Category Archives: Girls Hockey

Gophers Add Top Prospect in Defender Taylee Manion

Proctor/Hermantown standout will play for Hill-Murray for senior season Taylee Manion, a 2009-born defenseman from Hermantown, recently committed to the University of Minnesota after helping the United States win the U18 World Championship.  By Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey The University of Minnesota women’s program has wasted no time bringing in elite recruits under new […]

University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey Adds Two High School Prospects

University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey Adds Two High School Prospects University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey added elite in-state talent with the commitments of Mackenna Schlieman and Mia Sutch. By Robert Brent For the first time since the 2006-2007 season, the University of Minnesota Women’s hockey team will be led by someone other than Brad Frost. […]

USA Hockey Eclipses 100,000 Female Hockey Players For First Time In History

USA Hockey Eclipses 100,000 Female Hockey Players For First Time In History FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2026 USA Hockey Eclipses 100,000 Female Hockey Players For First Time In History Joanna Gilligan of Utah was 100k registrant COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The momentum of girls and women’s hockey in the United States continues as […]

Hill-Murray Standout Emily Pohl Committs to Wisconsin

Her parents were Gophers, who were also in the running for one of state’s top prospects by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey Emily Pohl, one of the best young talents in Minnesota High School hockey, ended her recruiting phase last week when she committed to play her collegiate hockey with the powerhouse Wisconsin Badgers. Pohl, […]

Celly League brings state’s top girls to Edina

State’s top players featured weekly at Braemar and on MNHockey.TV by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey The NHL, college, and high school hockey seasons may shut down in spring, but in Minnesota, the ice never really melts. During the offseason months, Edina’s Braemar Arena hosts several summer leagues that provide athletes of all experience levels […]

Semifinalists for coveted Ms. Hockey Award announced

  All semifinalists slated to play Division I hockey Award to be announced Sunday, Feb. 23 at annual Ms. Hockey Banquet The semifinalists for the coveted Ms. Hockey Award have been announced. The award is presented by Let’s Play Hockey and sponsored by the Minnesota Wild, The Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association (MGCHA) and Tradition […]

4 Minnesotans Named to U.S. Under-18 Women’s Squad

Box, Rasmussen, Kimbrel and Engfer join squad to compete Jan. 4-12 in Finland COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 25-player roster for its U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women’s World Championship, Jan. 4-12, 2025, in Vantaa, Finland. Minnesotans on the roster […]

8 Minnesotans Make Team USA Women’s Rosters

2024 U.S. Collegiate Select and Under-18 Select Teams Named Teams set for three-game series with Canada in St. Catharines August 14, 15 and 17 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced the players selected for both the 2024 U.S. Collegiate Women’s Select Team and the 2024 Under-18 Women’s Select Team today. Both squads will face […]

Somebody has to push the piano

by Dan Bauer When you are a coach, motivation can come from seemingly anywhere. After the Wisconsin Selects second game at the recent USA National Tournament, a game we won, there were some disappointed faces and droopy body language following the game. It was one of those penalty filled games with lots of special teams […]

Edina shuts out Pioneers for Class AA title

Hornets get two third-period goals to win fifth title Hill-Murray scored three goals in the first period in their opening two games of the tournament. That early success led to a pair of wins and pitted them in the championship game against rival Edina. But the Pioneers couldn’t penetrate the Edina defense or goalie Reese […]