Amanda Kessel of the Gophers on Thursday was named one of the final 10 candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top player in women's hockey.
She had 29 goals and 71 points for the No. 2-ranked Gophers.
The candidates will be reduced to three on March 8 and the winner will be named on March 17 during the women's Frozen Four in Duluth.
Two of the other 10 finalists are Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, juniors at North Dakota who played at Minnesota as freshmen before transferring.
Wisconsin also has two players on the list, forwards Brianna Decker, a junior, and Hilary Knight, a senior. A sixth WCHA player named a finalist is senior forward Natalie Spooner of Ohio State.
The others:
senior forward Bailey Bram, Mercyhurst
junior defenseman Laura Fortino, Cornell
