Winny Brodt-Brown

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.
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. 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.
==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. 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 from New Hampshire to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 1998–99. She finished her Gophers career leading all defenders in points (134), goals (41) and assists (93).
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 the U.S. Women's Select Team at the Three Nations Cup.
The following season (1999–2000), she missed eleven games due to a fractured vertebra. 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 an 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.
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.
During the 2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers season, Brodt returned to the Gophers for her senior year and was 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 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. 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===
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). She announced her retirement from the Whitecaps on August 16, 2022.
==Career stats==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
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	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		124 	52 	116 	168 	60 		— 	– 	– 	– 	–
WWHL totals	WWHL totals 	WWHL totals		107 	22 	57 	79 	98 		— 	– 	– 	– 	–
PHF totals 	PHF totals 	PHF totals 		49 	1 	6 	7 	24 		7 	0 	2 	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	United States 	WWC 	 	 	5 	0	5	5 	0
2001 	United States 	WWC 	 	 	5 	0	0	0 	0
World Championship totals	World Championship totals	World Championship totals	World Championship totals	 	10	0	5	5 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
*Ms. Hockey Award: 1996
*Top 3 finalists for Minnesota Sports Channel 1996 Athlete of the Year award
*Most valuable player: 1998 AWCHA Championship
*WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: 1999–2000
*Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award: 1999–2000
*1998 AWCHA Tournament Most Outstanding player
*1999 Patty Berg Academic Award winner
*2000 AWCHA All-Tournament Team
*2000 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
*First-team All-WCHA (2000)
*WCHA All-Academic Team member (2000)
*WCHA All-Tournament pick (2000)
*Peggy MacInnis Bye Scholarship award winner (2000)
*Academic All-Big Ten (2000)
*Patty Berg Academic Award honoree (2000)
*Western Women's Hockey League Defensive Player of the Year, 2006–07
==Group affiliations==
*Herb Brooks Foundation Board Member (2008–2009)
*OS Hockey Training Director (2003–present)
==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 and played professionally with the Minnesota Twins. 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 to Justin Brown. She is also an instructor for the Highland Central Hockey Association in St. Paul, Minnesota.
==References==
==External links==
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*U.S. Olympic Team bio
Category:1978 births
Category:American women's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Clarkson Cup champions
Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
Category:Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award winners
Category:Minnesota Whitecaps players
Category:New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey players
Category:Isobel Cup champions
Category:Premier Hockey Federation players