Shewchuk now has a remarkable scoring parity of 149 goals and 149 assists for her career. Earlier this year, she broke the career records of 1999 Kazmaier winner A.J. Mleczko '99 in goals, assists and points.
The third finalist is Minnesota senior defenseman Courtney Kennedy, who led the No. 6 Gophers to the WCHA regular season title and anchored a defense that allowed a league-low 2.09 goals per game. She was the leading scorer among defensemen with 10 goals and 25 assists on the season in conference play. She has already earned WCHA Player of the Year accolades.
If Botterill or Shewchuk take home the Kazmaier as expected, it would give Harvard half of the winners in the award's four-year history. In the short history of the Kazmaier and the short history of the national tournament, every team with a Kazmaier winner has advanced at least as far as the national championship game.