Brunswick's Solveig Ledwick Named Maine's Top Senior Girls Hockey Player

Solveig Ledwick, a senior at Brunswick High School who finished the season with a state‑leading 31 goals and nine assists, was named the winner of the 9th annual Becky Schaffer Award as Maine’s top senior girls high‑school hockey player at the Senior All‑Star game at Family Ice Center in Falmouth on Feb. 24, 2026. The honor marks the first time a Brunswick Dragon has earned the award.

Ledwick’s value to the Brunswick Dragons came in part from her versatility, skating at both forward and defense during the season while helping the team to a 10‑10 record and a run to the Northern Maine semifinals, where Brunswick lost to Yarmouth/Freeport. After the announcement, Ledwick said, “That’s super cool … I couldn’t have done it without my teammates and my dad (Chris Ledwick), who’s my coach, and he has been for so long. It’s just such a team process, a team sport, it’s really for everybody.”

The four finalists reflected strong seasons across the state. Adelaide Strout of Yarmouth/Freeport scored 17 goals and added 11 assists and helped her co‑op win the girls hockey state championship. Corinne Ramunno of the Biddeford co‑op finished with 29 goals and 17 assists as Biddeford went 15‑6 and fell to Cheverus in the South final. Cheverus co‑op goalie Ellie Skolnekovich started 21 games, posted a 0.82 goals‑against average and a .956 save percentage. Ledwick, Strout and Ramunno were all named finalists before the winner was announced at the Senior All‑Star festivities.

The Senior All‑Star game on Feb. 24 reinforced the selection committee’s spotlight on offensive impact. North defeated South, 5‑1, with Ledwick scoring twice for the North, Adelaide Strout recording a goal and an assist, and North teammates Gillian Countway of Brunswick and Erin O’Connor of Yarmouth/Freeport each adding goals. Corinne Ramunno scored South’s lone goal in the game.

Brunswick coach and Ledwick’s father, Chris Ledwick, reflected on the program’s recent near‑miss and the significance of the award for the school: “We thought we’d have one with Lisi Palmer last year, who I thought was deserving, but there was some other great competition last year,” and he added, “… So proud as a coach and as a parent.” The Becky Schaffer Award is named for former Yarmouth standout Becky Schaffer, who died in a hiking accident in 2011.

Local and regional outlets picked up the announcement and social posts noted that this is the first time a Dragon has earned the Becky Schaffer Award. Ledwick’s 31‑goal season and a two‑goal performance in the Senior All‑Star game closed out a defining senior year for Brunswick hockey and provided a milestone moment for the program.