After a prolific senior season with the Northeastern women's hockey team NCAA finalist, Aerin Frankel earned the prestigious 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in Division I women's ice hockey.
Presented annually since 1997-98 to the top player in women’s college ice hockey, the Patty Kazmaier Award was first won by Brandy Fisher of UNH. Below is a list of Hockey East Top 10 finalists, with winners in bold.
| Hockey East's Top 10 Finalists For Patty Kazamaier Award | ||
| 2002-03 | Chanda Gunn | Northeastern |
| Kelli Halcisak | Providence | |
| 2003-04 | Chanda Gunn | Northeastern |
| Kelli Halcisak | Providence | |
| 2005-06 | Nicole Hekle | UNH |
| Karen Thatcher | Providence | |
| 2007-08 | Sam Faber | UNH |
| Martine Garland | UNH | |
| 2008-09 | Molly Schaus | Boston College |
| Jenn Wakefield | UNH | |
| 2009-10 | Kelly Paton | UNH |
| Florence Schelling | Northeastern | |
| 2010-11 | Molly Schaus | Boston College |
| Kelli Stack | Boston College | |
| 2011-12 | Florence Schelling | Northeastern |
| 2012-13 | Alex Carpenter | Boston College |
| Kendall Coyne | Northeastern | |
| 2013-14 | Sarah Lefort | Boston University |
| 2014-15 | Alex Carpenter | Boston College |
| Kendall Coyne | Northeastern | |
| Emily Pfalzer | Boston College | |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Boston Univ. | |
| Haley Skarupa | Boston College | |
| 2015-16 | Kendall Coyne | Northeastern |
| Alex Carpenter | Boston College | |
| Megan Keller | Boston College | |
| Haley Skarupa | Boston College | |
| 2016-17 | Megan Keller | Boston College |
| 2017-18 | Daryl Watts | Boston College |
| Victoria Bach | Boston University | |
| Caitrin Lonergan | Boston College | |
| Toni Ann Miano | Boston College | |
| 2018-19 | Jesse Compher | Boston University |
| Megan Keller | Boston College | |
| Alina Mueller | Northeastern | |
| 2019-20 | Alina Mueller | Northeastern |
| Aerin Frankel | Northeastern | |
| Daryl Watts | Boston College | |
| 2020-21 | Aerin Frankel | Northeastern |
| 2021-22 | Aerin Frankel | Northeastern |
| Skylar Fontaine | Northeastern | |
| Alina Mueller | Northeastern | |
| Theresa Schafzahl | Vermont | |
| 2022-23 | Alina Mueller | Northeastern |
| Maureen Murphy | Northeastern | |
| Gwyneth Philips | Northeastern | |
| 2023-24 | Gwyneth Philips | Northeastern |
