Burrows becomes 40th recipient of Mr. Hockey Award

Hagen Burrows of Minnetonka was awarded the Mr. Hockey award Sunday by the Minnesota Sports Alliance. Burrows is the 40th player to receive the prestigious award as Minnesota’s top high school player.

Burrows helped lead Minnetonka to a state championship in 2023 and led them on a 47-game unbeaten streak before losing in this year’s section final to Chanhassen. Burrows possesses both size and skill and is an electric playmaker with goal-scoring ability. This season he led the Skippers in points with 59 on 19 goals and 40 assists. He had 25 goals and 25 assists as a junior and in his career has compiled 58 goals and 77 assists for 135 points in 86 games. At 6’2″ he plays big and is a strong skater with good hands and vision on the ice.

He emerged form a strong list of candidates who included: Javon Moore (Minnetonka), Jackson Nevers (Edina), Carson Pilgrim (Warroad), Nolan Roed (White Bear Lake), John Stout (Minnetonka), Gavin Uhlenkamp (Chanhassen), Noah Urness (Roseau), Rhys Wallin (Wayzata) and Louis Wehmann (Providence).

Burrows also averaged a point a game in the USHL with six goals and 10 assists in 16 games for the Sioux City Musketeers. He is committed to play college hockey at the University of Denver.

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Frank Brimsek Award: Kam Hendrickson, Chanhassen

Chanhassen’s Kam Hendrickson took home the Frank Brimsek Award given to the state’s top senior netminder. Hendrickson led the Storm to the state tournament with an epic performance against top-ranked Minnetonka in the section finals where he stopped 44 shots in a 2-1 victory. He led the Storm to the state title game against Edina and finished the season with 23-6-0 record with a 1.01 goals against average and a .951 save percentage. In his career at Chanhassen he started 65 games and compiled a 46-19-0 record with 18 shutouts and a .928 save percentage. He is currently uncommitted.

Hendrickson was one of three finalists along with Minnetonka’s Hunter Bauer and Proctor’s A.J. Reyelts.

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Reed Larson Award: John Stout, Minnetonka

Minnetonka’s John Stout received the Reed Larson Award as the state’s top senior defenseman. Stout was one of six finalists along with Chanhassen’s Owen Buesgens, Edina’s Barrett Dexheimer, Warroad’s Ryan Lund, Wayzata’s Hawke Huff and Benilde-St. Margaret’s Mason Stenger.

Stout helped lead the Skippers to a 2023 state championship and was an integral part of a strong defensive core that helped the Skippers go unbeaten in 47 games. A strong and sturdy defenseman, Stout is a two-way player with strong skating and puck handling skills. His size (6’1″/193) gives him strong net-front presence in the defensive zone where he is a shut down defender. He is also adept at breaking pucks out of the defensive zone and jumps into plays on the offensive end. He is strong on both the power play and penalty kill. He finished the season with six goals and 24 assists in 28 games. He most recently played with the Madison Capitals of the USHL where he scored his first goal on Friday. He is committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

The Reed Larson Award is facilitated by Let’s Play Hockey.

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