2024–25 Minnesota Frost season explained

Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Minnesota Frost
League:	PWHL
Leaguerank:	2
Record:	1–0–1–0
Homerecord:	0–0–1–0
Roadrecord:	1–0–0–0
Goalsfor:	5
Goalsagainst:	5
Generalmanager:	Melissa Caruso^[1]
Attendance:	8,022
Goalsleader:	Dominique Petrie (2)^[2]
Assistsleader:	Sophie Jaques (2)
Pointsleader:	Domonique Petrie Sophie Jaques (2)
Pimleader:	Maggie Flaherty (4)
Plusminusleader:	Michela Cava (+3)
Winsleader:	Maddie Rooney (1)^[3]
Gaaleader:	Maddie Rooney (1.00)

The 2024–25 Minnesota Frost season is the team's second season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Offseason

On June 7, 2024, one week after winning the league's inaugural championship and with only days before the draft, it was reported the general manager Natalie Darwitz would not return for the 2024–25 season. Darwitz was instead offered alternative options within the league.^[4]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 1, 2024.^[5]

All times in Central Time.

|- | November 20 || 1:15 || Toronto || 1–3 || Minnesota || || @ Ford Performance Centre | ^[6] |- | November 21 || 1:30 || Minnesota || 4–3 || New York || OT || @ Ford Performance Centre | ^[7]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on October 15, 2024. The Frost's season will begin on December 1, 2024, and will end on May 3, 2025, with each team playing 30 games; six games against every opponent.^[8] ^[9]

|- | 1 || December 1 || New York || 3–4 || OT || Hensley || Xcel Energy Center || 8,022 || 0–0–1–0 || 1 || ^[10] |- | 2 || December 4 || @ Boston || 2–1 || || Rooney || Tsongas Center || 3,811 || 1–0–1–0 || 4 || ^[11] |- | 3 || December 7 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum || || || || |- | 4 || December 19 || Ottawa || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 5 || December 22 || @ New York || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- | 6 || December 28 || Montreal || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 7 || January 2 || Boston || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 8 || January 4 || New York || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 9 || January 8 || Boston || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 10 || January 12 || Montreal || – || || || Ball Arena || || || || |- | 11 || January 15 || @ New York || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- | 12 || January 17 || @ Montreal || – || || || Place Bell || || || || |- | 13 || January 21 || Ottawa || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 14 || January 26 || Boston || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 15 || January 28 || Toronto || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 16 || February 11 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum || || || || |- | 17 || February 13 || @ Ottawa || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 18 || February 16 || @ Boston || – || || || Tsongas Center || || || || |- | 19 || February 18 || @ Montreal || – || || || Place Bell || || || || |- | 20 || February 23 || Toronto || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 21 || March 4 || @ Montreal || – || || || Place Bell || || || || |- | 22 || March 7 || Ottawa || – || || || Lenovo Center || || || || |- | 23 || March 9 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum || || || || |- | 24 || March 11 || @ Ottawa || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 25 || March 16 || @ New York || – || || || Little Caesars Arena || || || || |- | 26 || March 26 || Montreal || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 27 || March 30 || Toronto || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 28 || April 26 || New York || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 29 || April 30 || @ Ottawa || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 30 || May 3 || Boston || – || || || Tsongas Center || || || || |- style="text-align:center;"|

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player						data-sort-type="number"	!
	2	2	0	2	5		0
	2	0	2	2	12		0
	2	1	0	1	4		0
	2	1	0	1	5		0
	2	1	0	1	6		0
	2	0	1	1	3		0
	2	0	1	1	7		0
	2	0	1	1	6		0
	2	0	1	1	2		0
	2	0	1	1	1		0
	2	0	1	1	3		0
	2	0	0	0	1		0
	2	0	0	0	1		0
	2	0	0	0	2		0
	2	0	0	0	3		4
	2	0	0	0	1		0
	2	0	0	0	0		0
	2	0	0	0	3		0
	2	0	0	0	1		0

Goaltenders

Player
+ colspan="16" style="background:#fff; border-top:#5A288D 5px solid; border-bottom:#000 5px solid;"	Regular season
	1	60:00	1	0	0	1	1.00	20	0.950	0	0	0	0
	1	60:05	0	0	1	4	3.99	20	0.800	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career PWHL goal	December 1, 2024
	1st career PWHL game
	1st career PWHL assist
	1st career PWHL game
	1st career PWHL assist
	1st career PWHL game
	1st career PWHL game
Brooke McQuigge	1st career PWHL game

Transactions

Minnesota has been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 PWHL season.

Signings

Players the Minnesota Frost have signed
Date	Position	Term	Previous Team	Ref
June 21, 2024	F	1 year	Minnesota Frost	^[12]
June 21, 2024	F	1 year	Minnesota Frost
June 21, 2024	F	1 year	Minnesota Frost
June 21, 2024	F	2 years		^[13]
June 21, 2024	F	2 years
August 2, 2024	D	2 years	Team Sonnet	^[14]

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Frost draft picks. Below are Minnesota's selections at the 2024 PWHL Draft, which was held on June 10, 2024, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul.

Round ! scope="col"
	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team	Reference
1	3	Claire Thompson	D		Did not play	^[15]
2	9	Britta Curl	F		Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)	^[16]
3	15	Klára Hymlárová	F		St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
4	21	Brooke McQuigge	F		Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
5	27	Dominique Petrie	F		Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)
6	33	Mae Batherson	D		St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC)
7	39	Katy Knoll	F		Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)

References

Recaps

Notes and References

Web site: Minnesota Frost Announce Staff Additions . November 13, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . . November 18, 2024.
Web site: Skater Stats . ThePWHL.com . . December 4, 2024.
Web site: Goalie Stats . ThePWHL.com . . December 4, 2024.
Web site: Report: Natalie Darwitz out as GM of PWHL Minnesota . sportsnet.ca . June 7, 2024 . Just eight days after Minnesota won the PWHL’s first-ever Walter Cup championship, general manager Natalie Darwitz is reportedly departing the organization..
Web site: PWHL To Host Pre-Season In Montreal and Toronto . Kennedy . Ian . October 1, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . October 1, 2024 . The PWHL will host a pair of preseason camps including scrimmages. These will take place in Montreal and Toronto beginning November 19..
Web site: November 20, 2024 . Toronto @ Minnesota (Preseason) . November 20, 2024 . ThePWHL.com .
Web site: November 21, 2024 . Minnesota @ New York (Preseason) . November 21, 2024 . ThePWHL.com .
Web site: 2024–25 Schedule . October 17, 2024 . thepwhl.com . Professional Women's Hockey League.
Web site: Eight Cities To Host Stops On The PWHL Takeover Tour Including West Coast . Kennedy . Ian . November 18, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . November 18, 2024 . Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Raleigh, St. Louis and Seattle to host U.S. games; Québec City and Vancouver will serve as Canadian Stops on the PWHL's 2024-25 Takeover Tour..
Web site: New York Sirens @ Minnesota Frost. December 1, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . . December 1, 2024.
Web site: Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet . December 4, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . . December 4, 2024.
Web site: One-Year Extensions In Minnesota For Cava, Krisova, and Schepers . Kennedy . Ian . June 21, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 21, 2024 . PWHL Minnesota is bringing back a trio of players from their 2023 Walter Cup championship roster signing Michela Cava, Liz Schepers, and Denisa Krisova to one year deals..
Web site: Minnesota Signs Britta Curl and Klara Hymlarova To Two-Year Deals . Kennedy . Ian . June 21, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 21, 2024 . PWHL Minnesota has signed their second and third round picks in the 2024 Draft inking Britta Curl and Klara Hymlarova to two-year contracts..
Web site: Minnesota Signs Claire Thompson To A Two-Year Deal . Kennedy . Ian . August 2, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . August 2, 2024 . Claire Thompson, the third overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft has signed a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota..
Web site: Claire Thompson is back, selected by Minnesota Third Overall . Kennedy . Ian . June 10, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 10, 2024 . PWHL Minnesota selected former Canadian national team defender Claire Thompson with the third overall pick in the PWHL Draft..
Web site: PWHL Minnesota Picks Britta Curl 9th Overall . Kennedy . Ian . June 10, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 10, 2024 . PWHL Minnesota selected divisive Wisconsin captain Britta Curl tenth overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft..