Sydney Brodt
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| image = Sydney Brodt 2023.jpg
| caption = Brodt with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|3}}
| birth_place = North Oaks, Minnesota, US
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 141
| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| league = SDHL
| team = Frölunda HC
| former_teams = {{ubl|Minnesota Frost|Minnesota Whitecaps|Linköping HC|PWHPA Minnesota|Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs}}
| sex = f
| ntl_team = USA
| career_start = 2016
| career_end =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Finland|}}
}}
Sydney Jane Brodt (born May 3, 1998) is an American ice hockey player. She has played with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) since December 2024. As a member of the United States national team, she won a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Playing career
Brodt attended Mounds View High School, where she was named a Ms. Hockey Minnesota finalist in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Ms. Hockey |url=https://www.stateofhockey.com/ms-hockey |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=State of Hockey}}
=NCAA=
Across four years with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program, Brodt scored 98 points in 141 games. She was the second player in Bulldogs' history to serve as captain for three seasons.{{Cite web |last=Grgas Wheeler |first=Kelly |date=March 20, 2020 |title=A Closer Look at the Leadership Legacy of Sydney Brodt |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2020/3/20/womens-hockey-a-closer-look-at-the-leadership-legacy-of-sydney-brodt.aspx |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=Minnesota Duluth Athletics |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323051627/https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2020/3/20/womens-hockey-a-closer-look-at-the-leadership-legacy-of-sydney-brodt.aspx |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Wellens |first=Matt |date=February 20, 2020 |title=Brodt's best moments as a Bulldog lie ahead with Wisconsin at Amsoil Arena this weekend |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/4962275-College-womens-hockey-Brodts-best-moments-as-a-Bulldog-lie-ahead-with-Wisconsin-at-Amsoil-Arena-this-weekend |url-access=registration |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=Duluth News Tribune |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717032025/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/4962275-College-womens-hockey-Brodts-best-moments-as-a-Bulldog-lie-ahead-with-Wisconsin-at-Amsoil-Arena-this-weekend |url-status=live }} After graduating, she joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) for the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web |last=Hinseth |first=Kelly |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Sydney Brodt, Maddie Rooney join PWHPA |url=https://cbs3duluth.com/2020/05/20/sydney-brodt-maddie-rooney-join-pwhpa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605125935/https://cbs3duluth.com/2020/05/20/sydney-brodt-maddie-rooney-join-pwhpa/ |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=CBS 3 Duluth}}
=PWHPA=
Skating for Team Minnesota during the 2020–21 PWHPA season, Brodt participated in a PWHPA Dream Gap Tour event at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021, the first women's ice hockey event at the venue.{{cite news |author=Bailey |first=Analis |date=February 28, 2021 |title=PWHPA Dream Gap Tour hits Madison Square Garden ice for historic women's game |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/hockey/2021/02/28/pwhpa-womens-hockey-game-make-history-madison-square-garden/6860738002/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=USA Today |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302231602/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/hockey/2021/02/28/pwhpa-womens-hockey-game-make-history-madison-square-garden/6860738002/ |url-status=live }} Playing for a team sponsored by Adidas, she was called for a penalty in the third period.{{cite web |last=Tokarski |first=Anne |date=March 1, 2021 |title=2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour recap: New York City |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2021/3/1/22305978/2021-secret-dream-gap-tour-recap-new-york-city-womens-hockey-pwhpa |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=The Ice Garden |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916225038/https://www.theicegarden.com/2021/3/1/22305978/2021-secret-dream-gap-tour-recap-new-york-city-womens-hockey-pwhpa |url-status=live }}
=PHF=
Brodt joined the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022-23 season. She was named the team's captain and lead them to a spot in the Isobel Cup finals, where they lost to the Toronto Six.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Mike |title=2022-23 PHF Season Preview: Minnesota Whitecaps |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2022-23-phf-season-preview-minnesota-whitecaps-allie-thunstrom-amanda-leveille/ |work=The Ice Garden |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=October 16, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Mizutani |first1=Dane |title=Whitecaps come up just short in quest for another Isobel Cup |url=https://www.twincities.com/2023/03/26/whitecaps-come-up-just-short-in-quest-for-another-isobel-cup/ |work=Pioneer Press |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=March 26, 2023}}
=PWHL=
Brodt was drafted in the 15th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Minnesota. With Minnesota, she won the Walter Cup in the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).{{cite news |last1=Wegman |first1=Josh |title=PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick |url=https://www.thescore.com/pwhl/news/2717313 |work=theScore |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=September 18, 2023}} She suffered an injury during the team's first preseason game against Ottawa, and began the season on Minnesota's long-term injured reserve.{{cite news |last1=Donkin |first1=Karissa |title=PWHL teams release final 23-player rosters ahead of Jan. 1 season opener |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/pwhl-final-rosters-2024-season-1.7056942 |access-date=December 13, 2023 |language=en |date=December 12, 2023 |work=CBC.ca}}
International play
Brodt represented the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning gold. She made her senior team debut at the 2018 4 Nations Cup and played for the U.S. at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2019 |title=U.S. Roster Announced for 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/999801 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=USA Hockey |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330121239/https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/999801 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/510/IHW5100USA_33_1_0_USA.pdf |title=2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster |access-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404172146/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/510/IHW5100USA_33_1_0_USA.pdf |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2018 |title=Sydney Brodt lifts U.S. women past Canada in rematch of Olympic final |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/25211306/sydney-brodt-lifts-us-women-canada-four-nations-cup |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=ESPN |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714115754/https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/25211306/sydney-brodt-lifts-us-women-canada-four-nations-cup |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Brodt has a degree in finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth.{{Cite web |title=2019-20 Women's Hockey Roster: 14 Sydney Brodt |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sydney-brodt/4915 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=Minnesota Duluth Athletics |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716201608/https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sydney-brodt/4915 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Frölunda HC (women) players
Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Category:Linköping HC (women) players
Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players
Category:Minnesota Frost players
Category:Minnesota Whitecaps players
Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players