Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey

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Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Ice Hockey
Current season
Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Ice Hockey athletic logo
University Minnesota
Conference WCHA
Head coach Brad Frost
9th year year, 258–41–21
Arena Ridder Arena
Capacity: 3,400
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Colors Maroon and Gold
           
Fight song Minnesota Rouser
NCAA Tournament Champions
2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference Regular Season Champions
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s ice hockey team plays for the University of Minnesota at the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis. The team is one of the members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Division I. The Golden Gophers have won five NCAA Championships as well as an American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship. In the WCHA, they have also been regular season champions 8 times and tournament champions five times.[1] In addition to their overall success as a competitive team, the Gophers have also been ranked in the nation's top two teams for attendance since becoming a varsity sport, and the team holds the second largest single-game attendance record for women’s collegiate hockey, drawing 6,854 fans for the first Minnesota women's hockey game on November 2, 1997.[2] The team also holds the distinction of having the longest winning streak in women's or men's college hockey at 62 games from February 17, 2012 to November 17, 2013, winning back-to-back NCAA titles during the stretch.[3]

In 2004-2005, Minnesota also won back-to-back NCAA Championships. Natalie Darwitz was a three-time All American, and three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier award. Darwitz left the program with the career scoring mark at Minnesota in three years and set two NCAA single-season record with 114 points (42 Goals, 72 Assists) and most assists in 40 games in her final season.[4] Minnesota Gophers women's hockey players have won the Patty Kazmaier Award twice (Krissy Wendell [2005] and Amanda Kessel [2013]), as well as having all three finalists in 2013.[5]

Coaches

The Gophers have had two head coaches to date: Laura Halldorson and Brad Frost. Halldorson was the head coach for eleven years, from the 1997-1998 season to the 2006-2007 season. Her overall coaching record was 278-67-22 with the Gophers, a winning percentage of .787. During that time, the Gophers won four of their five WCHA championships and three of their national championships. They averaged 28 wins per season and appeared in eight out of ten national tournaments, reaching seven finals. In addition, the Gophers experienced their best season in 2004-2005 with a 36-2-2 record.[6] In the 2007-2008 season, Brad Frost became the temporary head coach. He had previously been an assistant coach. In his first year as head coach, Frost led the Gophers to a 21-game winning streak, with the season's record ending with 27 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties but also ended with a conference record of 21-5-2, which ranked second in the WCHA. The Gophers made another NCAA regional appearance and post-season Frost was awarded WCHA Coach of the Year. In the 2008-2009 season, his temporary coaching status was lifted and he was named permanent head coach of the Gophers. That same season he led the Gophers to a record of 32-5-3 and to another WCHA championship. Frost then coached the Gophers into back-to-back NCAA Frozen Four championships in 2012 & 2013, which were encompassed in their 62-game winning streak.

[7] The Golden Gophers have had a cross state rivalry with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. The Gophers handed the Bulldogs their first ever conference loss 4-3 in a sold out game at Pioneer Hall on February 11, 2000.[8]

Team history

Minnesota put its first women's team on the ice, in 1997-98 and Nadine Muzerall, a Canadian who graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, was among its initial recruits.[9]

During the 2004-05 season, Krissy Wendell set an NCAA record (since tied) for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7.[10] After graduating from Minnesota, she had the career record for most shorthanded goals in a career with 16. Ironically, both marks were tied by Meghan Agosta.

In 2009-10, Noora Räty was just the second freshman to be a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Räty led the NCAA in several goaltending categories. She led the NCAA in goals-against average (1.24), save percentage (.951) and shutouts (7), while ranking third in winning percentage (.792). Her won loss record for the year was 17-3-4. In addition, Raty was the WCHA goaltending champion and earned numerous honours including All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team. During the season, she was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week four times and WCHA Rookie of the Week on two occasions. She set a school record for most assists in one season by a goaltender (3).

Minnesota Duluth rivalry

Minnesota-Duluth, had been a traditional rival to the Gophers in men's hockey. In 1998, Minnesota Duluth announced that it was going to assemble a women's team for the 1999-2000 season. Duluth gave a three-year, $210,000 contract to Shannon Miller, who coached Canada to the 1998 Olympic final in Nagano. Miller recruited players from Canada, Finland and Sweden, including four Olympians. The rivalry was fuelled when Miller took two players from Minnesota: star forward Jenny Schmidgall, whose 93 points led the nation, and defenseman Brittny Ralph, who would serve as the Bulldogs' captain. In the 1999-2000 season, Duluth would lose just once to the Gophers in their first five meetings, which included a 2-0 Bulldogs victory in the final of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament.[11]

Arenas

The Golden Gophers have called two ice rinks home. From their 1997-1998 season to their 2001-2002 season the Golden Gophers shared their home ice with the men’s team at Mariucci Arena. Then in the 2002-2003 season, the Golden Gophers received a rink of their own: Ridder Arena. Ridder Arena was the first arena to be dedicated solely to a women’s hockey team.

Year to Year

Won Championship Lost Championship Conference Champions League Leader
Year Coach W L T Conference Conf.
W		 Conf.
L		 Conf.
T		 Finish Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
2014–15 Brad Frost 34 3 4 WCHA 22 2 4 1st WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (10–0, 5–1)
Lost Semifinals vs. Bemidji State (0-1)		 Won First Round vs. RIT (6-2)
Won Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin (3-1)
Won Championship vs. Harvard (4-1)
2013–14 Brad Frost 38 2 1 WCHA 26 1 1 1st WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (4-1, 7-1)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (4-1)
Won Championship vs. North Dakota (3-1)		 Won First Round vs. Boston University (5-1)
Won Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin (5-3)
Lost Championship vs. Clarkson (4-5)
2012–13 Brad Frost 41 0 0 WCHA 28 0 0 1st WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (5-0, 8-0)
Won Semifinals vs. Ohio State (5-0)
Won Championship vs. North Dakota (2-0)		 Won First Round vs. North Dakota (3-2 3OT)
Won Frozen Four vs. Boston College (3-2 OT)
Won Championship vs. Boston University (6-3)
2011–12 Brad Frost 34 5 2 WCHA 21 5 2 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (6-1, 6-0)
Won Semifinals vs. North Dakota (6-0)
Won Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth (2-0)		 Won First Round vs. North Dakota (5-1)
Won Frozen Four vs. Cornell (3-1)
Won Championship vs. Wisconsin (4-2)
2010–11 Brad Frost 26 10 2 WCHA 18 8 2 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (3-2, 4-2)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (4-2)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (4-5 OT)		 Lost First Round vs. Boston College (1-4)
2009–10 Brad Frost 26 9 5 WCHA 18 6 4 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (8-5, 4-3)
Won Semifinals vs. Ohio State (5-4 2OT)
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth (2-3)		 Won First Round vs. Clarkson (3-2 OT)
Lost Frozen Four vs. Minnesota-Duluth (2-3)
2008–09 Brad Frost 32 5 3 WCHA 23 2 3 1st WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (4-1, 5-1)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota State (7-2)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (3-5)		 Won First Round vs. Boston College (4-3)
Lost Frozen Four vs. Mercyhurst (4-5)
2007–08 Brad Frost 27 7 4 WCHA 21 5 2 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (3-1, 9-1)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (3-4)		 Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (2-3 OT)
2006–07 Laura Halldorson 23 12 1 WCHA 17 10 1 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (5-1, 4-1)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (3-2 OT)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (1-3)		 Did not qualify
2005–06 Laura Halldorson 29 11 1 WCHA 19 8 1 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (5-1, 6-0)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (2-1)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (1-4)		 Won First Round vs. Princeton (4-0)
Won Frozen Four vs. New Hampshire (5-4)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (0-3)
2004–05 Laura Halldorson 36 2 2 WCHA 25 1 2 1st WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (6-3)
Won Semifinals vs. Ohio State (7-1)
Won Championship vs. Wisconsin (3-2 OT)		 Won First Round vs. Providence (6-1)
Won Frozen Four vs. Dartmouth (7-2)
Won Championship vs. Harvard (4-3)
2003–04 Laura Halldorson 30 4 2 WCHA 19 3 2 1st WCHA Won Semifinals vs. Ohio State (5-1)
Won Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth (4-2)		 Won Frozen Four vs. Dartmouth (5-1)
Won Championship vs. Harvard (6-2)
2002–03 Laura Halldorson 27 8 1 WCHA 19 4 1 2nd WCHA Won Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (3-1)
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth (3-5)		 Lost First Round vs. Harvard (1-6)
2001–02 Laura Halldorson 28 4 6 WCHA 19 2 3 1st WCHA Won Semifinals vs. Ohio State (4-1)
Won Championship vs. Wisconsin (3-2)		 Lost First Round vs. Brown (1-2)
2000–01 Laura Halldorson 23 9 2 WCHA 18 4 2 1st WCHA Lost Semifinals vs. Ohio State (0-4) Lost First Round vs. Wiscinson (3-4)
1999–00 Laura Halldorson 32 6 1 WCHA 21 2 1 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (10-0)
Won Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (5-0)
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0-2)		 WOn Frozen Four vs. Minnesota-Duluth (3-2)
Won Championship vs. Brown (4-2)
1998–99 Laura Halldorson 18 3 3 WCHA

Championships

National

Conference

Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Regular Season Champions

  • 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015

Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Tournament Champions

  • 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014

Individual Seasonal Records

Best Plus/Minus Record in a Season: +77
Hannah Brandt 2012-2013[12]

Most Goals in a Season: 49
Nadine Muzerall 1999-2000[13]

Most Assists in a Season: 72
Natalie Darwitz 2004-2005[14]

Most Points in a Season: 114
Natalie Darwitz 2004-2005[15]

Scoring leaders

Name Years Games Goals Assists Points
Natalie Darwitz 2002-05 99 102 144 246
Krissy Wendell 2002-05 101 106 131 237
Nadine Muzerall 1997-01 129 139 96 235
Amanda Kessel[16] 2010-13 114 97 134 231
Hannah Brandt[17] 2012-present 122 90 131 221
Kelly Stephens 2001-05 148 97 121 218
Ambria Thomas 1997-01 134 89 112 201
Gigi Marvin 2005-09 152 87 108 195
Ronda Curtin 1999-03 147 60 107 167
Laura Slominski 1998-02 146 65 96 161

NCAA record holders

  • Natalie Darwitz, NCAA leader, 2004-05 season, Points per game, 2.85[18]
  • Natalie Darwitz, NCAA leader, 2004-05 season, Assists per game, 1.80
  • Jody Horak, NCAA leader, 2004-05 season, Goalie winning percentage, .893
  • Noora Räty, NCAA leader, 2012-2013 season, Most shutouts in a single season, 17 [19]
  • Noora Räty, NCAA leader, Career Wins, 114
  • Noora Räty, NCAA leader, Career Shutouts, 43

Captains

Season Captains
1997-98 Julie Otto, Kris Scholz
1998-99 Amber Hegland, Kris Scholz
1999-00 Shannon Kennedy, Kris Scholz
2000-01 Tracy Engstrom, Kris Scholz
2001-02 Tracy Engstrom, Laura Slominski
2002-03 Ronda Curtin, Kelsey Bills, Winny Brodt
2003-04 Kelsey Bills, La Toya Clarke
2004-05 Kelly Stephens, Krissy Wendell
2005-06 Andrea Nichols, Chelsey Brodt, Bobbi Ross
2006-07 Andrea Nichols, Bobbi Ross
2007-08 Bobbi Ross, Whitney Graft
2008-09 Melanie Gagnon, Gigi Marvin
2009-10 Michelle Maunu, Brittany Francis, Emily West, Terra Rasmussen
2010-11 Emily West, Terra Rasmussen, Sarah Erickson, Jen Schoullis, Anne Schleper
2011-12 Sarah Erickson, Jen Schoullis
2012-13 Megan Bozek, Bethany Brausen
2013-14 Bethany Brausen, Sarah Davis, Baylee Gillanders, Kelly Terry
2014-15 Rachel Ramsey, Rachael Bona, Meghan Lorence, Lee Stecklein
2015-16 Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein

Olympians

  • The following Gophers players have participated in Olympic Women's hockey.

2002 U.S. Olympic Team

2006 U.S. Olympic Team

  • Natalie Darwitz
  • Courtney Kennedy
  • Kelly Stephens
  • Lyndsay Wall
  • Krissy Wendell (2006 Team U.S.A. Captain)[20]

2010 U.S. Olympic Team

2014 U.S. Olympic Team

  • Megan Bozek
  • Amanda Kessel
  • Gigi Marvin
  • Anne Schleper
  • Lee Stecklein

2006 Finnish Olympic Team

2010 Finnish Olympic Team

2014 Finnish Olympic Team

Awards and honors

All Americans

Year Player Team
1998 Nadine Muzerall (2nd team, Women’s Hockey News)
1998 Brittny Ralph (2nd team, Women’s Hockey News)
1999 Courtney Kennedy (2nd team, AWCHA)
1999 Nadine Muzerall (2nd team, AWCHA)
1999 Jenny Schmidgall (2nd team, AWCHA)
2001 Courtney Kennedy (1st team, JOFA)
2002 Ronda Curtin (1st team, JOFA)
2003 Ronda Curtin (1st team, JOFA)
2003 Natalie Darwitz (1st team, JOFA)
2003 Krissy Wendell (2nd team, JOFA)
2004 Krissy Wendell (1st team, JOFA)
2004 Natalie Darwitz (2nd team, JOFA)
2005 Natalie Darwitz (1st team CCM)
2005 Lyndsay Wall (1st team CCM)
2005 Krissy Wendell (1st team CCM)
2005 Jody Horak (2nd team CCM)
2008 Gigi Marvin (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA)
2009 Melanie Gagnon (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA))
2009 Monique Lamoureux (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA)
2010 Noora Raty (1st team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA)
2010 Anne Schleper[21] (1st team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA)
2011 Noora Raty[22] (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA)
2012 Megan Bozek[23] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2013 Megan Bozek[24] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2013 Amanda Kessel[25] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2013 Noora Räty[26] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2014 Hannah Brandt[27] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2014 Rachel Ramsey[28] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2014 Milica McMillen[29] (2nd team, CCM/AHCA)
2015 Hannah Brandt[30] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2015 Rachel Ramsey[31] (1st team, CCM/AHCA)
2015 Dani Cameranesi[32] (2nd team, CCM/AHCA)
2015 Lee Stecklein[33] (2nd team, CCM/AHCA)

All-WCHA teams

Year Player Team
2000 Winny Brodt First-Team All-WCHA
2000 Nadine Muzerall First-Team All-WCHA
2000 Nadine Muzerall First-Team All-WCHA
2000 Courtney Kennedy Second-Team All-WCHA
2000 Crystal Nicholas Second-Team All-WCHA
2000 Laura Slominski Second-Team All-WCHA
2000 Ambria Thomas Second-Team All-WCHA
2001 Courtney Kennedy First-Team All-WCHA
2001 Erica Killewald First-Team All-WCHA
2001 Ambria Thomas Second-Team All-WCHA
2001 LaToya Clarke Second-Team All-WCHA
2002 Ronda Curtin First-Team All-WCHA
2002 Jody Horak First-Team All-WCHA
2002 Kelly Stephens Second-Team All-WCHA
2003 Ronda Curtin First-Team All-WCHA
2003 Natalie Darwitz First-Team All-WCHA
2003 Jody Horak First-Team All-WCHA
2003 Krissy Wendell Second-Team All-WCHA
2004 Natalie Darwitz First-Team All-WCHA
2004 Krissy Wendell First-Team All-WCHA
2005 Natalie Darwitz First-Team All-WCHA
2005 Lyndsay Wall First-Team All-WCHA
2005 Krissy Wendell First-Team All-WCHA
2005 Kelly Stephens Second-Team All-WCHA
2005 Jody Horak Second-Team All-WCHA
2006 Erica McKenzie First-Team All-WCHA
2006 Gigi Marvin Third-Team All-WCHA
2007 Gigi Marvin First-Team All-WCHA
2007 Bobbi Ross Third-Team All-WCHA
2007 Melanie Gagnon Third-Team All-WCHA
2008 Gigi Marvin First-Team All-WCHA
2008 Rachael Drazan First-Team All-WCHA
2008 Erica McKenzie Second-Team All-WCHA
2008 Anya MIller Second-Team All-WCHA
2008 Bobbi Ross Third-Team All-WCHA
2008 Melanie Gagnon Third-Team All-WCHA
2009 Melanie Gagnon First-Team All-WCHA
2009 Jocelyne Lamoureux First-Team All-WCHA
2009 Monique Lamoureux First-Team All-WCHA
2009 Rachel Drazan Third-Team All-WCHA
2009 Gigi Marvin Third-Team All-WCHA
2009 Anne Schleper Third-Team All-WCHA
2010 Noora Raty First-Team All-WCHA
2010 Anne Schleper First-Team All-WCHA
2010 Emily West First-Team All-WCHA
2011 Noora Raty First-Team All-WCHA
2011 Anne Schleper First-Team All-WCHA
2011 Megan Bozek Third-Team All-WCHA
2011 Amanda Kessel Third-Team All-WCHA
2012 Megan Bozek First-Team All-WCHA
2012 Anne Schleper First-Team All-WCHA
2012 Amanda Kessel Second-Team All-WCHA
2012 Jen Schoullis Second-Team All-WCHA
2012 Noora Raty Third-Team All-WCHA
2013 Megan Bozek First-Team All-WCHA
2013 Hannah Brandt First-Team All-WCHA
2013 Amanda Kessel First-Team All-WCHA
2013 Noora Raty First-Team All-WCHA
2013 Mira Jalosuo Third-Team All-WCHA
2013 Kelly Terry Third-Team All-WCHA
2013 Rachel Ramsey Third-Team All-WCHA
2014 Hannah Brandt First-Team All-WCHA
2014 Milica McMillen First-Team All-WCHA
2014 Rachel Ramsey First-Team All-WCHA
2014 Kelly Terry First-Team All-WCHA
2014 Rachael Bona Second-Team All-WCHA
2014 Sarah Davis Second-Team All-WCHA
2014 Amanda Leveille Second-Team All-WCHA
2015 Hannah Brandt First-Team All-WCHA
2015 Dani Cameranesi First-Team All-WCHA
2015 Rachel Ramsey First-Team All-WCHA
2015 Lee Stecklein First-Team All-WCHA
2015 Milica McMillen Second-Team All-WCHA
2015 Rachael Bona Third-Team All-WCHA

WCHA Defensive Player of the Year

Year Player
2000 Winny Brodt
2001 Courtney Kennedy
2002 Ronda Curtin
2003 Ronda Curtin
2009 Melanie Gagnon
2010 Anne Schleper
2013 Megan Bozek
2014 Rachel Ramsey
2015 Rachel Ramsey

WCHA All-Rookie Team

Year Player
2003 Natalie Darwitz
2003 Krissy Wendell
2005 Bobbi Ross
2006 Gigi Marvin
2006 Melanie Gagnon
2006 Kim Hanlon
2007 Michelle Maunu
2008 Jenny Lura
2009 Jocelyne Lamoureux
2009 Monique Lamoureux
2009 Anne Schleper
2010 Noora Raty
2011 Baylee Gillanders
2011 Amanda Kessel
2011 Kelly Terry[34]
2012 Rachel Ramsey
2013 Hannah Brandt
2013 Milica McMillen 2013 Maryanne Menefee
2014 Dani Cameranesi
2015 Sydney Baldwin
2015 Kelly Pannek

Kazmaier Award

  • Krissy Wendell, 2005[35]
  • Amanda Kessel, 2013[36]

Kazmaier Award Finalists

Year Player Rank
1998 Nadine Muzerall (Top 11)
2000 Winny Brodt (Top Ten)
2001 Courtney Kennedy (Top Three)
2001 Nadine Muzerall (Top Ten)
2002 Ronda Curtin (Top Three)
2002 Laura Slominski (Top Ten)
2003 Natalie Darwitz (Top Ten)
2003 Krissy Wendell (Top Ten)
2004 Natalie Darwitz (Top Ten)
2004 Krissy Wendell (Top Ten)
2005 Natalie Darwitz (Top Ten)
2005 Krissy Wendell (Top Ten)
2008 Gigi Marvin (Top Ten)
2009 Gigi Marvin (Top Ten)
2009 Monique Lamoureux (Top Ten)
2010 Noora Raty (Top Three)
2013 Megan Bozek (Top Three)
2013 Amanda Kessel
2013 Noora Raty (Top Three)
2013 Hannah Brandt (Top Ten)
2014 Hannah Brandt (Top Three)
2014 Rachael Bona (Top Ten)
2015 Hannah Brandt (Top Three)
2015 Dani Cameranesii (Top Ten)
2015 Rachel Ramsey (Top Ten)

Nominees

  • Anne Schleper, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[37]
  • Emily West, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee

USCHO honors

  • All USCHO.com First Team
    • 2005: Natalie Darwitz
    • 2005: Krissy Wendell
  • All USCHO.com Third Team
    • 2005: Lyndsay Wall
    • 2005: Jody Horak[38]
    • 2006: Erica McKenzie

WCHA honors

  • WCHA Goaltending champion
    • 2010: Noora Raty
  • WCHA Rookie of the Year
    • 2003: Natalie Darwitz
    • 2005: Bobbi Ross
    • 2006: Gigi Marvin
    • 2009: Monique Lamoureux
    • 2011: Amanda Kessel
    • 2013: Hannah Brandt
    • 2014: Dani Cameranesi

Other

  • Kelli Blankenship, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[40]
  • Megan Bozek, 2011-12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year[41]
  • Laura Halldorson, National Coach of the Year, 2002
  • Laura Halldorson, National Coach of the Year, 2004[42]
  • On September 27, 2007, Erica Killewald and Nadine Muzerall were the first women’s hockey players to be inducted into the University of Minnesota’s M Club Hall of Fame.[43]
  • Amanda Kessel, 2010 WCHA Pre-Season Rookie of the Year[44]
  • Anne Schleper, 2012 Big Ten Medal of Honor[45]

Notable players

Erica Killewald

Erica Killewald ranks second in career saves (2,385) and shutouts (22), third in wins (73), and sixth in goals-against average (1.88). She also owns four of the top seven winningest seasons for a goaltender. Killewald will be remembered as the winning goaltender for the first ever women’s hockey game at Minnesota. She led Minnesota to an 8-0 win over Augsburg in front of a record crowd at Mariucci Arena on Nov. 2, 1997.

After an 18-win freshman season that saw her finish tied for second in the nation with five shutouts, Killewald led the Golden Gophers to a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship. During that sophomore season, Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947). She would be named the Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player.

At the 2000 AWCHA National Championship, Killewald stopped 74 of 78 shots in the tournament, and earned most valuable player honors. On the season, she posted a 17-6-1 record, including an 8-0-1 mark in 10 games during the tram’s 21-game unbeaten streak. In a 2-2 tie at archrival Minnesota Duluth, Killewald made 51 saves to set a school record.

Killewald wrapped up her collegiate career in 2000-01 as part of the Golden Gophers first ever WCHA Regular Season Championship. On the season, Kilewald accumulated a 19-8-2 record. She would lead the WCHA in goals-against average (2.12) and save percentage (.914) to earn First Team All-WCHA honors.

During her overall career at Minnesota, Killewald compiled a 73-23-9 career record. Kilewald was also a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. She would graduate with a degree in kinesiology and is currently a radiologic technologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Nadine Muzerall

Nadine Muzerall is Minnesota’s all-time leader with 139 career goals, including a record 40 power-play goals. She was a member of the inaugural team of University of Minnesota women’s hockey. In her freshman season, she had a 32-goal, 32-assist performance to earn Women’s Hockey News Second Team All-American, Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist and team most valuable player accolades.

During her 1998-99 sophomore season, Muzerall was named a Second Team AWCHA All-American, and was part of the third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship. She compiled totals of 30 goals, 18 assists and 48 points. Her numbers ranked in the top 20 nationally in seven offensive categories.

Muzerall scored the game-winning goal in the 2000 national championship win over Brown (Minnesota would win 4-2) and earned all-tournament honors with three goals and an assist in two games. For the season, Muzerall scored 49 goals, 28 assists and 77 points. Her 49 goals led the nation, power-play goals (16), power-play points (27) and game-winning goals (9). Her 49 goals sit atop the Minnesota season record book. In a 10-0 win over Bemidji State, Muzerall set school records with five goals and seven points. During the season, Muzerall went on a 20-game point streak, earned First Team All-WCHA and Minnesota team most valuable player honors.

Muzerall finished her collegiate career in 2000-01. She was part of the first ever WCHA Regular Season Championship, with contributions of 28 goals and 18 assists. For her efforts, she was named a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist for the second time in her career. In the Minnesota career record book, Muzerall finished her career first in goals (139), goals-per-game (1.08), power-play goals (40) and shots (726), and third in points (235). She graduated with a degree in family social science. In 2003, she became head coach of the Northfield Mount Hermon School girls’ hockey team in Gill, Massachusetts. Currently, Muzerall is the assistant coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team, where she started in 2010.

Golden Gophers in professional hockey

Player Team League
Winny Brodt Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL
Andrea Nichols Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL
Allie Sanchez Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL
Noora Räty Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/022609aaa.html
  3. ↑ http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/streaks-alive-minnesota-womens-hockey-win-49-in-a-row-to-win-title/
  4. ↑ http://eastonhockey.com/natalie-darwitz.html
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  12. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/minn-w-hockey-season-records.html
  13. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/minnesota-golden-gophers/womens-college-hockey/team,umn/season,20042005/gender,w/sort,PTS.html
  14. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/minnesota-golden-gophers/womens-college-hockey/team,umn/season,20042005/gender,w/sort,PTS.html
  15. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/minnesota-golden-gophers/womens-college-hockey/team,umn/season,20042005/gender,w/sort,PTS.html
  16. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8046/amanda-kessel/#20112012
  17. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/minn-w-hockey-career-records.html
  18. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
  19. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/noora_raty_760181.html
  20. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41204&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=1373625
  21. ↑ 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season#All-America honors
  22. ↑ http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html
  23. ↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031912aaa.html
  24. ↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031912aaa.html
  25. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  26. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  27. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  28. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  29. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  30. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  31. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  32. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  33. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/w-hockey-awards-honors.html
  34. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41204&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=272438
  35. ↑ http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_09&ID=191330
  36. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201303/mar23kaz.php
  37. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html
  38. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/
  39. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41204&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=272438
  40. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html
  41. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/genrel/042312aan.html
  42. ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/wchamp25/spec-rel/080906aar.html
  43. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=923763
  44. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201009/sep22poll.php
  45. ↑ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/060712aaa.html

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