Laura Hurd Award

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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.

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In January 2007, the AHCA voted to rename the Division III Women's Player of the Year after Laura Hurd, [1] who played collegiately at Elmira College and was killed in a car accident in 2006, a year after winning the award. Hurd holds the NCAA Division III record for career scoring with 237 points over four years; she was a four-time All-American and led Elmira to two national championships.

Award winners

YearWinnerPositionSchoolRef
2000Sylvia Ryan Forward Middlebury College
2001Michelle LabbeForwardMiddlebury College
2002Sarah MoeForward Gustavus Adolphus College
2003Angela KapusForward/DefenseMiddlebury College
2004Molly WassermanForward Williams College
2005Laura HurdForward Elmira College
2006Emily QuizonForwardMiddlebury College
2007Andrea Peterson Defense Gustavus Adolphus College
2008Danielle BlanchardForward SUNY Plattsburgh [2]
2009Kayla CoadyForwardElmira College
2010Isabel Iwachiw Goaltender Trinity College
2011Sarah DaggForward Rochester Institute of Technology [3]
2012Julie FortierForward Norwich University [4]
2013Teal GoveForwardSUNY Plattsburgh [5]
2014Sydney AvesonGoaltenderSUNY Plattsburgh [6]
2015Ashley RyanForwardElmira College [7]
2016Michelle GreenewayForward Lake Forest College [8]
2017Dani SibleyForward UW-River Falls [8]
2018Melissa SheeranForwardSUNY Plattsburgh [8]
2019Bre SimonForward Hamline University [9]
2020 Amanda Conway ForwardNorwich University [10]
2021Not awarded
2022Callie HoffForwardUW-River Falls [11]
2023Darci MatsonForward Aurora University [12]
2024Maddie McCollinsForwardUW-River Falls [13]
2025Bailey OlsonForwardUW-River Falls [14]

Winners by school

SchoolWinners
Middlebury College 4
SUNY Plattsburgh 4
UW-River Falls 4
Elmira College 3
Gustavus Adolphus College 2
Norwich University 2
Rochester Institute of Technology 1
Trinity College 1
Williams College 1
Lake Forest College 1
Hamline University 1
Aurora University 1

Winners by position

PositionWinners
Forward21
Defense1
Goaltender2
Forward/Defense1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Julie Fortier wins Laura Hurd Award :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". uscho.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tiger hockey—women and men—set national records at season's end - RIT News - Athenaeum". rit.edu. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Julie Fortier wins Laura Hurd Award :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". uscho.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association - Teal Gove of Plattsburgh State is D-III Women's Player of the Year". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sydney Aveson wins Laura Hurd award; Women's All-Americans announced - D3hockey". d3hockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association - Ashley Ryan of Elmira is D-III Women's Hockey Player of the Year". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Finalists Announced for 2019 Laura Hurd Award Winner; Women's All-Americans announced - D3hockey". d3hockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hamline's Bre Simon is 2019 Laura Hurd Award Winner as AHCA Division III Women's Player of the Year; Women's All-Americans announced - D3hockey". d3hockey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Norwich's Amanda Conway is 2020 Laura Hurd Award Winner As AHCA Division III Women's Player of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "UW-River Falls' Callie Hoff is 2022 Laura Hurd Award Winner As AHCA Division III Women's Player of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association.
  12. ↑ "Matson wins Laura Hurd Award". Aurora University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Maddie McCollins Named Laura Hurd Player of the Year". University of Wisconsin River Falls Athletics. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bailey Olson Named AHCA Laura Hurd Player of the Year". University of Wisconsin River Falls Athletics. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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