GRAND FORKS, N.D. --- University of North Dakota's Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) and Monique Lamoureux-Kolls (Grand Forks, N.D.) were announced as two of 26 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Frozen Four, the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award will be awarded at a brunch ceremony on March 17 at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, Minn.
The 34 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey head coaches will select the top-10 finalists from among the group of 30 nominees, with the announcement taking place on March 1.
A 13-member selection committee will choose the three finalists (announced March 8), as well as the award recipient, which will be announced live at the brunch ceremony in Duluth on March 17.
2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees
| Name |
Pos |
Yr |
School |
Hometown |
| Christine Bestland |
F |
So. |
Mercyhurst College |
Brunkild, Man. |
| Blake Bolden |
D |
Jr. |
Boston College |
Stow, Ohio |
| Megan Bozek |
D |
Jr. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
Buffalo Grove, Ill. |
| Bailey Bram |
F |
Sr. |
Mercyhurst College |
Ste. Anne, Man. |
| Alex Carpenter |
F |
Fr. |
Boston College |
Reading, Mass. |
| Kendall Coyne |
F |
Fr. |
Northeastern Univ. |
Palos Heights, Ill. |
| Brianna Decker |
F |
Jr. |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
Dousman, Wis. |
| Jillian Dempsey |
F |
Jr. |
Harvard Univ. |
Winthrop, Mass. |
| Laura Fortino |
D |
Jr. |
Cornell Univ. |
Hamilton, Ont. |
| Thea Imbrogno |
F |
So. |
Robert Morris Univ. |
Etobicoke, Ont. |
| Haley Irwin |
F |
Sr. |
Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
| Brianne Jenner |
F |
So. |
Cornell Univ. |
Oakville, Ont. |
| Rebecca Johnston |
F |
Sr. |
Cornell Univ. |
Sudbury, Ont. |
| Amanda Kessel |
F |
So. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
Madison, Wis. |
| Hilary Knight |
F |
Sr. |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
Sun Valley, Id. |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux |
F |
Jr. |
Univ. of North Dakota |
Grand Forks, N.D. |
| Monique Lamoureux-Kolls |
F/D |
Jr. |
Univ. of North Dakota |
Grand Forks, N.D. |
| Josephine Pucci |
D |
Jr. |
Harvard Univ. |
Pearl River, N.Y. |
| Jamie Lee Rattray |
F |
So. |
Clarkson Univ. |
Kanata, Ont. |
| Noora Raty |
G |
Jr. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
Espoo, Finland |
| Alex Rigsby |
G |
So. |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
Delafield, Wis. |
| Lauriane Rougeau |
D |
Jr. |
Cornell Univ. |
Beaconsfield, Que. |
| Kelly Sabatine |
F |
Jr. |
St. Lawrence Univ. |
Hamilton, Ont. |
| Florence Schelling |
G |
Sr. |
Northeastern Univ. |
Oberengstringen, Switz. |
| Jen Schoullis |
F |
Sr. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
Erie, Pa. |
| Natalie Spooner |
F |
Sr. |
Ohio State Univ. |
Scarborough, Ont. |
| Kelley Steadman |
F |
Jr. |
Mercyhurst College |
Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
| Zuzana Tomcikova |
G |
Sr. |
Bemidji State Univ. |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Rebecca Vint |
F |
Fr. |
Robert Morris Univ. |
Caledon, Ont. |
| Jenn Wakefield |
F |
Sr. |
Boston Univ. |
Pickering, Ont. |