University of Minnesota Athletics
Patty Kazmaier Ceremony Tickets On Sale
2/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Patty Kazmaier Award | Gopher Award Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Tickets to the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Ceremony and Brunch, set for Saturday, March 21 in Minneapolis are now on sale, USA Hockey announced today. The award will be presented at the McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota.
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually bestowed upon the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. The award will be presented at a brunch ceremony and is part of the festivities associated with the NCAA Women's Frozen Four, which will be held at Ridder Arena March 20 and 22.
The top 10 finalists for the 2015 award are expected to be announced in late February, with the top three finalists announced in early March.
Individual seats to the event are $65, while tables of 10 are available for $600. A select number of event sponsorships and program advertisements are also still available. The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is supported, in part, by a grant from the NHL Foundation.
Minnesota has had two Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winners, Amanda Kessel in 2013 and Krissy Wendell in 2005. Fourteen Gophers have been named finalists 24 times. Most recently, Hannah Brandt was honored as a top-three finalist and Rachael Bona was a top-10 finalist in 2014.
ABOUT THE PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Selection criteria includes outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also given to academic achievement and civic involvement.
ABOUT PATTY KAZMAIER
The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman at Princeton University from 1981-86. An accomplished athlete who helped lead the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84), Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died on Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28 following a long struggle with a rare blood disease.
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