Last Updated on Thursday, 05 February 2015 12:02
ORDER TICKETS TO THE 2015 MS. HOCKEY AWARDS BANQUET
Let’s Play Hockey announced today the 10 semifinalists for the 2015 Ms. Hockey Award and the Senior Goalie of the Year Award, presented to the top senior girls’ high school hockey player and goalie in Minnesota, respectively.
For the 20th annual Ms. Hockey Award, the semifinalists are:
| Semifinalist | Position | School/Team | GP | G | A | P | College |
| Grace Bizal | Defense | Hopkins | 20 | 22 | 9 | 31 | Boston College |
| Lauren Boyle | Defense | Eden Prairie | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 | Ohio State |
| Charly Dahlquist | Forward | Eden Prairie | 24 | 8 | 22 | 30 | North Dakota |
| Reagan Haley | Forward | Red Wing | 24 | 40 | 44 | 84 | Minnesota Duluth |
| Kate Hallett | Defense | St. Paul United | 24 | 3 | 20 | 23 | Harvard |
| Karlie Lund | Forward | Blake | 25 | 19 | 33 | 52 | Princeton |
| Dana Rasmussen | Forward | Dodge County | 24 | 44 | 37 | 81 | Ohio State |
| Sophia Shaver | Forward | Wayzata | 16 | 13 | 6 | 19 | Wisconsin |
| Paige Voight | Forward | Cretin-Derham Hall | 19 | 31 | 14 | 45 | Merrimack |
| Taylor Willimason | Forward | Edina | 20 | 29 | 19 | 48 | Minnesota |
All 10 players named as Ms. Hockey semifinalists are committed to a Division I school next season, including six in the WCHA. On average, the 10 players have scored an average of 22 goals and 22 assists this season for their respective teams. All semifinalists have been bound to the textbooks for the past several years as they check in with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.66.
Past winners: 2014 Sydney Baldwin (Minnetonka), 2013 Dani Cameranesi (Blake), 2012 Hannah Brandt (Hill-Murray), 2011 Karley Sylvester (Warroad), 2010 Bethany Brausen (Roseville), 2009 Becky Kortum (Hopkins), 2008 Sarah Erickson (Bemidji), 2007 Katharine Chute (Blake), 2006 Allie Thunstrom (North St. Paul), 2005 Gigi Marvin (Warroad), 2004 Erica McKenzie (Hastings), 2003 Andrea Nichols (Hibbing/Chisholm), 2002 Ashley Albrecht (South St. Paul), 2001 Renee Curtin (Roseville), 2000 Krissy Wendell (Park Center), 1999 Ronda Curtin (Roseville), 1998 Laura Slominski (Burnsville), 1997 Annamarie Holmes (Apple Valley), 1996 Winny Brodt (Roseville).
The semifinalists for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award are:
| Semifinalist | School/Team | W-L-T | GAA | SV% | SO | College |
| Julia Carle | Minnehaha United | 9-13-0 | 2.29 | .940 | 4 | TBD |
| Sydney Conley | South St. Paul | 10-9-1 | 2.01 | .939 | 2 | UW-Stevens Point |
| Abby Cooper | Lakeville North | 18-4-1 | 0.97 | .954 | 9 | TBD |
| Ashley Corcoran | Red Wing | 19-4-0 | 1.57 | .932 | 8 | St. Mary's |
| Hannah Goettl | Champlin Park | 10-9-1 | 1.54 | .951 | 4 | TBD |
| Frances Marshall | Thief River Falls | 20-1-3 | 0.84 | .956 | 7 | St. Thomas |
| Emma May | Cretin-Derham Hall | 16-3-3 | 1.63 | .915 | 3 | Minnesota |
| Leah Patrick | Hill-Murray | 15-5-0 | 1.56 | .913 | 7 | Union |
| Paige Press | Park of Cottage Grove | 8-12-1 | 2.11 | .929 | 1 | TBD |
| Brianna Storms | Moorhead | 6-11-7 | 2.22 | .935 | 3 | UW-River Falls |
The 10 semifinalists for the Senior Goalie of the Year Award combine for a 1.67 goals-against average, a .936 save percentage and a grade-point average of 3.67. Six of the 10 goaltenders have already made plans to play college hockey, including two in Division I.
Past winners: 2014 Erin O'Neil (Hopkins), 2013 Sydney Rossman (Minnetonka), 2012 Erika Allen (Roseville Area), 2011 Julie Friend (Minnetonka), 2010 Kallie Billadeau (Hopkins), 2009 Laura Bellamy (Duluth), 2008 Alyssa Grogan (Eagan), 2007 Ashley Nixon (Blaine), 2006 Allana 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 five finalists for the Senior Goalie of the Year Award will be named in the Feb. 5 edition of Let’s Play Hockey, while the five Ms. Hockey Award finalists will be named in the Feb. 12 edition. The winners of both awards will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet at the St. Paul RiverCentre.
In addition to announcing the Ms. Hockey and Senior Goalie of the Year winners, the annual awards banquet gathering includes all-state and all-academic awards presented by the Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Coaches Association. Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year Dawn Mitchell of Fox 9 will serve as the emcee. Call Let’s Play Hockey 952-944-0023 for tickets to the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet.
Ms. Hockey and the Senior Goalie of the Year awards are presented to the top senior girls’ high school hockey player/goalie in the state of Minnesota, based on the following criteria: academics, community/extra-curricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance.
Both awards are sponsored by Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota Wild, STX and Shakopee Chevrolet.
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