Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Funder: USA Hockey Foundation (supported in part by a grant from the NHL Foundation)
Overview: An annual award presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey.
- NCAA Division I women's ice hockey players
Eligibility
- Outstanding individual and team skills
- Sportsmanship
- Performance in the clutch
- Personal character
- Competitiveness
- Love of hockey
- Academic achievement
- Civic involvement
Selection Criteria
- Named in honor of Patty Kazmaier (1962-1990), a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman at Princeton University (1981-1986)
- Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died on February 15, 1990, at age 28 following a struggle with a rare blood disease
- Award ceremony held annually at NCAA Women's Frozen Four
- Top-10 finalists announced in late February
- Top-3 finalists announced in early March
Award Details
- Visit: PattyKaz.com for more information
Contact
What USA Hockey Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 33
- Total given
- $4.43M
- Median grant
- $43K
- Range
- $6,330–$1.28M
- By dollars: Illinois 30%, Massachusetts 20%, Texas 13%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Marlborough, MA; Frisco, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 0% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
US Hockey League · Chicago, IL
Nhl draft, ncaa grant and ushl grant
$1.28M
College Hockey Inc · Marlborough, MA
Promote college hockey
$775K
North American Hockey League · Frisco, TX
Nahl grant
$557K
National Hockey League · New York, NY
Ushl support
$485K
Serving the American Rinks · Colorado Springs, CO
Support/funding contribution
$125K
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