ST. PAUL — The sounds of slap shots, hockey pucks bouncing off Plexiglas, and skates scratching up the ice filled the empty halls of Grand Casino Arena on Monday as the Minnesota Frost held their first full team practice ahead of Friday’s season opener.

Coming off back-to-back Walter Cup championships in the first two seasons of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, the Frost are halfway to matching a feat accomplished by the Houston Comets when they finished atop the WNBA in its first four seasons of existence (1997-2000).

But before this new group of Frost players can chase history, they need to establish camaraderie and chemistry after a large roster overhaul.

“Right now, we’re not worried about championships,” head coach Ken Klee said. “It’s the beginning of the season; we’re worr

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