Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year Award

Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year Award

Sport	Ice hockey
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	Caitlin Kraemer

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]

Award winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
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]
2025	Caitlin Kraemer	Minnesota Duluth	[11]

Winners by school

School	Winners
Minnesota	3
Boston College	2
Penn State	2
Minnesota Duluth	1
Ohio State	1
Princeton	1
Robert Morris	1
Wisconsin	1

References

1. "Women's National Rookie of the Year Award Named for Julie Chu". hockeycommissioners.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
2. "Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
3. "Jaycee Gebhard of Robert Morris Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 30, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
4. "Daryl Watts of Boston College Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
5. "Sarah Fillier of Princeton Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
6. "Hannah Bilka of Boston College Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeyeastonline.com. April 3, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
7. "Penn State's Zanon is 2020-21 National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
8. "Minnesota's Hemp is 2021-22 National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
9. "Tessa Janecke of Penn State is 2022-23 National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
10. "OSU's Joy Dunne is Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Recipient". hockeycommissioners.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
11. "Minnesota Duluth's Kraemer Wins Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award". hockeycommissioners.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.