UW-River Falls’ Goodreau is 2026 Laura Hurd Award Winner
Named AHCA Division III Women’s Player of the Year
Megan Goodreau, a senior forward from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, is the recipient of the 2026 Laura Hurd Award.
The award, voted on by the nation's Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the NCAA Women's Division III level.
Goodreau is the fifth player from UWRF to be so honored and third straight UWRF winner. With this award, UWRF pulls ahead of
Middlebury College and SUNY Plattsburgh, each with four honorees.
Goodreau, a senior co-captain from Lino Lakes, MN, has led the Falcons to a 28-1-0 overall record, winning the WIAC regular season and the O'Brien Cup. The WIAC championship game was particularly satisfying as the 4-0 win over UW-Eau Claire avenged River Falls' only loss of the season.
UWRF advanced to the Frozen Four with a 1-0 win over Williams in Saturday's quarterfinal round and now hosts Amherst on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Goodreau has put together one of the most historic seasons in program and conference history. In a 6-3 win over UW-Eau Claire on Feb. 21 that clinched the WIAC regular season title, she became UW-River Falls' all-time leading scorer, surpassing former Hurd Award winner Callie Hoff. She also became just the third student-athlete in NCAA Division III women's hockey history to reach the 200-career-point milestone.
Goodreau's 74 points and 36 goals both rank first nationally this season and set single-season records for UW-River Falls and the WIAC. She has also set program and conference records with 17 power-play goals, a total tied for the NCAA Division III single-season record.
The runner-up for this year’s Hurd Award is Natalie Stott (Franklin, MA), a senior goalie at Amherst College.
The award is named in honor of former Elmira College star Laura Hurd who died in a car accident shortly after graduation. Hurd was a four-time All-American who led Elmira to victory in the first NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
| Winners of of the Laura Hurd Award Division III Women’s Hockey Player of the Year |
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| 2000 | Sylvia Ryan | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2001 | Michelle Labbe | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2002 | Sarah Moe | Gustavus Adolphus | Forward |
| 2003 | Angela Kapus | Middlebury | Forward/Defense |
| 2004 | Molly Wasserman | Williams | Forward |
| 2005 | Laura Hurd | Elmira | Forward |
| 2006 | Emily Quizon | Middlebury | Forward |
| 2007 | Andrea Peterson | Gustavus Adolphus | Defense |
| 2008 | Danielle Blanchard | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2009 | Kayla Coady | Elmira | Forward |
| 2010 | Isabel Iwachiw | Trinity | Goaltender |
| 2011 | Sarah Dagg | RIT | Forward |
| 2012 | Julie Fortier | Norwich | Forward |
| 2013 | Teal Gove | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2014 | Sydney Aveson | Plattsburgh | Goaltender |
| 2015 | Ashley Ryan | Elmira | Forward |
| 2016 | Michelle Greeneway | Lake Forest | Forward |
| 2017 | Dani Sibley | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2018 | Melissa Sheeran | Plattsburgh | Forward |
| 2019 | Bre Simon | Hamline | Forward |
| 2020 | Amanda Conway | Norwich | Forward |
| 2021 | Not Awarded | ||
| 2022 | Callie Hoff | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2023 | Darci Matson | Aurora | Forward |
| 2024 | Maddie McCollins | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2025 | Bailey Olson | UW-River Falls | Forward |
| 2026 | Megan Goodreau | UW-River Falls | Forward |
