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PWHL Vancouver gutted the Minnesota Frost during the Exclusive Signing Window and the Expansion Draft. The PWHL’s new ...

Canada did eventually leave the period with a two-goal lead, thanks to a goal and an assist from defender Claire Thompson. Despite eventually winning 9-1, ...

A summer internship in Austin, Texas, will help provide Helen Claire Thompson experience in developing her understanding of ...

Claire Thompson. Age: 27 Position: Left Defence 2024-25 Team: Minnesota Frost 2024-25 Season: Thompson finished second to Jaques in defence scoring with 18 points in 30 games.

The two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost’s first pick in the PWHL draft Tuesday night was Quinnipiac defenseman Kendall Cooper at No. 6. Cooper provides an offensive dimension to a blue line ...

With Jaques, Thompson and Stecklien, the Frost had three of the best blue liners in the world. Now they’ll have to fill two of those spots through free agency or the draft, and at least a few more.

Jaques and Thompson have one more year on their current contracts. It’s a huge swing for Vancouver, adding two of the best defenders in the women’s game at both ends of the rink.

Minnesota's Claire Thompson and Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark, center, vie for the puck during a game Monday, May 26, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.

Thompson’s 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) were tied with Toronto’s Jennifer Gardiner for the PWHL lead among rookies. She was a rookie at 27 after forgoing turning pro in 2024 to focus on ...