MHR Play of the Year: Week 1 Matchups in the Books!
Updated Monday, June 15
MYHockey Rankings once again is asking the North American Hockey community to help us select our top play for the 2025-26 season. The fourth annual MHR Play of the Year Contest got underway Tuesday, June 9.
As in the past, this year’s contest includes every play that earned MHR Play of the Week honors throughout the season. Those weekly honorees have been placed into a 32-play bracket along with 10 “wildcards” that were edged out during Play of the Week voting or that were submitted or uncovered since we stopped selecting weekly winners in April.
An Instagram vote will be held to determine which play wins each matchup and advances to the next round, with first-round voting beginning June 9 and running through July 3. Round of 16 matchups will be decided July 7-24, and Great 8 voting will take place July 28-31. Semifinal winners will be determined Aug. 4 and 6, with the finalists scheduled to face off Aug. 12.
The complete 2025-26 MHR Play of the Year bracket can be viewed at the top of this article. Past results and the upcoming schedule can be found below.
Each matchup is promoted via all MYHockey Rankings social media accounts, but actual voting ONLY will take place on the MHR Instagram Story. Once a matchup is posted on the MHR IG story, voting will be open for exactly 24 hours. The play that gets the most votes in that 24-hour period will advance to the next round.
As in past years, the contest is designed to help us all pass the time during the dog days of summer while looking back on some of the more memorable plays from the season behind us. A winner will be determined just a few days before the official start of the season as game results can begin counting toward a team’s 2026-27 ranking in the United States Aug. 15.
Here is the tentative schedule for the 2025-26 MHR Play of the Year Contest (subject to change):
Round 1 Matchups
June 9
Ryan Sullivan to Colton Wood to AJ Sarno – Greater Springfield Aces 10U (54%)
def. Ethan Losier – Wilkes Barre-Scranton Knights 16U (46%)
June 10
Teri Mayer – Soo Jr. Greyhounds U15 (56%)
def. Taelah Schnurr – Weyburn Gold Wings U18 (44%)
June 11
Lia Patti – Glenview Stars 14U (70%)
def. Carson Hayes – North Shore Academy 16U (30%)
Jun 12
Henry Blumenreich – Westchester Express 13U (63%)
def. Tommy Whitehair – Delaware Ducks 10U (37%)
June 16
Nyla Pagel – Madison Capitols 14U
vs. Hilliard/Kim – Northern Alberta Xtreme U15
June 17
McAllister King – Rochester Jr. Americans 15O
vs. Seth Madsden – Caledon Hawks U11
June 18
David Stefaniak – Vaughan Kings U15
vs. Jacob Loud – Vernon Hills Ice Dogs Peewees
June 19
Joey Scibetta – Burlington Eagles U13
vs. Adalyn Sealey – Adirondack North Stars 12U
June 23
Ryan Teuscher – Fox Motors 15O
vs. Cereno to Clark – Middlesex Islanders ‘15
June 24
Woodward-Gleason-Martin – Okanagan Colorado 16U
vs. Kingston Chisholm – South Alberta Hockey Academy U18
June 25
Lucas Shibalov – Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 14U
vs. Guo to Williams – NJ Colonials 13O
June 26
Maddux Stewart – Monument Rebels 12U
vs. Parker Polito – Pens Elite 11U
June 30
Ethan Davis – Pens Elite 16U
vs. Bennett Turton – Caledon Hawks U11
July 1
Chyna Taylor – Lovell Academy 16U
vs. Nolan Lenhart – Westchester Express 12U
July 2
Brian Childress – Mid-Hudson Polar Bears 10U
vs. Leighton Parmerlee – Orchard Lake 12U
July 3
Bailey Unruh & Friends – Pens Elite 16U
vs. Charles Jackson – Mid-Fairfield Rangers 13O
Round of 16 Matchups
July 7, 8, 9, 10
July 21, 22, 23, 24
Great 8 Matchups
July 28, 29, 30, 31
Semifinals
August 4 & 6
Finals
August 12
CLICK HERE to see the 2024-25 Play of the Year finalists
CLICK HERE for the 2024-25 MYR Play of the Year recap
CLICK HERE to see the 2023-24 Play of the Year finalists
CLICK HERE for the 2023-24 MHR Play of the Year Contest recap
