Princeton University Athletics
Kazmaier Honored on USA Hockey Web Site
March 19, 2015 | Women's Ice Hockey
Patty Kazmaier Was a Force on the Ice, Gentle Soul Off It
Doug Williams, USA Hockey (3/17/15)
In Patty Kazmaier's four seasons at Princeton University, she helped the Tigers win three straight Ivy League women's hockey championships. In her final season of 1985-86, she was selected the most valuable player for both her team and league.
But that assortment of facts doesn't begin to tell the story of Kazmaier, a terrific athlete, student and person who died at the age of 28 in 1990 as the result of a rare blood disease.
On the ice, she was a rugged defenseman, always ready to fight for position or battle for a loose puck.
“If you had a collision with Patty, she was probably going to be the one standing,” says Laura Halldorson, a friend and teammate of Kazmaier's for three seasons at Princeton.
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