Freshmen net minder Dani Strom (Maple Grove, MN) stopped 69 shots over the weekend against No. 2 Ohio State, including 39 save sin a 1-0 loss on Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. THOMAS ATHLETICS
LET’S PLAY HOCKEY
WOMEN’S NCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DANI STROM
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
MAPLE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
The St. Thomas Tommies may not have gotten a win this past weekend, but it wasn’t due to their goaltending. Freshman netminder Dani Strom (Maple Grove, MN) stopped 30 shots Friday night in a 5-1 loss to No. 2 Ohio State and then stopped 39 shots on Saturday in a 1-0 defeat. Strom is off to a great start with he Tommies, sporting a .927 save percentage thus far. She was a finalist for the Jori Jones Award last winter, which is given to the state’s top prep senior goalie.
Name: Dani Strom
Team: St Thomas
Age: 18
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Dayton
High School: Maple Grove HS
2023-24 Stats: 30GP -1.41 GAA- .943 SV PCT
Career Collegiate Stats: 6GP- 2.15 GAA- .927 SV PCT
High School Stats: 86GP-1.72 GAA – .926 SV PCT
Awards/Accomplishments:
- Member of the 2023 USA U18 National Team
- All-State Selection at Maple Grove
- Finalist for Jori Jones Award in 2024
- 2022 All-State Honorable Mention for the Crimson
- Two-Sport Athlete also played softball for MG
- Brother Nick plays Division I at RPI
