Sydney Brodt officially begins her fist season as Head Women's Hockey Coach for the 2025-26 season. Brodt is a former NCAA Division I hockey player, playing for the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs from 2016-2020, where she was only one of two players in program history to captain the team for three seasons.
After college, Brodt played professional hockey for five seasons, which included highlights such as winning the inaugural PWHL Walter Cup with the Minnesota Frost in 2024, playing in the SDHL for two seasons, winning the "SM GULD" league championship with Frölunda in 2025, and being named SDHL Most Valuable Player in 2022. Brodt also played for the Minnesota Whitecaps and was the team's captain during their final season in the PHF in 2022-23.
Additionally, Brodt was a part of Team USA throughout her playing career. In 2016, she was part of the U18 World Championship team and debuted in 2018 with the senior national team and won the Four Nations Cup. She was also a member of the 2019 and 2021 Women's World Championship teams. In addition to playing for Team USA, Brodt served as an assistant coach at the 2022 U18 World Championships in Madison, WI and helped the team earn a silver medal.
Throughout her professional playing career, she was an assistant coach for Hamline University for three seasons. She helped lead Hamline to the MIAC playoffs three seasons in a row, signifying a top-five league finish. During her coaching tenure, she had multiple athletes win honors such as the MIAC Defensive Player of the Year and be finalists for the NCAA D-III Women's Hockey Player of the Year. Prior to coaching at Hamline, she was an assistant coach for Mounds View High School from 2020 to 2021.
