Hours after being named a top-three finalist for the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, Wisconsin women’s hockey goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens continued receiving honors on Thursday, becoming only the second goaltender in WCHA history to be named the WCHA Player of the Year.
The junior wasn’t the only Badger to take home hardware, as for the seventh time in his career, UW head coach Mark Johnson was named the WCHA Coach of the Year, while seven Badgers earned spots on All-WCHA teams.