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06/04/2026

One of the latest 2026 PWHL Draft Prospects videos features Minnesota Women's Hockey defender Sydney Morrow. Enjoy!!

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06/04/2026

Minnesota Women's Hockey (Gopher) fans tracking our alumnae players in the PWHL, forwards Kelly Pannek and Taylor Heise have each signed 3-year standard player agreements to remain with the Minnesota Frost, protecting them from expansion team selection.

Protected player lists for all 8 existing teams after Phase 1 of the expansion process ⤵️
https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/june/03/pwhl-announces-player-protection-lists-for-phase-1-of-2026-expansion-roster-building-process

06/03/2026

Another Minnesota Women's Hockey alumna has joined a WCHA Hockey program as a staff member, as Dani (Cameranesi) Brodzinski has been named Player Development & Scouting Coordinator for the St. Thomas Tommies Women's Hockey team (St. Thomas Athletics).

Dani remains 10th in Gopher history for both career points (201) and goals (93).

Congratulations on this new opportunity!!

06/02/2026

Catching up on some International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) news...

The organization released the list of host nations -- along with host cities in a majority of the cases -- for several future tournaments, including the 2028 IIHF Women's Worlds. The Swiss will host that event, with the city (or cities) to be named later.

The 2026 Women's Worlds are still to be played in November, hosted by the Danish cities of Herning & Esbjerg. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada will host the 2027 edition of the tournament.

Latest announcement ⤵️

IIHF Congress allocates tournaments

05/27/2026

The countdown begins now, as Minnesota Women's Hockey has released its 2026-2027 season schedule!!

Details: https://z.umn.edu/bc3l
Season tickets: https://z.umn.edu/bc3m

05/23/2026

Another 2025-2026 Minnesota Women's Hockey player was featured on a "Jocks Next Gen" episode of the PWHL's 'Jocks In Jills' podcast -- Second Team All-American and All-USCHO defender Sydney Morrow!!

Welcome back to Jocks Next Gen—your home for the future of the PWHL and the game’s next elite stars. Each week, we spotlight top prospects from North America...

05/21/2026

We add our congratulations to Minnesota Women's Hockey alumna Natálie Mlýnková on becoming a PWHL Walter Cup champion with the Victoire de Montréal!!

Walter Cup champion has a nice ring to it !🏆

Congrats to former Gopher and the Montréal Victoire on capturing the 2026 Walter Cup! 〽️

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05/20/2026

We're catching up on news from last week, and it's big.

Minnesota Women's Hockey all-time leader in total scoring, Vadnais Heights native Hannah Brandt, is hanging up the skates on her professional career, finishing up with the Boston Fleet in the PWHL.

Story from TheIXSports...

After ten professional seasons, Boston Fleet forward Hannah Brandt has retired. She and other members of the Fleet reflected on her career at breakup day.

05/19/2026

And San Jose makes it 12 teams in the PWHL. Here's the latest expansion announcement from the league.

Fans can tune in to the live streamed press conference today at 12:45 p.m. PT / 3:45 p.m. ET on the PWHL's homepage or YouTube channel. NEW YORK AND TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced expansion to San Jose, Californ...

05/14/2026

The WCHA Hockey's "Commissioner's Corner" is back, with the latest episode featuring Minnesota Women's Hockey forward Bella Fanale. Enjoy!!

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WCHA Commissioner Michelle McAteer sits down one-on-one with extraordinary student-athletes across the league to discuss real-life topics, hockey, and everyt...