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Turkey Trot Tournament – 2023

A+

Mercury Bischoff #12 (Grand Rapids-Greenway, F, 2025): Mercury is a skilled player that is capable of just about anything. When she plays her game, she can be impossible to stop, read or defend. She has a great release and knows how to put the puck in the back of the net. A creative player, Mercury stands out and takes advantage of her moments. 

Gracyn Knowles #12 (Blaine School, F, 2025): Knowles takes advantage of her chances. She pressures hard and can steal it away like its nothing. She knows how to play the game and handles the puck very well. She protects it and puts points on the scoresheet. Knowles has speed and can take it the entire way. She is creative and can make those around her play better.

A

Grace Chapman #29 (Blaine School, F, 2024): Grace puts forth a nice effort and plays for her team. She has speed and knows the game upstairs. She generates offense and puts pucks in scoring positions. She produces and plays with the will to win. Grace is quick-witted and moves her feet. A competitor through and through she finds a way to get control of the puck and make things happen.

Hailey Dawe #22 (White Bear Lake, D, 2024): Dawe has really good vision and knows what she wants to do with the puck. She has speed and is skilled. She takes advantage of her opportunities and can capitalize on her chances. Dawe can control the play and she can win the one-on-one battles. She does a really nice job in the offensive zone and can produce.

Aune Boben #5 (Hibbing-Chisholm, F, 2024): Aune gets after it. She is a fighter and quick-witted. She is a team player and a leader. She moves her feet and has little hesitation in her game. Good with the puck and good in the offensive zone. Aune is reliable and plays to win the game. She will be missed next year. 

A-

Amanda Smythe #5 (White Bear Lake, F, 2025): Smythe is a playmaker and puts the puck in a scoring position. She keeps her head on a swivel and can read and react to intercept the puck. She is quick thinking and can bring the puck the entire length of the ice. Smythe produces and can beat the opposition in the small ice battles.

Grace McDowell #31 (Hibbing-Chisholm, G, 2024): Grace showed up for the tourney ready to go. She had a great start. She held onto the puck and has a good eye. Great reactions, and good deflections. A good blocker hand, she also made some great glove saves to stop the puck from getting by her. Grace knows her angles and kept her team in the game.

Allie LeClaire #7 (Grand Rapids-Greenway, D, 2024): LeClaire is physical and strong on the puck. She has a nice release and can hold the blue line. She does a nice job using the boards to break pucks out and hitting her target. She keeps good gap control and defends hard. She has some power behind her shot and puts points on the board.

Gabriella Casa de Calvo #33 (White Bear Lake, G, 2024): Case de Calvo made some amazing saves. Some saves that very well could have and should have gone in the net. She stayed strong on a breakaway chance and can hold her own under pressure. She knows her angles and comes out to challenge the play. Quick instincts and reactions, she remained confident between the pipes.

B+

Talia Domschot #9 (White Bear Lake, F, 2025): Talia has speed and knowledge of the game. She is offensive minded and can generate scoring opportunities. She can work around traffic and finds her way to the front of the net. Talia uses everything at her disposal and supports the puck as well as follows up the play.

Molly Pierce #21 (Grand Rapids-Greenway, F, 2024): Pierce has a quick release and good vision in the offensive zone. She plays smart and can handle the puck and work her way around traffic. She generates offense, plays physically and positions really well. She reads it and reacts and is a nice player to have on your team.

Abbey Costa #8 (Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U14, F, 2027): Costa is a determined strong-willed type of player. She is scrappy and gritty. She helps out whenever she can and follows up the play. She gets open for the puck, and she puts pucks to the net. She is young yet, but she is showing some skills and potential.

B

Colleigh Johnson #13 (Blaine School, F, 2027): Johnson has speed and know how. She is a young talent who can create chances in front of the net and makes good things happen. She moves in the direction of the puck and does a great job opening up and supporting the play. She could have some potential and one to keep an eye on.

Cali Madsen #5 (Grand Rapids-Greenway, D, 2024): Madsen is a nice defender who plays her position well. She doesn’t get very flustered and stays in control of her game. She can make things happen and does a nice job getting pucks out of the D zone. Madsen makes tape to tape passes and has the speed to take it if she needs to.

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