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.
The following are all criteria for the award:
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:
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 | F | Red Wing | |
| 2017 | F | Breck School | |
| 2016 | Presley Norby | F | Minnetonka |
| 2015 | Taylor Williamson | F | Edina |
| 2014 | D | Minnetonka | |
| 2013 | F | Blake | |
| 2012 | 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 | F | North St. Paul | |
| 2005 | 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 | F | Park Center | |
| 1999 | D | Roseville | |
| 1998 | Laura Slominski | F | Burnsville |
| 1997 | Annamarie Holmes | D | Apple Valley |
| 1996 | D | Roseville | |
The following table lists the winners of the Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year.[5]
| Year | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grace Zhan | Hill-Murray | |
| 2023 | Uma Corniea | 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 |
The following Ms. Hockey winners went to represent USA Hockey in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Player | Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krissy Wendell[6] | Silver | ||
| Bronze | |||
| Gigi Marvin[7] | Silver | ||
| Silver | |||
| Gold | |||
| Dani Cameranesi[8] | Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics | Gold | |
| 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 |