The top-three draft prospects for the 2026 PWHL draft are also the top-three contenders for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
Caroline Harvey, Tessa Janecke, and Abbey Murphy are the top picks for the award that honours the best NCAA women's hockey player of the year.
All three were Team USA teammates and became gold medalists at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
University of Wisconsin defender, Harvey, was named tournament MVP at Milano Cortina 2026 and tied for the tournament lead in points with nine. At the college level, she has 18 goals and 43 assists for 61 points in 30 games and ranks first in the country in assists per game average with 1.43.
Penn State forward, Janecke, has 45 points in 29 games with 23 goals and 22 assists. The 21-year-old had five assists in the Olympic tournament.
University of Minnesota forward, Murphy, leads the NCAA in points per game with 2.13 and in goals per game with 1.27 after she tallied a career-high 38 goals and 26 assists in 29 games.
