The University of Minnesota women's hockey program has replaced long time head coach Brad Frost, hiring his former associate coach Greg May to a new four-year contract as head coach.
Only five days after the University of Minnesota announced they would not be bringing back Brad Frost after 18 years as the program's head coach, the Golden Gophers have a new head coach, Greg May, signed to a four-year contract.
May has served as associate coach for the Gophers women's team since 2023. Prior to that he coached NCAA Division 3 men's hockey at Augsburg University for two seasons, and was a long time boy's hockey high school coach prior to coaching collegiately.
“(May) is a relationship-builder and a strong recruiter who brings success as a head coach to our program,” said Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle. “He knows Minnesota hockey, but he has also coached and had success at the international level. Our program is in good hands with Greg at the helm. I am excited for the future of the program, and I am excited for Greg, his wife, Lenia, and their two daughters Marina and Cole.”
This season, May not only worked with the University of Minnesota, but he assisted newly hired Merrimack head coach Courtney Kennedy with USA's U-18 national team coaching the forwards and power play.
“I feel so fortunate and honored to be selected as the head coach of Gopher women’s hockey,” said May. “I could not be more excited to lead this storied program, as I truly believe this is one of the greatest coaching jobs in the country. I would like to thank President Rebecca Cunningham, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle, Sport Administrator Travis Cameron and the rest of the hiring committee for trusting me and providing me this opportunity. This program is rich with history and pride that is recognized across this state. I cannot wait to get to work and build upon the legacy and standard of excellence set by Laura Halldorson, Brad Frost and all the Gopher greats who have worn the M.”
Minnesota was ousted from the NCAA tournament this season by Northeastern after entering the tournament as the #4 seed. This offseason they'll lose a chunk of their attack as players like Abbey Murphy, Josefin Bouveng, Nelli Laitinen, Sydney Morrow, Madison Kaiser, and Jamie Nelson all enter the 2026 PWHL Draft.