Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award 10 semifinalists announced

 MINNEAPOLIS ­­— Let’s Play Hockey newspaper announced today the 10 semifinalists for the 2014 Ms. Hockey Award, which will be presented to the top senior girls’ high school hockey player in Minnesota.

In alphabetical order, here are this year’s 10 semifinalists (statistics through games of Jan. 29):

 Semifinalist                   Pos.     School                             GP       G       A       TP        College

Lynn Astrup                  D          Warroad                           21         14      17      31         Minnesota Duluth

Sydney Baldwin            D          Minnetonka                      22         10      15      25         Minnesota

Sam Donovan               F          Irondale                           23         39      38      77         Brown

Kiersten Falck               F          Blaine                              24         17      22      39         Princeton

Alexis Joyce                 F          Lakeville North                 23         20      13      33         Bemidji State

Kelly Pannek                 F          Benilde-St. Margaret’s      22         29      38      67         Minnesota

Caitlin Reilly                  F          Benilde-St. Margaret’s      22         31      30      61         Penn State

Nina Rodgers                F          Hopkins                           24         26      26      52         Minnesota

Nicole Schammel          F          Red Wing                         23         45      36      81         Minnesota State

Bella Sutton                  D          Mounds View                   24         14      27      41         Penn State

 All 10 players named as semifinalists are committed to a Division I school for next season, including six in the WCHA. The semifinalists have scored an average of 24 goals and 26 assists this season for their respective teams. All 10 players have been bound to the textbooks for the past several years as they check in with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.7.

 The five finalists for the Ms. Hockey Award will be named in the Feb. 13 edition of Let’s Play Hockey with the winner announced at the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 11:30 a.m., at the St. Paul RiverCentre. The 10 semifinalists for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award were also announced today. The five finalists for the Senior Goalie of the Year Award will be named in the Feb. 6 edition of Let’s Play Hockey. Both awards are sponsored by Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota Wild and Shakopee Chevrolet.

 In addition to on-ice talent, criteria for the Ms. Hockey Award include academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship and coachability. Past winners: 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).

 Other awards that will be presented at the banquet include the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award, which goes to the top senior goalie in girls’ high school hockey, as well as the Minnesota Girls High School Hockey Coaches Association’s Coaches of the Year, and All-State and All-Academic Award winners for the 2013-14 season. Fox 9’s Dawn Mitchell will serve as the banquet emcee, while Fox Sports North’s Jamie Hersch will be the keynote speaker.

Ten semifinalists announced for

Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award

 MINNEAPOLIS ­­— Let’s Play Hockey newspaper announced today the 10 semifinalists for the 2014 Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award, presented to the top senior girls’ high school hockey goaltender in Minnesota.

 The 10 semifinalists combine for a 1.95 goals-against average, a .928 save percentage and a grade-point average of 3.59. The 10 semifinalists for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award are as follows, in alphabetical order (statistics through games of Jan. 29):

 Semifinalist                         School                          W-L-T          GAA     SV%     SO       College

Hannah Ehresmann              Minnetonka                   16-4-2         1.36      .938      3          Penn State

Madi Galstad                      East Grand Forks          18-1-1         1.10      .950      6          TBD

Angie Hall                           White Bear Lake            7-12-3         2.44      .921      3          UW-River Falls

Michelle Klimstra                 Rogers                         12-9-2         2.40      .924      2          Bethel

Alex LaMere                        North Wright County      11-5-2         1.58      .931      6          Ohio State

Abbey Miller                        Benilde-St. Margaret’s   14-2-1         1.56      .922      5          Syracuse

Erin O’Neil                           Hopkins                        18-3-0         1.16      .950      7          Boston University

Hannah Paulson                  North Metro                   3-14-0         4.38      .895      1          Bemidji State

Bailey Plaman                     Bloomington Jefferson  12-6-1         1.70      .934      1          Amherst

Boomer Sonnek                  Edina                            12-3-1         1.81      .914      2          TBD

The five finalists for the Senior Goalie of the Year Award will be named in the Feb. 6 edition of Let’s Play Hockey with the winner announced at the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 11:30 a.m., at the St. Paul RiverCentre. The 10 semifinalists for the Ms. Hockey Award were also announced today. The five finalists for Ms. Hockey will be named in the Feb. 14 edition of Let’s Play Hockey. Both awards are sponsored by Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota Wild and Shakopee Chevrolet.

 In addition to on-ice talent, criteria for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award include academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship and coachability. Past winners: 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).

 Other awards that will be presented at the banquet include the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award, which goes to the top senior goalie in girls’ high school hockey, as well as the Minnesota Girls High School Hockey Coaches Association’s Coaches of the Year, and All-State and All-Academic Award winners for the 2013-14 season. Fox 9’s Dawn Mitchell will serve as the banquet emcee, while Fox Sports North’s Jamie Hersch will be the keynote speaker.

 For more information on the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet, call Let’s Play Hockey at 612-729-0023.