Sarah Devens Award

The Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women's ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice.{{cite web |url= http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/rensselaer/20100605_Gersten_Devens_Award|title= Gersten Named Sarah Devens Award Winner|date= May 6, 2010 |publisher= ECAC Hockey|access-date=11 May 2010}} Both conferences submitted a league nominee for consideration and the winner is also given a post-graduate scholarship of $10,000. The award is named in honor of former Dartmouth Big Green ice hockey player, Sarah Devens, who died in 1995 prior to her senior year.

List of winners

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! Year !! Player !! School

1996–97Kathryn Waldo{{cite news |url= http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/womens_hockey/articles/2009/12/16/kathryn_waldo_33_her_grit_and_skates_propelled_nu_team/|title= Kathryn Waldo, 33; her grit and skates propelled NU team |date=April 11, 2006 |publisher= Boston.com|access-date=11 May 2010 | first=Marvin | last=Pave}}Northeastern
1997–98Sarah HoodDartmouth
1998–99Jaime TottenNortheastern
1999–2000Carrie JokielNew Hampshire
2000–01Christina SorbaraBrown
2001–02Dianna BellCornell
2002–03Rachel BarrieSt. Lawrence
2003–04Lindsay CharleboisHarvard
2004–05Nicole CorrieroHarvard
2005–06Karen Thatcher{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/200604/kt041106.pdf|title= Karen Thatcher wins prestigious Sarah Devens Award|date=April 11, 2006 |publisher= Hockey East|access-date=11 May 2010}}Providence
2006–07Lindsay WilliamsClarkson
2007–08Lizzie Keady{{cite web |url= http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=1432106

|title= Keady Wins 2008 Sarah Devens Award

|publisher= ECAC Hockey|access-date=11 May 2010}}

Princeton
2008–09Marianna Locke {{cite web |url= http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/st._lawrence/20090304_Locke_Devens_Award_Winner|title= Locke Named Sarah Devens Award Winner |date= April 3, 2009 |publisher= ECAC Hockey|access-date=11 May 2010}}St. Lawrence
2009–10Laura Gersten{{cite web |url= http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/rensselaer/20100605_Gersten_Devens_Award|title= Gersten Named Sarah Devens Award Winner

|date= May 6, 2010 |publisher= ECAC Hockey|access-date=11 May 2010}}

Rensselaer
2010–11Jaclyn Snikeris{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2010-11/News/20111205_Snikeris_Devens_Award_Winner|title = Snikeris Named Sarah Devens Award Winner|date = 12 May 2011}}Yale
2011–12Aleca Hughes{{Cite web |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20120402zbyoe5 |title=Aleca Hughes Wins Sarah Devens Award for Leadership - Yale Bulldogs |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=2012-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709100543/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2011-12/releases/20120402zbyoe5 |url-status=dead }}Yale
2012–13Alyssa Zupon{{Cite web |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2012-13/releases/2013041734legt |title=Yale's Alyssa Zupon Earns Sarah Devens Award - Yale Bulldogs |access-date=2016-06-28 |archive-date=2016-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922192650/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2012-13/releases/2013041734legt |url-status=dead }}Yale
2013–14Vanessa Gagnon{{Cite web|url=http://www.clarksonathletics.com/news/2014/4/27/WHOCK_0427140530.aspx?path=whock|title = Gagnon Named Sarah Devens Award Winner}}Clarkson
2014–15Chelsea Ladenhttp://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/wice/2014-15/releases/20150419epqthq {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}Quinnipiac
2015–16Alli Rolandelli{{Cite web |url=http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2015-16/releases/20160414fjmkbz |title=Rolandelli Named Sarah Devens Award Winner - Brown |access-date=2016-06-28 |archive-date=2016-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813151317/http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2015-16/releases/20160414fjmkbz |url-status=dead }}Brown
2016–17Paula VoorheisCornell{{Cite web |last=Mackinder |first=Matt |date=2017-05-08 |title=Cornell's Voorheis wins on, off the ice, tabbed 2017 Sarah Devens Award winner |url=https://www.uscho.com/2017/05/08/cornells-paula-voorheis-wins-on-off-the-ice-tabbed-2017-sarah-devens-award-winner/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=College Hockey {{!}} USCHO.com |language=en-us}}
2017–18Taylor WillardVermont{{cite news |url= http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1718/201806/jun4tw.php#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20Vermont%20defenseman%20Taylor%20Willard%20(Naperville,2006%20to%20be%20so%20honored.|title= Vermont defenseman Taylor Willard wins Sarah Devens Award|date=June 4, 2018 |publisher= hockeyeastonline.com|access-date=22 April 2021}}
2018–19Mackenzie LancasterQuinnipiac{{cite news |url= https://www.ecachockey.com/women/2018-19/News/20190402_-_Sarah_Devens_Award|title= Quinnipiac's Mackenzie Lancaster Named Sarah Devens Award Winner|date=April 2, 2019 |publisher= ecac.com|access-date=22 April 2021}}
2019–20Sammy DavisBoston University{{cite news |url= https://goterriers.com/news/2020/4/14/womens-ice-hockey-davis-wins-2020-sarah-devens-award.aspx|title= Davis Wins 2020 Sarah Devens Award|date=April 14, 2019 |publisher= goterriers.com|access-date=22 April 2021}}
2020–21

|Grace Markey

|Quinnipiac{{Cite web |title=Grace Markey Named 2021 Sarah Devens Award Recipient |url=https://gobobcats.com/news/2021/4/15/womens-ice-hockey-grace-markey-named-2021-sarah-devens-award-recipient.aspx |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Quinnipiac University Athletics |language=en}}

2021–22

|Gianna Meloni

|Yale{{Cite web |title=Meloni Named Winner of Sarah Devens Award |url=https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/5/17/womens-ice-hockey-meloni-named-winner-of-sarah-devens-award.aspx |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Yale University |language=en}}

See also

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