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For the complete list of awards:
http://www.usahockey.com/releases/06-10-97.htm
USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year
Presented by KOHO
Laurie Baker
Concord, Massachusetts
1997 United States Women's National Team, Providence College
A sophomore forward from Providence College, Laurie Baker tallied 68
points on 41 goals and 27 assists in 29 regular-season games to finish
the 1996-97 season second in Eastern College Athletic Conference
scoring. She helped lead the Friars to the ECAC semifinals and was
named to the ECAC All-Star Team. A native of Concord, Mass., Baker
also played for the 1997 United States Women's National Team, which
captured the silver medal at the 1997 International Ice Hockey
Federation Women's World Championship, held March 31-April 6 in
Kitchener, Ontario. Baker was the second-leading scorer on the team
with two goals and four assists in five games.
USA Hockey annually salutes the accomplishments of an outstanding
American-born women's ice hockey player with the USA Hockey Women's
Player of the Year Award. A committee that includes many of America's
leading women's ice hockey coaches and administrators selects the
recipient. The USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year Award is
presented by KOHO.
Past winners:
1996 - Cammi Granato (U.S. Women's National Team, PC)
1995 - Karyn Bye (U.S. Women's National Team, UNH)
1994 - Erin Whitten (U.S. Women's National Team, UNH)
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Baker played extremely well in Kitchener at WWC97. Baker, Shelley
Looney (NU) or Alana Blahowski (PC) would have all been excellent picks.
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