The Minnesota Minute Men announced the ten candidates for the 37th annual Mr. Hockey Award. The prestigious award is given to the outstanding senior high school boys’ hockey player in the state of Minnesota and is selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts, junior scouts/coaches and selected media members from around the state.
| Carter Batchelder | Forward | Eden Prairie |
| Cam Boche | Forward | Lakeville South |
| Jackson Hallum | Forward | St. Thomas Academy |
| Kyle Kukkonen | Forward | Maple Grove |
| Luke Levandowski | Forward | Rosemount |
| Luke Mittelstadt | Defenseman | Eden Prairie |
| Henry Nelson | Defenseman | Maple Grove |
| Joey Palodichuk | Defenseman | Hill-Murray |
| Jack Peart | Defenseman | Grand Rapids |
| Joey Pierce | Defenseman | Hermantown |
The Minnesota Minute Men also announced today the finalists for The Frank Brimsek Award, in recognition of the state’s top senior goaltender. The Mr. Hockey Award Banquet will be held virtually on April 5th.
| Aksel Reid | Blake |
| Alex Timmons | Gentry Academy |
| Jack Wieneke | Maple Grove |
PAST WINNERS:
| Year | Recipient | School |
| 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[1] | Eden Prairie |
| 2008 | Aaron Ness[2] | Roseau |
| 2007 | Ryan McDonagh[1] | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 2006 | David Fischer[3] | Apple Valley |
| 2005 | Brian Lee | Moorhead |
| 2004 | Tom Gorowsky | Centennial |
| 2003 | Nate Dey | North St. Paul |
| 2002 | Gino Guyer[4] | Greenway (Coleraine) |
| 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 | Edison |
| 1989 | Trent Klatt | Osseo |
| 1988 | Larry Olimb | Warroad |
| 1987 | Kris Miller | Greenway (Coleraine) |
| 1986 | George Pelawa | Bemidji |
| 1985 | Tom Chorske | Southwest |