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Heather Rule
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Freelance (mostly sports) journalist/writer for hire
Substack: Written Rule of Sports https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com
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Twin Cities, Minn.
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Minnesota Frost lines, same as game one lineup:

White: Hustler-Heise-Zumwinkle
Red: Coyne Schofield-Pannek-Curl-Salemme
Yellow: Krizova-Petrie-Knoll
Blue: Anderson-Hymlarova-Butorac
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
There's been a lot of "Minnesota sports are gonna Minnesota sports" comments lately. Go for it.

But just a reminder that the Frost raised a championship banner a few days ago. If you need a palate cleanser.

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Frost raise another championship banner
The Minnesota Frost celebrated its 2025 Walter Cup title with a new banner before a season-opening loss to Toronto.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I went to post on LinkedIn mobile... and it defaults to lowercase letters to start a sentence. I get social media is more casual, but I'd expect that kinda stuff outta TikTok. Not LI.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#ICYMI: I'll be following and covering the two-time Walter Cup Champion Minnesota Frost this season.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Coming soon!

Children's book No. 13. Pub. Dec. 15, 2025. This was a challenging one to put together. But worth it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Minnesnowta.
Trying to imagine being the #MNUFC grounds crew, either at Allianz Field or the National Sports Center.

Still a chance of hosting MLS Cup in a blizzard in a couple of weeks. Maybe trying to clear the field of four inches of snow for training on Wednesday. Yikes.
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Frost forward Taylor Heise: “Just brings back a lot of cool memories.

“Sometimes you forget that in the months that you’re training in the summer and the hard mornings, the workouts you do. It was fun to bring that back up.”

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Frost raise another championship banner
The Minnesota Frost celebrated its 2025 Walter Cup title with a new banner before a season-opening loss to Toronto.
writtenruleofsports.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Annual smh post toward the History Channel, and any others with appropriate programming, that don't show anything on JFK or the events of 11/22/63 today.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Heather Rule
Latest from #WrittenRuleOfSports:

Frost raise another championship banner

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November 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Latest from #WrittenRuleOfSports:

Frost raise another championship banner

writtenruleofsports.substack.com/p/frost-rais...
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
FINAL: Toronto Sceptres 2, Minnesota Frost 1

SOG: 31-19, Frost

Coyne Schofield scores 4 minutes in for Minnesota.

Toronto’s Kiara Zanon with the GWG early in the third.

Frost are 0-2 in games when they raise a championship banner to the rafters.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Now Pannek heads to the box for a trip with 4:12 left in regulation.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Attendance: 9,138
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Frost kill off the penalty. Still a 2-1 Toronto lead with 5:32 to play in the third.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
After Toronto cycled for a while in the Minnesota zone, the Frost take a penalty with 8:45 to play in the third.

2-1 Sceptres lead.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Toronto takes a 2-1 lead with 14:16 to play in the third.

Kiara Zanon goes bardown with her shot. Her first professional goal.
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Heise draws a penalty early in the third period.

4 SOG for the Frost but still tied 1-1.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hustler with a hit on Watts along the boards. Watts is slow to get up and is down the tunnel with the trainer.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
END 2: Frost 1, Sceptres 1

SOG: 19-14, Frost

Power plays are 0-for-1 for each team.

Frost have hit two posts and failed to convert on a penalty shot tonight.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Both teams 0-for-1 on the power play.

Top unit for the Frost was its top line Hustler-Heise-Zumwinkle, plus center Petrie and D Stecklein.
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Pannek draws a penalty this time, at center ice.

8:59 to play in the second period, still 1-1.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Ad Break In Progress theme is also back for season 3.

iykyk
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
First Frost penalty goes to Katy Knoll for hooking. 3:30 into the second period.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is the second championship banner in Grand Casino Arena - both from the PWHL women's hockey team.
2025 Walter Cup Champions: Minnesota Frost
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"Popcorn" playing during Little Chippers is undefeated.
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM