List of Minnesota Frost draft picks

Taylor Heise was the first ever draft selection for Minnesota, taken first overall in 2023.

The Minnesota Frost are a professional ice hockey team in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Their first draft pick was Taylor Heise, selected first overall in the 2023 PWHL draft. The Frost have participated in three PWHL Drafts and have drafted 28 players. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Key

General terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation Definition Draft The year that the player was selected Round The round of the draft in which the player was selected Pick The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected Pos Position of the player

Position abbreviations Abbreviation Definition G Goaltender D Defense LW Left wing C Center RW Right wing F Forward

Draft picks

Full list of Minnesota Frost draft picks

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	Pos	School/club team	Conference/league
2023	1	1	Taylor Heise	United States	F	University of Minnesota	WCHA
	2	12	Nicole Hensley	United States	G	Team Sonnet	PWHPA
	3	13	Grace Zumwinkle	United States	F	University of Minnesota	WCHA
	4	24	Maggie Flaherty	United States	D	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA
	5	25	Susanna Tapani	Finland	F	— [a]	—
	6	36	Clair DeGeorge	United States	F	Team Harvey's	PWHPA
	7	37	Natalie Buchbinder	United States	D	University of Wisconsin	WCHA
	8	48	Denisa Křížová	Czechia	F	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF
	9	49	Sidney Morin	United States	D	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF
	10	60	Sophia Kunin	United States	F	Team Harvey's	PWHPA
	11	61	Amanda Leveille	Canada	G	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF
	12	72	Michela Cava	Canada	F	Toronto Six	PHF
	13	73	Liz Schepers	United States	F	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF
	14	84	Minttu Tuominen	Finland	D	Kiekko-Espoo	NSML
	15	85	Sydney Brodt	United States	F	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF
2024	1	3	Claire Thompson	Canada	D	— [b]	—
	2	9	Britta Curl	United States	F	University of Wisconsin	WCHA
	3	15	Klára Hymlárová	Czechia	F	St. Cloud State University	WCHA
	4	21	Brooke McQuigge	Canada	F	Clarkson University	ECAC
	5	27	Dominique Petrie	United States	F	Clarkson University	ECAC
	6	33	Mae Batherson	Canada	D	St. Lawrence University	ECAC
	7	39	Katy Knoll	United States	F	Northeastern University	Hockey East
2025	1	6	Kendall Cooper	Canada	D	Quinnipiac University	WCHA
	2	14	Abby Hustler	Canada	F	St. Lawrence University	ECAC
	3	22	Anna Segedi	United States	F	St. Lawrence University	ECAC
	4	30	Ava Rinker	United States	D	University of Connecticut	Hockey East
	5	38	Vanessa Upson	Canada	F	Mercyhurst University	AHA
	6	46	Brooke Becker	United States	D	Providence College	Hockey East

Notes

1. Tapani did not play for a school or club team during the 2022–23 season. She had most recently played in the 2021–22 season for the KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League. ^[4]
2. Thompson did not play for a school or club team during the 2023–24 season. She had most recently played in the 2022–23 season in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. ^[5]

References

1. "PWHL Draft Tracker: Round-by-round recap of all 90 selections". Sportsnet . September 18, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
2. "2024 PWHL Draft: All the picks". Sportsnet . June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
3. "2025 PWHL Draft tracker: All the picks". Sportsnet . June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
4. Kennedy, Ian (November 8, 2023). "Minnesota Signs Finnish Legend Susanna Tapani". The Hockey News . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
5. Salvian, Hailey (June 5, 2024). "Why PWHL prospect Claire Thompson is putting medical school on hold to return to hockey". The Athletic . Retrieved July 16, 2024.

External links

• Minnesota Frost website