Brooke Bryant

Brooke Bryant (born August 22, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey forward for PWHL San Jose of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota State.

Bryant was the first player born and raised in California to play in the PWHL. She won back-to-back Walter Cup championships with the Minnesota Frost in the league's first two seasons (2023–24 and 2024–25).

Early life Bryant was born on August 22, 2000, in Linden, California. Growing up there was no girls hockey team she could play for in San Joaquin County, California, so she joined the Stockton Colts boys team at Oak Park Ice Arena. While playing with the Colts, she also joined the San Jose Jr. Sharks. She was part of the 12-under team that won the Pacific District Championship in 2012, qualifying them for that year’s USA Hockey Tier II National Championships. Starting at this time, she wore the jersey number 19 until college as her favorite player on the San Jose Sharks was Joe Thornton. To continue her hockey career at a higher level, she joined the Anaheim Lady Ducks girls hockey program while simultaneously attending Linden High School in Linden, California. With the Anaheim Lady Ducks U19 team, she was the top scorer and helped the team win third place at the USA National Championship. During the 2018–19 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in all 35 games and recorded 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points.

Professional

Minnesota Whitecaps (2023) On May 11, 2023, Bryant signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). The PHF ceased operations on June 29, 2023, as a result she never played a game for the Whitecaps.

Minnesota Frost (2023–2025) On November 29, 2023, Bryant signed a one-year contract with PWHL Minnesota. During the 2023–24 season, she recorded one goal in 22 regular season games. She was the first player born and raised in California to play in the PWHL. Bryant dressed for six of the team's ten playoff games. Minnesota defeated Boston three games to two in the Walter Cup Finals, with Bryant helping the team win the inaugural Walter Cup.

Bryant re-signed with the Minnesota Frost for the 2024–25 season. Bryant became a two-time Walter Cup champion, one of 16 players from the inaugural Minnesota team to win both championships. On November 20, 2025, following training camp, she signed a one-year contract with the Torrent. Bryant made her Torrent debut on November 21, 2025, in the team's inaugural game against the Vancouver Goldeneyes at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. On November 28, 2025, she returned to face her former Minnesota teammates in Seattle's home opener at Climate Pledge Arena. The game drew 16,014 fans, breaking the record for the largest crowd for a women's hockey game in a U.S. arena, surpassing the previous U.S. record of 15,359 and becoming the highest-attended primary home venue game in PWHL history. Seattle fell 3–0 to the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost.

PWHL San Jose (2026–) Bryant joined the newly established PWHL San Jose ahead of the 2026–27 season, returning to California as a professional player. She had previously been a member of the San Jose Jr. Sharks program.

Career statistics

Awards and honors Honors Year PWHL Walter Cup Champion 2024, 2025