Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
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
[edit]The following are all criteria for the award:
- Academic record
- Community service
- Coachability
- On-ice performance.
Selection process
[edit]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
[edit]The following table lists the winners of the Minnesota Ms. Hockey award.[1]
| Year | Player | Position | School | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [2] |
| 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 | [3] |
| 2024 | Ayla Puppe | F | Northfield | [4] |
| 2025 | Mercury Bischoff | F | Grand Rapids/Greenway | [5] |
| 2026 | Maddy Kimbrel | F | Holy Family | [6] |
Jori Jones Award
[edit]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.[7]
| Year | Player | School | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [3] |
| 2024 | Grace Zhan | Hill-Murray | [4] |
| 2025 | Layla Hemp | Minnetonka | [5] |
Olympians
[edit]The following Ms. Hockey winners went to represent USA Hockey in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Player | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Krissy Wendell[8] | Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics |  Silver |
| Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics |  Bronze | |
| Gigi Marvin[9] | 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[10] | Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver | |
| Hannah Brandt[11] | Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics | Gold |
| Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver | |
| Grace Zumwinkle[12] | Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics | Silver |
| Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics | Gold | |
| Taylor Heise [13] | Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics | Gold |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award Winner". VintageMNHockey.com. Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ Pioneer Press (February 27, 2011). "Warroad senior Karley Sylvester named Ms. Hockey". TwinCities.com. Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- 1 2 Pioneer Press (February 26, 2023). "Girls hockey: Andover's Boerger named Ms. Hockey; Edina's Corniea wins top goalie honor". TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- 1 2 Kennedy, Ian (February 25, 2024). "Ayla Puppe Named Minnesota's Ms. Hockey". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
Northfield senior and University of Minnesota commit Ayla Puppe has been named Minnesota's 2024 Ms. Hockey.
- 1 2 BMTN Staff (February 23, 2025). "Grand Rapids/Greenway's Mercury Bischoff named 2025 Minnesota Ms. Hockey". BringMeTheNews.com. Bring Me The News. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
Minnetonka's Layla Hemp won the Jori Jones Award as best senior goaltender.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ian (March 3, 2026). "Maddy Kimbrel Named Minnesota's 2026 Ms. Hockey Winner". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
Holy Family forward and Wisconsin commit Maddy Kimbrel has been named Minnesota's 2026 Ms. Hockey, a prestigious award annually given to the best high school women's hockey player in Minnesota.
- ↑ "Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year". VintageMNHockey.com. Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Krissy Wendell". USHockeyHallOfFame.com. United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Gigi Marvin". USAHockey.com. USA Hockey. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Dani Cameranesi". USAHockey.com. USA Hockey. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Hannah Brandt". USAHockey.com. USA Hockey. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Grace Zumwinkle". USAHockey.com. Team USA Hockey. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Taylor Heise". USAHockey.com. USA Hockey. Retrieved February 17, 2026.