The Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award is given annually by USA Hockey to an outstanding American-born female ice hockey player. It was first presented in 1994.

History In 2007, the name of the award was changed to honor the late Bob Allen, who was president of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association from 1954 to 1979 and served in high-ranking positions at USA Hockey from 1974 to 1999, including chairman of the women's national team for its gold medal victory at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Considered the godfather of American women's hockey, he played a major role in the development of girls' and women's hockey in the United States.

Award winners

Year Winner Position Hometown 1994 Goaltender Glens Falls, New York 1995 Forward River Falls, Wisconsin 1996 Forward Downers Grove, Illinois 1997 Forward Concord, Massachusetts 1998 Forward River Falls, Wisconsin 1999 Forward Nantucket, Massachusetts 2000 Goaltender Warwick, Rhode Island 2001 Forward Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 2002 Goaltender Warwick, Rhode Island 2003 Defenseman Harper Woods, Michigan 2004 Defenseman Harper Woods, Michigan 2005 Forward Eagan, Minnesota 2006 Forward Brookline, Massachusetts 2007 Forward Fairfield, Connecticut 2008 Defenseman Branford, Connecticut 2009 Goaltender Cottage Grove, Wisconsin 2010 Forward Anoka, Minnesota 2011 Forward Danvers, Massachusetts 2012 Forward Brooklyn Heights, Ohio 2013 Forward Madison, Wisconsin 2014 Forward Sun Valley, Idaho 2015 Forward Dousman, Wisconsin 2016 Defenseman Grand Forks, North Dakota 2017 Forward Dousman, Wisconsin 2018 Goaltender Andover, Minnesota 2019 Forward Palos Heights, Illinois 2020 Forward Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 2021 Goaltender Chappaqua, New York 2022 Forward Sun Valley, Idaho 2023 Defenseman Salem, New Hampshire 2024 Forward Cleveland, Ohio 2025 Forward Sun Valley, Idaho Source: USA Hockey

Wins by position Position Wins Forward 21 Defenseman 5 Goaltender 6

Wins by state State Wins 6 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1

See also

List of sports awards honoring women

External links USA Hockey Annual Awards

References