NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament Most Outstanding Player explained

Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Sport:Ice hockey
Givenfor:To the player who is judged to be the most outstanding player over the course of the NCAA women's ice hockey tournament
First:2001
Mostrecent:Raygan Kirk, Ohio State

The tournament Most Outstanding Player is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the NCAA women's ice hockey tournament to the player to be judged the most outstanding. The award has been in effect since the adoption of a national championship tournament for the 2000–01 season.

History

Only one winner did not play for the National Champion, Kristy Zamora in 2002. Only two players have been named MOP more than once, Jessie Vetter in 2006 and 2009, and Noora Räty in 2012 and 2013. In 2011 the MOP was awarded to multiple players for the first time when it was awarded to Meghan Duggan and Hilary Knight.[1] [2]

The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result no tournament Most Outstanding Player was awarded.[3]

Most Outstanding Player

Year Winner Position School
Minnesota Duluth
Kristy ZamoraForward Brown
Forward Minnesota Duluth
Forward Minnesota
Forward Minnesota
Wisconsin
Forward Wisconsin
Goaltender Minnesota Duluth
Goaltender Wisconsin
Forward Minnesota Duluth
Forward Wisconsin
Hilary Knight
Note: * Recipient did not play for the National Champion
Year Winner Position School
Goaltender Minnesota
Goaltender Minnesota
Forward Clarkson
Forward Minnesota
Forward Minnesota
Forward Clarkson
Goaltender Clarkson
Goaltender Wisconsin
Forward Wisconsin
Forward Ohio State
Goaltender Wisconsin
Raygan Kirk Goaltender Ohio State

Award breakdown

Winners by school
SchoolWinners
8
6
4
3
2
1
Winners by position
PositionWinners
15
9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Division I NCAA tournament. 2020-11-19. USCHO.com.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book . NCAA.org . March 19, 2023 . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320053602/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_frozen4/2023.pdf . March 20, 2023 . live.
  3. Web site: NCAA cancels March Madness, Frozen Four, all other championships; Big Ten halts all sports. Solari. Chris. Detroit Free Press. March 12, 2020. March 13, 2020.