Only team in the Western Conference to win not just one, but TWO CUPS! (yes, I will hype that as long as possible). Really interesting that we ended up the only Original Six team in the West, but we also were always such an outlier.
Also worth noting there will be a new playoff format! Read more here: https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/october/02/pwhl-announces-2026-27-regular-season-schedule
Hey all,
With it being the off-season and not a lot of news going, I wanted to create a place to discuss what does and doesn't work in the sub as well as open up to suggestions from you!
A couple of things at the top of my list:
-Ticket sales: We had almost no issues with people reselling tickets here. It was one of the few ways to sell tickets because Ticketmaster wouldn't allow resells unless a game was sold out (to my understanding). I say almost no issues because with the playoffs, we had known scammers and a huge flood of people posting tickets for sale. Now that tickets are done through seat geek, I believe you can relist your extra tickets directly with minimal restrictions. As the PWHL continues to grow as well as this sub, I was thinking we either do weekly threads for all ticket sales and giveaways where people are required to post some kind of proof of their available tickets, or just do away with all
-Game Day Threads: I heard a rumor that a hockey bot was going to start covering PWHL games. I assume everyone is good with this being how we do GDTs instead of me trying to remember to post the YT link. But maybe you like the charm of a thread going up 5 mins before puck drop.
-Mega Thread: I got feedback about mega threads during expansion and I think adjusted properly. Do you have things that you prefer to see as Mega Threads, or is individual post for events like draft, awards shows, etc the way to go?
-Relevant Posts: Ok, last thing. I let a lot of women's hockey adjacent posts stay up here because there's really not a great space for posting about history or women's gopher hockey. Especially in the off season, I think it's a good use of this sub. Are you all happy with us allowing Frost adjacent posts (women+hockey+Minnesota as the criteria), or should we stay focused for 2026-27 and beyond?
oh yeah, as the roster changes, just a reminder, we are still anti-terf. Please let's not post think pieces that push terf ideology on women's sports. This is not a space to do that and we will remove and ban people as needed. Repeatedly, it brought the worst people to this sub, and hey, we don't need to give those players space on this sub if they're not on the team.
looking forward to modding what will be a very exciting season full of many changes.
It's draft day!!
Please use this thread for any questions or speculation about the draft today. We will keep any posts about the individual picks open to conversation, as well as post the picks here. Excited to see our new rooks, who will hopefully be able to stick around for more than a year 🫠
She signed a nice contract last year.
Hey all! Please post any news or thoughts/feelings here about the expansion signings. If you start a new thread with a news article, we will keep it up, but lock the comments to keep conversations and moderation centralized. We will do another megathread when it comes time for the regular draft. After that we will return to our regular subreddit free for all. Thanks for understanding~
Just a reminder, here are the Key Dates. We probably won't hear much for a couple more days.
May 28, 3 p.m. ET — Phase 1 Negotiation List Submission Deadline*
June 1, 12 p.m. ET — Preliminary Player Negotiation Period Opens
June 2-3 — Phase 1: Existing Team Signings and Protections
June 5-8 — Phase 2: Expansion Team Foundational Signing Period
June 10-12 — Phase 3: Preliminary Open Signing Period for All Teams
June 14-15 — Phase 4: Expansion Signing Period
June 16 and 18 — Phase 5: Existing Team Exclusive Re-Signing Period
June 17 — PWHL Draft presented by Upper Deck
June 19, 12 p.m. ET — Phase 6: Open Signing Period Begins for all teams
(this is how we did it last year and I think it worked really well. please let me know if you feel otherwise)
Yup, you read that right, Da Beauty League announced this is the last summer.
For those unfamiliar, Da Beauty has pro and college hockey players compete for charity in a slightly wacky form of hockey. Nights consist of 2 men's and 1 women's game. A lot of Frost and many other PWHL players make appearances. It's a fun way to spend a Wednesday night during the time of year with no hockey
The weather is beautiful in the twin cities this week. Local Frost fans might find themselves frolicking through spring flowers or basking in the glorious sun. Hockey season is over, but summer is beginning, and that's personally a W for me.
But if you find yourself looking for your next Frost hockey fix, here is what you can look forward to:
Somehow they are able to have the Walter Cup Finals with out us? Didn't know they could do that. Watch it or no, PWHL hockey will conclude next week. Game 5 is still TBD, but Game 4 is scheduled for 5/22
May 28th is when expansion teams will be able to start signing players. Frost can protect 3 signed players. We can't lose more than 4 players during this window, but those 4 losses will likely be heartbreaking. Honestly, I don't have a great grasp on how the Expansion Not Draft works this year, but I expect to be coping with some ice cream treats and long, introspective walks.
The PWHL Draft and End of Year Awards is happening in Detroit June 16 & 17. There will be lots of excitement as we see our new rookies and watch the new expansion teams take shape. See all the players that have declared here: https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/may/12/2026-pwhl-draft-eligibility-list-features-record-number-of-player-declarations
Da Beauty League is back! No official dates posted yet, but their Instagram has confirmed there will be a 2026 season. For those unfamiliar, Da Beauty League is made up of NCAA and pro players and takes place Wednesday evenings at Braemar Arena. There are two men's games and one women's each week. It's low stakes, has some fun rule changes, and is a good way to cool down and enjoy some hockey over the summer. Based on last year, games should start early July.
PWHL 2026-2027 will probably start in November. This time, with 12 teams! That's DOUBLE what we started with. That means more games, more goalies, more fun! And hopefully, more Walter Cups in Minnesota.
we will be doing a little bit of tweaking rules and such on the sub this summer. after the draft, I'll make a "State of the Sub" post for feedback on new rules and formatting. for now, be good, please don't go to other teams subs and chirp, and enjoy some warm weather
Hey all! Posts selling tickets keep getting reported. I appreciate everyone who helps out by bringing issues to our attention, but posts selling and giving away tickets do not break sub rules. This rule has been the same since we started this sub. Unfortunately, Ticketmaster does not have a resale option for the Frost games, and posting on social platforms is really the best way to get tickets to fans.
I plan on allowing posts selling and giving away tickets until either a better resale option is available (not just stubhub), or it becomes a flood of posts every game. I feel like we have an acceptable amount of posts about this, but am willing to hear people out if they feel like this is a problem.
Thanks!
Frost v Vancouver is the last game of the regular season. So long to a season full of draft expansion heart ache, record point scoring, big injuries, and 6 Olympic gold medals.
Frost enter the post season as one of two teams to make all three playoffs. We are ripe for the three-peat! We want cup!!