Brooke Bryant

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Brooke Bryant
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Bryant with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (2000-08-22) August 22, 2000 (age 25)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Seattle Torrent
Minnesota Frost
Playing career 2018–present

Brooke Bryant (born August 22, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota State, where she was a three-time WCHA All-Academic Team selection and recorded 70 points in 161 games over five seasons from 2018 to 2023.

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Bryant was the first player born and raised in California to play in the PWHL. She won back-to-back Walter Cup championships with PWHL Minnesota (later rebranded as the Minnesota Frost) in the league's first two seasons (2023–24 and 2024–25).

Early life

Bryant was born on August 22, 2000, in Linden, California. [1] Growing up there was no girls hockey team Bryant could play for in San Joaquin County, California, so she joined the Stockton Colts boys team at Oak Park Ice Arena. [2] To continue her hockey career at a higher level, she joined the Anaheim Lady Ducks girls hockey program while simultaneously attending Linden High School in Linden, California. [3] With the Anaheim Lady Ducks U19 team, she was the top scorer and helped the team win third place at the USA National Championship. [1] While in high school she played softball and volleyball, earning four varsity letters in each sport. [1] [2]

Playing career

Collegiate

Minnesota State Mavericks, 2018–23

Bryant played five seasons for the Minnesota State Mavericks from 2018 to 2023. [4] During her freshman year in 2018–19, she appeared in all 35 games and recorded 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points. [4] She led the team in goals and tied for second on the team in points, becoming the first freshman to record 20 points in a season since 2010–11 and posting the eighth-most points by a freshman in Minnesota State history. [4] In her sophomore season (2019–20), she played in all 37 games and recorded four goals and four assists. [4] Her junior year (2020–21) was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic; she appeared in 18 games and recorded four assists. [4] She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team. [4]

During her senior season in 2021–22, Bryant appeared in all 35 games and recorded eight goals and six assists for 14 points. [4] She scored two goals and had one assist in a 9-3 victory at Merrimack on September 25, 2021. [4] She was again named to the WCHA All-Academic Team. [4] In her fifth and final season as a graduate student (2022–23), Bryant played 36 games and recorded 7 goals and 13 assists for 20 points. [5] She finished her collegiate career with 34 goals and 36 assists for 70 points in 161 games. [6]

Professional

Minnesota Whitecaps (2023)

On May 11, 2023, Bryant signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). [7] The PHF ceased operations on June 29, 2023, as a result she never played a game for the Whitecaps. [8]

Minnesota Frost (2023–2025)

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Bryant (#17) during a game against Boston Pride, February 2024

On November 29, 2023, Bryant signed a one-year contract with PWHL Minnesota. [9] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded one goal in 22 regular season games. She was the first player born and raised in California to play in the PWHL. [2]

Minnesota finished the regular season as the fourth seed and advanced through the playoffs. [10] Bryant dressed for six of the team's ten playoff games. [11] Minnesota defeated Boston three games to two in the Walter Cup Finals, with Bryant helping the team win the inaugural Walter Cup. [12] [13]

Bryant re-signed with Minnesota (now rebranded as the Frost) for the 2024–25 season. [6] During the season, she recorded one goal and three assists in 26 regular season games. [6] The Frost again finished as the fourth seed in the regular season and advanced to the Walter Cup Finals, where they defeated the Ottawa Charge three games to one. [6] All four games in the series were decided by 2-1 overtime results. [14] Bryant became a two-time Walter Cup champion, one of 16 players from the inaugural Minnesota team to win both championships. [6]

Seattle Torrent (2025–present)

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Bryant (left) with the Seattle Torrent in 2025

Prior to the 2025–26 season, Bryant was invited to the Seattle Torrent's pre-season training camp. [15] On November 20, 2025, following training camp, she signed a one-year contract with the Torrent. [16] Bryant made her Torrent debut on November 21, 2025, in the team's inaugural game against the Vancouver Goldeneyes at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. [17] On November 28, 2025, she returned to face her former Minnesota teammates in Seattle's home opener at Climate Pledge Arena. [18] The game drew 16,014 fans, breaking the record for the largest crowd for a women's hockey game in a U.S. arena, surpassing the previous U.S. record of 15,359 and becoming the highest-attended primary home venue game in PWHL history. [19] Seattle fell 3-0 to the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost. [20]

Career statistics

Note: GP = Games played; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; 
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2018–19 Minnesota State University WCHA
351192031—————
2019–20 Minnesota State UniversityWCHA
3744826—————
2020–21 Minnesota State UniversityWCHA
1804414—————
2021–22 Minnesota State UniversityWCHA
35861451—————
2022–23 Minnesota State UniversityWCHA
367132026—————
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL
22101660000
2024–25 Minnesota Frost PWHL
26134630000
PWHL totals482351290000

Awards and honors

HonorsYear
PWHL
Walter Cup Champion 2024, 2025 [21] [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brooke Bryant". msumavericks.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Linesburgh, Scott (January 8, 2024). "Linden native skates into women's hockey history". stocktonia.org. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Inmnan, Ethan (April 24, 2024). "All hail the queen: Brooke Bryant". Daily Trojan . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Brooke Bryant". Minnesota State University Mavericks. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brooke Bryant". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Mavericks Win 2024-25 PWHL Walter Cup". Minnesota State Mavericks. May 26, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (May 11, 2023). "Whitecaps Sign Minnesota State's Brooke Bryant". The Hockey News . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Salvian, Hailey (June 30, 2023). "What we know about the PHF shutdown, and more on the new pro women's hockey league" . The Athletic . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (November 29, 2023). "Minnesota Signs Brodt, Bryant". The Hockey News . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "PWHL Minnesota Report Cards 2023-24: Brooke Bryant". The Hockey Writers. August 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ "PWHL Minnesota Report Cards 2023-24: Brooke Bryant". The Hockey Writers. August 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  12. ↑ Blount, Rachel (May 29, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota lifts Walter Cup as league's first champion with Game 5 win over Boston". Star Tribune . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ Salvian, Hailey (May 29, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota wins first-ever Walter Cup championship". The Athletic . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  14. ↑ "PWHL Finals Notebook: May 27, 2025". PWHL. May 27, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ "PWHL Seattle announces 2025-26 training camp roster". thepwhl.com. October 16, 2025. Archived from the original on November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Seattle Torrent announce 2025-26 roster". thepwhl.com. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ "PWHL News: Seattle Torrent Inaugural Roster and Leadership Team Unveiled". Come As You Are Hockey. November 20, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Nov. 28: Minnesota at Seattle Pre-Game Primer". PWHL. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Seattle Draws Record Crowd of 16,014 For Home Debut, Falls 3-0 To Minnesota". PWHL. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Seattle Draws Record Crowd of 16,014 For Home Debut, Falls 3-0 To Minnesota". PWHL. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Minnesota beats Boston to win PWHL's inaugural Walter Cup". ESPN.com . May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title". Sportsnet.ca. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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