USA Hockey annually salutes the accomplishments of an outstanding American-born women’s ice hockey player with the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year Award. The award is named in honor of the late Bob Allen who was an ardent supporter of women's hockey throughout his career.
| Year | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laila Edwards | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2023 | Caroline Harvey | Salem, N.H. |
| 2022 | Hilary Knight | Sun Valley, Idaho |
| 2021 | Aerin Frankel | Chappaqua, N.Y. |
| 2020 | Abby Roque | Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. |
| 2019 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Palos Heights, Ill. |
| 2018 | Maddie Rooney | Andover, Minn. |
| 2017 | Brianna Decker | Dousman, Wis. |
| 2016 | Monique Lamoureux-Morando | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 2015 | Brianna Decker | Dousman, Wis. |
| 2014 | Hilary Knight | Sun Valley, Idaho |
| 2013 | Amanda Kessel | Madison, Wis. |
| 2012 | Kelli Stack | Brooklyn Heights, Ohio |
| 2011 | Meghan Duggan | Danvers, Mass. |
| 2010 | Jenny Potter | Anoka, Minn. |
| 2009 | Jessie Vetter | Cottage Grove, Wis. |
| 2008 | Caitlin Cahow | Branford, Conn. |
| 2007 | Julie Chu | Fairfield, Conn. |
| 2006 | Katie King | Brookline, Mass. |
| 2005 | Natalie Darwitz | Eagan, Minn. |
| 2004 | Angela Ruggiero | Harper Woods, Mich. |
| 2003 | Angela Ruggiero | Harper Woods, Mich. |
| 2002 | Sara DeCosta-Hayes | Warwick, R.I. |
| 2001 | Krissy Wendell | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 2000 | Sara DeCosta-Hayes | Warwick, R.I. |
| 1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Nantucket, Mass. |
| 1998 | Karyn Bye | River Falls, Wis. |
| 1997 | Laurie Baker | Concord, Mass. |
| 1996 | Cammi Granato | Downers Grove, Ill. |
| 1995 | Karyn Bye | River Falls, Wis. |
| 1994 | Erin Whitten-Hamlen | Glens Falls, N.Y. |