There's another Minnesota team with playoff fever this spring: the Frost. State of play: The reigning Professional Women's Hockey League champs open their best-of-five semifinal series Wednesday night against the Toronto Sceptres.

In an attempt to innovate, the young Professional Women’s Hockey League allows the top-seeded team in its four-team playoffs to choose its first-round opponent. A year ago, Toronto chose a fourth-seeded Minnesota team that had lost its final five regular-season games,

That decision — made in part due to the proximity of their opponent — sets up a rematch between the Toronto Sceptres and Minnesota Frost. Last year, Toronto put Minnesota on t