Brandy Fisher (born October 28, 1975) is an American former

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forward. She played for the

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program and was the first ever winner of the

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, awarded to the top female ice hockey player in the NCAA. Brandy was born in

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Playing career

One of the highlights of her NCAA career came in the 1996 ECAC Tournament. She scored the game-winning goal to end the longest game in NCAA men's and women's ice hockey history at that time. Her goal against Providence College at 5:35 of the fifth overtime gave New Hampshire the ECAC championship. In addition, she played for the United States national women's ice hockey team that participated in the 1999 and 2000 IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey championships.

Awards and honors

*Bauer/ECAC Player of the week for March 11, 1996 *ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player (1996) *Patty Kazmaier Award (1998)

References

1975 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players from New York (state) New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey players Patty Kazmaier Award winners People from Potsdam, New York {{US-icehockey-bio-stub