MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota fired women’s hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decline because the program’s final nationwide championship.
Athletic director Mark Coyle made the announcement three days after the Gophers misplaced at residence within the NCAA quarterfinals to Northeastern. Frost, who made about $300,000 yearly, was within the closing yr of his contract that was final prolonged in 2023.
Frost went 554-133-43 after taking up for this system’s first coach, Laura Halldorson, in 2007. He was an assistant below Halldorson on nationwide title groups in 2004 and 2005. Under Frost, the Gophers have been NCAA champions 4 occasions in 5 years: 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Minnesota has 4 appearances within the Women’s Frozen Four since then, however Ohio State and Wisconsin have grow to be the convention powers and accounted for each nationwide title since 2018.
The US women’s staff that received the gold medal on the Olympics final month had 5 gamers who performed for the Gophers below Frost, together with present captain Abbey Murphy and former standouts Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein and Grace Zumwinkle.
“Brad is a great coach and an even better person, which is why today is extremely difficult,” Coyle stated in an announcement distributed by the college. “This decision was made after a review of the program on and off the ice. We expect to contend at the highest level in every aspect of women’s college hockey, and right now we are not doing that.
“I need to thank Brad for main our staff with class and integrity for 19 years.”
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