Walter Cup Champs announce their final roster

On By Littum

The Minnesota Frost announced their official roster to open the 2024-25 PWHL season. The Frost hits the ice for the first time in the second season on Sunday, December 1 at 5:00 PM CT when they host the New York Sirens at the Xcel Energy Center.

“The bar is high for our team after winning the Walter Cup last season,” said Frost General Manager Melissa Caruso. “We were impressed with the young players who came into camp and competed and loved the growth we saw in our returnees. We feel good about our depth and the character of this team and look forward to seeing them on the ice together this season.”

After pre-season Mini Camp, Frost signed returnees Brooke Bryant (F), Claire Butorac (F) and Mellissa Channell-Watkins (D) along with 2024 draft picks Mae Batherson (D – St. Lawrence University), Katy Knoll ( F) – Northeastern University), Brooke McQuigge (F – Clarkson University) and Dominique Petrie (F – Clarkson University) to one-year standard player Agrees to complete his active roster. The team also signed Charlotte Akervik (D – Minnesota State University), Lucy Morgan (G – University of Minnesota) and Kaitlyn O’Donohoe (F – Colgate University) to reserve player contracts.

Of the team’s total 26 players, 16 competed as members of PWHL Minnesota during the league’s inaugural season, and 10 are PWHL rookies.

The Minnesota Frost will celebrate their historic Walter Cup championship with a special banner-raising ceremony prior to their home opener on Sunday, December 1 at 7 p.m. 5pm CT at the Xcel Energy Center.

2024-25 Minnesota Frost Roster:

^Denotes returning players
*Denotes rookies

Extenders (14):

Brooke Bryant ^

Claire Butorac ^

Michela Cava ^

Kendall Coyne Schofield ^

Britta Curl-Salemme *

Taylor Heise ^

Klára Hymlárová *

Katy Knoll *

Denisa Křížová ^

Brooke McQuigge *

Kelly Pannek ^

Dominique Petrie *

Liz Scheper’s ^

Grace Zumwinkle ^

Defenders (7):

Mae Batherson *

Natalie Buchbinder ^

Mellissa Channell-Watkins ^

Maggie Flaherty ^

Sophie Jaques ^

Lee Stecklein ^

Claire Thompson *

Goalkeepers (2):

Nicole Hensley ^

Maddie Rooney ^

Reserves (3):

Charlotte Akervik (Defender) *

Lucy Morgan (Goalkeeper) *

Kaitlyn O’Donohoe (forward) *