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Let's Play Hockey Jori Jones Senior Goalie of the Year Award
In 1999, Let’s Play Hockey established the Senior Goalie of the Year Award with Katie Beauduy of Blaine named the first winner. Unlike the Boys' Brimsek/Mr. Goalie award, the Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award, previously known as the Ms. Goalie Award, is sponsored by Let's Play Hockey Magazine. In February of 2024, in conjunction with both Let's Play Hockey Magazine and Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association, the award was renamed the Jori Jones Senior Goalie of the Year Award. Jones, a former goaltender from Roseville, MN high school who herself was a semifinalist of the Ms. Goalie award in 2022. Jones talent awarded her the opportunity to further her playing career post high school at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN where she served as backup goaltender on the Gusties 2023 National Championship winning team. On August 20, 2023, Jones was in a car with teammates returning from a team bonding trip when they were involved in a two-vehicle accident. Jones tragically later passed away at a local Hospital - she was only 19 years old at the time of her passing.
"We are proud to honor her legacy, not just as a goaltender, but as someone who approached and played the game for the right way, and the right reasons" - Let's Play Hockey publisher Bryan Zollman.
This annual award is given to the states top goaltender, the award has been presented at the Ms. Hockey Award banquet following the State Tournament. With the success of the Ms. Hockey Award, it only seemed natural to honor the top senior playing girls' hockey goaltender in Minnesota with a similar award.
The Jori Jones Award finalists are based then on the following criteria: academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance. The candidates are identified based on nominations by their coaches. The selection of the top 10 candidates, then the five finalists, and ultimately the winner, is based on consultations with a panel of Division I and III college women’s coaches from the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as a panel of high school coaches.
| Year | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Katie Beauduy | Blaine |
| 2000 | Shari Vogt | River Lakes |
| 2001 | Jody Horak | Blaine |
| 2002 | Amber Hasbargen | Warroad |
| 2003 | Robin Doepke | Chaska |
| 2004 | Emily Brookshaw | Hill-Murray |
| 2005 | Johanna Ellison | Cloquet/Esko/Carlton |
| 2006 | Alannah McCready | Centennial |
| 2007 | Ashley Nixon | Blaine |
| 2008 | Alyssa Grogan | Eagan |
| 2009 | Laura Bellamy | Duluth Northern Stars |
| 2010 | Kallie Billadeau | Hopkins |
| 2011 | Julie Friend | Hopkins |
| 2012 | Erika Allen | Roseville |
| 2013 | Sydney Rossman | Minnetonka |
| 2014 | Erin O'Neil | Hopkins |
| 2015 | Frances Marshall | Thief River Falls |
| 2016 | Jenna Brenneman | Breck School |
| 2017 | Breanna Blesi | Maple Grove |
| 2018 | Alexa Dobchuk | Eden Prairie |
| 2019 | Calla Frank | White Bear Lake |
| 2020 | Anna LaRose | North Wright County |
| 2021 | Brynn Dulac | Minnetonka |
| 2022 | Maggie Malecha | Northfield |
| 2023 | Uma Corniea | Edina |
| 2024 | Grace Zahn | Hill-Murray |
