american hockey coaches association
AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION Executive Director: Joe Bertagna — 7 Concord Street — Gloucester, MA 01930 — (781) 245-4177
For immediate release:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR LAURA HURD AWARD AHCA WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY COLLEGE DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR Five players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2010-11 have been named finalists for the 2011 Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey player in the country. The list of finalists includes two players who led their teams into the NCAA Women's Division III Tournament semifinals being played at Rochester Institute of Technology this weekend. They are Sarah Dagg, a senior forward from RIT and Sophie Leclerc, a senior forward from Norwich. One finalist, senior forward Michaela Michaelson of St. Catherine, is a repeat selection from a year ago. Each of the five players earned Player of the Year honors in their respective conferences. Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Association, the Hurd Award honors the memory of former Elmira College standout Laura Hurd. A 2005 graduate of Elmira, and a four-time All-American, Hurd died in an automobile accident shortly after graduation. She was the recipient of the AHCA Player of the Year Award in 2005. The recipient of this year's Hurd Award will be announced this Thursday during the NCAA Tournament Banquet at RIT.
Finalists for the 2010-11 Hurd Award AHCA Women’s Ice Hockey College Division Player of the Year Sarah Dagg, Senior, Forward, RIT (St. George, ON) Kristin Faber, Senior, Forward, UW-Eau Claire (Austin, MN) Sophie Leclerc, Senior, Forward, Norwich (Barre, VT) Michaela Michaelson, Senior Forward, St. Catherine (Inver Grove Heights, MN) Kim Weiss, Senior, Forward, Trinity (Potomac, MD)
Past Winners of the Laura Hurd Award 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sylvia Ryan, Middlebury College Michelle Labbe, Middlebury College Sarah Moe, Gustavus Adolphus Angela Kapus, Middlebury College Molly Wasserman, Williams College Laura Hurd, Elmira College Emily Quizon, Middlebury College Andrea Peterson, Gustavus Adolphus Danielle Blanchard, Plattsburgh State Kayla Coady, Elmira College Isabel Iwachiw, Trinity College
CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (781-245-4177) ###
For immediate release:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR LAURA HURD AWARD AHCA WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY COLLEGE DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR Five players who have distinguished themselves on the ice in 2010-11 have been named finalists for the 2011 Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the best NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey player in the country. The list of finalists includes two players who led their teams into the NCAA Women's Division III Tournament semifinals being played at Rochester Institute of Technology this weekend. They are Sarah Dagg, a senior forward from RIT and Sophie Leclerc, a senior forward from Norwich. One finalist, senior forward Michaela Michaelson of St. Catherine, is a repeat selection from a year ago. Each of the five players earned Player of the Year honors in their respective conferences. Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Association, the Hurd Award honors the memory of former Elmira College standout Laura Hurd. A 2005 graduate of Elmira, and a four-time All-American, Hurd died in an automobile accident shortly after graduation. She was the recipient of the AHCA Player of the Year Award in 2005. The recipient of this year's Hurd Award will be announced this Thursday during the NCAA Tournament Banquet at RIT.
Finalists for the 2010-11 Hurd Award AHCA Women’s Ice Hockey College Division Player of the Year Sarah Dagg, Senior, Forward, RIT (St. George, ON) Kristin Faber, Senior, Forward, UW-Eau Claire (Austin, MN) Sophie Leclerc, Senior, Forward, Norwich (Barre, VT) Michaela Michaelson, Senior Forward, St. Catherine (Inver Grove Heights, MN) Kim Weiss, Senior, Forward, Trinity (Potomac, MD)
Past Winners of the Laura Hurd Award 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sylvia Ryan, Middlebury College Michelle Labbe, Middlebury College Sarah Moe, Gustavus Adolphus Angela Kapus, Middlebury College Molly Wasserman, Williams College Laura Hurd, Elmira College Emily Quizon, Middlebury College Andrea Peterson, Gustavus Adolphus Danielle Blanchard, Plattsburgh State Kayla Coady, Elmira College Isabel Iwachiw, Trinity College
CONTACT: Joe Bertagna (781-245-4177) ###
