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2024–25 Minnesota Frost
League1 PWHL
2024–25 record3–3–1–2
Home record1–2–1–2
Road record2–1–0–0
Goals for28
Goals against25
Team information
General managerMelissa Caruso
CoachKen Klee
Assistant coachMira Jalosuo
Chris Johnson
Pete Samargia
CaptainKendall Coyne Schofield
Alternate captainsKelly Pannek
Lee Stecklein
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance6,194
Team leaders
GoalsBritta Curl-Salemme (4)
AssistsClaire Thompson (9)
PointsClaire Thompson (10)
Penalty minutesBritta Curl-Salemme (8)
Plus/minusSophie Jaques
Michela Cava (+4)
WinsMaddie Rooney (4)
Goals against averageMaddie Rooney (1.98)
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The 2024–25 Minnesota Frost season is the team's second season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Offseason

  • On June 7, 2024, one week after winning the league's inaugural championship and with only days before the draft, it was reported the general manager Natalie Darwitz would not return for the 2024–25 season. Darwitz was instead offered alternative options within the league.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Victoire 8 4 2 1 1 23 19 +4 17
2 Minnesota Frost 9 3 3 1 2 28 25 +3 16
3 Ottawa Charge 8 4 0 1 3 19 20 −1 13
4 New York Sirens 8 3 1 1 3 25 20 +5 12
5 Boston Fleet 9 2 1 2 4 19 24 −5 10
6 Toronto Sceptres 8 2 0 1 5 20 26 −6 7
Updated to match(es) played on January 8, 2025. Source: PWHL

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 1, 2024.

All times in Central Time.

Pre-season camp
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
November 20 1:15 Toronto 1–3 Minnesota @ Ford Performance Centre
November 21 1:30 Minnesota 4–3 New York OT @ Ford Performance Centre

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on October 15, 2024. The Frost's season will begin on December 1, 2024, and will end on May 3, 2025, with each team playing 30 games; six games against every opponent.

Regular season schedule (Home: 1–2–1–2; Road: 2–1–0–0)
December: 3–1–1–1, 12 points (Home: 1–0–1–1; Road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 December 1 New York 3–4 OT Hensley Xcel Energy Center 8,022 0–0–1–0 1
2 December 4 @ Boston 2–1 Rooney Tsongas Center 3,811 1–0–1–0 4
3 December 7 @ Toronto 6–3 Rooney Coca-Cola Coliseum 7,584 2–0–1–0 7
4 December 19 Ottawa 5–2 Rooney Xcel Energy Center 4,686 3–0–1–0 10
5 December 22 @ New York 4–3 SO Hensley Prudential Center 2,722 3–1–1–0 12
6 December 28 Montreal 2–3 Rooney Xcel Energy Center 8,726 3–1–1–1 12
January: 0–2–0–1, 4 points (Home: 0–2–0–1; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
7 January 2 Boston 4–3 OT Hensley Xcel Energy Center 5,066 3–2–1–1 14
8 January 4 New York 0–5 Morgan Xcel Energy Center 6,414 3–2–1–2 14
9 January 8 Boston 2–1 OT Rooney Xcel Energy Center 4,248 3–3–1–2 16
10 January 12 Montreal – Ball Arena
11 January 15 @ New York – Prudential Center
12 January 17 @ Montreal – Place Bell
13 January 21 Ottawa – Xcel Energy Center
14 January 26 Boston – Xcel Energy Center
15 January 28 Toronto – Xcel Energy Center
February: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
16 February 11 @ Toronto – Coca-Cola Coliseum
17 February 13 @ Ottawa – TD Place Arena
18 February 16 @ Boston – Tsongas Center
19 February 18 @ Montreal – Place Bell
20 February 23 Toronto – Xcel Energy Center
March: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
21 March 4 @ Montreal – Place Bell
22 March 7 Ottawa – Lenovo Center
23 March 9 @ Toronto – Coca-Cola Coliseum
24 March 11 @ Ottawa – TD Place Arena
25 March 16 @ New York – Little Caesars Arena
26 March 26 Montreal – Xcel Energy Center
27 March 30 Toronto – Xcel Energy Center
April: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
28 April 26 New York – Xcel Energy Center
29 April 30 @ Ottawa – TD Place Arena
May: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
30 May 3 Boston – Tsongas Center

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)

Player statistics

As of January 08, 2025

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Claire Thompson 9 1 9 10 14 +1 4
Kendall Coyne Schofield 9 3 5 8 26 +3 2
Taylor Heise 8 2 6 8 23 –2 0
Britta Curl-Salemme 8 4 2 6 21 0 8
Kelly Pannek 9 2 4 6 14 +2 0
Grace Zumwinkle 7 3 1 4 17 –3 0
Michela Cava 9 3 1 4 16 +4 0
Brooke Bryant 9 1 3 4 7 +1 0
Dominique Petrie 4 3 0 3 12 +2 0
Claire Butorac 9 2 1 3 8 –1 4
Sophie Jaques 4 0 3 3 17 +4 0
Mellissa Channell-Watkins 8 0 3 3 10 –2 0
Brooke McQuigge 8 2 0 2 8 –3 0
Denisa Křížová 9 1 1 2 18 +3 2
Liz Schepers 9 0 2 2 9 –2 0
Mae Batherson 7 0 1 1 6 +2 4
Natalie Buchbinder 9 0 1 1 9 0 0
Klára Hymlárová 9 0 1 1 9 +1 0
Lee Stecklein 9 0 1 1 6 –1 2
Charlotte Akervik 2 0 0 0 0 –1 0
Kaitlyn O'Donohoe 3 0 0 0 2 –2 0
Katy Knoll 6 0 0 0 3 –1 2
Maggie Flaherty 7 0 0 0 9 –2 4

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Maddie Rooney 5 303:05 4 1 0 0 10 1.98 120 0.917 0 0 0 0
Nicole Hensley 3 189:52 2 0 1 0 10 3.16 84 0.881 0 0 0 0
Lucy Morgan 1 60:00 0 1 0 0 5 5.00 34 0.853 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Date Player Milestone
December 1, 2024 Kelly Pannek 15th career PWHL assist
Dominique Petrie 1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Britta Curl-Salemme 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Claire Thompson 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Klára Hymlárová 1st career PWHL game
Brooke McQuigge
December 4, 2024 Michela Cava 10th career PWHL goal
December 7, 2024 Britta Curl-Salemme 1st career PWHL goal
Klára Hymlárová 1st career PWHL assist
Mae Batherson 1st career PWHL penalty
1st career PWHL game
Kendall Coyne Schofield 15th career PWHL assist
Taylor Heise
Katy Knoll 1st career PWHL game
December 19, 2024 Grace Zumwinkle 15th career PWHL goal
Kelly Pannek 5th career PWHL goal
Claire Thompson 1st career PWHL goal
5th career PWHL assist
Britta Curl-Salemme 1st career PWHL penalty
December 22, 2024 Kendall Coyne Schofield 10th career PWHL goal
Taylor Heise
December 28, 2024 Brooke McQuigge 1st career PWHL goal
Claire Butorac 5th career PWHL assist
Claire Thompson 1st career PWHL penalty
Charlotte Akervik 1st career PWHL game
January 2, 2025 Britta Curl-Salemme 1st career overtime goal
Lee Stecklein 10th career PWHL assist
Claire Butorac 5th career PWHL assist
Mae Batherson 1st career PWHL assist
January 4, 2025 Lucy Morgan 1st career PWHL loss
1st career PWHL game
Katy Knoll 1st career PWHL penalty
Kaitlyn O'Donohoe 1st career PWHL game

Honors

Transactions

Minnesota has been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 PWHL season.

Signings

Players the Minnesota Frost have signed
Date Player Position Term Previous Team Ref
June 21, 2024 Michela Cava F 1 year Minnesota Frost
June 21, 2024 Denisa Křížová F 1 year Minnesota Frost
June 21, 2024 Liz Schepers F 1 year Minnesota Frost
June 21, 2024 Britta Curl F 2 years Wisconsin
June 21, 2024 Klára Hymlárová F 2 years St. Cloud State
August 2, 2024 Claire Thompson D 2 years Team Sonnet
  1. This represents a 1-year extension to the 2-year contract Křížová signed prior to the inaugural PWHL season.

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Frost draft picks

Below are Minnesota's selections at the 2024 PWHL Draft, which was held on June 10, 2024, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul.

Minnesota Frost 2024 draft picks
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team Reference
1 3 Claire Thompson D  Canada Did not play
2 9 Britta Curl F  United States Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
3 15 Klára Hymlárová F  Czech Republic St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
4 21 Brooke McQuigge F  Canada Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
5 27 Dominique Petrie F  United States Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
6 33 Mae Batherson D  Canada St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC)
7 39 Katy Knoll F  United States Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Frost Roster". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Skater Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Goalie Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. "Report: Natalie Darwitz out as GM of PWHL Minnesota". sportsnet.ca. June 7, 2024. Just eight days after Minnesota won the PWHL's first-ever Walter Cup championship, general manager Natalie Darwitz is reportedly departing the organization.
  5. Kennedy, Ian (October 1, 2024). "PWHL To Host Pre-Season In Montreal and Toronto". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 1, 2024. The PWHL will host a pair of preseason camps including scrimmages. These will take place in Montreal and Toronto beginning November 19.
  6. "2024–25 Schedule". thepwhl.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. Kennedy, Ian (November 18, 2024). "Eight Cities To Host Stops On The PWHL Takeover Tour Including West Coast". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved November 18, 2024. Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Raleigh, St. Louis and Seattle to host U.S. games; Québec City and Vancouver will serve as Canadian Stops on the PWHL's 2024-25 Takeover Tour.
  8. "Fillier, Cava, Carpenter Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Sharkninja Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. "Thompson, Boreen, Coyne Schofield Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Sharkninja Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 21, 2024). "One-Year Extensions In Minnesota For Cava, Krisova, and Schepers". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024. PWHL Minnesota is bringing back a trio of players from their 2023 Walter Cup championship roster signing Michela Cava, Liz Schepers, and Denisa Krisova to one year deals.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 21, 2024). "Minnesota Signs Britta Curl and Klara Hymlarova To Two-Year Deals". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024. PWHL Minnesota has signed their second and third round picks in the 2024 Draft inking Britta Curl and Klara Hymlarova to two-year contracts.
  12. Kennedy, Ian (August 2, 2024). "Minnesota Signs Claire Thompson To A Two-Year Deal". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved August 2, 2024. Claire Thompson, the third overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft has signed a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota.
  13. Kennedy, Ian (June 10, 2024). "Claire Thompson is back, selected by Minnesota Third Overall". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 10, 2024. PWHL Minnesota selected former Canadian national team defender Claire Thompson with the third overall pick in the PWHL Draft.
  14. Kennedy, Ian (June 10, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota Picks Britta Curl 9th Overall". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 10, 2024. PWHL Minnesota selected divisive Wisconsin captain Britta Curl tenth overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft.

Recaps

  1. "Toronto @ Minnesota (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. "Minnesota @ New York (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "New York Sirens @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 1, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Minnesota Frost @ Toronto Sceptres". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ottawa Charge @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Frost @ New York Sirens". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Montreal Victoire @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Boston Fleet @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "New York Sirens @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  11. "Boston Fleet @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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