2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps season

The 2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps season was the team's fourth year as a member of the Premier Hockey Federation. They play their home games at TRIA Rink, the practice facility for the NHL's Minnesota Wild. The Whitecaps opened the season on the weekend of November 6–7 in Boston playing against the Pride, dropping their first two games. Their first home game, on November 20th, 2021 led to their first win of the season, also against the Pride.

2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps
League5 PHF
2021–22 record6–13–1
Home record3–6–1
Road record3–7–0
Goals for52
Goals against64
Team information
General managerJack Brodt[1]
CoachJack Brodt
Ronda Curtin Engelhardt[1]
Assistant coachAmber Hegland[1]
CaptainWinny Brodt-Brown[2]
Alternate captainsJonna Curtis
Allie Thunstrom
Brooke White-Lancette[2]
ArenaTRIA Rink
Team leaders
GoalsAllie Thunstrom (18)[3]
AssistsJonna Curtis (15)[3]
PointsJonna Curtis (24)[3]
Penalty minutesStephanie Anderson, Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal (24)[3]
Plus/minusTaylor Turnquist (+15)[3]
WinsAmanda Leveille (4)[3]
Goals against averageAmanda Leveille (2.38)[3]

Background

On June 28, 2021, the PHF announced the sale of the Buffalo Beauts and the Whitecaps to a joint partnership of NLTT Ventures, LLC, led by Andy Scurto, and Top Tier Sports, led by Neil Leibman. Leibman was named the team's governor.[4]

Schedule and results

The regular season schedule was published on August 5, 2021.[5]

News and notes

On December 10, 2021, the PHF announced that the December 11 and 12 games against the Buffalo Beauts had been cancelled due to inclement weather conditions affecting Buffalo's travel.[6] On December 16, 2021, those games were rescheduled for February 5 and 6, 2022.[7] On January 5, 2022, the PHF announced that all regular season games for the weekend of January 8 and 9, affecting the Whitecaps' games against the Toronto Six, were postponed due to COVID-19.[8]

Regular season
Schedule
Regular season schedule (Home: 3–6–1; Road: 3–7–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordPointsBox Score/Recap
1November 6@ Boston Pride4–6LeveilleWarrior Ice Arena0–1–00Recap[9]
2November 7@ Boston Pride0–1LeveilleWarrior Ice Arena0–2–00Recap[9]
3November 20Boston Pride2–0LeveilleTRIA Rink1–2–03Recap[10]
4November 21Boston Pride1–2OTLeveilleTRIA Rink1–2–14Recap[10]
5December 4@ Connecticut Whale1–5LeveilleDanbury Ice Arena1–3–14Recap[11]
6December 5@ Connecticut Whale2–4LeveilleDanbury Ice Arena1–4–14Recap[11]
—December 11Buffalo Beauts–Postponed due to inclement weather[6]
—December 12Buffalo Beauts–Postponed due to inclement weather[6]
7December 18Toronto Six0–4LeveilleTRIA Rink1–5–14Recap[12]
8December 19Toronto Six1–2LeveilleRoseville Ice Arena1–6–14Recap[12]
—January 8@ Toronto Six–Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
—January 9@ Toronto Six–Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
9January 22@ Buffalo Beauts3–1LeveilleNorthtown Center2–6–17Recap[13]
10January 23@ Buffalo Beauts6–1LeveilleNorthtown Center3–6–110Recap[13]
11February 5Buffalo Beauts8–1LeveilleTRIA Rink4–6–113Rescheduled[7]
Recap[14]
12February 6Buffalo Beauts2–6BrennemanTRIA Rink4–7–113Rescheduled[7]
Recap[14]
13February 12@ Toronto Six2–6BrennemanCanlan Ice Sports – York4–8–113Rescheduled[15]
Recap[16]
14February 13@ Toronto Six1–2BrennemanCanlan Ice Sports – York4–9–113Rescheduled[15]
Recap[16]
15February 19Metropolitan Riveters5–2BrennemanTRIA Rink5–9–116Recap[17]
16February 20Metropolitan Riveters4–7FriendTRIA Rink5–10–116Recap[17]
17March 5Connecticut Whale2–4BrennemanTRIA Rink5–11–116Recap[18]
18March 6Connecticut Whale1–4BlesiTRIA Rink5–12–116Recap[18]
19March 12@ Metropolitan Riveters4–2BlesiPrudential Center Practice Facility6–12–119Recap[19]
20March 13@ Metropolitan Riveters3–4BlesiPrudential Center Practice Facility6–13–119Recap[19]

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)[20]

Playoffs
Main article: 2021–22 PHF season § Playoffs

The 5th-seeded Whitecaps defeated the 4th-seeded Metropolitan Riveters in the first round of the 2022 Isobel Cup Playoffs by a score of 4–1 on Friday, March 25th. They advanced to play the #1 seed Connecticut Whale in the Semifinal game to be held on Sunday, March 27.

2022 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Playoff schedule (1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationBox Score/Recap
1March 25Metropolitan Riveters4–1LeveilleAdventHealth Center IceBox Score[21]
2March 27Connecticut Whale2–4LeveilleAdventHealth Center IceBox Score[22]

Player statistics

As of March 27, 2022[23]

Skaters
Regular season[23] Playoffs[23]
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM GPGAPts+/−PIM
Jonna Curtis2091524+12182033+30
Allie Thunstrom2018321+1242202+10
Audra Morrison2010515+10212123+30
Ashleigh Brykaliuk2031114+7162101+20
Taylor Turnquist192911+15102101+20
Haley Mack17459+322022+10
Patti Marshall20077+362022+32
Lexie Laing20246+1102000–10
Meaghan Pezon12145+502000–10
Emma Stauber151230142000–10
Mak Langei20033-682000+10
Sydney Baldwin2112+242123+30
Alex Woken20112-572000–10
Stephanie Anderson15022–124200000
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal20022+2242000–12
Maddie Rowe20022-382000+10
Sara Bustad9011+12200000
Haylea Schmid1101102200000
Brooke White-Lancette300000100000
Jenna Brenneman500000––––––
Lisa Martinson600004100000
Meghan Lorence7000-32100000
Winny Brodt-Brown11000-14200000
Nicole Schammel17000–22100000

Goaltenders
Regular season[23] Playoffs[23]
PlayerGPWLTOTTOISAGASV%GAASOSvPIMGAGS GPWLTOTTOISAGASV%GAASOSvPIMGAGS
Amanda Leveille124601630:1139525.9372.3813700011121100118:53685.9262.520630002
Jenna Brenneman121400309:0018919.8993.6901700005200000:0000.0000.00000000
Julie Friend3010059:38366.8336.040300001100000:0000.0000.00000000
Allie Morse1000000:0000.0000.00000000100000:0000.0000.00000000
Breanna Blesi41200199:0011511.9043.3201040003100000:0000.0000.00000000

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

Milestones
Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Allie Thunstrom50th PHF career pointNovember 6, 2021
Jonna Curtis60th PHF career pointDecember 5, 2021
Allie Thunstrom50th PHF career gameDecember 5, 2021

Records
Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Honors
  • Allie Thunstrom was named the February PHF Player of the Month[24]

Transactions

Signings
DatePlayerPrevious Team
September 22, 2021Allie ThunstromMinnesota Whitecaps[25]
September 23, 2021Audra MorrisonMinnesota Whitecaps[26]
September 24, 2021Jonna CurtisMinnesota Whitecaps[27]
September 27, 2021Mak LangeiBemidji State Beavers[28]
September 28, 2021Ashleigh BrykaliukVanke Rays[29]
October 5, 2021Patti MarshallBrynäs IF[30]
October 5, 2021Alex WokenMad Dogs Mannheim[30]
October 6, 2021Taylor TurnquistBoston Pride[31]
October 7, 2021Nicole SchammelProfessional Women's Hockey Players Association[32]
October 8, 2021Meghan LorenceMinnesota Whitecaps[33]
October 12, 2021Meaghan PezonMinnesota Whitecaps[34]
October 19, 2021Maddie RoweMinnesota Whitecaps[35]
October 19, 2021Sara BustadMinnesota Whitecaps[35]
October 20, 2021Stephanie AndersonMinnesota Whitecaps[36]
October 20, 2021Haley MackMinnesota Whitecaps[36]
October 21, 2021Brooke White-LancetteMinnesota Whitecaps[37]
October 22, 2021Haylea SchmidMinnesota Whitecaps[38]
November 1, 2021Winny Brodt-BrownMinnesota Whitecaps[39]
November 1, 2021Chelsey Brodt-RosenthalMinnesota Whitecaps[39]
November 2, 2021Lexie LaingBoston Pride[40]
November 3, 2021Emma StauberMinnesota Whitecaps[41]
November 3, 2021Lisa MartinsonMinnesota Whitecaps[42]
November 4, 2021Jenna BrennemanMinnesota Golden Gophers[43]
November 4, 2021Amanda LeveilleMinnesota Whitecaps[44]

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Whitecaps' selections at the 2021 NWHL Draft, which was held on June 29, 2021.[45]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
16Mak LangeiD United StatesBemidji State Beavers
212Tina KampaD United StatesBemidji State Beavers
318Taylor WenteF United StatesMinnesota Golden Gophers
424Jenna BrennemanG United StatesPenn State Nittany Lions
530Kendall WilliamsonF United StatesColgate Raiders

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