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Brad Frost
Canadian ice hockey coach
Brad Frost (born May 11, 1973)[1] is the current women's ice hockey head coach at the University of Minnesota. Since 2007, he has coached Minnesota to 4 NCAA Championships, 7 Frozen Four appearances, and 4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) post-season titles.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Conference | WCHA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1973-05-11) May 11, 1973 (age 50) Burlington, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Bethel University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–present | Minnesota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 494–102–41 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Frost was raised in Burlington, Ontario. He graduated from Bethel University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education. He played as a forward on the hockey team and served as team captain for two years. After graduation, he was an assistant coach for the Eagan (Minnesota) High School girls' team and then for the Bethel University men's team. In June 2001, Frost joined the coaching staff at the University of Minnesota as an assistant to Laura Halldorson. While working as an assistant coach, Minnesota won the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005.
Frost was appointed interim head coach upon Halldorson's retirement in August 2007.[2] He coached the team to a 27–7–4 record in the 2007–08 season and was voted WCHA Coach of the Year. His place as head coach was made permanent on April 16, 2008.[3][4] He coached Minnesota to 62 consecutive wins between February 18, 2012 and November 16, 2013. In that streak, Minnesota earned the 2012 NCAA title and had an undefeated season culminating in the 2013 NCAA title.[5] Minnesota lost in the 2014 NCAA Championship match, but won the 2015 and 2016 titles.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota | 27–7–4 | 21–5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota | 32–5–3 | 23–2–3 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota | 26–9–5 | 18–6–4 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota | 26–10–2 | 18–8–2 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota | 34–5–2 | 21–5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota | 41–0–0 | 28–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota | 38–2–1 | 26–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota | 34–3–4 | 22–2–4 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2015–16 | Minnesota | 35–4–1 | 24–3–1 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2016–17 | Minnesota | 26–8–5 | 19–4–5 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota | 24–11–3 | 13–8–3 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota | 30–5–1 | 19–4–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota | 27–6–3 | 17–5–2 | 2nd | Qualified | ||||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota | 11–8–1 | 11–7–1 | 4th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota | 29–9–1 | 21–6–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota | 27–5–3 | 22–3–3 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four | ||||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota | 27–10–2 | 19–7–2 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| Minnesota: | 494–102–41 | 318–73–37 | |||||||
| Total: | 494–102–41 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Frost is a Christian. Frost is married to Dayna Frost. They have three children.[6]
- "Brad Frost". EliteProspects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- Gordon, Samuel (December 4, 2013). "Building greatness from the bench". Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- Brothers, Bruce (April 16, 2008). "Brad Frost hired as University of Minnesota women's hockey coach". Pioneer Press. Saint Paul. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- "Brad Frost Named University of Minnesota Women's Hockey Head Coach" (Press release). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- Meyers, Naila-Jean (March 26, 2013). "A Championship Won, and a Streak Extended". New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- Murphy, Brian. "Brian Murphy: Brad Frost is building a Gophers women's hockey empire". Retrieved November 10, 2021.