国产诱惑福利

The two-time defending Walter Cup champions lost their final four games, but forward Kendall Coyne Schofield prefers to look ahead, not back.

鈥淭he mindset is celebrating the wins of the regular season, the successes we鈥檝e had,鈥� said the Frost captain who earned her 12th goal and 23rd point of the season against Vancouver. 鈥淟earning from the games we lost and the moments we can get better from.

鈥淣ow it鈥檚 turning the page. The new season begins. That鈥檚 the playoffs and that鈥檚 the best hockey there is.鈥�

Head coach Ken Klee said while the journey has been different, the Frost are still following the course they set for themselves at the start of the season.

鈥淎t the start of the year our sole focus was getting into the playoffs,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e accomplished that.鈥�

Minnesota has 11 players remaining from last year鈥檚 championship team and six 鈥� Kelly Pannek, Taylor Heise, Coyne Schofield, Lee Stecklein, Nicole Hensley and Maddie Rooney 鈥� looking to win their third title.

Pannek led the league with 16 goals and 33 points. Heise was second with 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists) while Britta Curl-Salemme was the PWHL assists leader with 18 and was third overall with 29 points.

Klee is impressed by the attitude his players take into every game.

鈥淚 know at the end of the day, whether it鈥檚 Kelly or Kendall or Britta, they鈥檙e not really worried about how much they鈥檙e scoring,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e worried about us winning another Walter Cup, so that鈥檚 their focus.鈥�

Even though the Frost has a solid core they still lost several key players to expansion. The defensive pair of Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques now play in Vancouver.

In fact it was Jaques who scored the overtime winner for the Goldeneyes.

鈥淓very year is different,鈥� said Klee. 鈥淭his group had to come together, just like every team. When you put a new team together, everyone has a little bit different role. For us it鈥檚 just they all know that they have a role.

鈥淭hey are all important. Whether you鈥檙e playing 10 minutes or you鈥檙e playing 20 minutes, you have a job you do. We have an expectation for them, and they have an expectation of themselves, which is great.鈥�

Down 3-1 after two periods, Pannek and Klara Hymlarova scored goals to force the overtime against Vancouver.

Jenn Gardiner had a goal and two assists for Vancouver. Sarah Nurse and Miller also scored for Vancouver who won their fourth consecutive game.

The Goldeneyes finish with 37 points (9-3-4-14) and in seventh place in their first season in the eight-team league.

The Frost finish in third place with 50 points (13-354-9).

Minnesota finished the regular season in fourth place both last year and in 2024.

Last season the Frost defeated Montreal in the best-of-five semifinal before beating Ottawa in the final.

In the 2024 playoffs Minnesota downed Toronto in the semifinals and Boston in the final.

Klee said the game against Vancouver was a good primer for the playoffs.

鈥淚t was an exciting game,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was proud of our group for battling back.鈥�

Klee also was happy the team emerged without any major injuries.

鈥淲e want to be feeling good,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e want to be clicking. We wanted the players to feel good. We鈥檙e in the playoffs. That鈥檚 our biggest thing.鈥�

This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published April 25, 2026.