| Winny Brodt-Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
(1978-02-18) February 18, 1978 (age 46) Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Winny Brodt-Brown (born February 18, 1978) is an American former ice hockey player. She was the first winner of the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 1996.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2000 and 2001 IIHF Women's World ice hockey championships.
She played for the Minnesota Whitecaps and was a member when the team won the Western Women's Hockey League championship during the 2008–09 season and the 2010 Clarkson Cup.[3] She was also a member of the Whitecaps when the team won the Isobel Cup during their first year as a member of the Premier Hockey Federation (then the National Women's Hockey League) during the 2018–19 season.[4]
Her first exposure to USA Hockey came in 1995 with the US Junior Team and returned the following year in 1996. She was a participant at the USA Hockey Women's Festival in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She had several years experience with the United States national women's team. In addition, she was part of the Team USA squad that competed in the 1998 Three Nations Cup.[5] She participated at the 2000 IIHF women's championships.[6] The following year, in 2001 she participated in the World Championships also.[7] She appeared in 5 games and registered 0 points.[8]
Upon leaving the University of Minnesota, she joined the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) Minnesota Whitecaps in their inaugural 2004–05 season. In 2006, she was joined by her sister Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal. They played every season with the Whitecaps, including their 2010 Clarkson Cup win, and through the team's independent years after the dissolution of the WWHL in 2011. Both signed contracts with the Whitecaps for its inaugural 2018–19 season in the professional Premier Hockey Federation (PHF, originally the National Women's Hockey League).[9] She announced her retirement from the Whitecaps on August 16, 2022.[1]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 39 | 11 | 23 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 24 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–2000 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 28 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 34 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Whitecaps | WWHL | 18 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA totals | 124 | 52 | 116 | 168 | 60 | — | – | – | – | – | ||||
| WWHL totals | 107 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 98 | — | – | – | – | – | ||||
| PHF totals | 49 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2000 | United States | WWC | 
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5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001 | United States | WWC |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship totals | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
She is married to Justin Brown. She is also an instructor for the Highland Central Hockey Association in St. Paul, Minnesota.[15]
After a trailblazing career, which includes the first Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 1996 and two women's hockey league titles, Winny Brody-Brown is retiring.
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