USA Hockey award for the outstanding women's ice hockey player
Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year AwardSport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | Most outstanding American women’s ice hockey player. |
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History |
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First award | 1994 |
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First winner | Erin Whitten-Hamlen |
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Most wins | Multiple (2) |
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Most recent | Laila Edwards |
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The Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award is given annually by USA Hockey to the most outstanding American-born female ice hockey player. It was first presented in 1994.
The award is named after the late Bob Allen, who was president of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association from 1954 to 1979 and served in high-ranking positions at USA Hockey from 1974 to 1999. A lifelong supporter of women's hockey, he played a major role in the development of girls' and women's hockey in the United States.[1]
Award winners
Year | Winner | Position | Hometown |
1994 | Erin Whitten-Hamlen | Goaltender | Glens Falls, New York |
1995 | Karyn Bye | Forward | River Falls, Wisconsin |
1996 | Cammi Granato | Forward | Downers Grove, Illinois |
1997 | Laurie Baker | Forward | Concord, Massachusetts |
1998 | Karyn Bye | Forward | River Falls, Wisconsin |
1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Forward | Nantucket, Massachusetts |
2000 | Sara DeCosta-Hayes | Goaltender | Warwick, Rhode Island |
2001 | Krissy Wendell | Forward | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota |
2002 | Sara DeCosta-Hayes | Goaltender | Warwick, Rhode Island |
2003 | Angela Ruggiero | Defenseman | Harper Woods, Michigan |
2004 | Angela Ruggiero | Defenseman | Harper Woods, Michigan |
2005 | Natalie Darwitz | Forward | Eagan, Minnesota |
2006 | Katie King | Forward | Brookline, Massachusetts |
2007 | Julie Chu | Forward | Fairfield, Connecticut |
2008 | Caitlin Cahow | Defenseman | Branford, Connecticut |
2009 | Jessie Vetter | Goaltender | Cottage Grove, Wisconsin |
2010 | Jenny Potter | Forward | Anoka, Minnesota |
2011 | Meghan Duggan | Forward | Danvers, Massachusetts |
2012 | Kelli Stack | Forward | Brooklyn Heights, Ohio |
2013 | Amanda Kessel | Forward | Madison, Wisconsin |
2014 | Hilary Knight | Forward | Sun Valley, Idaho |
2015 | Brianna Decker | Forward | Dousman, Wisconsin |
2016 | Monique Lamoureux-Morando | Defenseman | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
2017 | Brianna Decker | Forward | Dousman, Wisconsin |
2018 | Maddie Rooney | Goaltender | Andover, Minnesota |
2019 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Forward | Palos Heights, Illinois |
2020 | Abby Roque | Forward | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
2021 | Aerin Frankel | Goaltender | Chappaqua, New York |
2022 | Hilary Knight | Forward | Sun Valley, Idaho |
2023 | Caroline Harvey | Defenseman | Salem, New Hampshire |
2024 | Laila Edwards | Forward | Cleveland, Ohio |
- Source: USA Hockey[2]
See also
- Sports portal
References
- ^ "Bob Allen - Class of 2013". New York State Amateur Hockey Association. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year". USA Hockey. Retrieved May 29, 2024.