Mason Kraft capped off his season with a 4-goal performance in the state championship game, leading Moorhead to their first state title in program history. LPH PHOTO BY JEFF ANDERSONSenior caps off career with epic state tournament performance
and as a state champion
Moorhead’s Mason Kraft isn’t just a state champion, he is also Mr. Hockey. Kraft was named the 2025 Mr. Hockey Winner Sunday by The Minnesota All Sports Alliance at their annual Mr. Hockey Banquet at the Saint Paul Rivercentre.
Kraft helped lead the Moorhead Spuds to their first state championship in program history with four goals in the first period in their 7-6 win over Stillwater in the Class AA Championship.
Kraft’s four goals gave him 45 on the season, finishing also with 49 assists for 94 points.
Kraft was the accelerator in the engine that was Moorhead’s juggernaut offense this season. He also scored four goals in the tournament opener against Lakeville South, propelling a Spud comeback to pit them in the semifinals against Edina where he also scored in a 4-3 win. He finished the tournament with nine goals and two assists.
The Spuds finished the season 28-2-1. Kraft finishes his career with 173 points in 88 games, including 68 goals and 105 assists. He is committed to play at Minnesota State University.
Kraft emerged from a strong slate of Mr. Hockey Finalists that included: Nolen Geerdes of Rogers, John Hirschfeld of St. Cloud Cathedral, Mason Jenson of Rogers, Henry Lechner of Holy Angels, Jackson Rudh of St. Thomas Academy, Boden Sampair of Hill-Murray, Cooper Simpson of Shakopee, Brent Solomon of Champlin Park and Josh Toll of Rosemount.
The Mr. Hockey Award originated in 1985 and Minneapolis Southwests’s Tom Chorske was the first recipient. Chorske announced the award today at the annual Mr. Hockey Banquet held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre and presented by the Minnesota Al Sports Alliance.
Kraft finished the season with 45 goals and 49 assists for 94 points. LPH PHOTO BY JEFF ANDERSONPast winners of the Mr/ Hockey Award:
2024 — Hagen Burrows, Minnetonka
2023 — Jayson Shaugabay, Warroad
2022 — Max Strand, Roseau
2021 — Jack Peart, Grand Rapids
2020 — Blake Biondi, Hermantown
2019 — Bryce Brodzinski, Blaine
2018 — Sammy Walker, Edina
2017 — Casey Mittelstadt, Eden Prairie
2016 — Riley Tufte, Blaine
2015 — Jake Jaremko, Elk River
2014 — Avery Peterson, Grand Rapids
2013 — Grant Besse, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
2012 — Justin Kloos, Lakeville South
2011 — Kyle Rau, Eden Prairie
2010 — Nick Bjugstad, Blaine
2009 — Nick Leddy, Eden Prairie
2008 — Aaron Ness, Roseau
2007 — Ryan McDonagh, Cretin Derham-Hall
2006 — David Fischer, Apple Valley
2005 — Brian Lee, Moorhead
2004 — Tom Gorowsky, Centennial
2003 — Nate Dey, North St. Paul
2002 — Gino Guyer, Greenway
2001 — Marty Sertich, Roseville
2000 — Paul Martin, Elk River
1999 — Jeff Taffe, Hastings
1998 — Johnny Pohl, Red Wing
1997 — Aaron Miskovich, Grand Rapids
1996 — Dave Spehar, Duluth East
1995 — Erik Rasmussen, St. Louis Park
1994 — Mike Crowley, Bloomington Jefferson
1993 — Nick Checco, Bloomington Jefferson
1992 — Brian Bonin, White Bear Lake
1991 — Darby Hendrickson, Richfield
1990 — Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis Edison
1989 — Trent Klatt, Osseo
1988 — Larry Olimb, Warroad
1987 — Kris Miller, Greenway
1986 — George Pelawa, Bemidji
1985 — Tom Chorske, Minneapolis Southwest
White Bear Lake’s Leo Gabriel wins the Frank Brimsek Award
White Bear Lake’s Leo Gabriel was named the winner of the Frank Brimsek Award, handed out to the top senior goalie in the state.
Gabriel won 14 games for the Bears and posted a 1.73 goals against average and .928 save percentage. Gabriel was instrumental in last season’s run to the state tournament with a section final shutout against Hill-Murray and followed up with a strong senior season. In his career he has 49 wins and 18 shutouts.
He was one off three finalists along with Holy Angels’ Luke Marsalek and Moorhead’s Charlie Stenehjem.
Past Winners of Frank Brimsek Award
2024 — Kam Hendrickson, Chanhassen
2023 — Hampton Slukynsky, Warroad
2022 — Ben Dardis, Mahtomedi
2021 — Jack Wieneke, Maple Grove
2020 — Hudson Hodges, Moorhead
2019 — Charlie Glockner, Minnetonka
2018 — Atticus Kelly, St. Thomas Academy
2017 — Jake Begley, Hill-Murray
2016 — Nick Althaus, St. Cloud Apollo
2015 — Dyllan Lubbesmeyer, Burnsville
2014 — Hunter Shepard, Grand Rapids
2013 — David Zevnik, St. Thomas Academy
2012 — Michael Bitzer, Moorhead
2011 — Alex Lyon, Lake of the Woods
2010 — Zane Gothberg, Thief River Falls
2009 — Casey O’Connor, Bloomington Jefferson
2008 — Joe Phillippi, Hill-Murray
2007 — Reid Ellingson, Cloquet
2006 — Austin Lee, Bloomington Jefferson
2005 — Alec Richards, Breck
2004 — Matt Lundin, Apple Valley
2003 — Jon Anderson, White Bear Lake
2002 — Josh Johnson, Cloquet
2001 — Eric Aarnio, White Bear Lake
2000 — Jake Brandt, Roseau
1999 — Adam Laaksonen, Cloquet
1998 — Adam Coole, Duluth East
1997 — Kyle Kolquist, Duluth East
1996 — Karl Goehring, Apple Valley
1995 — Todd Kelzenberg, Blaine
