The Ms. Hockey Award is an award given to the best female senior high school hockey player in the state of Minnesota. The award is sponsored by the Let's Play Hockey newspaper, the Minnesota Wild, and Shakopee Chevrolet. The 2023 award winner was Ella Boerger, a forward from Andover High School.
Criteria
The following are all criteria for the award:
- Academic record
- Community service
- Coachability
- On-ice performance.
Selection process
The process of selecting the winner starts with the selection of the top 10 candidates in the state. This is reduced to five finalists, and then the panel selects a winner.
The panel responsible for selecting the winner consist of the following:
- High school coaches
- Division I and III college coaches from Minnesota and Wisconsin
Winners
The following table lists the winners of the Minnesota Ms. Hockey award.[1]
| Year | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ayla Puppe[2] | F | Northfield |
| 2023 | Ella Boerger[3] | F | Andover |
| 2022 | Vivian Jungels | D | Edina |
| 2021 | Peyton Hemp | F | Andover |
| 2020 | Olivia Mobley | F | Breck School |
| 2019 | Madeline Wethington | D | Blake |
| 2018 | Taylor Heise | F | Red Wing |
| 2017 | Grace Zumwinkle | F | Breck School |
| 2016 | Presley Norby | F | Minnetonka |
| 2015 | Taylor Williamson | F | Edina |
| 2014 | Sydney Baldwin | D | Minnetonka |
| 2013 | Dani Cameranesi | F | Blake |
| 2012 | Hannah Brandt | F | Hill-Murray |
| 2011 | Karley Sylvester[4] | F | Warroad |
| 2010 | Bethany Brausen | F | Roseville Area |
| 2009 | Becky Kortum | F | Hopkins |
| 2008 | Sarah Erickson | F | Bemidji |
| 2007 | Katharine Chute | F | Blake |
| 2006 | Allie Thunstrom | F | North St. Paul |
| 2005 | Gigi Marvin | F | Warroad |
| 2004 | Erica McKenzie | F | Hastings |
| 2003 | Andrea Nichols | F | Hibbing-Chisholm |
| 2002 | Ashley Albrecht | D | South St. Paul |
| 2001 | Renee Curtin | F | Roseville |
| 2000 | Krissy Wendell | F | Park Center |
| 1999 | Ronda Curtin | D | Roseville |
| 1998 | Laura Slominski | F | Burnsville |
| 1997 | Annamarie Holmes | D | Apple Valley |
| 1996 | Winny Brodt | D | Roseville |
Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year
The following table lists the winners of the Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year.[5]
| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grace Zhan[2] | Hill-Murray |
| 2023 | Uma Corniea[3] | Edina |
| 2022 | Maggie Malecha | Northfield |
| 2021 | Brynn Dulac | Minnetonka |
| 2020 | Anna LaRose | North Wright County |
| 2019 | Calla Frank | White Bear Lake |
| 2018 | Alexa Dobchuk | Eden Prairie |
| 2017 | Breanna Blesi | Maple Grove |
| 2016 | Jenna Brenneman | Breck |
| 2015 | Frances Marshall | Thief River Falls |
| 2014 | Erin O'Neil | Hopkins |
| 2013 | Sydney Rossman | Minnetonka |
| 2012 | Erika Allen | Roseville |
| 2011 | Julie Friend | Minnetonka |
| 2010 | Kallie Billadeau | Hopkins |
| 2009 | Laura Bellamy | Duluth |
| 2008 | Alyssa Grogan | Eagan |
| 2007 | Ashley Nixon | Blaine |
| 2006 | Alannah McCready | Centennial |
| 2005 | Johanna Ellison | Cloquet-Esko-Carlton |
| 2004 | Emily Brookshaw | Hill-Murray |
| 2003 | Robin Doepke | Chaska |
| 2002 | Amber Hasbargen | Warroad |
| 2001 | Jody Horak | Blaine |
| 2000 | Shari Vogt | River Lakes |
| 1999 | Katie Beauduy | Blaine |
Olympians
The following Ms. Hockey winners went to represent USA Hockey in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Player | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Krissy Wendell[6] | Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics |  Silver |
| Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics |  Bronze | |
| Gigi Marvin[7] | Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics | Silver | |
| Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics |  Gold | |
| Dani Cameranesi[8] | Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver | |
| Hannah Brandt[9] | Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver | |
| Grace Zumwinkle[10] | Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver |
References
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