NAHL Aberdeen Wings

Wings Tender Finalists for Reed Larson Award

Published on March 5, 2013 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Aberdeen Wings News Release


MINNEAPOLIS - Let's Play Hockey newspaper announced today the 12 finalists for the Reed Larson Award, which will be presented to the top senior boys' high school hockey defenseman in Minnesota.

In alphabetical order, here are the 12 finalists for the 2013 Reed Larson Award (statistics through games of Feb. 27):

A0 GP G 2 TP College commit

Jake C2 Grand 18 2 15 22 Minnesota

Ryan 2 27 17 28 45

Tony C2 St. Thomas Academy 27 2 20 25

Chris Thief River A0 27 2 23 32

Matt 2 A0 26 2 17 23 Air Force

Meirs A0 Duluth 0 27 18 29 47

Matt C2 27 2 14 18 Princeton

Tanner 27 13 24 37

Parker 0 C2 28 2 19 19 RPI

Jimmy 2 2 27 2 23 28 St. Cloud State

Tommy C2 2 27 10 25 35 Minnesota

Jake 0 2 27 11 34 45

The finalists have scored an average of nine goals and 22 assists this season for their respective teams. All 10 players have been bound to the textbooks for the past several years as they check in with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.46.

The winner of the inaugural Reed Larson Award will be announced on Tuesday, March 5. The award will be presented at the Class AA State Tournament Banquet on Wednesday, March 6 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

In addition to on-ice talent, criteria for the Reed Larson Award include academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship and coachability.




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