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Botterill was named the recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award at an honorary dinner at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome on Mar. 24. The award, given to the season's most outstanding player in women's college hockey, is named after Kazmaier, a former All-Ivy Princeton defenseman who passed away on Feb. 15, 1990 at the age of 28 following a struggle with a rare blood disease...
Botterill, a Winnipeg native, became the first underclassman and the first Canadian ever to win the Kazmaier award. The previous three winners--New Hampshire forward Brandy Fisher, Harvard forward A.J. Mleczko '99 and Brown goaltender Ali Brewer--have all played for the U.S. National Team...
Upon receiving the award, Botterill praised her fellow finalists--senior linemate Tammy Shewchuk and Minnesota defenseman Courtney Kennedy--her family, her coaches, and her teammates...
...award decision was made by an 11-member selection committee of coaches, media, and USA Hockey officials, who applied a selection criteria which included skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness, and a love of hockey...
Botterill won the award not just because of the quantity of her goals--which led the nation--but also the timing of those goals. For the third consecutive year this season, she scored an overtime game-winner to defeat Northeastern in the Beanpot--an unparalleled achievement...