Winny Brodt-Brown Explained

Position:	Defense
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	4
Weight Lb:	130
Played For:	Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sex:	f
Ntl Team:	USA
Birth Date:	18 February 1978
Birth Place:	Roseville, Minnesota, U.S.
Career Start:	1996
Career End:	2022^[1]

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

USA Hockey

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

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.

Career stats

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP						GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98		NCAA		39	11	23	34	-		-	-	-	-	-
1998–99		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		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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	United States	WWC			5	0	5	5	0
2001	United States	WWC			5	0	0	0	0
World Championship totals					10	0	5	5	0

Awards and honors

• 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

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

Personal

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

External links

• • U.S. Olympic Team bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minnesota hockey great Winny Brodt-Brown retires . Ramey . Devin . August 16, 2022 . kare11.com . KARE . 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. . February 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210013736/https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/hockey/minnesota-hockey-great-winny-brodt-brown-retires-whitecaps-phf-womens-sports/89-b02014b0-af54-499c-a9bd-80ad1ef46b9a . live .
2. Web site: Ms. Hockey. Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association. 2010-03-18. 2013-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103074118/http://www.mghca.com/page/show/115701-ms-hockey. live.
3. Web site: Whitecaps swamp Thunder to win Clarkson Cup . Starkman . Randy . 2010-03-29 . Toronto Star . 2022-01-06 . 2022-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220106200134/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2010/03/29/whitecaps_swamp_thunder_to_win_clarkson_cup.html . live .
4. Web site: Minnesota Whitecaps capture Isobel Cup championship in inaugural NWHL season . Mizutani . Dane . 2019-03-17 . Twin Cities Pioneer Press . 2022-01-06 . 2022-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220106195443/https://www.twincities.com/2019/03/17/minnesota-whitecaps-capture-isobel-cup-in-inaugural-nwhl-season/ . live .
5. Web site: 1998 Team USA - Three Nations Cup Roster. www.whockey.com. 2010-11-23. 2011-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525191813/http://www.whockey.com/country/usa/roster/1998_3nats.html. live.
6. Web site: Team Roster. www.iihf.com. 2010-03-18. 2011-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604204321/http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/9900/Wwsa/gs/pg000041.htm. live.
7. Web site: Team Roster. www.iihf.com. 2010-03-18. 2011-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604204028/http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0001/Ww/gs/pg000048.htm. live.
8. Web site: 2001 IIHF World Women Championship: Team USA . IIHF. 2010-03-18. 2011-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604204254/http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0001/Ww/gs/pg000056.htm.
9. Web site: Fifteen Sign Contracts for 2018-19 Season . OurSportsCentral.com . September 5, 2018 . September 5, 2018 . September 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905214838/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/fifteen-sign-contracts-for-2018-19-season/n-5399131 . live .
10. Web site: Winny Brodt-Brown statistics . 2022-01-06 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202012043/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/516358/winny-brodt-brown . live .
11. Web site: Home. Os Hockey Training. 2011-01-21. 2011-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523131018/http://www.oshockey.org/2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=168. live.
12. Web site: Women's Division I NCAA tournament | USCHO.com :: NCAA . USCHO.com . 2018-09-05 . 2019-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324170812/https://www.uscho.com/ncaa/womens-division-i-ncaa-tournament/ . live .
13. Web site: The Herb Brooks Foundation . 2010-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100211112423/http://www.herbbrooksfoundation.com/staff.html . 2010-02-11 . dead .
14. Web site: Home. Os Hockey Training. 2010-03-18. 2023-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20230210013727/https://oshockey.com/. live.
15. Web site: Instructors . www.hchockey.org . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123172148/http://www.hchockey.org/Page.asp?n=17682&org=hchockey.org . 23 November 2007 . dead.