2023–24 PWHL Minnesota season

The 2023–24 PWHL Minnesota season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played their home games at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

PWHL Minnesota clinched the league's final playoff spot on the last day of the regular season, and regular season-champion PWHL Toronto selected Minnesota as its semifinal opponent. Minnesota went on to defeat Toronto in a five-game series, winning three straight games after losing the first two. Minnesota advanced to the PWHL Finals, where they faced PWHL Boston. Minnesota prevailed in another five-game series, winning the inaugural Walter Cup championship. Minnesota's first overall draft pick from the 2023 PWHL draft, Taylor Heise, led the playoffs in scoring and was voted the most valuable player of the playoffs. After the season, Grace Zumwinkle was named the league's rookie of the year.

Offseason
On September 1, 2023, Minnesota hired Natalie Darwitz as its general manager. Darwitz hired Charlie Burggraf as the team's first head coach on September 15. Jake Bobrowski and Mira Jalosuo were hired as assistant coaches on October 6. On September 25, The Hockey News reported that Minnesota would play their home games at Xcel Energy Center.

On September 6, Minnesota announced the signings of their first three players, American national team members Lee Stecklein, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Kelly Pannek. Coyne Schofield was named team captain, with Stecklein and Pannek named assistant captains. Minnesota won the first overall selection in the inaugural PWHL draft on September 18; with the pick, the team selected Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Taylor Heise.

On December 27, 2023—one week before Minnesota's season-opening game—the team announced that Burggraf was stepping down as the team's head coach, and would be replaced by Ken Klee.

Regular season
Minnesota played its first ever game on January 3, 2024, in Lowell, Massachusetts, against PWHL Boston. Taylor Heise scored the franchise's first goal, and Minnesota went on to win the game by a score of 3–2. The team made its home debut on January 6. Grace Zumwinkle scored a hat-trick and Maddie Rooney posted a shutout in a 3–0 victory over PWHL Montreal. With 13,316 fans in attendance, the game set a new record for attendance at a professional women's hockey game. Despite a strong start to the season, including wins in seven of the team's first eleven games, Minnesota clinched a playoff spot on the last day of the season after losing five straight games to end the regular season.

Regular season schedule
The regular season schedule was published on November 30, 2023.


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Playoffs
On May 6, 2024, PWHL Toronto elected to play Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs. Minnesota lost the first two games in the series, failing to score a goal in either; however, Minnesota then won three straight games to clinch the series and advance to the finals, where they faced PWHL Boston. In the finals, Minnesota won the fifth and deciding game of the series on the road with a 3–0 decision to capture the Walter Cup championship.

Honors

 * January 1–7: Grace Zumwinkle named PWHL First Star of the Week
 * January 8–14: Taylor Heise named PWHL Third Star of the Week
 * February 12–18: Kendall Coyne Schofield named PWHL Third Star of the Week
 * February 26 – March 3: Sophie Jaques named PWHL Second Star of the Week
 * March 11–17: Kendall Coyne Schofield and Michela Cava named PWHL First and Second Stars of the Week

Transactions
Minnesota has been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 PWHL season.

Draft picks
Below are the PWHL Minnesota's selections at the 2023 PWHL draft held on September 18, 2023. PWHL Minnesota was awarded the first overall selection through a draft lottery.