Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | The most outstanding rookie in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey |
Presented by | Women's Hockey Commissioners Association |
History | |
First award | 2014 |
Most recent | Joy Dunne |
The Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year Award is awarded yearly to the most outstanding rookie player in NCAA Division I women's college ice hockey by the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association. In 2024 the award was renamed to honor former Harvard hockey player Julie Chu. [1]
Season | Player | School | Reference |
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2014 | Dani Cameranesi | Minnesota | [2] |
2015 | Annie Pankowski | Wisconsin | |
2016 | Sarah Potomak | Minnesota | |
2017 | Jaycee Gebhard | Robert Morris | [3] |
2018 | Daryl Watts | Boston College | [4] |
2019 | Sarah Fillier | Princeton | [5] |
2020 | Hannah Bilka | Boston College | [6] |
2021 | Kiara Zanon | Penn State | [7] |
2022 | Peyton Hemp | Minnesota | [8] |
2023 | Tessa Janecke | Penn State | [9] |
2024 | Joy Dunne | Ohio State | [10] |
School | Winners |
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Minnesota | 3 |
Boston College | 2 |
Penn State | 2 |
Ohio State | 1 |
Princeton | 1 |
Robert Morris | 1 |
Wisconsin | 1 |
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