Premier Hockey Federation team 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 20, 2021, led to their first win of the season, also against the Pride.
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 [ edit ]
The regular season schedule was published on August 5, 2021.[ 5]
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]
Schedule
Regular season schedule (Home: 3–6–1; Road: 3–7–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Location
Record
Points
Box Score/Recap
1
November 6
@ Boston Pride
4–6
Leveille
Warrior Ice Arena
0–1–0
0
Recap[ 9]
2
November 7
@ Boston Pride
0–1
Leveille
Warrior Ice Arena
0–2–0
0
Recap[ 9]
3
November 20
Boston Pride
2–0
Leveille
TRIA Rink
1–2–0
3
Recap[ 10]
4
November 21
Boston Pride
1–2
OT
Leveille
TRIA Rink
1–2–1
4
Recap[ 10]
5
December 4
@ Connecticut Whale
1–5
Leveille
Danbury Ice Arena
1–3–1
4
Recap[ 11]
6
December 5
@ Connecticut Whale
2–4
Leveille
Danbury Ice Arena
1–4–1
4
Recap[ 11]
—
December 11
Buffalo Beauts
–
Postponed due to inclement weather[ 6]
—
December 12
Buffalo Beauts
–
Postponed due to inclement weather[ 6]
7
December 18
Toronto Six
0–4
Leveille
TRIA Rink
1–5–1
4
Recap[ 12]
8
December 19
Toronto Six
1–2
Leveille
Roseville Ice Arena
1–6–1
4
Recap[ 12]
—
January 8
@ Toronto Six
–
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic [ 8]
—
January 9
@ Toronto Six
–
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic [ 8]
9
January 22
@ Buffalo Beauts
3–1
Leveille
Northtown Center
2–6–1
7
Recap[ 13]
10
January 23
@ Buffalo Beauts
6–1
Leveille
Northtown Center
3–6–1
10
Recap[ 13]
11
February 5
Buffalo Beauts
8–1
Leveille
TRIA Rink
4–6–1
13
Rescheduled[ 7] Recap[ 14]
12
February 6
Buffalo Beauts
2–6
Brenneman
TRIA Rink
4–7–1
13
Rescheduled[ 7] Recap[ 14]
13
February 12
@ Toronto Six
2–6
Brenneman
Canlan Ice Sports – York
4–8–1
13
Rescheduled[ 15] Recap[ 16]
14
February 13
@ Toronto Six
1–2
Brenneman
Canlan Ice Sports – York
4–9–1
13
Rescheduled[ 15] Recap[ 16]
15
February 19
Metropolitan Riveters
5–2
Brenneman
TRIA Rink
5–9–1
16
Recap[ 17]
16
February 20
Metropolitan Riveters
4–7
Friend
TRIA Rink
5–10–1
16
Recap[ 17]
17
March 5
Connecticut Whale
2–4
Brenneman
TRIA Rink
5–11–1
16
Recap[ 18]
18
March 6
Connecticut Whale
1–4
Blesi
TRIA Rink
5–12–1
16
Recap[ 18]
19
March 12
@ Metropolitan Riveters
4–2
Blesi
Prudential Center Practice Facility
6–12–1
19
Recap[ 19]
20
March 13
@ Metropolitan Riveters
3–4
Blesi
Prudential Center Practice Facility
6–13–1
19
Recap[ 19]
Regulation Win (3 points)
Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Regulation Loss (0 points)[ 20]
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 25. They advanced to play the #1 seed Connecticut Whale in the Semifinal game to be held on Sunday, March 27.
As of March 27, 2022 [ 23]
Regular season[ 23]
Playoffs[ 23]
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
+/−
PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
+/−
PIM
Jonna Curtis
20
9
15
24
+12
18
2
0
3
3
+3
0
Allie Thunstrom
20
18
3
21
+12
4
2
2
0
2
+1
0
Audra Morrison
20
10
5
15
+10
21
2
1
2
3
+3
0
Ashleigh Brykaliuk
20
3
11
14
+7
16
2
1
0
1
+2
0
Taylor Turnquist
19
2
9
11
+15
10
2
1
0
1
+2
0
Haley Mack
17
4
5
9
+3
2
2
0
2
2
+1
0
Patti Marshall
20
0
7
7
+3
6
2
0
2
2
+3
2
Lexie Laing
20
2
4
6
+1
10
2
0
0
0
–1
0
Meaghan Pezon
12
1
4
5
+5
0
2
0
0
0
–1
0
Emma Stauber
15
1
2
3
0
14
2
0
0
0
–1
0
Mak Langei
20
0
3
3
-6
8
2
0
0
0
+1
0
Sydney Baldwin
2
1
1
2
+2
4
2
1
2
3
+3
0
Alex Woken
20
1
1
2
-5
7
2
0
0
0
–1
0
Stephanie Anderson
15
0
2
2
–1
24
2
0
0
0
0
0
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal
20
0
2
2
+2
24
2
0
0
0
–1
2
Maddie Rowe
20
0
2
2
-3
8
2
0
0
0
+1
0
Sara Bustad
9
0
1
1
+1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Haylea Schmid
11
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Brooke White-Lancette
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jenna Brenneman
5
0
0
0
0
0
–
–
–
–
–
–
Lisa Martinson
6
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Meghan Lorence
7
0
0
0
-3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Winny Brodt-Brown
11
0
0
0
-1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Nicole Schammel
17
0
0
0
–2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Regular season[ 23]
Playoffs[ 23]
Player
GP
W
L
T
OT
TOI
SA
GA
SV%
GAA
SO
Sv
PIM
G
A
GS
GP
W
L
T
OT
TOI
SA
GA
SV%
GAA
SO
Sv
PIM
G
A
GS
Amanda Leveille
12
4
6
0
1
630:11
395
25
.937
2.38
1
370
0
0
1
11
2
1
1
0
0
118:53
68
5
.926
2.52
0
63
0
0
0
2
Jenna Brenneman
12
1
4
0
0
309:00
189
19
.899
3.69
0
170
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0:00
0
0
.000
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Julie Friend
3
0
1
0
0
59:38
36
6
.833
6.04
0
30
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0:00
0
0
.000
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Allie Morse
1
0
0
0
0
00:00
0
0
.000
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0:00
0
0
.000
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Breanna Blesi
4
1
2
0
0
199:00
115
11
.904
3.32
0
104
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0:00
0
0
.000
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Allie Thunstrom was named the February PHF Player of the Month[ 24]
Date
Player
Previous Team
September 22, 2021
Allie Thunstrom
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 25]
September 23, 2021
Audra Morrison
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 26]
September 24, 2021
Jonna Curtis
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 27]
September 27, 2021
Mak Langei
Bemidji State Beavers [ 28]
September 28, 2021
Ashleigh Brykaliuk
Vanke Rays [ 29]
October 5, 2021
Patti Marshall
Brynäs IF [ 30]
October 5, 2021
Alex Woken
Mad Dogs Mannheim [ 30]
October 6, 2021
Taylor Turnquist
Boston Pride [ 31]
October 7, 2021
Nicole Schammel
Professional Women's Hockey Players Association [ 32]
October 8, 2021
Meghan Lorence
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 33]
October 12, 2021
Meaghan Pezon
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 34]
October 19, 2021
Maddie Rowe
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 35]
October 19, 2021
Sara Bustad
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 35]
October 20, 2021
Stephanie Anderson
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 36]
October 20, 2021
Haley Mack
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 36]
October 21, 2021
Brooke White-Lancette
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 37]
October 22, 2021
Haylea Schmid
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 38]
November 1, 2021
Winny Brodt-Brown
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 39]
November 1, 2021
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 39]
November 2, 2021
Lexie Laing
Boston Pride [ 40]
November 3, 2021
Emma Stauber
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 41]
November 3, 2021
Lisa Martinson
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 42]
November 4, 2021
Jenna Brenneman
Minnesota Golden Gophers [ 43]
November 4, 2021
Amanda Leveille
Minnesota Whitecaps[ 44]
Below are the Minnesota Whitecaps' selections at the 2021 NWHL Draft , which was held on June 29, 2021.[ 45]
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^ "Two-Time All-Star Thunstrom Rejoins the Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . September 22, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Audra (née Richards) Morrison Rejoins Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . September 23, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Isobel Cup Champion Curtis Returns to Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . September 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Whitecaps Ink 2021 First Round Pick Mak Langei" . Premier Hockey Federation . September 27, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Ashleigh Brykaliuk Joins Whitecaps for 2021-22 Season" . Premier Hockey Federation . September 28, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ a b "Whitecaps Sign Pair of 2020 Draft Picks" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 5, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Taylor Turnquist Heads Home to Minnesota" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 6, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Nicole Schammel Returns to Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Lorence Returns to Whitecaps for Third Consecutive Season" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 8, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Playmaker Pezon Re-signs with Whitecaps for Fifth Season" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ a b "Whitecaps Re-sign Rowe, Bustad Back to Blue Line" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ a b "Mack, Anderson Both Return to Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 20, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "White-Lancette Returns for 18th Season with Whitecaps" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ "Schmid Re-signs, Bolsters Whitecaps' Blue Line" . Premier Hockey Federation . October 22, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
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