Tag Archives: PWHL Minnesota

Women’s college hockey provides pipeline to PWHL

College Hockey Alumnae Fuel PWHL Opening Night Rosters 92 Percent of League’s Players Played NCAA Hockey The eight franchises of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) unveiled their 2025-26 opening night rosters ahead of the league’s third season. Each team can roster 23 players, with up to three more signed to reserve player contracts, and […]

PWHL Draft: Minnesota selects five forwards and two defensemen

PWHL Minnesota takes defenseman Claire Thompson with third overall pick; Five Minnesota-born players drafted The second annual Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft was held Monday in St. Paul at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The draft consisted of the six franchises and seven rounds. A total of 42 players were drafted. Complete draft list here: https://www.thepwhl.com/en/2024-pwhl-draft PWHL […]

PWHL Minnesota wins three straight games to eliminate Toronto and advance to PWHL Finals

Minnesota makes Toronto regret picking them in the first round After being down 2-0 in the series and facing elimination twice, PWHL Minnesota overcame all odds winning three straight games and advancing to the first-ever PWHL Final series. Minnesota won game five, the final game of the series 4-1 against Toronto, in the Six on […]

Butorac and PWHL Minnesota win game four in a double overtime thriller

PWHL Minnesota will head back to the Six after tying the series at two apiece Coon Rapids’ own Claire Butorac plays hero as PWHL Minnesota takes down Toronto 1-0 in a double-overtime thriller. After losing the first two games of the series in Toronto, Minnesota responded with two consecutive shutout wins of their own and […]

PWHL Minnesota faces elimination down 2-0 in series with Toronto

Minnesota falls the second straight game to Toronto and looks to stay alive in the best-of-five series on Monday night The State of Hockey showed up all season long for the Inaugural season of PWHL Minnesota, and the team repaid the fans with a playoff berth. Minnesota ended the regular season with a 12-12 record, […]