Laura Hurd registered 120 goals and 117 assists in 100 NCAA DIvision III contests. She was a four-time All American and AHCA National Player of the Year. In addition, she led the Elmira College Soaring Eagles to two national championships. After her hockey career had finished, she had settled in New York state, and taken a job with Corning, Inc. She finished her career with 237 career points in only 110 games played. On June 23, 2006, she passed away in an automobile accident when her car went off road and struck a culvert in Watkins Glen, New York at around 6 a.m. The Laura Hurd Award is named in her honor.