There's another Minnesota team with playoff fever this spring: the Frost. State of play: The reigning Professional Women's Hockey League champs open their best-of-five semifinal series Wednesday night against the Toronto Sceptres.

Kendall Coyne Schofield and the Minnesota Frost are back in the PWHL playoffs — but barely — in a bid to defend their inaugural Walter Cup championship.

That decision — made in part due to the proximity of their opponent — sets up a rematch between the Toronto Sceptres and Minnesota Frost. Last year, Toronto put Minnesota on t