Finalists Innounced for Inaugural Reed Larson Award Including Two Twin Ports Players
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):
| Finalist | School | GP | G | A | TP | College Commit |
| Jake Bischoff | Grand Rapids | 18 | 7 | 15 | 22 | Minnesota |
| Ryan Bittner | Crookston | 27 | 17 | 28 | 45 | |
| Tony Bretzman | St. Thomas Academy | 27 | 5 | 20 | 25 | |
| Chris Forney | Thief River Falls | 27 | 9 | 23 | 32 | |
| Matt Koch | Hastings | 26 | 6 | 17 | 23 | Air Force |
| Meirs Moore | Duluth East | 27 | 18 | 29 | 47 | |
| Matt Nelson | Edina | 27 | 4 | 14 | 18 | Princeton |
| Tanner Okeson | Roseau | 27 | 13 | 24 | 37 | |
| Parker Reno | Edina | 28 | 2 | 19 | 19 | RPI |
| Jimmy Schuldt | Minnetonka | 27 | 5 | 23 | 28 | St. Cloud State |
| Tommy Vannelli | Minnetonka | 27 | 10 | 25 | 35 | Minnesota |
| Jake Zeleznikar | Hermantown | 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.
-- LPH --
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