2023 - Steve Guider, Blaine HS, MGHCA, USAH & MN Hockey Programs
2022 - Claire Goldsmith, Mound Westonka HS, MGHCA
2021 - Cheryl Mechelke, MN Hockey High Performance 15 Program
2020 - Jeremy Gunderson, Dodge County Wildcats, MGHCA
2019 - Pete Hyduke, Hibbing/Chisholm HS, MGHCA
2018 - Keith Radloff, Orono HS
2017 - Tim Hunst, Owatonna HS
2016 - Brent Bielenberg, Northfield HS
2015 - Thomas Maeckelbergh, Elk River HS
2014 - Bill Halbrehder, MGHCA President
2013 - Tim Morris, Blaine HS, MGHCA Executive Director
(L to R) Angie Dahlof, Margaret Stankovsky, Tim Morris, Molly Stankovsky, Mary Stuart Snyder
Tim Morris honored with inaugural Brano Stankovsky Award
Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Coaches Association (MGHCA) Executive Director Tim Morris was honored with the inaugural Brano Stankovsky Award today at the annual Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet at the St. Paul RiverCentre.
In honor of Brano Stankovsky, long-time coach at The Blake School, the award is presented to an individual who has been involved in the Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Coaches Association and the many programs it offers for the advancement of girls’ high school hockey in Minnesota.
Currently an assistant coach with the Blaine High School girls’ hockey team, Morris was a long-time head coach at Eden Prairie, leading the Eagles to Class AA state championships in 2006 and 2008. As Executive Director of the MGHCA, Morris has been in charge of numerous programs that are offered for high school players since the inception of girls’ hockey in Minnesota.
Peter Hyduke - 2019
Tom Peart - 2017
Tom Maeckelbergh - 2015
Cheryl Mechelke - 2021 Brano Stankovsky Award Recipient
Cheryl Mechelke has been active for many years in her various roles in the Minnesota Hockey HP programs. She has helped many high school athletes through the programs she has been involved with over the years. Among the many positions she has held over the years, the HP 15 Program Director position has been the most influential in getting girls high school players recognized by college recruiters. Below is a partial list of her activities as they relate to girls hockey programs in Minnesota:
Started 14U Girls Tier 1 NIT tournament in fall (2020)
Congratulations to Cheryl on a well deserved honor.
Jeremy Gunderson - 2020 (on left)
Keith Radloff - 2018
Tim Hunst - 2017
Bill Halbrehder - 2014