Rattray Named One of Three Finalists for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award

Jamie Lee Rattray, a senior forward on the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team, has been named a top-three finalist for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, announced today by USA Hockey.

Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award release

The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which is in its 17th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. The prestigious honor will be awarded at a brunch on Saturday, March 22, as part of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four weekend hosted by Quinnipiac University.

The Golden Knights' leading scorer, Rattray helped to lead Clarkson to the 2014 ECAC Hockey regular season title with a 16-2-4 conference mark. Ranked third in the country with a 27-4-5 overall record, Clarkson hosts the conference championship tournament this Saturday and Sunday at Cheel Arena.

The Kanata, Ontario native is helping to lead the Green and Gold to its best season ever as Clarkson's all-time leading scorer. She currently ranks second in the NCAA in points (57) and goals (28), and is tied for seventh in assists (29). She leads the NCAA in power-play tallies (9) and is tied for sixth nationally in game-winning markers (5). The senior forward ranked first in the ECAC in league points (42), tied for first in conference goals (19) and was second in assists (23). A three-time ECAC Player of the Month (November, December, January) and three-time ECAC Player of the Week, she has also been honored as a five-time member of the ECAC Weekly Honor Roll.

The veteran forward tops Clarkson's all-time scoring list with 172 career points on 76 goals and 96 assists though 142 games (2010-14).

Rattray's Clarkson bio

Rattray is an active member in the Clarkson women's hockey team's participation with the Lil' Knight Club, which volunteers with youth hockey players in the area. She also helped paint the Potsdam, N.Y., Helping Hands building and assisted in fundraising for the Dalton Guyette Memorial Award, given annually to provide opportunities to less fortunate children in the area.

The selection process commenced in early February when NCAA Division I women's ice hockey coaches were asked to nominate players for the award. Players who were nominated by two or more coaches were then placed on an official ballot, which was sent back to the coaches to vote for the top-10 finalists.

Rattray and Erin Ambrose, a sophomore defenseman for the Knights, were a selected as Top-10 Finalists.

The three finalists, including the recipient of the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, were then chosen by a 13-person selection committee made up of NCAA Division I women's ice hockey coaches, representatives of print and broadcast media, an at-large member and a representative of USA Hockey, the national governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. The independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, tabulated the ballots.

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