MANKATO — Nine former Minnesota State women’s hockey players were invited to PWHL Training camps this week.
They include forward Claire Butorac (Minnesota Frost), forward Madison Mashuga (Minnesota Frost), forward Alexis Paddington (New York Sirens), forward Claire Vekich (Montreal Victoire), goaltender Jessie McPherson (Toronto Sceptres), goaltender Abby Levy (Boston Fleet), forward Brooke Bryant (Seattle), defenseman Anna Wilgren (Seattle), and forward Sydney Langseth (Seattle).
Butorac played 153 games for the Mavericks from 2018-23 and scored 21 goals with 35 assists. She appeared in 21 games for the Minnesota Frost in 2023 and tallied one goal, two assists including 10 playoff games en route to the Walter Cup Championship. Last season she played 29 games for the Frost with five points and claimed another Walter Cup trophy.
Mashuga played in 154 games for Minnesota State (T-3rd all-time) with 31 goals, 47 assists and 78 points. Her senior year she was named alternate captain. She was named WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete.
Paddington played in 134 games for the Mavericks with 32 goals, 37 assists for 69 points. She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete as a senior.
Vekich played in 75 games for the Mavericks with 23 goals, 17 assists for 40 points. She was named WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar- Athlete as a senior. She scored in four of the final five games of the season, including two goals in the three-game WCHA quarterfinal series. In 2022-23 she played for Bemidji State.
McPherson earned Krampade All-American Scholar as a graduate student. She played in 15 games for the Mavericks including nine starts. McPherson held a 3.06 goals against average and an .895 save percentage with a 3-5-1 record and recorded 214 total saves. Before coming to MSU, McPherson played for Vermont for four years.
Levy appeared in 56 games for the Mavericks (2018-2020). She recorded a .917 save percentage and a 2.58 goals against average. She appeared in 10 games for the New York Sirens and recorded an .899 save percentage and 3.19 goals against average over the past two seasons.
Bryant appeared in 161 games for the Mavericks and collected 30 goals and 36 assists for 66 points. After MSU she won a Walter Cup with PWHL Minnesota in 2024. She appeared in 22 games and scored one goal. Bryant made the Minnesota Frost in 2024-25, scoring one goal and collecting three assists.
Wilgren played in 91 games for the Mavericks from 2018-2023. She collected 12 goals and 30 assists for 42 points. Wilgren played for the Montreal Victorie in 2024-25. She appeared in 30 games and accumulated three goals and six assists for nine points.
Langseth earned All-American Scholar, WCHA All-Academic and WCHA Scholar Athlete as a senior. She was named captain of the Mavericks. In her time at MSU, she appeared in 162 games (all-time leader), scored 36 goals (sixth all-time) and had 54 assists for 90 points. Langseth finished her collegiate career sixth on the MSU all-time scoring chart.