Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year Award explained

The Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year Award is awarded yearly to the most outstanding rookie player in NCAA Division I women's college ice hockey by the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association. In 2024 the award was renamed to honor former Harvard hockey player Julie Chu.^[1]

Award winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
			[2]
		Minnesota
			[3]
			[4]
			[5]
		Boston College	[6]
			[7]
		Minnesota	[8]
		Penn State	[9]
			[10]

Winners by school

School	Winners
	3
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women’s National Rookie of the Year Award Named for Julie Chu . hockeycommissioners.com . March 6, 2024 . March 6, 2024.
2. Web site: Women's National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . January 13, 2023.
3. Web site: Jaycee Gebhard of Robert Morris Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 30, 2017 . January 13, 2023.
4. Web site: Daryl Watts of Boston College Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 28, 2018 . January 13, 2023.
5. Web site: Sarah Fillier of Princeton Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 21, 2019 . January 13, 2023.
6. Web site: Hannah Bilka of Boston College Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year . hockeyeastonline.com . April 3, 2020 . January 13, 2023.
7. Web site: Penn State’s Zanon is 2020-21 National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 17, 2021 . January 13, 2023.
8. Web site: Minnesota's Hemp is 2021-22 National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 16, 2022 . January 13, 2023.
9. Web site: Tessa Janecke of Penn State is 2022-23 National Rookie of the Year . hockeycommissioners.com . March 16, 2023 . March 16, 2023.
10. Web site: Kennedy . Ian . Ohio State's Joy Dunne Named NCAA Rookie of the Year . thehockeynews.com . The Hockey News . March 23, 2024 . March 22, 2024.