The Minnesota Frost are the Walter Cup champions of the Professional Women's Hockey League once again after their Game 4 win Monday night [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/minnesota-frost-repeat-as-walter-cup-champions-beating-ottawa-in-four-games]. So it's safe to say we have a dynasty on our hands. Wait, what? The Frost will lose some very key players to expansion this summer? [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/minnesota-frost-face-some-of-the-toughest-calls-for-expansion] Ken Campbell's video column discusses the effects of the PWHL's expansion rules on the Minnesota Frost and the rest of the Original Six. Well perhaps, then, the expansion rules [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-unveils-expansion-draft-rules], which include an exclusive signing window [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/a-look-into-the-inner-workings-of-pwhl-expansion-s-exclusive-signing-window] and draft, will do to the Frost what the other five teams in the PWHL [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl] have been unable to do in the playoffs. And that's sad for an organization [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/celebrations-short-lived-it-s-sad-to-think-that-we-ll-never-play-together-again] that has figured out the perfect balance between just making the playoffs and going on a championship run. But is it unfair to them? Heck, no. This is a league that is riding a wave of interest, so much so that it is expanding by one-third next season when Seattle and Vancouver join the PWHL. Yes, the Frost and the other five teams will lose players. Very good ones. [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/each-pwhl-team-will-lose-multiple-top-line-stars-in-pwhl-expansion-draft] But making those expansion teams competitive right away is a priority for a league that has a vested interest in ensuring Vancouver and Seattle can compete. And they're adding 46 jobs to the league as well. [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/the-pwhl-needs-56-new-players-heres-a-look-at-where-theyll-come-from] Kendall Coyne Schofield (PWHL) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/9ff37eec-ff75-492a-a636-02b70208a9ad.jpeg] Kendall Coyne Schofield (PWHL) Watch the video column for more, and share your thoughts. Get the latest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com.
