Sarah Devens Award

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The Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women's ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice. [1] Both conferences submitted a league nominee for consideration and the winner is also given a post-graduate scholarship of $10,000. The award is named in honor of former Dartmouth Big Green ice hockey player, Sarah Devens, who died in 1995 prior to her senior year.

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List of winners

YearPlayerSchool
1996–97Kathryn Waldo [2] Northeastern
1997–98Sarah Hood Dartmouth
1998–99Jaime Totten Northeastern
1999–2000Carrie Jokiel New Hampshire
2000–01Christina Sorbara Brown
2001–02Dianna Bell Cornell
2002–03Rachel Barrie St. Lawrence
2003–04Lindsay Charlebois Harvard
2004–05 Nicole Corriero Harvard
2005–06 Karen Thatcher [3] Providence
2006–07Lindsay Williams Clarkson
2007–08Lizzie Keady [4] Princeton
2008–09Marianna Locke [5] St. Lawrence
2009–10Laura Gersten [6] Rensselaer
2010–11Jaclyn Snikeris [7] Yale
2011–12 Aleca Hughes [8] Yale
2012–13Alyssa Zupon [9] Yale
2013–14Vanessa Gagnon [10] Clarkson
2014–15Chelsea Laden [11] Quinnipiac
2015–16Alli Rolandelli [12] Brown
2016–17Paula Voorheis Cornell [13]
2017–18Taylor Willard Vermont [14]
2018–19Mackenzie Lancaster Quinnipiac [15]
2019–20 Sammy Davis Boston University [16]
2020–21Grace Markey Quinnipiac [17]
2021–22Gianna Meloni Yale [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Pave, Marvin (April 11, 2006). "Kathryn Waldo, 33; her grit and skates propelled NU team". Boston.com. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Karen Thatcher wins prestigious Sarah Devens Award" (PDF). Hockey East. April 11, 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Keady Wins 2008 Sarah Devens Award". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Locke Named Sarah Devens Award Winner". ECAC Hockey. April 3, 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Gersten Named Sarah Devens Award Winner". ECAC Hockey. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Snikeris Named Sarah Devens Award Winner". 12 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Aleca Hughes Wins Sarah Devens Award for Leadership - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  9. ↑ "Yale's Alyssa Zupon Earns Sarah Devens Award - Yale Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Gagnon Named Sarah Devens Award Winner".
  11. ↑ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/wice/2014-15/releases/20150419epqthq [ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Rolandelli Named Sarah Devens Award Winner - Brown". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  13. ↑ Mackinder, Matt (2017-05-08). "Cornell's Voorheis wins on, off the ice, tabbed 2017 Sarah Devens Award winner". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  14. ↑ "Vermont defenseman Taylor Willard wins Sarah Devens Award". hockeyeastonline.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Quinnipiac's Mackenzie Lancaster Named Sarah Devens Award Winner". ecac.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Davis Wins 2020 Sarah Devens Award". goterriers.com. April 14, 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Grace Markey Named 2021 Sarah Devens Award Recipient". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Meloni Named Winner of Sarah Devens Award". Yale University. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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