| Current position | |||||
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| Title | Head Coach | ||||
| Team | Minnesota | ||||
| Biographical details | |||||
| Born | Burlington, Ontario | ||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||
| Overall | 373–65–31 | ||||
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Brad Frost is the current women's ice hockey head coach at the University of Minnesota. Since 2007, he has coached Minnesota to 4 NCAA Championships, 7 Frozen Four appearances, and 4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) post-season titles.
Personal life[]
Frost was raised in Burlington, Ontario. He graduated from Bethel University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education. He played as a forward on the hockey team and served as team captain for two years. After graduation, he was an assistant coach for the Eagan (Minnesota) High School girls' team and then for the Bethel University men's team. In June 2001, Frost joined the coaching staff at the University of Minnesota as an assistant to Laura Halldorson. While working as an assistant coach, Minnesota won the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005.
Coaching[]
Frost was appointed interim head coach upon Halldorson's retirement in August 2007.[1] He coached the team to a 27–7–4 record in the 2007–08 season and was voted WCHA Coach of the Year. His place as head coach was made permanent on April 16, 2008.[2][3] He coached Minnesota to 62 consecutive wins between February 18, 2012 and November 16, 2013. In that streak, Minnesota earned the 2012 NCAA title and had an undefeated season culminating in the 2013 NCAA title.[4] Minnesota lost in the 2014 NCAA Championship match, but won the 2015 and 2016 titles.
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota | 27–7–4 | 21–5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota | 32–5–3 | 23–2–3 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota | 26–9–5 | 18–6–4 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota | 26–10–2 | 18–8–2 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota | 34–5–2 | 21–5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota | 41–0–0 | 28–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota | 38–2–1 | 26–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota | 34–3–4 | 22–2–4 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2015–16 | Minnesota | 35–4–1 | 24–3–1 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2016–17 | Minnesota | 26–8–5 | 19–4–5 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota | 24–11–3 | 13–8–3 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota | 30–5–1 | 19–4–1 | 1st | NCAA | ||||
| Minnesota: | 373–65–31 | 228–45–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 373–65–31 | ||||||||
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National Champion
Conference Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament Champion
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References[]
- ↑ Gordon, Samuel. "Building greatness from the bench", 2013-12-04. Retrieved on 2014-09-07.
- ↑ Brothers, Bruce. "Brad Frost hired as University of Minnesota women's hockey coach", 2008-04-16. Retrieved on 2014-09-07.
- ↑ University of Minnesota. Brad Frost Named University of Minnesota Women's Hockey Head Coach. Press release. Retrieved on 2014-09-07.
- ↑ Meyers, Naila-Jean. "A Championship Won, and a Streak Extended", 2013-03-26. Retrieved on 2014-09-07.
| Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey | |
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| Venues | Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) - Ridder Arena (2002–present) |
| Coaches | Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) - Brad Frost (2007–present) |
| Notable players | Ronda Curtin - Natalie Darwitz - Rachael Drazan - Courtney Kennedy - Amanda Kessel - Gisele Marvin - Nadine Muzerall - Noora Räty - Lyndsay Wall - Krissy Wendell |
| Patty Kazmaier Award winners | Krissy Wendell (2005) - Amanda Kessel (2013) |
| Rivalries | Wisconsin |
| Seasons | 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–00 - 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 |
| National Championships | 2000 - 2004 - 2005 - 2012 - 2013 - 2015 - 2016 - 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Current women's head coaches of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association |
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| Jim Scanlan (Bemidji State) - Brad Frost (Minnesota) - Maura Crowell (Minnesota–Duluth) - Eric Means (Minnesota State) - Nadine Muzerall (Ohio State) - Eric Rud (St. Cloud State) - Mark Johnson (Wisconsin) |
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