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Power Play Club Membership for 2025-2026 open at all levels!
First member-exclusive Chalk Talk scheduled for November 15th
Registration to the Power Play Club for the 2025-2026 season remains open AT ALL LEVELS as Gopher Women's Hockey enters its 29th season of competition! Your annual membership enrollment donations are our biggest source of financial support for the team, last year raising more than $34,000.
Basic Membership level – A minimum donation of $125 is required for our basic membership tier, which includes up to two adults and any children at same address. Online registration is preferred at z.umn.edu/PPC25; click the "Make A Gift" button on that page and follow the instructions. To register offline, download the form here and send it in to the listed address, with a check payable to the "University of Minnesota".
Locker Sponsor level – Please consider sponsoring a GWH player's or coach's locker through our top membership tier. The donor's name is posted on a nameplate next to the locker, and donors will have an opportunity to meet with their respective player(s) at our event in January (with pictures and a team meal). A minimum $1,000 donation (per locker) is required, though any amount over and above that is encouraged. If you are interested, either as a renewing or new Locker Sponsor, please contact Bob Milligan at milligandanes@gmail.com as soon as possible but do not submit a donation at this time; donation instructions for Locker Sponsors will be sent at the start of November.
Chalk Talk access – Exclusive access to our three in-person Chalk Talk events is included with Power Play Club membership at either level. Come join us pre-game to hear from one of the GWH coaches as we discuss team strategy and the previous contest.
The first Chalk Talk for 2025-2026 is scheduled for Saturday, November 15, at 12:30 p.m., prior to the second game of the series against Bemidji State, in the Ridder Arena weight room on the suite (upper) level.
In memoriam – PPC member Will Kenny (1950-2025)
It is with much sadness that we share news of the passing of Power Play Club member Will Kenny on August 20th. Will was born in 1950, in Port Jervis, NY, met the love of his life, Linda Samide, in kindergarten and was married to her for 54 years. After graduating from McGill University in Montreal, he and Linda ended up in Robbinsdale, MN. Despite his east coast origins, he became a true-blue Minnesotan and (with Linda) part of the loudest row at Ridder Arena, supporting the Gophers Women's Hockey team. Will is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Meryl (Josh) and Derin (Dan); granddaughter Kiva; siblings, Jane, Mick (Joyce), and Jude (Vince); and many nephews and nieces. A memorial is planned for the spring, and donations in his memory may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. His full obituary can be found here.
We send our condolences to Linda and the entire Kenny family on Will's passing.