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Edina Star Wins Ms. Hockey Award To Cap Exceptional HS Career

Vivian Jungels won two state titles and set several school records during her time as a defenseman for Edina High School.

Edina High School's Vivian Jungels was also named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year after leading the Hornets to the Section 6AA title and a 25-2 record before the state tournament.
Edina High School's Vivian Jungels was also named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year after leading the Hornets to the Section 6AA title and a 25-2 record before the state tournament. (Shutterstock)

EDINA, MN — Though her high school hockey career ended in disappointment as Edina fell in the state semifinals, Vivian Jungels will leave for college full of confidence after winning the 2022 Ms. Hockey award.

The Edina High School senior won two Class AA state championships across four seasons with the team and set several school records along the way.

She is the program’s all-time leader in assists, with 124, and racked up more points than any other defenseman in the school’s history, with 177, the Star Tribune reported.

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Jungels was also named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year after leading the Hornets to the Section 6AA title and a 25-2 record before the state tournament.

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Edina's third defeat of the season came in the state semifinal with a 2-1 loss to Minnetonka. The Hornets beat Gentry Academy 3-0 in the tournament’s third-place game.

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Jungels considered graduating early from high school to join the University of Minnesota women’s hockey team, but returned for her senior high school season, the Star Tribune reported.

She has since decommitted from the University of Minnesota and will play for Wisconsin, according to the report.


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