Awards Committee: Wisconsin has the best three women's hockey players in the country

There is one award that every top hockey women's D1 player dreams about and every D1 program would like to add to their trophy case. That's the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award that is given out to the best hockey player in women's college hockey. It's essentially the MVP or player of the year award for all of women's college hockey. Wisconsin has had a player win it five times in the history of the program. This year, UW will certainly have their sixth as all three finalists are Badgers.

Wisconsin's Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, and Casey O'Brien are all finalists for the Patty Kaz Award given to the best D1 women's hockey player

Wisconsin literally has the three best players in women's hockey right now as the only finalists for the best player award all play for the Badgers. The finalists are forward Laila Edwards, defensive star Caroline Harvey, and center Casey O'Brien.

Wisconsin has won this award five times and this will be the sixth creating a tie with Harvard for the school with the most Patty Kaz award winners. According to reporter Kendrick Stumbris, "It's the second time in the award's history that the top three finalists all play for the same program. University of Minnesota product (and Madison, WI native) Amanda Kessel won the award in 2013, and her teammates Megan Bozek and Noora Raty rounded out the top three."

This is an awesome honor for a program that has only lost once this season and is entering the postseason as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women's hockey tournament. The Badgers will take on the winner of Clarkson and Boston University on March 15 at 2 p.m. CT. Winning that game would move Wisconsin into the Frozen Four and one step closer to an NCAA National Championship.