Wisconsin's Casey O'Brien wins the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Award as the top NCAA women's hockey player
Mar 22, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Wisconsin forward Casey OBrien has been named the winner of the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in womens Division I college hockey.The award was announced Saturday as part of the NCAA Wome
ns Frozen Four.OBrien, 23, is the sixth player from the school to win the Kazmaier. She is by far the nations leading scorer, with 88 points on 26 goals and 62 assists through her first 40 games this season.The Milton, Massachusetts, native has led the Badgers to a third consecutive trip to the championship game all against Ohio State. She and Wisconsin are 37-1-2 and are one win away from their third title in five years.Teammates Laila Edwards and Caroline Harvey were the other finalists. The award is selected by a 13-person committee made up of coaches, media members and a representative of USA Hockey.Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error ...read more read less