Senior Goalie
2011 Senior Goalie of the Year 10 Semifinalists Announced
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- Last Updated on Sunday, 27 May 2012 23:31
MINNEAPOLIS — Let’s Play Hockey newspaper announced today the 10 semifinalists for the 2011 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 1.54 goals-against average, a .931 save 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 Feb. 2):
| Finalist | School | W-L-T | GAA | SV% | SO | College |
| Shelby Amsley-Benzie | Warroad | 19-3-0 | 0.93 | .956 | 10 | North Dakota |
| Crystal Amunrud | Coon Rapids | 18-5-0 | 2.21 | .902 | 2 | TBD |
| Chloe Billadeau | Blake | 17-2-3 | 1.35 | .940 | 6 | Williams |
| Julie Friend | Minnetonka | 15-0-1 | 0.74 | .955 | 8 | St. Cloud State |
| Erika Hanson | Centennial | 14-6-1 | 1.46 | .944 | 7 | TBD |
| Chelsea Laden | Lakeville South | 18-2-2 | 1.56 | .926 | 4 | Quinnipiac |
| Haley Morningstar | Buffalo | 12-5-0 | 1.63 | .933 | 5 | St Catherine’s |
| TianaPress | Benilde-St. Margaret’s | 14-2-1 | 1.33 | .932 | 5 | Harvard |
| Shyler Sletta | New Prague | 7-15-1 | 2.27 | .926 | 1 | Minnesota |
| Samantha Ubl | Anoka | 12-4-2 | 1.96 | .920 | 3 | TBD |
The five finalists for the Senior Goalie of the Year Award will be named in the Feb. 10 edition of Let’s Play Hockey with the winner announced at the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 11:30 a.m., at the St. Paul RiverCentre. The 10 finalists for the Ms. Hockey Award were also announced today. The five finalists for Ms. Hockey will be named in the Feb. 17 edition of Let’s Play Hockey. Both awards are sponsored by Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota Wild, Shock Doctor and DCS Image.
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: 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 Ms. Hockey Award, which goes to the top senior 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 2010-11 season.
For more information on the Ms. Hockey banquet, call Let’s Play Hockey at 612-729-0023.