Perhaps the Minnesota Frost’s two most pivotal wins in team history have unfolded on Tsongas Center ice. A year ago, Minnesota defeated Boston in the all-important fifth game of the

The Fleet needed just one point to secure a postseason berth, or they needed Ottawa to lose to Toronto, but their regulation loss and the Charge’s 2-1 victory meant Boston finished fifth in the standings.

Down but apparently never, ever out, the Frost reached the PWHL playoffs for a second consecutive season and will defend their inaugural Walter Cup title after Saturday’s resounding 8-1 victory at Boston.