The Laura Hurd Award is an annual award given to the top player in National Collegiate Athletic Association women's Division III ice hockey. It is given by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The award is named for hockey player Laura Hurd, who played collegiately at Elmira College and was killed in a car accident in 2006, a year after winning the award. Hurd holds the NCAA Division III record for career scoring with 237 points over four years; she was a four-time All-American and led Elmira to two national championships.