Taylor Heise

Position: F
Shoots: R
Height: 5’9”
Birthdate: 2000-03-17 (Age 25)
Birth Place: Lake City, Minnesota
College/University: University of Minnesota
Draft/Signing: Inaugural Draft (2023), Round 1 (No. 1), Minnesota Frost
PWHL Team: Minnesota Frost

Biography

Will be making her Olympic Winter Games debut in Milano Cortina 2026.
Has played in four IIHF Women’s World Championships for the United States, winning two gold medals (2023, 2025) and two silver medals (2022, 2024).
Two-time PWHL Walter Cup Champion (2024, 2025).
2024 PWHL Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP.
2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner.

2026 Olympics Stats

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
7	2	3	5	+9

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