The Minnesota Frost will bring 30 players to TRIA Rink when camp opens Nov. 18. General manager Melissa Caruso called the club fortunate to keep so much of its talent through an expansion offseason: 16 camp invitees were Frost players in 2025-26, and 17 are already signed for 2026-27.
What to watch
Minnesota brings 17 forwards to camp, tied with Hamilton for the most in the league. The Frost also hit the road for the preseason, heading to America First Center in Henderson, Nev., to face expansion PWHL Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8:50 p.m. CT and the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Monday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. CT.
The season opens on the road at PWHL San Jose on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. CT. The home opener is Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. CT against Seattle at Grand Casino Arena.
In their words
“We feel very fortunate for the incredible talent we were able to retain this offseason and look forward to what camp holds in store. Every new addition was intentionally selected with their skill and character in mind as we continue to construct a roster that’ll build on the legacy that is Frost hockey.”
Melissa Caruso, Frost General Manager
The full camp roster
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Forwards (18)
- #6 Maddy Christian (Elk River, MN)
- #7 Claire Butorac (Andover, MN)
- #8 Samantha Cogan (Ottawa, ON)
- #9 Clara Yuhn (Grosse Pointe, MI)
- #10 Lara Beecher (Buffalo, NY)
- #12 Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, MN)
- #13 Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, MN)
- #14 Dominique Petrie (Hermosa Beach, CA)
- #18 Élizabeth Giguère (Quebec City, QC)
- #20 Ellie Kaiser (Westmont, IL)
- #24 Nara Elia (Saskatoon, SK)
- #25 Lilli Welcke (Baden-Baden, GER)
- #26 Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, IL)
- #27 Taylor Fox (Lake City, MN)
- #42 Viivi Vainikka (Espoo, FIN)
- #71 Klára Hymlárová (Opava, CZE)
- #91 Peyton Anderson (Arvada, CO)
Defenders (9)
- #2 Lee Stecklein (Roseville, MN)
- #3 Maddy Clough (Andover, MN)
- #4 Sara Swiderski (Langley, BC)
- #5 Sidney Morin (Minnetonka, MN)
- #16 Maddie Posick (Stoughton, WI)
- #17 Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, NY)
- #19 Tova Henderson (Richmond, BC)
- #22 Natalie Buchbinder (Fairport, NY)
- #76 Maude Poulin-Labelle (Sherbrooke, QC)
Goaltenders (4)
- #1 Marlène Boissonnault (Dundee, NB)
- #29 Daria Gredzen (Novosibirsk, RUS)
- #30 Hope Walinski (Lincoln, RI)
- #35 Maddie Rooney (Andover, MN)
Source: Minnesota Frost official release, Oct. 7, 2026. The roster list above comes from the league's official roster feed.
