The 2016 Boys' and Girls' Hockey State Tournaments are now complete and congratulations are in order to teams from Wayzata (boys' Class AA), Hermantown (boys' Class A), Eden Prairie (girls' Class AA) and Blake (girls' Class A).

In addition to the trophies and medals given to the victorious tournament teams, a number of individual honors were awarded along the way, including Mr. and Ms. Hockey, All-Tournament Teams and coaches of the year. Following is a recap of some of the highest profile individual awards for 2016:
 

Blaine's Riley Tufte, who led the metro area this season with 49 goals and totaled 85 points, received the 2016 Mr. Hockey award as the top senior boys' high school player in Minnesota.

Tufte, a Minnesota Duluth commit, is projected to be a first-round pick in the National Hockey League Entry Draft in June. 

Talking about the decision to return to Blaine for his senior season despite other opportunities, Tufte told the Star Tribune, "I wanted one more shot at playing with my buddies and making it back to the state tournament." While his Bengals' squad didn't quite reach that lofty goal after being surprised in a playoff semifinal, Blaine had a solid season with the high-scoring Tufte as its leader.

Other finalists for the 2016 Mr. Hockey award included Wyatt Aamodt (Hermantown), Chase Ellingson (Breck), Will Garin (Holy Family), Cade Gleekel (Benilde-St. Margaret's), Michael Graham (Eden Prairie), Tyler Jette (Farmington), Mitchell Mattson (Grand Rapids), Luke Notermann (Blaine) and Casey Staum (Hill-Murray).

Minnetonka's Presley Norby was named the winner of the 21st annual Ms. Hockey Award by Let's Play Hockey, given to the top senior girls' high school hockey player in Minnesota.

Norby led the Skippers to a 21-4-2 record and their second straight Lake Conference title. Norby registered 33 goals and 21 assists in 25 games. She posted 10 multi-goal games and 16 multi-point games, including four hat tricks.

Per Let's Play Hockey, this winter, Norby was a member of the gold medal winning U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship. She also played for the U.S. Women's National Team that won the Four Nations Cup in November. Following high school, Norby, who carries a 3.75 grade-point-average, plans to continue her hockey career at the University of Wisconsin.

Other finalists for the 2016 Ms. Hockey award included: Carly Bullock (Blake), Sydney Brodt (Mounds View), Katie Robinson (Dodge County) and Mekenzie Steffen (Hill-Murray).

Frank Brimsek Award
*Top boys senior goalie
Nick Althaus, St. Cloud Apollo

Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year
*Top girls senior goalie
Jenna Brenneman, Breck

Reed Larson Award
*Top boys senior defenseman
Wyatt Aamodt, Hermantown

Patrick Schoonover Award
*Peewee or Bantam player who best exemplifies ideals of hard work, character, loyalty, honesty, humor and athletic achievement
Josh Karels, Cottage Grove
 

Mariucci Award - Class AA State Coach of the Year
Pat O'Leary, Wayzata

Mariucci Award - Class A State Coach of the Year
Chris Olson, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato

Assistant Coach of the Year - Class AA
Steve Olinger, Eden Prairie

Assistant Coach of the Year - Class A
Dave Swanberg, LeSeur/Henderson/St. Peter/Tri-City United Cleveland
 

MHCA 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Erik Aus (Centennial), Dave Morinville (Moorhead), Keith Hendrickson (Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl) and Tom McFarlane (Cloquet)

Cliff Thompson Award
*Outstanding long-term contributions to hockey in Minnesota
John Bianchi (Bloomington Jefferson)

Oscar Almquist Award
*Contributions to the success of high school hockey by advancing opportunities for players and coaches
Matt Majka, Minnesota Wild

Dave Peterson Award
*High school hockey coach whose efforts have helped strengthen bond between youth and high school hockey
Derrick Brown (St. Cloud Cathedral)

Bruce Johnson Award
*Board member who has made extraordinary contributions to the MHCA
Tom Peart
 

2016 BOYS' CLASS AA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Matt Fitzgerald, G, Bemidji
Nick Leitner, D, Bemidji
Alex Pollock, F, Bemidji
Alex Adams, F, Grand Rapids
Micah Miller, F, Grand Rapids
Jackson Cates, F, Stillwater
Casey Mittelstadt, F, Eden Prairie
Michael Graham, F, Eden Prairie
Nicky Leivermann, D, Eden Prairie
Alex Schilling, G, Wayzata
Grant Anderson, D, Wayzata
Hank Sorenson, D, Wayzata

2016 BOYS' CLASS A ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Brendan Bushy, D, Thief River Falls
Ethan Johnson, F, Thief River Falls
Chase Ellingson, F, Breck
Justin Paulson, D, Breck
Linden Olness, G, Breck
William Blake, F, Breck
Cole Koepke, F, Hermantown
Eric Gotz, D, Hermantown
Jesse Jacques, F, Hermantown
Luke Olson, G, Hermantown
Ryan Sandelin, F, Hermantown
Wyatt Aamodt, D, Hermantown

2016 GIRLS' CLASS AA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Natalie Snodgrass, F, Eastview
Anna Klein, F, Edina
Grace Bowlby, D, Edina
Abigail Boreen, F, Hill-Murray
Mekenzie Steffen, D, Hill-Murray
Breanna Blesi, G, Maple Grove
Taylor Wente, F, Maple Grove
Tina Kampa, D, Maple Grove
Alexa Dobchuk, G, Eden Prairie
Anna Gravelle, F, Eden Prairie
Crystalyn Hengler, D, Eden Prairie
Naomi Rogge, F, Eden Prairie

2016 GIRLS' CLASS A ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Catie Skaja, F, New Prague
Sydney Culshaw, G, New Prague
Sophie McGovern, F, Proctor-Hermantown
Emma Brunelle, G, Warroad
Kaitlyn Kotlowski, D, Warroad
Mariah Gardner, F, Warroad
Joie Phelps, F, St. Paul United
Carly Bullock, F, Blake
Grace Vojta, D, Blake
Lucy Burton, F, Blake
Madeline Wethington, D, Blake
Sylvie Wallin, D, Blake