Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal (born December 7, 1983) is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
| Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brodt-Rosenthal with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2019 | |||
| Born |
December 7, 1983 Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Playing career
editDuring her teenage years, Brodt-Rosenthal played for Roseville Area High School in her hometown of Roseville, Minnesota, winning the state championship in 1999.
From 2002 to 2006, she played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program, scoring 43 points in 151 NCAA Division I games played. She won a national championship with the team in 2004.
In 2010, she won the Clarkson Cup with the independent Minnesota Whitecaps, scoring the opening goal three minutes into the championship game in a 4–0 victory over the Brampton Thunder.[1]
She stayed with the Whitecaps as the team joined the NWHL in 2018, picking up four points in fourteen games in her debut NWHL season and helping the team to an Isobel Cup championship.[2]
Style of play
editBrodt-Rosenthal is known for a physical and defensive style of play. During her time with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, her plus/minus (+/-) per season never dropped below +15, and she notched a total of 146 penalty minutes. In her first NWHL season with the Whitecaps, she finished tied for third on the team in blocked shots.[3][4]
Personal life
editBrodt-Rosenthal comes from a large family of Minnesotan hockey players.[5] Her father, Jack Brodt, co-founded the Whitecaps and currently serves as the team's general manager, while her sister Winny Brodt-Brown currently plays alongside her for the club.[6][7] Her niece, Madeline Wethington, has represented the United States at three different IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.[8] In 2017, she and her family were inducted into the Herb Brooks Foundation Youth Hockey Hall of Fame.[9]
Outside of hockey, she has worked as a trainer for Life Time Fitness and as the Midwest Customer Manager for Clif Bar.[10]
References
edit- ^ Robson, Dan (March 28, 2010). "Minnesota Whitecaps capture Clarkson Cup". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Clinton, Jared (June 20, 2019). "Champions: Minnesota Whitecaps back in the limelight". The Hockey News. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (August 20, 2019). "Minnesota Whitecaps Bring Back Blueliner Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (April 7, 2020). "A deep dive into penalty differential in the NWHL". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Halverson, Brian (September 24, 2019). "Sunday Fun Day - Minnesota's first family of women's hockey takes reunion to the ice". Minnesota Hockey Magazine. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Staffieri, Mark (December 6, 2015). "Legendary Sisters Chelsey and Winny Brodt the Heartbeat of the Minnesota Whitecaps". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Borzi, Pat (January 28, 2019). "How the Whitecaps are finding success in the NWHL". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Zollman, Bryan (November 8, 2018). "Born to be a hockey player". StateOfHockey.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Malin, Patrick (June 16, 2017). "Herb Brooks Foundation inducts Brodt Family into Youth Hockey Hall of Fame at Golf Classic". Herb Brooks Foundation. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Varriano, Anthony (March 15, 2019). "When Professional Hockey is Your Side Hustle". Grandstand Central. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database