Wisconsin's Casey O'Brien wins the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Award as the top NCAA women's hockey player


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MINNEAPOLIS — Wisconsin forward Casey O'Brien has been named the winner of the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in women's NCAA Division I hockey. The award was announced Saturday as part of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. She is the sixth player from the school to win the Kazmaier. O'Brien is by far the nation's leading scorer, with 88 points on 26 goals and 62 assists through her first 40 games this season. The 23-year-old from Milton, Massachusetts, has led the Badgers to a third consecutive trip to the championship game. She and Wisconsin are one win away from their third title in five years.

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