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Canadian ice hockey coach

Brad Frost
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Conference	WCHA
Biographical details
Born	(1973-05-11) May 11, 1973 (age 51) Burlington, Ontario
Alma mater	Bethel University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–present	Minnesota

Head coaching record
Overall	494–102–41
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× NCAA (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) 5× WCHA Regular Season (2009, 2010, 2015, 2015, 2019) 5× WCHA Tournament (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023)
Awards
2× AHCA Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)

Brad Frost (born May 11, 1973) is the current women's ice hockey head coach at the University of Minnesota. Since 2007, he has coached Minnesota to 4 NCAA Championships, 7 Frozen Four appearances, and 4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) post-season titles.

Early life

Frost was raised in Burlington, Ontario. He graduated from Bethel University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education. He played as a forward on the hockey team and served as team captain for two years. After graduation, he was an assistant coach for the Eagan (Minnesota) High School girls' team and then for the Bethel University men's team. In June 2001, Frost joined the coaching staff at the University of Minnesota as an assistant to Laura Halldorson. While working as an assistant coach, Minnesota won the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005.

Coaching career

Frost was appointed interim head coach upon Halldorson's retirement in August 2007. He coached the team to a 27–7–4 record in the 2007–08 season and was voted WCHA Coach of the Year. His place as head coach was made permanent on April 16, 2008. He coached Minnesota to 62 consecutive wins between February 18, 2012 and November 16, 2013. In that streak, Minnesota earned the 2012 NCAA title and had an undefeated season culminating in the 2013 NCAA title. Minnesota lost in the 2014 NCAA Championship match, but won the 2015 and 2016 titles.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (2007–present)
2007–08	Minnesota	27–7–4	21–5–2	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2008–09	Minnesota	32–5–3	23–2–3	1st	NCAA Frozen Four
2009–10	Minnesota	26–9–5	18–6–4	1st	NCAA Frozen Four
2010–11	Minnesota	26–10–2	18–8–2	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2011–12	Minnesota	34–5–2	21–5–2	2nd	NCAA Champions
2012–13	Minnesota	41–0–0	28–0–0	1st	NCAA Champions
2013–14	Minnesota	38–2–1	26–1–1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2014–15	Minnesota	34–3–4	22–2–4	1st	NCAA Champions
2015–16	Minnesota	35–4–1	24–3–1	2nd	NCAA Champions
2016–17	Minnesota	26–8–5	19–4–5	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2017–18	Minnesota	24–11–3	13–8–3	3rd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2018–19	Minnesota	30–5–1	19–4–1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2019–20	Minnesota	27–6–3	17–5–2	2nd	Qualified
2020–21	Minnesota	11–8–1	11–7–1	4th
2021–22	Minnesota	29–9–1	21–6–1	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2022–23	Minnesota	27–5–3	22–3–3	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2023–24	Minnesota	27–10–2	19–7–2	3rd	NCAA Quarterfinals
Minnesota:		494–102–41	318–73–37
Total:		494–102–41
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Frost is a Christian. Frost is married to Dayna Frost. They have three children.

References

"Brad Frost". EliteProspects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
Gordon, Samuel (December 4, 2013). "Building greatness from the bench". Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
Brothers, Bruce (April 16, 2008). "Brad Frost hired as University of Minnesota women's hockey coach". Pioneer Press. Saint Paul. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
"Brad Frost Named University of Minnesota Women's Hockey Head Coach" (Press release). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
Meyers, Naila-Jean (March 26, 2013). "A Championship Won, and a Streak Extended". New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
Murphy, Brian. "Brian Murphy: Brad Frost is building a Gophers women's hockey empire". Retrieved November 10, 2021.

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)
Head coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA
Rivalries	Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Hannah Brandt (286 points, 170 assists) Nadine Muzerall (139 goals, 40 power play goals) Natalie Darwitz (2.48 points per game) Megan Bozek (146 points by a defense) Krissy Wendell (16 short handed goals) Kelly Stephens (242 penalty minutes) Noora Räty (114 wins, 43 shutouts) Amanda Leveille (1.18 goals against average)
National championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015 2016
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023
Olympians	Lyndsay Wall (2002, 2006) Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006) Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006, 2010) Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006) Kelly Stephens (2006) Gigi Marvin (2010, 2014, 2018) Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018) Megan Bozek (2014, 2022) Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018, 2022) Anne Schleper (2014) Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018, 2022) Hannah Brandt (2018, 2022) Dani Cameranesi (2018, 2022) Kelly Pannek (2018, 2022) Josefin Bouveng (2022) Nelli Laitinen (2022) Abbey Murphy (2022) Grace Zumwinkle (2022)
Patty Kazmaier winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013) Taylor Heise (2022)

v t e Current women's head coaches of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Jim Scanlan (Bemidji State) Brad Frost (Minnesota) Laura Schuler (Minnesota Duluth) John Harrington (Minnesota State) Nadine Muzerall (Ohio State) Eric Rud (St. Cloud State) Bethany Brausen (St. Thomas) Mark Johnson (Wisconsin)

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