MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota dismissed women’s hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since this system’s last nationwide championship.
Athletic director Mark Coyle made the announcement three days after the (*19*) misplaced at house within the NCAA quarterfinals to Northeastern. Frost, who made about $300,000 yearly, was within the remaining yr of his contract that was last prolonged in 2023.
Frost went 554-133-43 after taking on for this system’s first coach, Laura Halldorson, in 2007. He was an assistant underneath Halldorson on nationwide title groups in 2004 and 2005. Under Frost, the (*19*) had been NCAA champions 4 instances 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 turn into the convention powers and accounted for each nationwide title since 2018.
The U.S. women’s group that received the gold medal on the Olympics last month had 5 gamers who performed for the (*19*) underneath Frost, together with present captain Abbey Murphy and former standouts Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein and Grace Zumwinkle.
“Brad is a nice coach and an excellent higher individual, which is why immediately is extraordinarily troublesome,” Coyle said in a statement distributed by the university. “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 group with class and integrity for 19 years.”