2024–25 Minnesota Frost season

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2024–25 Minnesota Frost
League2 PWHL
2024–25 record1–0–1–0
Home record0–0–1–0
Road record1–0–0–0
Goals for5
Goals against5
Team information
General managerMelissa Caruso[1]
CoachKen Klee[1]
Assistant coachMira Jalosuo[1]
CaptainKendall Coyne Schofield
Alternate captainsKelly Pannek
Lee Stecklein
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance8,022
Team leaders
GoalsDominique Petrie (2)[2]
AssistsSophie Jaques (2)[2]
PointsDomonique Petrie
Sophie Jaques (2)[2]
Penalty minutesMaggie Flaherty (4)[2]
Plus/minusMichela Cava (+3)[2]
WinsMaddie Rooney (1)[3]
Goals against averageMaddie Rooney (1.00)[3]
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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.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Sirens 2 1 1 0 0 8 4 +4 5
2 Ottawa Charge 2 1 0 1 0 6 6 0 4
3 Minnesota Frost 2 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 4
4 Toronto Sceptres 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 +1 3
5 Montreal Victoire 2 0 1 0 1 5 7 −2 2
6 Boston Fleet 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2024. Source: PWHL

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 1, 2024.[5] 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 [Recap 1]
November 21 1:30 Minnesota 4–3 New York OT @ Ford Performance Centre [Recap 2]

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.[6][7]

Regular season schedule (Home: 0–0–1–0; Road: 1–0–0–0)
December: 1–0–1–0, 4 points (Home: 0–0–1–0; Road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
1 December 1 New York 3–4 OT Hensley Xcel Energy Center 8,022 0–0–1–0 1 [Recap 3]
2 December 4 @ Boston 2–1 Rooney Tsongas Center 3,811 1–0–1–0 4 [Recap 4]
3 December 7 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
4 December 19 Ottawa Xcel Energy Center
5 December 22 @ New York Prudential Center
6 December 28 Montreal Xcel Energy Center
January: 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 Box Score/Recap
7 January 2 Boston Xcel Energy Center
8 January 4 New York Xcel Energy Center
9 January 8 Boston Xcel Energy Center
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 Box Score/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 Box Score/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 Box Score/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 Box Score/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 December 04, 2024[2]

Skaters

Regular season[2]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Dominique Petrie 2 2 0 2 5 +2 0
Sophie Jaques 2 0 2 2 12 +2 0
Michela Cava 2 1 0 1 4 +3 0
Kendall Coyne Schofield 2 1 0 1 5 0 0
Grace Zumwinkle 2 1 0 1 6 –1 0
Mellissa Channell-Watkins 2 0 1 1 3 +1 0
Britta Curl-Salemme 2 0 1 1 7 0 0
Taylor Heise 2 0 1 1 6 +1 0
Denisa Křížová 2 0 1 1 2 +2 0
Kelly Pannek 2 0 1 1 1 –1 0
Claire Thompson 2 0 1 1 3 0 0
Brooke Bryant 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Natalie Buchbinder 2 0 0 0 1 +1 0
Claire Butorac 2 0 0 0 2 –1 0
Maggie Flaherty 2 0 0 0 3 –1 4
Klára Hymlárová 2 0 0 0 1 +1 0
Brooke McQuigge 2 0 0 0 0 –1 0
Liz Schepers 2 0 0 0 3 –1 0
Lee Stecklein 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Maddie Rooney 1 60:00 1 0 0 1 1.00 20 0.950 0 0 0 0
Nicole Hensley 1 60:05 0 0 1 4 3.99 20 0.800 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Dominique Petrie 1st career PWHL goal December 1, 2024[Recap 3]
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

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 [8]
June 21, 2024 Denisa Křížová F 1 year[lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Frost [8]
June 21, 2024 Liz Schepers F 1 year Minnesota Frost [8]
June 21, 2024 Britta Curl F 2 years Wisconsin [9]
June 21, 2024 Klára Hymlárová F 2 years St. Cloud State [9]
August 2, 2024 Claire Thompson D 2 years Team Sonnet [10]
  1. This represents a 1-year extension to the 2-year contract Křížová signed prior to the inaugural PWHL season.

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 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Did not play [11]
2 9 Britta Curl F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) [12]
3 15 Klára Hymlárová F File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
4 21 Brooke McQuigge F File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
5 27 Dominique Petrie F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
6 33 Mae Batherson D File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC)
7 39 Katy Knoll F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Minnesota Frost Announce Staff Additions". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Skater Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Goalie Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  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. 8.0 8.1 8.2 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.
  9. 9.0 9.1 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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. 3.0 3.1 "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.

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