The art world has Picasso, music has Mozart, and Minnesota Bantam hockey has this Moorhead Spud, whose creativity with the puck is only rivaled by those who invented the original color wheel.
This year's Bantam Player of the Year led Moorhead to a Bantam AA state championship in Grand Rapids, coming through in clutch moments and producing with panache with all eyes on his forward line. He totaled four points in three Bantam AA State Tournament games, including an assist to younger brother Joey for Moorhead's game-winning goal in the semifinals against high-powered Osseo-Maple Grove.
This year's Bantam Player of the Year is Moorhead's Wyatt Cullen.
Sammy Nelson, Osseo-Maple Grove
Player | Team |
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Wyatt Cullen | Moorhead |
Hudson Ferrie | Moorhead |
Sammy Nelson | Osseo-Maple Grove |
Connor Schubert | Rosemount |
Finn Spehar | Minnetonka |
Becker Wenkus | Edina |
Finn Spehar, Minnetonka
Year | Player | Team | College Commitment |
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2023 | AJ Francisco | Hermantown | Undecided |
2022 | Sam Laurila | Moorhead | North Dakota |
2021 | Teddy Townsend | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
2020 | Zam Plante | Hermantown | Minnesota Duluth |
2019 | Max Burkholder | Chaska Chanhassen | Colorado College |
2018 | Kyle Kukkonen | Osseo-Maple Grove | Michigan Tech |
2018 | Brock Faber | Osseo-Maple Grove | Minnesota |
2017 | Jake Braccini | Buffalo | St. Thomas |
2016 | Ethan Frisch | Moorhead | North Dakota |
2015 | Gavin Hain | Grand Rapids | North Dakota |
2014 | Casey Mittelstadt | Eden Prairie | Minnesota |
2013 | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | Edina | Minnesota |
2022 Bantam Player of the Year, Moorhead's Sam Laurila.