The 2025–26 Minnesota Frost season is the team's third season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Offseason Coaching changes On August 22, 2025, the Frost announced the hiring of Brianna Decker as an assistant coach. She previously served as an assistant coach for the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class. Minnesota also announced the departure of assistant coach Mira Jalosuo.
Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on October 8, 2025.
| November 13 || @ New York || 5–2 || || Hensley || Codey Arena
| November 14 || @ New York || 2–6 || || Rooney || Codey Arena
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on October 1, 2025.
| 1 || November 21 || Toronto || 1–2 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 9,138 || 0–0–0–1 || 0
| 2 || November 28 || @ Seattle || 3–0 || || Hensley || Climate Pledge Arena || 16,014 || 1–0–0–1 || 3
| 3 || December 2 || @ Ottawa || 5–1 || || Hensley || TD Place Arena || 5,174 || 2–0–0–1 || 6
| 4 || December 7 || @ Boston || 1–4 || || Rooney || Agganis Arena || 5,338 || 2–0–0–2 || 6
| 5 || December 19 || Boston || 5–2 || || Hensley || Grand Casino Arena || 7,216 || 3–0–0–2 || 9
| 6 || December 21 || Ottawa || 2–3 || OT || Hensley || Allstate Arena || 7,238 || 3–0–1–2 || 10
| 7 || December 27 || @ Vancouver || 2–1 || OT || Rooney || Rogers Place || 10,264 || 3–1–1–2 || 12
| 8 || December 30 || @ Toronto || 5–1 || || Hensley || Coca-Cola Coliseum || 8,318 || 4–1–1–2 || 15
| 9 || January 3 || @ Ottawa || 2–5 || || Rooney || TD Place Arena || 8,235 || 4–1–1–3 || 15
| 10 || January 4 || @ Montreal || 2–3 || OT || Rooney || Place Bell || 10,172 || 4–1–2–3 || 16
| 11 || January 11 || Seattle || 6–2 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 9,787 || 5–1–2–3 || 19
| 12 || January 16 || @ New York || 3–2 || OT || Hensley || Prudential Center || 4,244 || 5–2–2–3 || 21
| 13 || January 21 || Montreal || 1–2 || OT || Hensley || Grand Casino Arena || 6,113 || 5–2–3–3 || 22
| 14 || January 25 || New York || 6–2 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 7,752 || 6–2–3–3 || 25
| 15 || January 28 || Vancouver || 4–1 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 5,249 || 7–2–3–3 || 28
| 16 || March 1 || @ Montreal || 0–4 || || Hensley || Place Bell || 10,172 || 7–2–3–4 || 28
| 17 || March 8 || @ Toronto || 3–2 || OT || Rooney || Coca-Cola Coliseum || 8,604 || 7–3–3–4 || 30
| 18 || March 13 || Seattle || 4–1 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 11,120 || 8–3–3–4 || 33
| 19 || March 15 || New York || 4–3 || || Hensley || Ball Arena || 15,512 || 9–3–3–4 || 36
| 20 || March 18 || Ottawa || 5–0 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 6,673 || 10–3–3–4 || 39
| 21 || March 21 || @ Vancouver || 3–1 || || Rooney || Pacific Coliseum || 10,366 || 11–3–3–4 || 42
| 22 || March 25 || Montreal || 0–3 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 6,803 || 11–3–3–5 || 42
| 23 || March 29 || Boston || 2–4 || || Hensley || Grand Casino Arena || 9,925 || 11–3–3–6 || 42
| 24 || April 1 || @ New York || 3–4 || OT || Rooney || Prudential Center || 4,265 || 11–3–4–6 || 43
| 25 || April 4 || Vancouver || 6–5 || || Hensley || Grand Casino Arena || 8,392 || 12–3–4–6 || 46
| 26 || April 11 || New York || 4–1 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 9,159 || 13–3–4–6 || 49
| 27 || April 15 || @ Boston || 2–3 || || Hensley || Tsongas Center || 4,170 || 13–3–4–7 || 49
| 28 || April 19 || Toronto || 0–2 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 8,530 || 13–3–4–8 || 49
| 29 || April 22 || @ Seattle || 4–5 || || Hensley || Climate Pledge Arena || 11,982 || 13–3–4–9 || 49
| 30 || April 25 || @ Vancouver || 3–4 || OT || Boissonnault || Pacific Coliseum || 11,310 || 13–3–5–9 || 50
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Playoffs
On April 26, the first-place Montreal Victoire announced that they chose to play the third-seeded Minnesota Frost in the first round.
| 1 || May 2 || @ Montreal || 5–4 || OT || Rooney || Place Bell || 9,364 || 1–0 ||
| 2 || May 5 || @ Montreal || 0–1 || 3OT || Rooney || Place Bell || 7,530 || 1–1 ||
| 3 || May 7 || Montreal || 1–2 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 6,516 || 1–2 ||
| 4 || May 8 || Montreal || 3–1 || || Rooney || Grand Casino Arena || 5,312 || 2–2 ||
| 5 || May 11 || @ Montreal || 1–2 || || Rooney || Place Bell || 6,104 || 2–3 ||
Player statistics
Skaters
Regular Season Player Kelly Pannek 30 16 17 33 58 6 Taylor Heise 30 13 17 30 89 12 Britta Curl-Salemme 30 11 18 29 64 22 Grace Zumwinkle 29 13 10 23 82 6 Kendall Coyne Schofield 23 12 11 23 71 0 Kendall Cooper 30 2 17 19 45 4 Mae Batherson 30 3 12 15 36 4 Lee Stecklein 28 1 13 14 51 6 Abby Hustler 30 4 9 13 54 10 Katy Knoll 30 7 2 9 41 18 Klára Hymlárová 29 3 5 8 25 6 Sidney Morin 30 0 8 8 47 2 Dominique Petrie 10 2 1 3 27 10 Claire Butorac 30 0 3 3 11 6 Natalie Buchbinder 25 1 1 2 17 4 Peyton Anderson 28 1 1 2 29 12 Madison Bizal 16 0 2 2 5 0 Kaitlyn O'Donohoe 9 1 0 1 5 0 Jincy Roese 6 0 1 1 5 2 Élizabeth Giguère 13 0 1 1 14 6 Brooke Becker 27 0 1 1 23 14 Vanessa Upson 28 0 1 1 13 0 Samantha Cogan 6 0 0 0 5 0
Playoffs Player Sidney Morin 5 4 0 4 19 2 Kelly Pannek 5 1 3 4 14 0 Samantha Cogan 5 1 1 2 9 2 Kendall Coyne Schofield 5 1 1 2 13 0 Grace Zumwinkle 5 1 1 2 17 0 Britta Curl-Salemme 4 0 2 2 0 17 Mae Batherson 5 0 2 2 5 4 Taylor Heise 5 0 2 2 18 2 Klára Hymlárová 5 0 2 2 7 2 Lee Stecklein 5 0 2 2 4 2 Katy Knoll 5 1 0 1 9 0 Jincy Roese 5 1 0 1 6 0 Abby Hustler 5 0 1 1 7 6 Madison Bizal 1 0 0 0 0 0 Peyton Anderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 Brooke Becker 5 0 0 0 5 0 Claire Butorac 5 0 0 0 1 0 Kendall Cooper 5 0 0 0 9 0 Élizabeth Giguère 5 0 0 0 8 2 Vanessa Upson 5 0 0 0 1 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season Player Maddie Rooney 16 971:39 9 5 2 0 33 2.04 419 0.921 1 0 0 0 Nicole Hensley 13 780:49 7 4 2 0 35 2.69 382 0.908 1 0 0 0 Marlène Boissonnault 1 61:08 0 0 1 0 4 3.93 24 0.833 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Player Maddie Rooney 5 344:14 2 2 1 0 10 1.74 143 0.930 0 0 1 0
Awards and honors
Milestones
Regular season Date Player Milestone November 21, 2025 Peyton Anderson 1st career PWHL game 1st career PWHL penalty Kendall Cooper 1st career PWHL game Abby Hustler Vanessa Upson Katy Knoll 30th career PWHL game November 28, 2025 Kelly Pannek 10th career PWHL goal Abby Hustler 1st career PWHL assist Nicole Hensley 5th career PWHL shutout Brooke Becker 1st career PWHL game December 2, 2025 Kendall Coyne Schofield 1st career PWHL hat-trick 25th career PWHL goal Lee Stecklein 20th career PWHL assist Britta Curl-Salemme 10th career PWHL assist December 19, 2025 Dominique Petrie 5th career PWHL goal Denisa Křížová 10th career PWHL assist Kendall Cooper 1st career PWHL assist December 21, 2025 Mae Batherson 1st career PWHL goal 5th career PWHL assist Kelly Pannek 30th career PWHL assist December 27, 2025 Abby Hustler 1st career PWHL goal December 30, 2025 Britta Curl-Salemme 15th career PWHL goal Katy Knoll 5th career PWHL goal Kendall Cooper 5th career PWHL assist January 3, 2026 Brooke Becker 1st career PWHL penalty January 4, 2026 Kendall Coyne Schofield 30th career PWHL assist Abby Hustler 1st career PWHL penalty January 11, 2026 Taylor Heise 20th career PWHL goal 40th career PWHL assist Grace Zumwinkle 20th career PWHL goal Britta Curl-Salemme 15th career PWHL assist Sidney Morin January 16, 2026 Kendall Coyne Schofield 30th career PWHL goal January 21, 2026 Kelly Pannek 15th career PWHL goal January 25, 2026 Mae Batherson 10th career PWHL assist Abby Hustler 5th career PWHL assist January 28, 2026 Kendall Cooper 1st career PWHL goal Grace Zumwinkle 20th career PWHL assist Brooke Becker 1st career PWHL assist March 8. 2026 Denisa Křížová 10th career PWHL goal March 13, 2026 Peyton Anderson 1st career PWHL goal Claire Butorac 10th career PWHL assist Kendall Cooper March 15, 2026 Britta Curl-Salemme 20th career PWHL goal Vanessa Upson 1st career PWHL assist March 18, 2026 Kelly Pannek 20th career PWHL goal Kaitlyn O'Donohoe 1st career PWHL goal Madison Bizal 5th career PWHL assist Maddie Rooney 5th career PWHL shutout March 29, 2026 Lee Stecklein 10th career PWHL goal Klára Hymlárová 10th career PWHL assist April 1, 2026 Britta Curl-Salemme 20th career PWHL assist April 4, 2026 Katy Knoll 10th career PWHL goal April 11, 2026 Kelly Pannek 40th career PWHL assist April 15, 2026 Lee Stecklein 30th career PWHL assist Kendall Cooper 15th career PWHL assist Katy Knoll 5th career PWHL assist April 22, 2026 Kelly Pannek 30th point this season (PWHL record) Taylor Heise 30th point this season (PWHL record) 30th career PWHL goal April 25, 2026 Klára Hymlárová 5th career PWHL goal Mae Batherson 15th career PWHL assist Marlène Boissonnault 1st career PWHL overtime loss 1st career PWHL game
Playoffs Date Player Milestone May 2, 2026 Sidney Morin 1st career PWHL playoff goal 5th career PWHL goal Jincy Roese 1st career PWHL playoff goal Taylor Heise 10th career PWHL playoff assist Klára Hymlárová 5th career PWHL playoff assist May 8, 2026 Britta Curl-Salemme 1st career PWHL playoff assist Samantha Cogan 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL playoff assist Mae Batherson 1st career PWHL playoff assist Maddie Rooney 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL playoff assist
Awards
Player of the Week
Player of the Week recipients Week Player December 8, 2025 Kendall Coyne Schofield March 9, 2026 Taylor Heise March 23, 2026 Kelly Pannek
Starting Six
The Starting Six is voted on each month by the Women's Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) and PWHL broadcast personnel. The following are Minnesota Frost players who have been named to the Starting Six. Starting Six players Month Position Player December F Kendall Coyne Schofield Britta Curl-Salemme January F Taylor Heise March F Kelly Pannek
Transactions
Draft
The 2025 PWHL Draft was held on June 24, 2025.
Drafted prospect signings Date Player Draft Term Ref July 9, 2025 First round, sixth overall (2025) Two years July 17, 2025 Second round, 14th overall (2025) Two years July 29, 2025 Third round, 22nd overall (2025) Two years November 20, 2025 Fifth round, 38th overall (2025) One year Sixth round, 46th overall (2025) One year Fourth round, 30th overall (2025) Reserve player contract
Free agent signings
Free agent signings Date Player Position Term Previous team Ref June 20, 2025 Sidney Morin D Two years Boston Fleet November 20, 2025 D One year SDE Hockey (SDHL) F One year Northeastern University (HE) F Reserve player contract Ottawa Charge
Contract extensions
Player contract extensions Date Player Term Ref June 16, 2025 Two years June 17, 2025 Three years June 22, 2025 Two years One year June 27, 2025 One year July 17, 2025 One year August 6, 2025 Two years October 6, 2025 Two years November 20, 2025 Reserve player contract
Trades Trades involving the Frost Date Details Ref November 19, 2025 To Minnesota Frost Denisa Křížová To Vancouver GoldeneyesAnna Segedi
Reserve activations
Reserve player activations Date Activated player Absent player Notes Ref January 8, 2026 LTIR February 27, 2026 LTIR
Notes
References
Recaps
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