The Ms. Hockey Award is an award given to the best female senior high school hockey player in the state of

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. The award is sponsored by the ''Let's Play Hockey'' newspaper, the

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, 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.

''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.

Olympians

The following Ms. Hockey winners went to represent

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in the Winter Olympic Games.

References

{{reflist American ice hockey trophies and awards Ice hockey in Minnesota High school ice hockey in the United States Minnesota State High School League