Before the puck dropped, the Frost were recognized for their inaugural season championship​ with a presentation of the Walter Cup and a banner raised into the rafters of the Xcel Energy Center to permanently remember their championship.

Frost forward Liz Schepers tries a wraparound against New York Sirens goaltender Corinne Schroeder in the first period Sunday at Xcel Energy Center. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Walter Cup was in the building Sunday at Xcel Energy Center, and the Minnesota Frost began their PWHL season opener like a team dead set against giving it up. After watching its championship

The Minnesota Frost and New York Sirens started their season by facing each other in St. Paul on Sunday evening, Dec. 1. Prior to the game the Frost raised