ST. PAUL - Moorhead's Mason Kraft was named the winner of the Mr. Hockey Award on Sunday at the St. Paul RiverCentre.

Sunday’s other big winner was Leo Gabriel of White Bear Lake, the recipient of the Frank Brimsek Award that goes to the state’s top senior goaltender.

The Mr. Hockey Award, given to the state’s top senior skater, started in 1985 and the Frank Brimsek Award in 1995.

Kraft led Moorhead to the program's first state Class 2A championship in nine title-game appearances, scoring a tournament-best nine goals. He scored 45 goals and added 49 assists in 31 games to lead the Spuds in scoring. His 94 points were the second most in the state.

Kraft scored four goals in first period of the state championship game against Stillwater, tying a tournament record for most goals in a period with Tourney icon John Mayasich of Eveleth.

Kraft was the leading scorer in the tournament with 11 points. His father, Ryan, led Class 2A in scoring with nine points in 1994.

Moorhead, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A for much of the second half of the season, went 28-2-1. 

The other finalists for the Mr. Hockey Award, as announced by the Minnesota All Sports Alliance, were 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. Geerdes and Toll were the lone defensemen on the list.

Gabriel helped lead White Bear Lake to an appearance in the Class 4AA semifinals. He went 14-8-3 with a 1.73 goals-against average and .928 save percentage and five shutouts. Gabriel is the third goaltender from White Bear Lake to win the award. Eric Aarnio was selected as the state's top senior goalie in 2001 and Jon Anderson won the Brimsek in 2003.

Luke Marsalek of Holy Angels and Charlie Stenehjem of Moorhead were the other finalists for the award.

Nolen Geerdes of Rogers won the Reed Larson Award that goes to the state's top senior defenseman.

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

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