University of Minnesota Athletics
NWHL All-Star Weekend Set for St. Paul
1/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS - Several players with Golden Gopher women's hockey ties are set to take part in the 2018 NWHL All-Star Weekend, which is set for Saturday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 11 in St. Paul, Minn.
In partnership with the NHL's Minnesota Wild, the 2018 NWHL All-Star Weekend will take place at TRIA Rink, the Wild's state-of-the-art practice facility in downtown St. Paul. The NWHL Skills Challenge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 6:45 p.m. CT, and the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game is on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. CT.
University of Minnesota alumna Amanda Leveille is one of two team captains for the NWHL All-Star Game. She selected fellow Gopher alum and current Buffalo Beauts teammate Jordyn Burns as one of her defense for the game as the league held a All-Star Game draft Tuesday night.
Fellow University of Minnesota alumna Kate Schipper will also play for Team Lev in the NWHL All-Star Game as the league has invited the Minnesota Whitecaps to participate in its All-Star Weekend. Schipper is one of two Minnesota Whitecaps taking part in the game.
In addition, current Whitecaps player and Gopher alumna Winny (Brodt) Brown will serve as one of the coaches for the All-Star Weekend. Brown was the first-ever winner of the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award and was a member of the U.S. National Team program for a decade.
The NWHL All-Star Game will consist of two 25-minute halves, and each team will have 12 skaters and two goaltenders.
Tickets are available now at NWHL.zone/tickets. Skills Challenge tickets are $15, All-Star Game seats are $25, and an All-Star Weekend Package for both events is available for $35. There will be an autograph session with the players after both events for all ticketholders.
Amanda Leveille @MandyLeveille29 of the Buffalo Beauts and @GopherWHockey is a captain for the 2108 NWHL All-Star Weekend in Saint Paul. We will be announcing the selections of Team Lev in the coming days.
For tickets: https://t.co/NC4kD549k5 pic.twitter.com/k43NzEn6s6- NWHL (@NWHL) January 15, 2018
With our next pick, #TeamLeveille will GOPHER a true champ and Minnesota native! It's National and Isobel Cup Champion, Jordyn Burns from the @BuffaloBeauts! #NWHLASG pic.twitter.com/rIFw03Up01
- NWHL (@NWHL) January 23, 2018
Time to add some goal scorers to this game! Don't blink or you'll miss her! #TeamLeveille selects my former college teammate, and two-time National Champion, Kate Schipper of @WhitecapsHockey! #NWHLASG pic.twitter.com/p0TlJ3k4wh
- NWHL (@NWHL) January 23, 2018
Women's Hockey Greats Tricia (Dunn) Luoma & Winny (Brodt) Brown Named Coaches For NWHL All-Star Weekend In Minnesota.
📰: https://t.co/sFfnjpEb4g
🎟: https://t.co/CxtbTBg6FO pic.twitter.com/LSfacC34gW- NWHL (@NWHL) January 18, 2018
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