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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Eleven Gopher representatives invited to USA Hockey Evaluation Camp
Seven members of the current Minnesota Women's Hockey Team and four Gopher alumnae have been invited to USA Hockey's upcoming Women's National Team Evaluation Camp. Emily Brown, Taylor Heise, Abbey Murphy, Maggie Nicholson, Gracie Ostertag, Madeline Wethington, and Grace Zumwinkle will be joined at the camp by national team veterans Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Amanda Kessel, and Lee Stecklein as part of the 53 invitees named last Friday, October 16. The camp will be held next week – October 25-31 – in nearby Blaine, MN, but “due to safety protocols, the camp will be closed to the public, including fans, scouts and media.”
The USA Hockey staff will also have some Gopher representatives. Joel Johnson will be present as an assistant coach for the national team, and Gopher equipment manager Brent Proulx and strength & conditioning coach Cal Dietz are serving the U.S. team in those same capacities.
We send congratulations to all 11 Gopher players, and wish them good luck as they vie for spots on the national team!
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GWH alumna Brodt Brown re-signs with Whitecaps for 2020-2021
Collegiate national champion and 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup winner Winny Brodt Brown was named among a trio of players re-signing with the Minnesota Whitecaps for the 2020-2021 season, as announced this past Tuesday. In her first two seasons in the league, including the playoffs, she has 6 assists.
Brodt Brown is the fourth Gopher alumna to join an NWHL roster for the upcoming season. Her sister, Chelsey Rosenthal, agreed to terms with the Whitecaps at the end of September, and Amanda Leveille & Meghan Lorence re-signed with Minnesota earlier in the off-season. (Image courtesy of the NWHL / MN Whitecaps)
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Bozek, Räty, KRS Vanke Rays sweep season-opening series – Following nearly two weeks of delays, the Shenzhen, China-based KRS Vanke Rays, including Gopher Women's Hockey alumnae Megan Bozek and Noora Räty, opened the defense of their Russian Women's Hockey League championship with a two-game series sweep of MSMO 7.62 by scores of 8-1 and 10-1. Bozek recorded 3 assists with a +6 plus-minus rating; Räty did not see any playing time.
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Fundraising letter follow-up – Give to the Max Day, November 19
As shared yesterday, the Power Play Club will again be participating in Give to the Max Day, an annual online campaign to raise money for Minnesota nonprofits and schools. This year’s event is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, and it will be the main focus of the PPC’s fundraising efforts this season.
We thank Todd King, Bob Milligan and Sharon Danes for sharing their thoughts on why they support Gopher Women's Hockey. We encountered some technical difficulty with the video from Bob and Sharon yesterday, but that is resolved and you can now find the video here.
We will be sending out additional information about Give to the Max Day, along with comments from more GWH supporters, in future emails and on our social media accounts. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow the Power Play Club on Facebook and Twitter.
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