Laura Hurd Award
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.
In January 2007, the AHCA voted to rename the Division III Women’s Player of the Year after Laura Hurd,[1] The award is named for hockey player Laura Hurd, 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
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sylvia Ryan | Forward | Middlebury College |
| 2001 | Michelle Labbe | Forward | Middlebury College |
| 2002 | Sarah Moe | Forward | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 2003 | Angela Kapus | Forward | Middlebury College |
| 2004 | Molly Wasserman | Forward | Williams College |
| 2005 | Laura Hurd | Forward | Elmira College |
| 2006 | Emily Quizon | Forward | Middlebury College |
| 2007 | Andrea Peterson | Defense | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 2008 | Danielle Blanchard[2] | Forward | SUNY Plattsburgh |
| 2009 | Kayla Coady | Forward | Elmira College |
| 2010 | Isabel Iwachiw | Goaltender | Trinity College |
| 2011 | Sarah Dagg[3] | Forward | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 2012 | Julie Fortier[4] | Forward | Norwich University |
| 2013 | Teal Gove[5] | Forward | SUNY Plattsburgh |
| 2014 | Sydney Aveson[6] | Goaltender | SUNY Plattsburgh |
| 2015 | Ashley Ryan[7] | Forward | Elmira |
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Middlebury College | 4 |
| SUNY Plattsburgh | 3 |
| Elmira College | 3 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 2 |
| Norwich University | 1 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
| Trinity College | 1 |
| Williams College | 1 |
Winners by position
| Position | Winners |
|---|---|
| Forward | 13 |
| Defense | 1 |
| Goaltender | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ "Julie Fortier wins Laura Hurd Award :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". uscho.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Tiger hockey—women and men—set national records at season’s end - RIT News - Athenaeum". rit.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Julie Fortier wins Laura Hurd Award :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". uscho.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association - Teal Gove of Plattsburgh State is D-III Women's Player of the Year". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Sydney Aveson wins Laura Hurd award; Women's All-Americans announced - D3hockey". d3hockey.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association - Ashley Ryan of Elmira is D-III Women's Hockey Player of the Year". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.