Golden Gophers Promote Brad Frost to Associate Head Women's Hockey Coach
June 1, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - University of Minnesota women's hockey head coach Laura Halldorson has announced that assistant coach Brad Frost has been promoted to associate head coach, effective immediately. Frost, who started his Golden Gopher career as an interim assistant coach, has been with the women's hockey program since January of 2001.
"Brad Frost has been a valuable member of our staff for over five years and this promotion is very well-deserved," head coach Laura Halldorson said.
"Not only is he a knowledgeable and effective hockey coach, Brad is also a great person who brings a lot of positive qualities to our program, both on and off the ice."
Frost has helped the Gophers to back-to-back national championships in 2004 and 2005. From 2001 to 2004, Frost primarily coached the forwards for three and a half years, including U.S. Olympians Natalie Darwitz, Kelly Stephens and Krissy Wendell. In the 2004-05 campaign, Frost held recruiting responsibilities as well as becoming the defensemen coach, a role he currently has held for the past two seasons. Along with overseeing the blue liners, Frost coached the Gopher special teams in the power-play and penalty-kill units. In 2005, Frost led the power-play unit to an impressive 31.0 conversion percentage in their national championship season. After losing four Olympians in the 2005-06 season, Frost helped the Gophers to a second-place finish in both the WCHA regular and tournament championships with a 19-8-1 record. The Gophers went on to finish second at the NCAA Championships after defeating No. 1 New Hampshire in the national semifinal game on March 24 in Mariucci Arena.
"I am excited to stay here at the University of Minnesota and become the Associate Head Coach. It is an honor to be offered this position and I look forward to continuing the wonderful tradition of Gopher Women's Hockey."
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