BEMIDJI, Minn. – The 2025-26 collegiate women's hockey season is upon us and the Bemidji State University Women's Hockey team drops the puck on the new season by hosting defending National Champions and unanimous top-ranked University of Wisconsin this weekend at Sanford Center.
 
The Beavers (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) host the Badgers (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) to open the 2025-26 season and kick-off Western Collegiate Hockey Association play beginning with game one of their two-game series Friday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. Game two will follow Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
Each game of the WCHA series can be streamed online at Big Ten Plus with Rob Aitken of the Beaver Radio Network providing play-by-play. Saturday's game will also be televised regionally on FOX9+. The Beaver Radio Network broadcast can also be tuned in on the radio at FM 94.3 or 1300 AM.
 
Bemidji State Notes

• For the second consecutive season, the Bemidji State Women's Hockey team opens the season against the defending National Champions (Ohio State, Wisconsin).
• The Beavers begin year two under the leadership of head coach Amber Fryklund after going 6-30-1 during her first season as head coach in 2024-25.
• Fryklund returns 16 skaters from last season including all four of her leading scorers.
• She also returns 80-percent of goals scored last season (45-of-56) and her top six goal scorers.
• However, she lost three of her top point-getters from the blueline from the 2024-25 season.
• Fryklund returns both netminders in Kaitlin Groess and Eva Filippova who played serious minutes between the pipes.
• She has brought in 11 newcomers to the green and white including transfers Carmen Bray (St. Cloud State) and Elly Klepinger (Minnesota).
• Morgan Smith highlights the Beavers' returners after leading the team in points (20) and goals (11) during her freshman season.
• Junior Hailey Armstrong will captain the Beavers during the 2025-26 season and will be assisted by Smith and senior Raeley Carney.
• Armstrong leads all returners having scored 19 goals over her career and recording 28 points.
• She is followed by Smith with 20 points and junior Kate Johnson with 17 (5g-12a).
• Eight freshmen make their green and white debut this season in Senja Leeper (Minnetonka HS), Lola Macuiba (Shawnigan Lake School), Kasey Senden (Hill-Murray HS), Addie Morris (Benilde-St. Margaret's), Paige Smith (Edmonton Jr. Oilers), Maddie Kaiser (Balmoral Hall Prep), Katy Comstock (Warroad HS) and Ashlyn Hazlett (Minnetonka HS).

For more information on the Bemidji State women's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram, or like them on Facebook.
 
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