The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is given to the top female college
ice hockey player in the
United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the
Frozen Four. The award was first presented in 1998.
The award is named in honor of the late
Patty Kazmaier-Sandt, a four-year varsity letter winner and All
Ivy League honoree for the
Princeton University women's ice hockey team from 1981 through 1986. She also played field hockey and lacrosse. She died on February 15, 1990, at the age of 28 from a rare blood disease. Patty was the daughter of
Heisman Trophy winner
Dick Kazmaier.
The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is given to the top female college
ice hockey player in the
United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the
Frozen Four. The award was first presented in 1998.
The award is named in honor of the late
Patty Kazmaier-Sandt, a four-year varsity letter winner and All
Ivy League honoree for the
Princeton University women's ice hockey team from 1981 through 1986. She also played field hockey and lacrosse. She died on February 15, 1990, at the age of 28 from a rare blood disease. Patty was the daughter of
Heisman Trophy winner
Dick Kazmaier.