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.
Year Player Position School 1996 Winny Brodt D Roseville 1997 Annamarie Holmes D Apple Valley 1998 Laura Slominski F Burnsville 1999 Ronda Curtin D Roseville 2000 Krissy Wendell F Park Center 2001 Renee Curtin F Roseville 2002 Ashley Albrecht D South St. Paul 2003 Andrea Nichols F Hibbing-Chisholm 2004 Erica McKenzie F Hastings 2005 Gigi Marvin F Warroad 2006 Allie Thunstrom F North St. Paul 2007 Katharine Chute F Blake 2008 Sarah Erickson F Bemidji 2009 Becky Kortum F Hopkins 2010 Bethany Brausen F Roseville Area 2011 Karley Sylvester F Warroad 2012 Hannah Brandt F Hill-Murray 2013 Dani Cameranesi F Blake 2014 Sydney Baldwin D Minnetonka 2015 Taylor Williamson F Edina 2016 Presley Norby F Minnetonka 2017 Grace Zumwinkle F Breck School 2018 Taylor Heise F Red Wing 2019 Madeline Wethington D Blake 2020 Olivia Mobley F Breck School 2021 Peyton Hemp F Andover 2022 Vivian Jungels D Edina 2023 Ella Boerger F Andover 2024 Ayla Puppe F Northfield 2025 Mercury Bischoff F Grand Rapids/Greenway 2026 Maddy Kimbrel F Holy Family
Jori Jones Award
The following table lists the winners of the Jori Jones Award, which is presented to the Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year.
Year Player School 1999 Katie Beauduy Blaine 2000 Shari Vogt River Lakes 2001 Jody Horak Blaine 2002 Amber Hasbargen Warroad 2003 Robin Doepke Chaska 2004 Emily Brookshaw Hill-Murray 2005 Johanna Ellison Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2006 Alannah McCready Centennial 2007 Ashley Nixon Blaine 2008 Alyssa Grogan Eagan 2009 Laura Bellamy Duluth 2010 Kallie Billadeau Hopkins 2011 Julie Friend Minnetonka 2012 Erika Allen Roseville 2013 Sydney Rossman Minnetonka 2014 Erin O'Neil Hopkins 2015 Frances Marshall Thief River Falls 2016 Jenna Brenneman Breck 2017 Breanna Blesi Maple Grove 2018 Alexa Dobchuk Eden Prairie 2019 Calla Frank White Bear Lake 2020 Anna LaRose North Wright County 2021 Brynn Dulac Minnetonka 2022 Maggie Malecha Northfield 2023 Uma Corniea Edina 2024 Grace Zhan Hill-Murray 2025 Layla Hemp Minnetonka
Olympians The following Ms. Hockey winners went to represent USA Hockey in the Winter Olympic Games.
Player Event Result Krissy Wendell Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics Gigi Marvin Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics Dani Cameranesi Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics Hannah Brandt Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics Grace Zumwinkle Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics Taylor Heise Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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