PPC Board of Directors meeting with Coach Frost
Online – Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. CT
The May meeting of the Power Play Club Board of Directors is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. CT, and will be held online on Zoom. We will be joined by Gopher Women's Hockey head coach Brad Frost and we will hear his recap of the 2023-2024 season plus initial plans & vision for 2024-2025 (and potentially beyond).
PPC board meetings are open to all enrolled club members; 2023-2024 registration will apply to all off-season meetings this summer. If you are interested in attending, please contact club president Bill Johnson at billjohnson013@gmail.com or vice president Dave Malerich at dmalerich@yahoo.com.
Open directorships-at-large – We also provide a reminder that we have a pair of open positions on the board for directors-at-large. If you are interested, please contact Bill or Dave at the addresses above.
Norway, Hungary earn promotion to IIHF's top division
Gopher freshman Kreisz records three points for Hungary National Team
The Norway and Hungary Women's National Hockey Teams finished in the top two at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A tournament last week, earning promotion to the top division 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. The Norwegians went undefeated at the I-A event, though three of their five wins were by shootout. The Hungarians did not suffer a regulation loss but dropped two games in shootouts.
Norway & Hungary will replace Denmark & China, who were demoted from the top division. Hungary participated in the 2023 Women's World Championship, but Norway hasn't been in the top level since 1997. The 2025 Women's World Championship will be played in České Budějovice, Czechia.
We send a shout out to Gopher Women's Hockey forward Emma Kreisz, who tallied three points on a goal and two assists for Team Hungary in last week's tournament. She also posted a +1 plus-minus rating.
Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America announce merger
The Atlantic Hockey men's conference & College Hockey America women's conference have announced a combined rebrand and are finalizing a merger, becoming Atlantic Hockey America.
As noted in Tuesday's press release, the two leagues have existed as separate entities until now, though they've shared administrative operations since 2010.
The Atlantic Hockey America Women's League will retain all six teams which competed in College Hockey America in 2023-2024. The University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens will join the conference in the 2025-2026 season.
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