Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association

With the success of the Mr. Hockey Award over the years, it only seemed natural to honor the top senior playing girls' hockey in Minnesota with a similar award.

Thirteen years ago, Let’s Play Hockey held the inaugural Ms. Hockey Award banquet, honoring the second-ever Ms. Hockey, Annamarie Holmes of Apple Valley. The inaugural award went to Roseville’s Winny Brodt as part of the Mr. Hockey banquet in 1996. Last year, Becky Kortum of Hopkins (pictured at left) was named Ms. Hockey. The banquet has more than exceeded expectations, as attendance to celebrate the conclusion of the girls’ high school hockey season is annually in the range of 300-500 people.

Ms. Hockey is presented to the top senior girls' high school hockey player in the state, based on the following criteria: academics, community/extra-curricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance.

The Ms. Hockey candidates are identified based on nominations by their coaches. The selection of the top 10 candidates, then the five finalists, and ultimately the winner, is based on consultations with a panel of Division I and III college women’s coaches from the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as a panel of high school coaches. The same process is used to select the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award winner.

1996 — Winny Brodt, Roseville, D
1997 — Annamarie Holmes, Apple Valley, D
1998 — Laura Slominski, Burnsville, F
1999 — Ronda Curtin, Roseville, D
2000 — Krissy Wendell, Park Center, F
2001 — Renee Curtin, Roseville, F
2002 — Ashley Albrecht, South St. Paul, D
2003 — Andrea Nichols, Hibbing, F
2004 — Erica McKenzie, Hastings, F
2005 — Gigi Marvin, Warroad, F
2006 — Allie Thunstrom, North St. Paul, F
2007 — Katharine Chute, Blake, F
2008 — Sarah Erickson, Bemidji, F
2009 — Becky Kortum, Hopkins, F