The Minnesota Whitecaps have gotten off to a great start in the NWHL 2021 season, going 3-0 and being the only remaining undefeated team. While most of them hail from the state of hockey, there’s actually a few Minnesota natives throughout the league that opted to not play for their hometown team.
In total, there are 22 Minnesotans in the league, with the next largest group of players from one state being, unsurprisingly Massachusetts. I’m sure most people reading this are all in on their first place Whitecaps, but if you want to root for some state of hockey natives on other teams, here’s who to look out for.