Winny Brodt Brown Winny Brodt ( born February 18 , 1978 ) , is an American ice hockey player . She was the first ever winner of the Minnesota Ms . Hockey Award in 1996 . She won a silver medal at the 2001 IIHF Women ' s World ice hockey championships . Currently , she plays for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women ' s Hockey League , where she won the league championship during the 2008 - 09 season . She was also part of the Whitecaps that won the 2010 Clarkson Cup . Playing career . In 1995 - 96 , Brodt led Roseville High School to an undefeated season and the Minnesota state title . She registered 62 goals and 61 assists in 30 games . The following year , her NCAA eligibility required clarification due to half a credit for an English course . She participated with McGovern ' s club team in Minnesota . She accumulated 64 goals and 128 points while leading the team to the state title . NCAA . Brodt joined the New Hampshire Wildcats women ’ s ice hockey program in 1997 but only stayed one year with the Wildcats . During the regular season , she accumulated 11 goals and 34 points in 39 games . In her one year , she was part of the Wildcats team that won the AWCHA women ’ s ice hockey championship . Brodt was recognized as the AWCHA tournament Most Valuable Player . Brodt transferred to Minnesota in 1998 - 99 from New Hampshire . She finished her Gopher career leading all defenders in points ( 134 ) , goals ( 41 ) and assists ( 93 ) . After her junior season , she left the Gophers to play on the U . S . National Team . In 58 games with the National Team , Brodt scored 38 points . In 1998 - 99 , Brodt joined Minnesota and began the season on defense but moved to center in January . In 23 games , she registered 10 goals and 36 points . Her 31 assists were ninth in the NCAA , while her 45 points were tied for fifteenth overall . Her plus / minus rating ( + 52 ) led the team . In addition , she had nine three - point games and 14 multiple - point games . In December , she played with U . S . Women ' s Select Team at the Three Nations Cup in December . The following season , she missed eleven games due to a fractured vertebrae . Despite the time lost , her 50 points ranked second in the NCAA among defenders . On January 11 , 2000 , Brodt tied a Gophers record with five assists in one game as the Gophers bested Bemidji State by a 11 - 1 score . In a two game series sweep of Dartmouth ( February 11 and 12 , 2000 ) , she was part of eight of Minnesota ' s nine goals , with a goal and seven assists . In nine of the last twelve games , Brodt had multiple point games ( 16 overall ) . In the AWCHA National Championship , Brodt scored a goal and four points . It was her second national championship in three years . During the 2002 - 03 Minnesota Golden Gophers season , Brodt returned to the Gophers for her senior year and selected as an Alternate Captain . On that team , her sister Chelsey was a freshman . Team USA . Her first exposure to USA Hockey came in 1995 . She played on the US Junior Team , and did so 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 . She participated at the 2000 IIHF women ' s championships . The following year , in 2001 she participated in the World Championships also . She appeared in 5 games and registered 0 points . Minnesota Whitecaps . She competes on the Minnesota Whitecaps with her sister Chelsey . Personal . A 1996 graduate of Roseville Area High School . Her brother Vic Brodt played hockey at St . Cloud State . Her cousin , Craig Selander , was a three - year letterwinner with the Gopher baseball team . Brodt is employed at Proguard Sports , a hockey accessory company , as an internal sales rep . She also started her own hockey company , Os ( Overspeed ) Hockey . She is married and her husband ’ s name is Justin Brown . She is also an instructor for the Highland Central Hockey Association in St . Paul , Minnesota .