Winny Brodt-Brown

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Winny Brodt-Brown
Born (1978-02-18) February 18, 1978 (age 46)
Roseville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota Whitecaps
Minnesota Golden Gophers
National team  United States
Playing career 1996–2022[1]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2001 United States Tournament

Winny Brodt-Brown (born February 18, 1978) is an American former ice hockey player. She was the first winner of the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 1996.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2000 and 2001 IIHF Women's World ice hockey championships.

She played for the Minnesota Whitecaps and was a member when the team won the Western Women's Hockey League championship during the 2008–09 season and the 2010 Clarkson Cup.[3] She was also a member of the Whitecaps when the team won the Isobel Cup during their first year as a member of the Premier Hockey Federation (then the National Women's Hockey League) during the 2018–19 season.[4]

Playing career[edit]

USA Hockey[edit]

Her first exposure to USA Hockey came in 1995 with the US Junior Team and returned the following year in 1996. She was a participant at the USA Hockey Women's Festival in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She had several years experience with the United States national women's team. In addition, she was part of the Team USA squad that competed in the 1998 Three Nations Cup.[5] She participated at the 2000 IIHF women's championships.[6] The following year, in 2001 she participated in the World Championships also.[7] She appeared in 5 games and registered 0 points.[8]

Minnesota Whitecaps[edit]

Upon leaving the University of Minnesota, she joined the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) Minnesota Whitecaps in their inaugural 2004–05 season. In 2006, she was joined by her sister Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal. They played every season with the Whitecaps, including their 2010 Clarkson Cup win, and through the team's independent years after the dissolution of the WWHL in 2011. Both signed contracts with the Whitecaps for its inaugural 2018–19 season in the professional Premier Hockey Federation (PHF, originally the National Women's Hockey League).[9] She announced her retirement from the Whitecaps on August 16, 2022.[1]

Career stats[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 University of New Hampshire NCAA 39 11 23 34 - - - - - -
1998–99 University of Minnesota NCAA 24 14 31 45 12 - - - - -
1999–2000 University of Minnesota NCAA 28 13 37 50 26 - - - - -
2002–03 University of Minnesota NCAA 34 14 25 39 22 - - - - -
2004–05 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 12 2 8 10 16 - - - - -
2005–06 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 8 0 3 3 16 - - - - -
2006–07 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 24 5 11 16 22 - - - - -
2007–08 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 19 5 5 10 14 - - - - -
2008–09 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 14 1 8 9 16 - - - - -
2009–10 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 12 2 8 10 4 - - - - -
2010–11 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 18 7 14 21 10 - - - - -
2017–18 Minnesota Whitecaps Independent - - - - - - - - - -
2018–19 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 14 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 20 0 5 5 10 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 2
2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps PHF 11 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
NCAA totals 124 52 116 168 60 — – – – –
WWHL totals 107 22 57 79 98 — – – – –
PHF totals 49 1 6 7 24 7 0 2 2 2

[10]

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 United States WWC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 5 5 0
2001 United States WWC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
World Championship totals 10 0 5 5 0

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Awards and honors[edit]

  • Ms. Hockey Award: 1996
  • Top 3 finalists for Minnesota Sports Channel 1996 Athlete of the Year award[11]
  • Most valuable player: 1998 AWCHA Championship[12]
  • WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: 1999–2000
  • Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award: 1999–2000
  • 1998 AWCHA Tournament Most Outstanding player
  • 1999 Patty Berg Academic Award winner
  • 2000 AWCHA All-Tournament Team
  • 2000 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
  • First-team All-WCHA (2000)
  • WCHA All-Academic Team member (2000)
  • WCHA All-Tournament pick (2000)
  • Peggy MacInnis Bye Scholarship award winner (2000)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2000)
  • Patty Berg Academic Award honoree (2000)
  • Western Women's Hockey League Defensive Player of the Year, 2006–07

Group affiliations[edit]

  • Herb Brooks Foundation Board Member (2008–2009)[13]
  • OS Hockey Training Director (2003–present)[14]

Personal[edit]

She is married to Justin Brown. She is also an instructor for the Highland Central Hockey Association in St. Paul, Minnesota.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ramey, Devin (August 16, 2022). "Minnesota hockey great Winny Brodt-Brown retires". kare11.com. KARE. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2022. After a trailblazing career, which includes the first Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 1996 and two women's hockey league titles, Winny Brody-Brown is retiring.
  2. ^ "Ms. Hockey". Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  3. ^ Starkman, Randy (2010-03-29). "Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. ^ Mizutani, Dane (2019-03-17). "Minnesota Whitecaps capture Isobel Cup championship in inaugural NWHL season". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ^ "1998 Team USA - Three Nations Cup Roster". www.whockey.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  6. ^ "Team Roster". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  7. ^ "Team Roster". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  8. ^ "2001 IIHF World Women Championship: Team USA". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  9. ^ "Fifteen Sign Contracts for 2018-19 Season". OurSportsCentral.com. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Winny Brodt-Brown statistics". Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. ^ "Home". Os Hockey Training. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  12. ^ "Women's Division I NCAA tournament | USCHO.com :: NCAA". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  13. ^ "The Herb Brooks Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  14. ^ "Home". Os Hockey Training. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  15. ^ "Instructors". www.hchockey.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

External links[edit]

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