The Ms. Hockey Award is an award given to the best female senior high school hockey player in the state of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
. The award is sponsored by the ''Let's Play Hockey'' newspaper, the
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...
, 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
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is the national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the Sport governing body, governing body for organized ice ...
in the Winter Olympic Games.
References
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American ice hockey trophies and awards
Ice hockey in Minnesota
High school ice hockey in the United States
Minnesota State High School League