Taylor Heise: podcast appearances and interviews

Taylor Heise, born on March 17, 2000, in Lake City, Minnesota, is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She has been recognized for her skill and leadership on the ice through her extensive achievements with the United States women's national ice hockey team, including winning five IIHF medals. During her junior career, Heise secured three consecutive gold medals at the U18 World Championships from 2016 to 2018 and two Women's World Championship gold medals in 2023 and 2025. She was named Tournament MVP at both the 2018 U18 World Championship and the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she led the tournament with 18 points, the most by any player in nearly 30 years. Heise played college hockey at the University of Minnesota, where over five seasons from 2018 to 2023, she accumulated 227 points with 97 goals and 130 assists in 175 games. She received numerous honors including the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022 as the top college player in the nation, and she was a two-time CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American and WCHA Forward of the Year in 2022 and 2023. She led NCAA Division I in scoring during her senior year and in goals as a graduate student. Selected first overall in the 2023 PWHL Draft, she contributed significantly to the Minnesota Frost's back-to-back Walter Cup championships in 2024 and 2025 and was named the Ilana Kloss Playoff Most Valuable Player in 2024. Heise was a six-year varsity player at Red Wing High School, where she earned the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award and USA Today High School Sports All-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year in her senior year.