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Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win the women’s world championship. The IIHF announced Knight received 40.9% of the votes submitted by more than 50 media members, representing 16 countries, and a select group of federation officials. U.S. defender Caroline Harvey was second at 18.2%, followed by Slovakia’s 15-year-old Nela Lopusanova (13.6%). Knight scored a tournament-leading eight goals, with three — includ...

Captain America keeps on racking up the hardware. Less than two months after winning the World Championship in Brampton, United States forward Hilary Knight has been awarded the inaugural IIHF Female Player of the Year Award.

Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday.

The weight of expectations will eventually follow, but for now Nela Lopušanová is putting Slovakia women's hockey on the map.