2021 NWHL Season Preview: Minnesota Whitecaps The Whitecaps will be shorthanded in Lake Placid Share this story Michelle Jay Can the Minnesota Whitecaps make it three seasons in a row where they earn a spot in the Isobel Cup Final? Or will the NWHL’s westernmost franchise stumble out of the starting block without some of its key players in Lake Placid? Five Factors Holes in the Ship | The Whitecaps will be good again, but how good will they be without Nicole Schammel, Amanda Boulier? Schammel was an offensive force last year but didn’t get her fair share of the headlines because of