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 47 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 seven times.
Patty Kazmaier Award
Jessie Vetter, 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award winner
The Patty Kazmaier Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey. In that time, 6 players have won the award while playing for WCHA schools.[1]
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Wisconsin | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 |
Minnesota | 2 | 2005, 2013 |
Player of the Year
Jenny Schmidgall-Potter, 1999–2000 and 2002–03 Player of the Year
Tessa Bonhomme, 2007–08 Player of the Year
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota | 7 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 |
Wisconsin | 6 | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2016–17 |
Ohio State | 1 | 2007–08 |
Bemidji State | 1 | 2009–10 |
St. Cloud State | 1 | 2009–10 |
Student-Athlete of the Year
Emma Laaksonen, 2003–04 Student-Athlete of the Year
Caroline Ouellette, 2004–05 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 |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota–Duluth | 5 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17 |
North Dakota | 5 | 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
Minnesota | 3 | 1999–2000, 2008–09, 2013–14 |
Bemidji State | 3 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 |
Minnesota State | 1 | 1999–2000 |
Ohio State | 1 | 2003–04 |
St. Cloud State | 1 | 2009–10 |
Defensive Player of the Year
Meaghan Mikkelson, 2006–07 Defensive Player of the Year
Jocelyne Larocque, 2010–11 Defensive Player of the Year
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota | 9 | 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 |
Wisconsin | 5 | 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | 2010–11, 2016–17 |
Ohio State | 1 | 2007–08 |
Bemidji State | 1 | 2015–16 |
Rookie of the Year
Maria Rooth, 1999–2000 Rookie of the Year
Gigi Marvin, 2005–06 Rookie of the Year
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota | 8 | 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 |
Wisconsin | 5 | 2000–01, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2016–17 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | 1999–2000, 2007–08 |
Ohio State | 2 | 2001–02, 2009–10 |
North Dakota | 1 | 2011–12 |
Coach of the Year
Shannon Miller, 1999–2000 and 2002–03 Coach of the Year
Mark Johnson, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, and 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 |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota | 7 | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
Wisconsin | 7 | 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2016–17 |
Bemidji State | 2 | 2009–10, 2014–15 |
St. Cloud State | 1 | 2000–01 |
Minnesota State | 1 | 2003–04 |
Statistical leaders
Scoring champion
Haley Irwin, top scorer in 2007–08
Jocelyne Lamoureux, top scorer in 2011–12
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Minnesota | 8 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | 2003–04, 2007–08 |
Wisconsin | 2 | 2006–07, 2010–11 |
Ohio State | 1 | 2009–10 |
North Dakota | 1 | 2011–12 |
Goaltending champion
Noora Räty, top goaltender in 2009–10 and 2012–13
Kim Martin, top goaltender in 2010–11
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 |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
Wisconsin | 7 | 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
Minnesota | 5 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13 |
Minnesota–Duluth | 1 | 2010–11 |
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.[2]
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