UW-River Falls’ McCollins is 2024 Laura Hurd Award Winner
Named AHCA Division III Women’s Player of the Year
Maddie McCollins, a senior forward from the University of
Wisconsin-River Falls, is the recipient of the 2024 Laura Hurd
Award. The award, voted on by the nation's Division III head
coaches, is presented to the best player at the NCAA Women's
Division III level. McCollins is the third player from UWRF to be
so honored.
A fifth-year senior forward from Maple Grove, MN, Maddie McCollins is the Division III leading scorer with 62 points in 29 games played and has tallied eight power play goals (1st/DIII) and five game-winning goals. McCollins was also named the WIAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, and an All-WIAC First Team honoree.
A Laura Hurd Player of the Year Finalist last season and the 2022-23 USCHO Player of the Year, she also received AHCA First Team All-America laurels for the second year in a row this season. She became UWRF’s all-time games played leader this season and broke a single-season record with her 29th goal of the season on February 23. The runner-up for this year’s Hurd Award is Une Bjelland (Stavanger, Norway), a senior forward at Adrian College.
The award is named in honor of former Elmira College star Laura Hurd who died in a car accident shortly after graduation. Hurd was a four-time All-American who led Elmira to victory in the first NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
| Winners of of the Laura Hurd Award Division III Women’s Hockey Player of the Year |
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| 2000 | Sylvia Ryan | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2001 | Michelle Labbe | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2002 | Sarah Moe | Gustavus Adolphus | Forward |
| 2003 | Angela Kapus | Middlebury | Forward/Defense |
| 2004 | Molly Wasserman | Williams | Forward |
| 2005 | Laura Hurd | Elmira | Forward |
| 2006 | Emily Quizon | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2007 | Andrea Peterson | Gustavus Adolphus | Defense |
| 2008 | Danielle Blanchard | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2009 | Kayla Coady | Elmira | Forward |
| 2010 | Isabel Iwachiw | Trinity | Goaltender |
| 2011 | Sarah Dagg | RIT | Forward |
| 2012 | Julie Fortier | Norwich | Forward |
| 2013 | Teal Gove | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2014 | Sydney Aveson | Plattsburgh | Goaltender |
| 2015 | Ashley Ryan | Elmira | Forward |
| 2016 | Michelle Greeneway | Lake Forest | Forward |
| 2017 | Dani Sibley | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2018 | Melissa Sheeran | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2019 | Bre Simon | Hamline | Forward |
| 2020 | Amanda Conway | Norwich | Forward |
| 2021 | Not Awarded | ||
| 2022 | Callie Hoff | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2023 | Darci Matson | Aurora | Forward |
| 2024 | Maddie McCollins | UW-River Falls | Forward |
