2014 | Minnesota | GIRLS

Luverne High School | Luvern Cardinals | GIRLS

Ellen Dahl’s character and leadership is flawless.  I can’t begin to explain how she leads her life and demonstrates the characteristics of The Hobey Baker Award on a daily basis.  Her integrity, academic achievement, and sportsmanship are all outstanding.  Not only is she an excellent hockey player, but an excellent person as well. Her qualities include: team before me, always hungry, battle hard no matter the price, fight through pain and adversity, never complain, never, ever quit, and win or lose you shake your opponents hand celebrating a contest well fought.  No different then Hobey Baker himself.   Ellen’s leadership skills are the best I’ve seen throughout my 6 years of coaching, 5 of those years with the boys’ varsity team in Luverne.  She leads a team like no other.  When she talks the team listens, and she’s always saying the right things bringing the team together, raising the moral and getting the best from them.  Not only does she display these qualities in hockey, she excels in volleyball and softball as well.  For these reasons, I nominate Ellen Dahl with no reserve.  In my opinion, there is no one more deserving.