The 2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps season was the team's fourth year as a member of the Premier Hockey Federation. They play their home games at TRIA Rink, the practice facility for the NHL's Minnesota Wild. The Whitecaps opened the season on the weekend of November 6–7 in Boston playing against the Pride, dropping their first two games. Their first home game, on November 20, 2021, led to their first win of the season, also against the Pride.
Background
On June 28, 2021, the PHF announced the sale of the Buffalo Beauts and the Whitecaps to a joint partnership of NLTT Ventures, LLC, led by Andy Scurto, and Top Tier Sports, led by Neil Leibman. Leibman was named the team's governor.
Schedule and results
The regular season schedule was published on August 5, 2021.
News and notes
On December 10, 2021, the PHF announced that the December 11 and 12 games against the Buffalo Beauts had been cancelled due to inclement weather conditions affecting Buffalo's travel. On December 16, 2021, those games were rescheduled for February 5 and 6, 2022. On January 5, 2022, the PHF announced that all regular season games for the weekend of January 8 and 9, affecting the Whitecaps' games against the Toronto Six, were postponed due to COVID-19.
Regular season
| 1 || November 6 || @ Boston Pride || 4–6 || || Leveille || Warrior Ice Arena || 0–1–0 || 0 || Recap
| 2 || November 7 || @ Boston Pride || 0–1 || || Leveille || Warrior Ice Arena || 0–2–0 || 0 || Recap
| 3 || November 20 || Boston Pride || 2–0 || || Leveille || TRIA Rink || 1–2–0 || 3 || Recap
| 4 || November 21 || Boston Pride || 1–2 || OT || Leveille || TRIA Rink || 1–2–1 || 4 || Recap
| 5 || December 4 || @ Connecticut Whale || 1–5 || || Leveille || Danbury Ice Arena || 1–3–1 || 4 || Recap
| 6 || December 5 || @ Connecticut Whale || 2–4 || || Leveille || Danbury Ice Arena || 1–4–1 || 4 || Recap |- style="background:#ccc;" | — || December 11 || Buffalo Beauts || – || colspan="6" | Postponed due to inclement weather |- style="background:#ccc;" | — || December 12 || Buffalo Beauts || – || colspan="6" | Postponed due to inclement weather
| 7 || December 18 || Toronto Six || 0–4 || || Leveille || TRIA Rink || 1–5–1 || 4 || Recap
| 8 || December 19 || Toronto Six || 1–2 || || Leveille || Roseville Ice Arena || 1–6–1 || 4 || Recap |- style="background:#ccc;" | — || January 8 || @ Toronto Six || – || colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic |- style="background:#ccc;" | — || January 9 || @ Toronto Six || – || colspan="6" | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
| 9 || January 22 || @ Buffalo Beauts || 3–1 || || Leveille || Northtown Center || 2–6–1 || 7 || Recap
| 10 || January 23 || @ Buffalo Beauts || 6–1 || || Leveille || Northtown Center || 3–6–1 || 10 || Recap
| 11 || February 5 || Buffalo Beauts || 8–1 || || Leveille || TRIA Rink || 4–6–1 || 13 || RescheduledRecap
| 12 || February 6 || Buffalo Beauts || 2–6 || || Brenneman || TRIA Rink || 4–7–1 || 13 || RescheduledRecap
| 13 || February 12 || @ Toronto Six || 2–6 || || Brenneman || Canlan Ice Sports – York || 4–8–1 || 13 || RescheduledRecap
| 14 || February 13 || @ Toronto Six || 1–2 || || Brenneman || Canlan Ice Sports – York || 4–9–1 || 13 || RescheduledRecap
| 15 || February 19 || Metropolitan Riveters || 5–2 || || Brenneman || TRIA Rink || 5–9–1 || 16 || Recap
| 16 || February 20 || Metropolitan Riveters || 4–7 || || Friend || TRIA Rink || 5–10–1 || 16 || Recap
| 17 || March 5 || Connecticut Whale || 2–4 || || Brenneman || TRIA Rink || 5–11–1 || 16 || Recap
| 18 || March 6 || Connecticut Whale || 1–4 || || Blesi || TRIA Rink || 5–12–1 || 16 || Recap
| 19 || March 12 || @ Metropolitan Riveters || 4–2 || || Blesi || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 6–12–1 || 19 || Recap
| 20 || March 13 || @ Metropolitan Riveters || 3–4 || || Blesi || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 6–13–1 || 19 || Recap
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Playoffs
The 5th-seeded Whitecaps defeated the 4th-seeded Metropolitan Riveters in the first round of the 2022 Isobel Cup Playoffs by a score of 4–1 on Friday, March 25. They advanced to play the #1 seed Connecticut Whale in the Semifinal game to be held on Sunday, March 27.
| 1 || March 25 || Metropolitan Riveters || 4–1 || || Leveille || AdventHealth Center Ice || Box score
| 2 || March 27 || Connecticut Whale || 2–4 || || Leveille || AdventHealth Center Ice || Box score
Player statistics
As of March 27, 2022
Skaters
Regular seasonPlayoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 20 9 15 24 +12 18 2 0 3 3 +3 0 20 18 3 21 +12 4 2 2 0 2 +1 0 20 10 5 15 +10 21 2 1 2 3 +3 0 20 3 11 14 +7 16 2 1 0 1 +2 0 19 2 9 11 +15 10 2 1 0 1 +2 0 17 4 5 9 +3 2 2 0 2 2 +1 0 20 0 7 7 +3 6 2 0 2 2 +3 2 20 2 4 6 +1 10 2 0 0 0 –1 0 12 1 4 5 +5 0 2 0 0 0 –1 0 15 1 2 3 0 14 2 0 0 0 –1 0 20 0 3 3 -6 8 2 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 2 +2 4 2 1 2 3 +3 0 20 1 1 2 -5 7 2 0 0 0 –1 0 15 0 2 2 –1 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 2 +2 24 2 0 0 0 –1 2 20 0 2 2 -3 8 2 0 0 0 +1 0 9 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – – – 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 –2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular seasonPlayoffs Player GP W L T OT TOI SA GA SV% GAA SO Sv PIM G A GS 12 4 6 0 1 630:11 395 25 .937 2.38 1 370 0 0 1 11 2 1 1 0 0 118:53 68 5 .926 2.52 0 63 0 0 0 2 12 1 4 0 0 309:00 189 19 .899 3.69 0 170 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 59:38 36 6 .833 6.04 0 30 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 00:00 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 199:00 115 11 .904 3.32 0 104 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honors
Milestones
Regular season Player Milestone Reached 50th PHF career point November 6, 2021 60th PHF career point December 5, 2021 50th PHF career game December 5, 2021
Honors
Allie Thunstrom was named the February PHF Player of the Month.
Transactions
Signings
Date Player Previous team September 22, 2021 Allie Thunstrom Minnesota Whitecaps September 23, 2021 Audra Morrison Minnesota Whitecaps September 24, 2021 Jonna Curtis Minnesota Whitecaps September 27, 2021 Mak Langei Bemidji State Beavers September 28, 2021 Ashleigh Brykaliuk Vanke Rays October 5, 2021 Patti Marshall Brynäs IF October 5, 2021 Alex Woken Mad Dogs Mannheim October 6, 2021 Taylor Turnquist Boston Pride October 7, 2021 Nicole Schammel Professional Women's Hockey Players Association October 8, 2021 Meghan Lorence Minnesota Whitecaps October 12, 2021 Meaghan Pezon Minnesota Whitecaps October 19, 2021 Maddie Rowe Minnesota Whitecaps October 19, 2021 Sara Bustad Minnesota Whitecaps October 20, 2021 Stephanie Anderson Minnesota Whitecaps October 20, 2021 Haley Mack Minnesota Whitecaps October 21, 2021 Brooke White-Lancette Minnesota Whitecaps October 22, 2021 Haylea Schmid Minnesota Whitecaps November 1, 2021 Winny Brodt-Brown Minnesota Whitecaps November 1, 2021 Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal Minnesota Whitecaps November 2, 2021 Lexie Laing Boston Pride November 3, 2021 Emma Stauber Minnesota Whitecaps November 3, 2021 Lisa Martinson Minnesota Whitecaps November 4, 2021 Jenna Brenneman Minnesota Golden Gophers November 4, 2021 Amanda Leveille Minnesota Whitecaps
Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Whitecaps' selections at the 2021 NWHL Draft, which was held on June 29, 2021.
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 6 Mak Langei D Bemidji State Beavers 2 12 Tina Kampa D Bemidji State Beavers 3 18 Taylor Wente F Minnesota Golden Gophers 4 24 Jenna Brenneman G Penn State Nittany Lions 5 30 Kendall Williamson F Colgate Raiders
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