Kallie Billadeau of Hopkins named the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year

 

Kallie Billadeau of Hopkins High School has been named the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year, the newspaper announced today at the annual Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet. The award is presented annually to the top Minnesota senior goalie in girls’ high school hockey.

 

A mainstay in the Hopkins nets since an eighth-grader in 2005-06, Billadeau led the Royals to a top five ranking in Class AA and third place at the state tournament. She led all goaltenders in the tournament with 93 saves. In the 2009-10 campaign, Billadeau posted a 1.43 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage to go along with her five shutouts.

 

Billadeau allowed two or fewer goals in 23 of her 29 starts and posted a 20-7-2 record. A three-time all-conference selection and a two-time all-state honoree, Billadeau owns 19 career shutouts.

 

“Kallie is a wonderful goaltender and even a better person,” Hopkins head coach Vin Paolucci said. “She has been the foundation of our team, a great competitor and a player that strives to make her teammates better and help her team win. As a result of her strong work ethic, Kallie has developed herself into the top senior goaltender in Minnesota.”

 

Away from the ice, Billadeau gives her time with the Hopkins Youth Hockey Association, assisting young girls’ hockey players during summer programs. She has also been involved with a program that purchases, prepares and serves meals to the homeless. Billadeau owns a 3.77 GPA and will be playing her college hockey this fall at Syracuse.

 

The Senior Goalie of the Year Award is based on nominations from high school coaches and is selected based on consultations with a panel of high school coaches, and Division I and III women’s college coaches. The award is based on the following criteria: academics, community/ extracurricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance.

 

The other finalists for the award were Michelle Bonapace-Potvin of Rochester John Marshall/Lourdes, Caitie Morris of Edina, Kaitlyn Rolando of Tartan and Marah Sobczak of Stillwater.

 

This is the 12th year of the LPH Goalie of the Year award. Previous winners include Laura Bellamy of Duluth (2009), Alyssa Grogan of Eagan (2008), Ashley Nixon of Blaine (2007), Alannah McCready of Centennial (2006), Johanna Ellison of Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (2005), Emily Brookshaw of Hill-Murray (2004), Robin Doepke of Chaska (2003), Amber Hasbargen of Warroad (2002), Jody Horak of Blaine (2001), Shari Vogt of River Lakes (2000) and Katie Beauduy of Blaine (1999).

 

The award is sponsored by Let’s Play Hockey, the Minnesota Wild, Fox Sports North and Reebok/CCM.