2025–26 Minnesota Frost season

2025–26 Minnesota Frost
League4th PWHL
2025–26 record3–0–1–2
Home record1–0–1–1
Road record2–0–0–1
Goals for17
Goals against12
Team information
General managerMelissa Caruso[1]
CoachKen Klee[1]
CaptainKendall Coyne Schofield
Alternate captainsKelly Pannek
Lee Stecklein
ArenaGrand Casino Arena
Average attendance8,177
Team leaders
GoalsKendall Coyne Schofield (5)[2]
AssistsBritta Curl-Salemme (6)[2]
PointsKelly Pannek
Britta Curl-Salemme (8)[2]
Penalty minutesDominique Petrie
Britta Curl-Salemme (6)[2]
Plus/minusKelly Pannek
Britta Curl-Salemme (8)[2]
WinsNicole Hensley (3)[3]
Goals against averageNicole Hensley (1.48)[3]

The 2025–26 Minnesota Frost season will be 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.[4]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 8, 2025.[5]

Pre-season camp
Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Box Score/Recap
November 13 @ New York 5–2 Hensley Codey Arena [Recap 1]
November 14 @ New York 2–6 Rooney Codey Arena [Recap 2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston 7 6 0 0 1 18 8 +10 18
2 Montreal 5 3 1 0 1 13 6 +7 11
3 Toronto 6 3 0 1 2 12 13 −1 10
4 Minnesota 6 3 0 1 2 17 12 +5 10
5 Vancouver 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
6 Seattle 5 2 0 1 2 13 17 −4 7
7 New York 7 2 0 0 5 13 17 −4 6
8 Ottawa 7 1 1 0 5 12 21 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on December 21, 2025. Source: PWHL

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on October 1, 2025.[6][7]

Regular season schedule (Home: 1–0–1–1; Road: 2–0–0–1)
November: 1–0–0–1, 3 points (Home: 0–0–0–1; Road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
1 November 21 Toronto 1–2 Rooney Grand Casino Arena 9,138 0–0–0–1 0 [Recap 3]
2 November 28 @ Seattle 3–0 Hensley Climate Pledge Arena 16,014 1–0–0–1 3 [Recap 4]
December: 2–0–1–1, 4 points (Home: 1–0–1–0; Road: 1–0–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
3 December 2 @ Ottawa 5–1 Hensley TD Place Arena 5,174 2–0–0–1 6 [Recap 5]
4 December 7 @ Boston 1–4 Rooney Agganis Arena 5,338 2–0–0–2 6 [Recap 6]
5 December 19 Boston 5–2 Hensley Grand Casino Arena 7,216 3–0–0–2 9 [Recap 7]
6 December 21 Ottawa 2–3 OT Hensley Allstate Arena 7,238 3–0–1–2 10 [Recap 8]
7 December 27 @ Vancouver Rogers Place
8 December 30 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
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
9 January 3 @ Ottawa TD Place Arena
10 January 4 @ Montreal Place Bell
11 January 11 Seattle Grand Casino Arena
12 January 16 @ New York Prudential Center
13 January 21 Montreal Grand Casino Arena
14 January 25 New York Grand Casino Arena
15 January 28 Vancouver Grand Casino Arena
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
16 March 1 @ Montreal Place Bell
17 March 8 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
18 March 13 Seattle Grand Casino Arena
19 March 15 New York Ball Arena
20 March 18 Ottawa Grand Casino Arena
21 March 21 @ Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
22 March 25 Montreal Grand Casino Arena
23 March 29 Boston Grand Casino Arena
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
24 April 1 @ New York Prudential Center
25 April 4 Vancouver Grand Casino Arena
26 April 11 New York Grand Casino Arena
27 April 15 @ Boston Tsongas Center
28 April 19 Toronto Grand Casino Arena
29 April 22 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
30 April 25 @ Vancouver Pacific Coliseum

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)


Player statistics

As of December 21, 2025[2]

Skaters

Regular Season[2]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Kelly Pannek 6 3 5 8 15 +8 2
Britta Curl-Salemme 6 2 6 8 15 +8 6
Kendall Coyne Schofield 6 5 1 6 23 +7 0
Dominique Petrie 6 2 1 3 13 –2 6
Mae Batherson 6 1 2 3 6 +2 0
Kendall Cooper 6 0 3 3 11 +4 0
Grace Zumwinkle 6 2 0 2 17 –1 4
Taylor Heise 6 0 2 2 11 +1 4
Denisa Křížová 6 0 2 2 10 –2 0
Lee Stecklein 6 0 2 2 9 +7 0
Klára Hymlárová 6 1 0 1 8 +1 0
Katy Knoll 6 1 0 1 10 +1 2
Peyton Anderson 6 0 1 1 5 +1 4
Natalie Buchbinder 6 0 1 1 2 +7 0
Claire Butorac 6 0 1 1 2 +2 0
Abby Hustler 6 0 1 1 12 +1 0
Madison Bizal 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brooke Becker 5 0 0 0 6 0 0
Vanessa Upson 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sidney Morin 6 0 0 0 11 –3 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Nicole Hensley 4 243:46 3 0 1 0 6 1.48 120 0.950 1 0 0 0
Maddie Rooney 2 118:48 0 2 0 0 6 3.03 54 0.889 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Date Player Milestone
November 21, 2025[Recap 3] 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[Recap 4] Kelly Pannek 10th career PWHL goal
Abby Hustler 1st career PWHL assist
Nicole Hensley 5th career PWHL shutout
December 2, 2025[Recap 5] 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[Recap 7] Dominique Petrie 5th career PWHL goal
Denisa Křížová 10th career PWHL assist
Kendall Cooper 1st career PWHL assist
December 21, 2025[Recap 8] Mae Batherson 1st career PWHL goal
5th career PWHL assist
Kelly Pannek 30th career PWHL assist

Transactions

Draft

Main article: 2025 PWHL Draft

The 2025 PWHL Draft was held on June 24, 2025.[8]

Drafted prospect signings
Date Player Draft Term Ref
July 9, 2025 Kendall Cooper First round, sixth overall (2025) Two years [9][10]
July 17, 2025 Abby Hustler Second round, 14th overall (2025) Two years [11][12]
July 29, 2025 Anna Segedi Third round, 22nd overall (2025) Two years [13][14]
November 20, 2025 Vanessa Upson Fifth round, 38th overall (2025) One year [15][16]
Brooke Becker Sixth round, 46th overall (2025) One year [15][16]
Ava Rinker Fourth round, 30th overall (2025) Reserve player contract [15][16]

Free agent signings

Free agent signings
Date Player Position Term Previous team Ref
June 20, 2025 Sidney Morin D Two years Boston Fleet [17][18][19]
November 20, 2025 Madison Bizal D One year SDE Hockey (SDHL) [15][16]
Peyton Anderson F One year Northeastern University (HE) [15][16]
Élizabeth Giguère F Reserve player contract Ottawa Charge [15][16]

Contract extensions

Player contract extensions
Date Player Term Ref
June 16, 2025 Natalie Buchbinder Two years [20][21]
June 17, 2025 Maddie Rooney Three years [22][23][24]
June 22, 2025 Mae Batherson Two years [25][23]
Claire Butorac One year [25][23]
June 27, 2025 Katy Knoll One year [26][23]
July 17, 2025 Marlène Boissonnault One year [27]
August 6, 2025 Dominique Petrie Two years [28]
October 6, 2025 Britta Curl-Salemme Two years [29][30]
November 20, 2025 Kaitlyn O'Donohoe Reserve player contract[a] [15][16]

Trades

Trades involving the Frost
Date Details Ref
November 19, 2025 To Minnesota Frost
Denisa Křížová 		To Vancouver Goldeneyes
Anna Segedi 		[31][32]

Notes

  1. ^ Was a reserve player for the 2024–25 season.

References

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  28. ^ "Minnesota Frost re-sign forward Dominique Petrie to a two-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
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Recaps

  1. ^ "Minnesota @ New York (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Minnesota @ New York (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Toronto – Minnesota – November 21, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Minnesota – Seattle – November 28, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Minnesota – Ottawa – December 2, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Minnesota – Boston – December 7, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Boston – Minnesota – December 19, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Ottawa – Minnesota – December 21, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
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