The defenseman and Canadian National Team star is a wise 26-year-old who is picking hockey back up after a year spent completing med school.
ST PAUL, Minn. — It didn’t take long for Claire Thompson’s Minnesota Frost teammates to conjure up a nickname for the rookie defenseman with a knack for offensive play-making and a sharp analytical mind.
“We call her, ‘The Human ChatGPT,’” Grace Zumwinkle said, before fellow Frost forward Taylor Heise chimed in.
“We had meetings last night and we’re like, ‘What’s your consensus on what happened? Give us the SparkNotes,’” Heise said, laughing. “She’s such a cognitive person. I just feel like she has a lot going on up there.”
At 26, Thompson isn’t your typical rookie in preparing to make her PWHL debut on Sunday when the defending-champion Frost open their season hosting New York. After spending last year pursuing her medical degree at NYU, the …
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