | Wisconsin |
| 2012–13 | Megan Bozek | Minnesota |
| 2013–14 | Rachel Ramsey | Minnesota |
| 2014–15 | Rachel Ramsey (2) | Minnesota |
| 2015–16 | Ivana Bilic | Bemidji State |
| 2016–17 | Sidney Morin | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2017–18 | Sydney Baldwin | Minnesota |
| 2018–19 | Jincy Dunne | Ohio State |
| 2019–20 | Jincy Dunne (2) | Ohio State |
| 2020–21 | Ashton Bell | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2021–22 | Sophie Jaques | Ohio State |
| 2022–23 | Sophie Jaques (2) | Ohio State |
| 2023–24 | Caroline Harvey | Wisconsin |
| 2024–25 | Caroline Harvey (2) | Wisconsin |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Minnesota | 10 | 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 2007–08, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
| Bemidji State | 1 | 2015–16 |

## Rookie of the Year

| Season | 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 |
| 2015–16 | Sarah Potomak | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2016–17 | Abby Roque | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2017–18 | Emma Maltais | Forward | Ohio State |
| 2018–19 | Sophie Shirley | Forward | Wisconsin |
| 2019–20 | Madeline Wethington | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2020–21 | Jamie Nelson | Forward | Minnesota State |
| 2021–22 | Peyton Hemp | Forward | Minnesota |
| 2022–23 | Caroline Harvey | Defense | Wisconsin |
| 2023–24 | Joy Dunne | Forward | Ohio State |
| 2024–25 | Caitlin Kraemer | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Minnesota | 10 | 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2021–22 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 2001–02, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2023–24 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2024–25 |
| Minnesota State | 1 | 2020–21 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 2011–12 |

## Coach of the Year

| Season | 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 |
| 2015–16 | Mark Johnson (7) | Wisconsin |
| 2016–17 | Maura Crowell | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2017–18 | Nadine Muzerall | Ohio State |
| 2018–19 | Mark Johnson (8) | Wisconsin |
| 2019–20 | Nadine Muzerall (2) | Ohio State |
| 2020–21 | Mark Johnson (9) | Wisconsin |
| 2021–22 | Nadine Muzerall (3) | Ohio State |
| 2022–23$^†$ | Brian Idalski | St. Cloud State |
| 2022–23$^†$ | Nadine Muzerall (4) | Ohio State |
| 2023–24 | Nadine Muzerall (5) | Ohio State |
| 2024–25 | Mark Johnson (10) | Wisconsin |

### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 2002–03$^†$, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09$^†$, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2024–25 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 2000–01$^†$, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09$^†$, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23$^†$, 2023–24 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 1999–2000, 2002–03$^†$, 2016–17 |
| Bemidji State | 2 | 2009–10, 2014–15 |
| St. Cloud State | 2 | 2000–01$^†$, 2022–23$^†$ |
| Minnesota State | 1 | 2003–04 |

## Statistical leaders
### Scoring champion

| Season | 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 |
| 2015–16 | Dani Cameranesi | Forward | Minnesota | 28 | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| 2016–17 | Kelly Pannek | Forward | Minnesota | 32 | 16 | 31 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | Grace Zumwinkle | Forward | Minnesota | 24 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2018–19$^†$ | Nicole Schammel | Forward | Minnesota | 24 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2018–19$^†$ | Emma Maltais | Forward | Ohio State | 24 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2019–20 | Daryl Watts | Forward | Wisconsin | 24 | 14 | 35 | 49 |
| 2020–21 | Daryl Watts (2) | Forward | Wisconsin | 16 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 2021–22 | Taylor Heise | Forward | Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| 2022–23 | Taylor Heise (2) | Forward | Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| 2023–24 | Kirsten Simms | Forward | Wisconsin | 26 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2024–25 | Casey O'Brien | Forward | Wisconsin | 28 | 17 | 35 | 52 |

#### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Minnesota | 12 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19$^†$, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 2006–07, 2010–11, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | 2003–04, 2007–08 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 2009–10, 2018–19$^†$ |
| North Dakota | 1 | 2011–12 |

### Goaltending champion

| Season | 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 |
| 2015–16 | Ann-Renée Desbiens (2) | Wisconsin | 27 | 0.81 |
| 2016–17 | Ann-Renée Desbiens (3) | Wisconsin | 30 | 0.66 |
| 2017–18 | Kristen Campbell | Wisconsin | 24 | 1.16 |
| 2018–19 | Kristen Campbell (2) | Wisconsin | 24 | 1.08 |
| 2019–20 | Sydney Scobee | Minnesota | 24 | 1.63 |
| 2020–21 | Emma Söderberg | Minnesota–Duluth | 19 | 1.34 |
| 2021–22 | Emma Polusny | St. Cloud State | 19 | 2.85 |
| 2022–23 | Emma Söderberg (2) | Minnesota–Duluth | 23 | 1.59 |
| 2023–24 | Sanni Ahola | St. Cloud State | 13 | 1.86 |
| 2024–25 | Ava McNaughton | Wisconsin | 27 | 1.28 |

#### Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2024–25 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2019–20 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 2010–11, 2020–21, 2022–23 |
| St. Cloud State | 2 | 2021–22, 2023–24 |
| 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.
| 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 |

## 25th Anniversary Top 25 Team

Throughout the 2023–24 season, to commemorate 25 seasons of women's play, the WCHA named the top 25 players throughout its 25 years.
| Player | Position | School |
| Sara Bauer | Forward | Wisconsin (2003–07) |
| Tessa Bonhomme | Defense | Ohio State (2004–08) |
| Hannah Brandt | Forward | Minnesota (2012–16) |
| Natalie Darwitz | Forward | Minnesota (2002–05) |
| Brianna Decker | Forward | Wisconsin (2009–13) |
| Ann-Renée Desbiens | Goaltender | Wisconsin (2013–17) |
| Meghan Duggan | Forward | Wisconsin (2006–11) |
| Jincy Roese | Defense | Ohio State (2016–20) |
| Molly Engstrom | Defense | Wisconsin (2001–05) |
| Taylor Heise | Forward | Minnesota (2018–23) |
| Sophie Jaques | Defense | Ohio State (2018–23) |
| Amanda Kessel | Forward | Minnesota (2010–13, 16) |
| Hilary Knight | Forward | Wisconsin (2007–12) |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson | Forward | Minnesota & North Dakota (2008–13) |
| Monique Lamoreux-Morando | Forward | Minnesota & North Dakota (2008–13) |
| Kim Martin Hasson | Goaltender | Minnesota–Duluth (2006–11) |
| Sarah Nurse | Forward | Wisconsin (2013–17) |
| Caroline Ouellette | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth (2002–05) |
| Noora Räty | Goaltender | Minnesota (2009–13) |
| Maria Rooth | Forward | Minnesota–Duluth (1999–03) |
| Jenny Schmidgall-Potter | Forward | Minnesota & Minnesota–Duluth (1999–04) |
| Natalie Spooner | Forward | Ohio State (2008–12) |
| Lee Stecklein | Forward | Minnesota (2012–17) |
| Jessie Vetter | Goaltender | Wisconsin (2005–09) |
| Krissy Wendell | Forward | Minnesota (2002–05) |

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