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Natalie Buchbinder

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Natalie Buchbinder
Buchbinder with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (1999-01-22) January 22, 1999 (age 27)
Fairport, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
PWHL team Minnesota Frost
National team  United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Canada
World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Czech Republic

Natalie Buchbinder (born January 22, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defender for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Wisconsin where she won three NCAA championships.

College career

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Buchbinder began her collegiate career for the Wisconsin Badgers during the 2017–18 season. During her freshman year, she recorded one goal and five assists in 38 games and ranked fourth on the team in with 38 blocks. During the 2018–19 season in her sophomore year, she recorded two goals and 12 assists in 41 games. Defensively she helped the Badgers team that allowed zero goals during the playoffs, as they won the 2019 NCAA tournament.[1][2] During the 2019–20 season in her junior year, she recorded one goal and 15 assists in 36 games and ranked second on the team with 42 blocks.[1]

During the 2020–21 season in her senior year, she recorded one goal and three assists in 15 games and won the 2021 NCAA tournament.[3] After a year of playing with a torn labrum in her left hip, she underwent surgery in September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the beginning of the season and other coronavirus-related cancellations, Buchbinder missed only six games. She made her season debut on January 15, 2021, in a game against Minnesota.[4]

She redshirted during the 2021–22 season to take part in USA Hockey's Residency Program, and participated in the first two games of the 2021 My Why Tour.[5][6]

On September 15, 2022, Buchbinder was named an alternate captain for the 2022–23 season.[7] In her redshirt senior year, she recorded 15 assists in 24 games, and won the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1][8][9] She suffered a season-ending lower leg injury in January 2023.[10]

Professional career

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On September 18, 2023, Buchbinder was drafted 37th overall by PWHL Minnesota in the 2023 PWHL Draft.[11][12] On November 27, 2023, she signed a two-year contract with Minnesota.[13] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded two goals and four assists in 24 regular season games. During the playoffs she recorded one assist in ten games and helped Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup championship.[14]

During the 2024–25 season, she recorded two assists in 19 games, in a season that was shortened due to injury. On January 8, 2025, she suffered an upper-body injury in a game against the Boston Fleet and was placed on the long-term injured reserve list.[15] On June 16, 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Frost.[16]

International play

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Buchbinder represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she appeared in five games and won a gold medal.[6][17]

On March 30, 2021, she was named to the roster for the United States at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[18] She didn't appear in any games for Team USA and won a silver medal.[6]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; 
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18University of WisconsinWCHA
 381564 —————
2018–19University of WisconsinWCHA
 41212144 —————
2019–20University of WisconsinWCHA
 36115164 —————
2020–21University of WisconsinWCHA
 151342 —————
2022–23University of WisconsinWCHA
 24015152 —————
2023–24PWHL MinnesotaPWHL
 242460 100222
2024–25Minnesota FrostPWHL
 190222 80002
PWHL totals 432688 180224

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

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Honors Year
PWHL
Walter Cup Champion 2024, 2025 [19][20]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Natalie Buchbinder Bio". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "IT'S COMING HOME: No. 1 Badgers win 2019 NCAA National Championship". uwbadgers.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2023.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Haase, Nicole (March 21, 2021). "UW women 2, Northeastern 1: Badgers repeat as NCAA champions after Daryl Watts' overtime goal bounces off of defender's back". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ Milewski, Todd D. (February 4, 2021). "Natalie Buchbinder's return from injury gives Badgers women's hockey team room to breathe". Wisconsin State Journal. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ "My Why Tour, Presented by Toyota, Featuring USWNT Hockey vs Canada". xlcenter.com. October 25, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Natalie Buchbinder". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Curl to captain Badgers in 2022-23 season". uwbadgers.com. September 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lucky Seven: Badgers claim seventh National Title". uwbadgers.com. March 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ Wyshynski, Greg (March 19, 2023). "Wisconsin upsets Ohio State to win NCAA women's hockey title". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Stewart, Mark (January 26, 2023). "How the Wisconsin women's hockey team will compensate for the loss of Natalie Buchbinder and other notes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Seven Badgers picked in inaugural PWHL Draft". uwbadgers.com. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ Radcliffe, JR (September 19, 2023). "Arrowhead alumna Skaggs, 13 Wisconsin alums join new pro women's hockey league". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (November 27, 2023). "Buchbinder Signs Two-Year Deal In Minnesota". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota beats Boston to win PWHL's inaugural Walter Cup". ESPN.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Natalie Buchbinder Returning to Minnesota Frost Lineup". thepwhl.com. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Minnesota Frost re-sign defender Natalie Buchbinder to a two-year contract". thepwhl.com. June 16, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff (January 15, 2017). "Fairport's Buchbinder on U-18 World Hockey champions". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Roster Announced for 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship". USA Hockey. March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Minnesota beats Boston to win PWHL's inaugural Walter Cup". ESPN.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title". Sportsnet.ca. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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