MHR Play of the Year: And Then There Were 4!
Updated August 17 at 2:00 p.m.
We were excited to present the field for our second-annual MYHockey Rankings Play of the Year contest way back on June 24. Now, after about eight weeks of voting we are finally down to the final-four plays!
The updated bracket, posted above, includes plays that were MHR Play of the Week winners or Play of the Week finalists as well as wild-card entries.
Contest voting started on Thursday, July 27, as the field of 32 began to get narrowed down. Voting has taken place only on weekdays during the summer, with the contest running from June 27 through Aug. 22.
There was no voting July 3, 4 or 5.
Here is the Play of the Year voting schedule with updated results:
First Round Voting & Matchups
June 27
Brayden Willis – Dean Mindeman, Jr. Coyotes 14U vs. Bess Elkins, MassConn United 12U
Winner: Brayden Willis – Dean Mindeman (79% - 21%)
June 28
Reese Landin – Magdalene Good, West Dundee Leafs 16U vs. Brady Henderson, Shakopee Bantam A
Winner: Reese Landin – Magdalene Good, West Dundee Leafs 16U (69% - 31%)
July 1
Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 vs. Brittyn Lybecker - Piper Gwinn, Culver Academies 16U
Winner: Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 (58% - 42%)
July 2
Carter Wagner, Shakopee Bantam A vs. Pavel Goryachev, Moorheand Bantam AA
Winner: Pavel Goryachev, Moorheand Bantam AA (63% - 37%)
July 8
Henry Clancy, Skaneateles 10U Gold vs. Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U
Winner: Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U (57% - 43%)
July 9
Aedan Burrows, Niagara North Stars U12 vs. Callum Stronach, North London Nationals ‘12
Winner: Aedan Burrows, Niagara North Stars U12 (54% - 46%)
July 10
Ella Sabourin, Sudbury Lady Wolves U13 vs. KJ Williams Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 15O
Winner: Ella Sabourin, Sudbury Lady Wolves U13 (64% - 36%)
July 11
Ryan Lombardo, Mid-State Mustangs vs. Tarik Mrkva, NJ Titans 18U
Winner: Ryan Lombardo, Mid-State Mustangs (61% - 39%)
July 15
Olivér Kiraly, Ontario Hockey Academy U18 vs. Brooks Dillon – Noah Dugan, Indy Jr. Fuel 10U
Winner: Olivér Kiraly, Ontario Hockey Academy U18 (72% - 28%)
July 16
Taelah Schnurr, Parkland Fire U15 vs. Isaiah Van Noord, Compuware 18U
Winner: Taelah Schnurr, Parkland Fire U15 (54% - 45%)
July 17
Jack Foy, Colorado Rampage 18U vs. Caleb Bauer, Lake County Vipers ‘12
Winner: Jack Foy, Colorado Rampage 18U (73% - 27%)
DATE CHANGE!
July 19
Noah Clendenen, Wheatfield Blades 14U vs. Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U
Winner: Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U (70% - 30%)
July 22
James Whalen, Mid-Fairfield Jr. Rangers ’14 vs. Lena Travis, Arizona Kachinas 12U
Winner: Lena Travis, Arizona Kachinas 12U (60% - 40%)
July 23
Alexis Haught, Adirondack 46ers 12U vs. Jaggar John, Northern Alberta Xtreme U15
Winner: Alexis Haught, Adirondack 46ers 12U (56% - 44%)
July 24
Anthony DePrisco, CCYHA Blue Jackets 12U vs. Alec Walker, Florida Alliance ‘10
Winner: Anthony DePrisco, CCYHA Blue Jackets 12U (64% - 36%)
July 25
Logan Lanti, RHA Kelowna U17 vs. Brenna Ziter, CT Polar Bears 16U
Winner: Logan Lanti, RHA Kelowna U17 (72% - 28%)
Round of 16 Voting
July 29
Brayden Willis – Dean Mindeman, Jr. Coyotes 14U vs. Reese Landin – Magdalene Good, West Dundee Leafs 16U
Winner: Reese Landin – Magdalene Good, West Dundee Leafs 16U (55%-45%)
July 30
Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 vs. Pavel Goryachev, Moorheand Spuds Bantam AA
Winner: Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 (61% - 39%)
July 31
Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U vs. Aedan Burrows, Niagara North Stars U12
Winner: Logan Hamilton, Columus Mavericks 10U (67% - 33%)
August 1
Ella Sabourin, Sudbury Lady Wolves U13 vs. Ryan Lombardo, Mid-State Mustangs 14U
Winner: Ella Sabourin, Sudbury Lady Wolves U13 (57% - 43%)
August 5
Olivér Kiraly, Ontario Hockey Academy U18 vs. Taelah Schnurr, Parkland Fire U15
Winner: Olivér Kiraly, Ontario Hockey Academy U18 (56% - 44%)
August 6
Jack Foy, Colorado Rampage 18U vs. Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U
Winner: Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U (59% - 41%)
August 7
Lena Travis, Arizona Kachinas 12U vs. Alexis Haught, Adirondack 46ers 12U
TIE - 154 votes each; tie-breaker vote on August 10!!
Winner: Lena Travis, Arizona Kachinas 12U (62% - 38%)
August 8
Anthony DePrisco, CCYHA Blue Jackets 12U vs. Logan Lanti, RHA Kelowna U17
Winner: Logan Lanti, RHA Kelowna U17 (55% - 45%)
Final 8 Voting
August 12
Reese Landin – Magdalene Good, West Dundee Leafs 16U vs. Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15
Winner: Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 (55% - 45%)
August 13
Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U vs. Ella Sabourin, Subury Lady Wolves U13
Winner: Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U (53% - 47%)
Aubust 14
Olivér Kiraly, Ontario Hockey Academy U18 vs. Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U
Winner: Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U (55% - 45%)
August 15
Lena Travis, Arizona Kachinas 12U vs. Logan Lanti, Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U17
Winner: Logan Lanti, Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U17 (52% - 48%)
Semifinal Voting
August 19
Skylar Ruschpler, Hamilton Hawks U15 vs. Logan Hamilton, Columbus Mavericks 10U
August 20
Cameron Nyland – Ryan Williams – Wyatt Hughes, Dallas Stars Elite 10U vs. Logan Lanti, Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U17
Championship Voting
August 22
The contest is promoted daily on the MHR Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, but all voting takes place on Instagram. Voting occurs on our IG story only and lasts for 24 hours. If a player from your club is involved, feel free to spread the word.
A lot of time goes into creating this contest and many sources of information are used, so if you notice that a player’s name or a team is spelled wrong or misrepresented in any way, please contact us by emailing scott@MYHockeyRankings.com. We are only human. We have double- and triple-checked all the information, but mistakes do happen, and we are happy to correct them.
If, by chance, we forget to credit someone appropriately for their video clip, just let us know. There's no need to get angry. We aren't trying to take credit for anyone's work; we are just trying to run a fun contest to get people excited about hockey during the offseason and pass the summer months.
Good luck to all the contestants!
