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USA Natalie Buchbinder
#22 Minnesota Frost / PWHL (W) - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC (W) Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 1
3-time NCAA (W) Champion 3
2-time PWHL (W) Walter Cup Champion 2
1-time US 16U Nationals Tier I (W) Champion 1
1-time US 19U Nationals Tier I (W) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 22, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Fairport, NY, USA
Weight
150 lbs / 68 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2023 round 7 #37 overall by PWHL Minnesota

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Natalie Buchbinder Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Shattuck St. Mary's 16U USHS (W) 58* 6* 11* 17* 33* -* |
2015-16 Shattuck St. Mary's 16U USHS (W) 58* 9* 15* 24* 14* -* |
2016-17 Shattuck St. Mary's Prep USHS (W) 58* 9* 24* 33* 16* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 (W) 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 5* |
2017-18 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA (W) 38* 1* 5* 6* 4* 15* |
2018-19 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA (W) 41* 2* 12* 14* 4* 30* |
2019-20 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA (W) 36* 1* 15* 16* 4* 29* |
2020-21 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA (W) 15* 1* 3* 4* 2* 4* |
USA WC (W) 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2022-23 Univ. of Wisconsin “A” NCAA (W) 24* 0* 15* 15* 2* 24* |
2023-24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL (W) 24* 2* 4* 6* 0* 6* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 2 -1
2024-25 Minnesota Frost PWHL (W) 19* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 2 -4
2025-26 Minnesota Frost PWHL (W) 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 7* |
Projected PWHL (W) 24* 0* 4* 4* 0* 28* |

Natalie Buchbinder Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NCAA (W) 6 154* 5* 50* 55* 0.36* 16* 102* | 0 * * * * * *
PWHL (W) 3 49* 2* 7* 9* 0.18* 2* 11* | 2 18 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.11 * 4 * -5 *
USHS (W) 3 174* 24* 50* 74* 0.43* 63* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC (W) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 (W) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Natalie Buchbinder Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/17/2025
06/17/2025 Confirmed Minnesota Frost Minnesota Frost
11/29/2023
11/29/2023 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin PWHL Minnesota