Best part about playing varsity hockey | Go-to karaoke song | Favorite women’s Olympic hockey team member | |
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Taylor Heise | Playing in front of such an energetic and supportive community | “Solo” by Iyaz | Kendall Coyne |
Gabbie Hughes | My teammates. They are my family and the sport wouldn’t be the same without them by my side every day. | “Umbrella” by Rihanna | Meghan Duggan |
Mariah Keopple | The friends I have made along the way are some of my best friends. | “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj | Maddie Rooney |
Anna Kruesel | Being a part of something bigger than myself. | “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League | Dani Cameranesi |
Emily Oden | Showing up to the rink every day to play the game you love with your best friends. | “American Boy” by Estelle | Hilary Knight |
Madeline Wethington | Putting on the Blake jersey and playing for all the girls who have carved the way. | “No Hands” by Waka Flocka Flame | Dani Cameranesi and Lee Stecklein |
FORWARDS
Abigail Boreen, Hill-Murray, senior: Threat on every shift whether scoring or setting up teammates. Scored 27 goals. Committed to Minnesota.
Lolita Fidler, Edina, senior: Great vision and puck skills. Led Edina with 64 points. Comes through in big moments. Committed to Harvard.
Anneke Linser, Centennial, senior: Uses great size and strength in all three zones. Scored 27 goals. Committed to Minnesota-Duluth.
DEFENSE
Madison Bizal, Elk River/Zimmerman, senior: Rarely makes mistakes while matching up with great forwards. Committed to Ohio State.
Maggie Flaherty, Lakeville North, senior: Brings good size and better hockey IQ to the blue line. Scored 18 goals. Committed to Minnesota-Duluth.
GOALIE
Calla Frank, White Bear Lake, junior: Fundamentally sound yet able to make acrobatic saves. Stopped 94 percent of shots faced. Verbally committed to Minnesota State Mankato.
FORWARDS
Taylor Anderson, Eagan, senior. Committed to Minnesota-Duluth.
Claire Butorac, Andover, senior. Committed to Minnesota State Mankato.
Paetyn Levis, Rogers, senior. Committed to Ohio State.
Catie Skaja, New Prague, senior. Committed to Minnesota.
Izzy Daniel, Blake, junior. Verbally committed to Cornell.
DEFENSE
Crystalyn Hengler, Eden Prairie, senior. Committed to Minnesota.
Lizi Norton, Orono, senior. Committed to Minnesota-Duluth.
Kyra Willoughby, Blake, senior. Committed to Harvard.
GOALIE
Kaity McKenzie, South St. Paul, senior. Committed to Cornell.
Sami Miller, Spring Lake Park, senior. Committed to Wisconsin-River Falls.
The Star Tribune’s All-Metro teams and Metro Player of the Year were chosen based on nominations from metro-area coaches, conversations with a panel of coaches and staff observations.