The Minnesota Frost are a professional women's ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded on August 29, 2023, they are one of the six inaugural franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). The team plays its home games at Grand Casino Arena, which it shares with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). As of the end of the 2025–26 PWHL season, 46 players have appeared in at least one game for the Frost; of them, 4 are goaltenders, while 42 are skaters.
Minnesota’s inaugural game took place on January 3, 2024, against PWHL Toronto, ending in a narrow 2–1 loss. The first goal in franchise history was scored by captain Kendall Coyne Schofield. The Frost earned their first win a week later, defeating PWHL Boston 4–2 in front of over 9,000 home fans. Goaltender Nicole Hensley recorded the team’s first shutout on February 9, 2024, making 31 saves in a 3–0 victory over PWHL New York.
The Frost made league history by winning back-to-back Walter Cup championships in 2024 and 2025, becoming the first team to capture the PWHL title. Their playoff success was built on depth scoring, disciplined defense, and timely goaltending, establishing Minnesota as an early dynasty in the league.
Key
+ Key of colors and symbols # Number worn for majority of tenure with the Frost WC Walter Cup Champion * Current member of the Frost organization (including reserves) Walter Cup champion, retired jersey, or elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
+ Skaters Pos Position D Defenseman F Forward
The seasons column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2023–24 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2023–24, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.
Statistics are complete to the end of the 2025–26 PWHL season.
Goaltenders
Name # Nationality Seasons Regular season Playoffs Notes GP W L SO GAA SV% Boissonnault, Marlène* 1 2025–present 1 0 0 1 0 3.93 .833 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000Intact Impact Award 2026 Hensley, Nicole† 29 2023–2026 38 21 13 4 3 2.46 .910 8 4 4 2 1.57 .928 WC 2024, 2025Intact Impact Award 2025 Morgan, Lucy 32 2024–2025 1 0 1 0 0 5.00 .853 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 Rooney, Maddie*† 35 2023–present 45 22 15 7 5 2.06 .914 15 10 5 2 1.55 .936 WC 2024, 2025
Skaters
Name # Nationality Pos Seasons Regular season Playoffs Notes GP G A Pts PIM Akervik, Charlotte 8 D 2024–2025 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson, Peyton* 91 F 2025–present 28 1 1 2 12 5 0 0 0 0 Batherson, Mae† 21 D 2024–2026 55 3 15 18 10 8 0 2 2 4 WC 2025 Becker, Brooke* 15 D 2025–present 27 0 1 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 Bizal, Madison 9 D 2025–2026 16 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Boreen, Abby† 24 F 2023–2024 9 4 1 5 4 5 0 1 1 2 WC 2024 Brodt, Sydney† 10 F 2023–2024 7 0 1 1 2 10 1 1 2 0 WC 2024 Bryant, Brooke*† 17 F 2023–present 48 2 3 5 12 9 0 0 0 0 WC 2024, 2025 Buchbinder, Natalie*† 22 D 2023–present 68 3 7 10 6 18 0 2 2 4 WC 2024, 2025 Butorac, Claire*† 7 F 2023–present 80 3 9 12 16 21 1 2 3 2 WC 2024, 2025 Cava, Michela† 86 F 2023–2025 54 14 13 27 14 18 7 6 13 8 WC 2024, 2025 Channell-Watkins, Mellissa† 23 D 2023–2025 53 1 8 9 2 18 1 8 9 2 WC 2024, 2025 Cogan, Samantha* 8 F 2025–present 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 Cook, Abby 18 D 2023–2024 9 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 Cooper, Kendall 4 D 2025–2026 30 2 17 19 4 5 0 0 0 0 Coyne Schofield, Kendall*† 26 F 2023–present 77 30 33 63 10 23 4 6 10 0 WC 2024, 2025Captain 2023–present Curl-Salemme, Britta† 77 F 2024–2026 58 20 24 44 46 11 3 2 5 32 WC 2025 DeGeorge, Clair† 14 F 2023–2024 23 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 4 WC 2024 Flaherty, Maggie† 19 D 2023–2025 46 2 6 8 26 16 1 0 1 2 WC 2024, 2025 Fleming, Brittyn† 18 F 2023–2024 23 1 1 2 8 9 0 1 1 2 WC 2024 Giguère, Élizabeth* 18 F 2025–present 13 0 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 2 Greco, Emma† 25 D 2023–2024 22 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 6 WC 2024 Heise, Taylor*† 27 F 2023–present 78 25 40 65 26 23 6 11 17 6 WC 2024, 2025Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP 2024 Hustler, Abby 74 F 2025–2026 30 4 9 13 10 5 0 1 1 6 Hymlárová, Klára*† 71 F 2024–present 58 4 6 10 10 13 1 6 7 2 WC 2025 Jaques, Sophie† 16 D 2023–2025 40 9 23 32 14 18 4 8 12 2 WC 2024, 2025 Knoll, Katy† 6 F 2024–2026 51 8 3 11 24 13 3 3 6 0 WC 2025 Kremer, Dominique† 36 D 2023–2024 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WC 2024 Křížová, Denisa† 41 F 2023–2026 77 8 12 20 20 18 2 0 2 6 WC 2024, 2025 Kunin, Sophia† 11 F 2023–2024 24 2 1 3 6 10 1 0 1 2 WC 2024 McQuigge, Brooke† 3 F 2024–2025 29 8 7 15 25 8 2 1 3 2 WC 2025 Morin, Sidney* 5 D 2025–present 30 0 8 8 2 5 4 0 4 2 O'Donohoe, Kaitlyn* 16 F 2024–2025 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pannek, Kelly*† 12 F 2023–present 84 23 37 60 20 23 3 8 11 2 PWHL Forward of the Year 2026PWHL Top Goal Scorer Award 2026PWHL Points Leader Award 2026WC 2024, 2025 Petrie, Dominique*† 14 F 2024–present 28 5 8 13 14 7 0 1 1 4 WC 2025 Roese, Jincy* 33 D 2025–present 6 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 Schepers, Liz† 21 F 2023–2025 46 2 7 9 8 18 3 5 8 4 WC 2024, 2025 Stecklein, Lee*† 2 D 2023–present 82 6 25 31 28 23 4 9 13 6 WC 2024, 2025 Tapani, Susanna 88 F 2023–2024 9 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson, Claire† 42 D 2024–2025 30 4 14 18 8 8 0 6 6 4 WC 2025 Upson, Vanessa* 24 F 2025–present 28 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 Zumwinkle, Grace*† 13 F 2023–present 75 28 24 52 10 23 2 4 6 4 WC 2024, 2025PWHL Rookie of the Year 2024
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