2026 Mr. Hockey Hopefuls

I have some spare time between Championships down at the X… This list is my starting point for 2026 Mr. Hockey. I’ll be adding to it during the off season. While rumors are already circulating about players potentially leaving early, I’ll hold off on making any assumptions, until they’re not on the ice for Game 1 of next season, I’m expecting them to return for another shot.

Max Anderson	Forward	Cretin-Derham Hall
Tyden Bergeson	Forward	Moorhead
Cole Braunshausen	Forward	St. Thomas Academy
Caz Carlson	Forward	Rock Ridge
Cole Cheeseman	Forward	Academy of Holy Angels
Nate Chorlton	Forward	Cretin-Derham Hall
Carter Ernst	Forward	Lakeville South
Nathan Garski	Forward	Grand Rapids
Jackson Knight	Forward	Orono
Jayden Kurtz	Defenseman	Rogers
Chaz Lentz	Forward	Hill-Murray
Brandon Mickelson	Defenseman	Moorhead
Mason Minor	Defenseman	Benilde
Sam Peckham	Defenseman	Edina
Nate Pederson	Forward	Shakopee
Gabe Perron	Defenseman	Academy of Holy Angels
KJ Sauer	Forward	Andover
Cade Sherman	Forward	Rosemount
Carson Steinhoff	Defenseman	Shakopee
Griffin Sturm	Defenseman	St. Cloud Cathedral
Tate Swanson	Forward	Hibbing
Casey Vandertop	Forward	Edina
Mason West	Forward	Edina

These players are in the mix and wouldn’t surprise me to see one of these individuals make a push.

Lincoln Ayers Assad-Holy Angels; Brock Cheslock-Rogers; Joe Erickson-Blake; Tanner Esterberg-St. Michael-Albertville; Tristan Kriech-Elk River; Daniel Halonen-Deleno; Casper Lang-Hill-Murray; Tucker Lovejoy– East Grand Forks; Chase Nadeau-Andover; Eli Molde-Wayzata; Cooper Siegert-Shakopee; Ford Skytta-Hermantown; Ethan Sundvall-Hibbing; Sam Wooten-Eastview