2009-10 Gopher Women's Hockey Media Guide by University of Minnesota Athletics

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Table of Contents Gopher Women’s Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20 2009-10 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 2009-10 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Let’s Play Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Minnesota’s National Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9 An Elite Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 International Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Gophers on Team USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Ridder Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15 National Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Patty Kazmaier Award Winner and Finalists . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Game Night at Ridder Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Gophers in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Proudly Wearing the Maroon and Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 The University of Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-37 University of Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-25 The Twin Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27 Twin Cities Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29 Athletics Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31 Athletics Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33 Academics and Student-Athlete Development . . . . . . . .34-36 Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 The 2009-10 Golden Gophers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-56 Head Coach Brad Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39 Assistant Coach Jamie Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Assistant Coach Tom Osiecki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Volunteer Assistant Coach Justin Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Director of Hockey Operations Eric Bakke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-43 Kelli Blankenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Sarah Erickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Brittany Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Alyssa Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Jaimie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Chelsey Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Nikki Ludwigson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Jenny Lura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Michelle Maunu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Laura May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Terra Rasmussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Anne Schleper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Jen Schoullis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Kelly Seeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Emily West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Alexandra Zebro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Megan Bozek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Samantha Downey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Katie Frischmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Mira Jalosuo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Becky Kortum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Noora Räty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 2008-09 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-72 The 2008-09 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63 Statistics and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-66 Game-by-Game Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-72 Golden Gopher Hockey History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-92 Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-79 Former Gopher Coach Laura Halldorson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Golden Gopher Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-84 Gopher Records in the National Championships . . . . . . . . .85 Minnesota in the National Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Gopher Attendance Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87-88 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 All-Time Jersey Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91-92 2009-10 Opponents and Travel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93-98 The WCHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99-100 The Western Collegiate Hockey Association . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 2009-10 WCHA Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

The 2009-10 Minnesota Women’s Hockey Yearbook is published by the University of Minnesota Athletic Communications office. Additional copies of may be purchased for $10 (shipping & handling included) by sending a check made payable to the University of Minnesota and mailing to: University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Ave. SE Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 For more information, please contact the athletic communications office at: Phone: (612) 625-4090 Fax: (612) 625-0359 Email: gophers@umn.edu

Credits The 2009-10 Minnesota Women’s Hockey Yearbook was written and compiled by Michelle Traen. Layout, design and covers by Sara Berhow and Jeff Keiser. Photography: Eric Miller, Jerry Lee, Brad Person and Jim Rosvold Photography: USA Hockey, Getty Images, Hockey Canada, Hans Koistinen Printing: University of Minnesota Printing Services Special thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff at University of Minnesota Printing Services. Golden Gopher Athletics Mission Statement To serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that enables student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation.

Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

TEAM INFORMATION

Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 50,902 Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: Big Ten & WCHA (Hockey) University President: Robert H. Bruininks Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi Conference: Western Collegiate Hockey Association Home Arena: Ridder Arena (3,400) Ice Surface: 200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone: (612) 625-6900 Press Box Fax: (612) 625-5500

2008-09 Record: 32-5-3 2008-09 WCHA Record: 23-2-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:16/6 Forwards Returning/Lost: 10/3 Defensemen Returning/Lost: 4/3 Goaltenders Returning/Lost: 2/1 Newcomers: 6 (3 forwards, 2 defensemen, 1 goaltender)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brad Frost, (Bethel, 1996) Record at Minnesota: 59-12-7 (2 years) Career Record: same Record against WCHA opponents: 44-7-5 Assistant Coaches: Jamie Wood (Middlebury, 1994) Tom Osiecki (St. Thomas, 1964) Director of Hockey Operations: Eric Bakke Administrative Assistant: Linda Kading Women’s Hockey Office Phone: (612) 625-0188

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HISTORY National Championships: 3 (2000, 2004, 2005) NCAA Frozen Four Appearances: 6 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009) NCAA Appearances: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) WCHA Regular Championships: 5 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009) WCHA Tournament Championships: 3 (2002, 2004, 2005)

MEDIA INFORMATION Athletic Communications Contact: Michelle Traen Office Phone: (612) 624-0522 Fax: (612) 625-0359 Cell Phone: (612) 396-8712 Email: traen001@umn.edu Web www.gophersports.com

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Team

ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 31 41

Name Jenny Lura Kelly Seeler Samantha Downey Sarah Erickson Laura May Katie Frischmann Kelli Blankenship Mira Jalosuo Jaimie Horton Brittany Francis Becky Kortum Chelsey Jones Emily West Nikki Ludwigson Megan Bozek Alexandra Zebro Anne Schleper Jen Schoullis Terra Rasmussen Michelle Maunu Alyssa Grogan Noora Räty

Pos. G D F F F F/D F D F F F F F F D D D F F D G G

Ht. 5-8 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-6 6-0 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-4

Yr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr.

DOB 9/7/89 5/18/90 2/19/91 3/28/90 8/5/89 1/6/91 6/23/87 2/3/89 4/24/88 12/2/87 5/7/91 1/28/88 3/22/89 9/18/89 3/27/91 6/16/88 1/30/90 3/7/89 9/4/88 7/15/87 5/15/90 5/29/89

Hometown/High School/Last Team North Vancouver, B.C./Sentinel Secondary/B.C. Breakers Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie/Eden Prairie HS Hermantown, Minn./Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall/Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall HS Roseau, Minn./Bemidji/Bemidji HS Dellwood, Minn./Mahtomedi/Mahtomedi HS Rochester, Minn./Rochester Century/Minnesota Thoroughbreds Lusby, Md./North American Hockey Academy/NAHA Lieksa, Finland/Kastelli/Finnish National Team Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove/Maple Grove HS Thunder Bay, Ont./Hammarskjold/Toronto Junior Aeros Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins/Hopkins HS Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater/Northeastern Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek/Colorado Selects Bloomington, Minn./Eden Prairie/Eden Prairie HS Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson/Chicago Mission Oak Grove, Minn./Faithful Family Academy/St. Francis/North Branch HS St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral/Icebreakers Erie, Pa./Shattuck-St. Mary’s/Shattuck-St. Mary’s HS Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids/Coon Rapids HS Esko, Minn./Esko/Cloquet-Esko-Carlton HS Eagan, Minn./Eagan/Eagan HS Espoo, Finland/Haukilahti/Finnish National Team

Head Coach: Brad Frost (Bethel, 1996) Assistant Coaches: Tom Osiecki (St. Thomas, 1964) and Jamie Wood (Middlebury, 1994) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Justin Johnson (Minnesota, 2005) Equipment Manager: Kate Anderson (Concordia College, 2003) Athletic Trainer: Amy Hamilton (Mankato State, 1998)

Alphabetical Roster Pronounciation Guide No. 7 19 3 4 10 6 31 9 8 14 11 18 1 26 5 25 41 22 24 2 17 20

Name Kelli Blankenship Megan Bozek (Bo-zeck) Samantha Downey Sarah Erickson Brittany Francis Katie Frischmann Alyssa Grogan Jaimie Horton (JAY-me)(HOR-ton) Mira Jalosuo (yau-low-SHU-ah) Chelsey Jones Becky Kortum (Court-em) Nikki Ludwigson Jenny Lura Michelle Maunu (MAH-new) Laura May Terra Rasmussen Noora Räty (NOR-a) (rah-too) Anne Schleper Jen Schoullis (SHU-less) Kelly Seeler Emily West Alexandra Zebro (ZEE-bro)

Head Coach: Brad Frost Assistant Coaches: Tom Osiecki (oh-seek-EE) and Jamie Wood

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Roster Breakdown By Class

By State

By Province/Country

Kelli Blankenship Brittany Francis Jaimie Horton Chelsey Jones Michelle Maunu Alexandra Zebro

Emily West

Jenny Lura

Illinois (1)

Ontario (1)

Megan Bozek

Brittany Francis

Maryland (1)

Finland (2)

Kelli Blankenship

Mira Jalosuo Noora Räty

Seniors (6)

Juniors (5) Jenny Lura Laura May Terra Rasmussen Jen Schoullis Emily West

Sophomores (5) Sarah Erickson Alyssa Grogan Nikki Ludwigson Anne Schleper Kelly Seeler

Freshman (6) Megan Bozek Samantha Downey Katie Frischmann Mira Jalosuo Becky Kortum Noora Räty

Colorado (1)

Minnesota (14) Samantha Downey Sarah Erickson Katie Frischmann Alyssa Grogan Jaimie Horton Chelsey Jones Becky Kortum Nikki Ludwigson Michelle Maunu Laura May Terra Rasmussen Anne Schleper Kelly Seeler Alexandra Zebro

Pennsylvania (1) Jen Schoullis

British Columbia (1)

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JENNY

KELLY

SAMANTHA

SARAH

LAURA

KATIE

LURA G • 5-8 • Jr. North Vancouver, B.C.

SEELER D • 5-6 • So. Eden Prairie, Minn.

DOWNEY F • 5-9 • Fr. Hermantown, Minn.

ERICKSON F • 5-6 • So. Roseau, Minn.

MAY F • 5-9 • Jr. Dellwood, Minn.

FRISCHMANN F/D • 5-5 • Fr. Rochester, Minn.

KELLI

MIRA

JAIMIE

BRITTANY

BECKY

CHELSEY

BLANKENSHIP F • 5-6 • Sr. Lusby, Md.

JALOSUO D • 6-0 • Fr. Lieksa, Finland

HORTON F • 5-7 • Sr. Maple Grove, Minn.

FRANCIS F • 5-7 • Sr. Thunder Bay, Ont.

KORTUM F • 5-7 • Fr. Minnetonka, Minn.

JONES F • 5-8 • Sr. Lake Elmo, Minn.

EMILY

NIKKI

MEGAN

ALEXANDRA

ANNE

WEST F • 5-5 • Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

LUDWIGSON F • 5-7 • So. Bloomington, Minn.

BOZEK D • 5-9 • Fr. Buffalo Grove, Ill.

ZEBRO D • 6-0 • Sr. Oak Grove, Minn.

SCHLEPER D • 5-10 •So. St. Cloud, Minn.

JEN

TERRA

MICHELLE

ALYSSA

NOORA

SCHOULLIS F • 5-9 • Jr. Erie, Pa.

RASMUSSEN F • 5-7 • Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn.

MAUNU D • 5-6 • Dr. Esko, Minn.

GROGAN G • 5-6 • So. Eagan, Minn.

RATY G • 5-4 • Fr. Espoo, Finland

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SEASON OUTLOOK Entering his third season at the helm of the University of Minnesota women’s hockey program, Brad Frost and the 2009-10 edition look to continue the Golden Gophers’ winning ways of last season. After capturing the 2009 Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season championship and making its first trek to the Frozen Four since 2006, the Gophers are primed and ready to go for the upcoming campaign. Adding extra incentive is the chance to play for a national championship in front of a hometown crowd as Minnesota will host the 2010 Frozen Four. “It’s so hard to get to the Frozen Four and we were honored to be in Boston last year,” Frost said. “We’re never happy just being there, but we certainly expect to give ourselves the opportunity to be there every year. It was a great opportunity to gain some great experience. Although the outcome wasn’t necessarily what we wanted, we’ve learned that when you get to a one-and-done scenario and the big stage, you have to play your best and everything has to go right. Our goal is to be in that situation again this coming year with the opportunity to play at home in front of our fans, which would be great.” The Gophers, of course, will face a few obstacles this year, losing their top three scorers from last year, while Jen Schoullis will earn a medical red-shirt for the season. However, the Gophers hold the philosphy of working from the net out with stellar goaltending and a solid defensive corps to aide them. Along with Frost leading the team, the Gophers will have four captains to guide the team in seniors Brittany Francis and Michelle Maunu, and juniors Terra Rasmussen and Emily West. Although it’s a first time for all four, the coaching staff is looking forward to working with this captain corps. “I’m really excited about all four of them. We have two seniors in Brittany Francis and Michelle Maunu, and two juniors, Terra Rasmussen and Emily West,” Frost said. “It was very clear throughout the voting process that they were the ones our team viewed as leaders. What I really like with all four of them is that our players can go to any one of them with questions. They’re all friends, but they all represent a different part of our team as well in social circles and in hockey positions. We’re really excited about their leadership and their opportunity to lead, and I think our team is very happy about the captains.”

Anne Schleper

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Goaltending The Gophers’ strongest position this year will be at goaltending. With two letterwinners returning and a highlytouted recruit entering the fold, the starting goalie spot will be very competitive this season. Jenny Lura returns for her junior season after playing in 20 games last year. Starting in 17 games for the Maroon and Gold, Lura held a 1.62 goals against average, which ranked fourth nationally. Holding a 15-2-1 record as a sophomore, Lura was named the US College Hockey Online Defensive Player of the Week after she held Minnesota Duluth scoreless early in the season. Alyssa Grogan Also returning for the Gophers is sophomore Alyssa Grogan. As a rookie, Grogan was the WCHA goaltending champion after posting a 1.37 GAA against conference foes. In 21 games, Grogan held a 16-2-2 record and a 1.67 overall goals against average. As a freshman, Grogan saw action in every post-season game, including a NCAA regional win over Boston College. Minnesota adds freshman Noora Räty to the mix this season. A standout goalie with the Finnish National Team, Räty was Team Finland’s starting Olympic goalie at the age of 15. This past summer, Räty helped Finland to their second-straight bronze medal at the 2009 IIHF World Championships when she stopped 78 shots. She was named the tournament’s best goalie in 2007 and 2008 and earned the most valuable player award in 2008. “It’s not too often that you have three starting goalies on your roster in Alyssa Grogan, Jenny Lura and Noora Räty,” Frost said. “It’s a little bit of a tough situation on whose playing on any given night. They’re all deserving of the start and there’s great competition. Obviously I think it’s our strongest position because we have the most depth there. For us to be successful this year, our goaltending is going to have to be excellent. We’re going to build from the net out. With the competition we will face, it won’t matter which goalie plays, they will have to have a great night and give their best effort, knowing that there are going to be two other goalies pushing them along the way.” Defense The Gophers lost three defensemen from last year’s WCHA championship squad, but return four blue liners and add two freshmen this year. Returning for the Gophers are seniors Michelle Maunu and Alexandra Zebro and sophomores Anne Schleper and Kelly Seeler. Maunu returns for her senior year after playing in 39 of 40 games as a junior. Tallying 18 points last year, she had her best plus/minus rating of her career when she was +37. Playing in over 110 games for the Gophers,

Maunu has scored 35 points in her first three seasons. Although Zebro saw action at both forward and defense, she will play primarily on the blue line for her final year with the Gophers. Last year, Zebro held a plus/minus rating of +15 and had six assists. Schleper and Seeler had outstanding rookie seasons and will be looked upon as leaders in the group. Schleper played in all 40 games last year and was a second-team All-WCHA selection. Ranking eighth on the team in scoring and second among defensemen, Schleper had seven goals and 19 assists for 26 points. In her rookie season, Schleper was +27 and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team. Seeler competed in 39 straight games and had 16 points last year. Paired with All-American Melanie Gagnon, Seeler held a +37, which tied for third overall and tied for second among defensemen. The Gophers add two freshmen in Megan Bozek and Mira Jalosuo, while Katie Frischmann will see action at both forward and defense. Bozek was a member of the U.S. Under-18 Team that won a gold medal in 2009. She also played with Chicago Mission and was the captain of the team in 2008-09. Jalosuo is a member of the Finnish National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. Since joining the national team, Jalosuo has played in over 35 international games. Frischmann played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds the last three years. Prior to her time with the Thoroughbreds, she competed with Rochester Century and was an all-conference honoree. “I’m excited about our defensive unit,” Frost said. “We’ve got some great seniors back there in Michelle Maunu and Alexandra Zebro and have Anne Schleper and Kelly Seeler, who will log a lot of minutes for us as well. You look at Schleper and Seeler, who had great freshmen years, and we would expect to have another great year from them again. We’re adding a couple of freshmen back there as well. They aren’t your typical freshmen as they have had great experience in Mira and Megan. Obviously we’ll be missing Mira throughout the year to train with the Finnish National and Olympic Team, but we’ll have some flexibility in putting someone like Katie Frischmann back there as well. Even though we graduated three seniors from last year, I really like the personalities and the drive that our returning “D” and freshmen have. We’ll be pretty solid on the back end.”

gopher women’s hockey Forwards It’s no secret that the Gophers lost a majority of their scoring drive, losing their top three scorers from last year’s team. An additional blow came this summer when Jen Schoullis announced that she would red-shirt the season, leaving just one of the Gophers’ top five returning scorers. However, since starting with the Gophers, Emily West has increased her point production and looks to make her mark on the Gopher program. Playing in all 40 games as a sophomore, West scored 19 goals with 21 assists for 40 points. Named the team’s Unsung Hero, West was an integral part of Minnesota’s special teams after scoring eight power play goals and one short-handed goal. Along with West, the Gophers return seniors Brittany Francis, who ranked sixth on the team in scoring with 34 points. Of Francis’ eight goals scored, four came on the power play, two were game-winning goals and one was a short-handed goal. Kelli Blankenship followed with 16 points and Terra Rasmussen and Jaimie Horton had 10. Also returning to the Gopher forward corps is Laura May, who had six points. “It’s well documented that we lost a lot, but I’m excited about who’s coming back,” Frost said. “There’s a real opportunity for all our forwards to step up and play significant roles that they haven’t played in the past. Brittany Francis comes to mind up front as well as Emily West. They are our two top returning scorers. I look to Kelli Blankenship, Sarah Erickson and Chelsey Jones to really step up and carry a larger load for us this year in both putting the puck in the net and creating scoring chances. You can go down the line with someone like Terra Rasmussen and Laura May and freshmen coming in to have opportunities. They are all going to be put in positions that they haven’t been in before and it’s a great opening for them and hopefully they seize the moment.” The Gophers return Chelsey Jones, Sarah Erickson and Nikki Ludwigson, all of which were in their first year with the Gopher system. Erickson played in all 40 games as a rookie and established 23 points, while Chelsey Jones had 10 points in her first year with the Maroon and Gold. Coach Frost is hoping that with a year under the Gophers system, they can increase their point production from a year ago. “When it’s your first year in our program, whether you’re a transfer or a freshman, it’s tougher,” Frost said. “Last year, we didn’t need certain players to be put in a position where we needed them to score. This is a different year. That’s going to be a big focus all year for us in practice in putting the puck in the net and working on their skills. I have a feeling that we’re going to be scoring a lot more gritty, blue collar goals than we have scored in the past.” Along with the returners, the Gophers add Sam Downey and Becky Kortum as freshmen, while Katie Frischmann will be at both the forward and defense position. Downey played for Proctor-

Hermantown-Marshall and was an all-state selection. Kortum was a Hopkins High School standout and the 2009 Ms. Hockey recipient. She led Hopkins to their first state tournament appearance since 1997. Schedule Minnesota opens the season hosting Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 2 and concludes the series on Sunday, Oct. 4. After a road trip to Ohio State (Oct. 9-10), Minnesota hosts Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 16-17) and follows with a home-and-home series against St. Cloud State (Oct. 23-24) and a road series at Wisconsin (Oct. 30 and Nov. 1). The Gophers host Clarkson for the first time in school history on Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 27-28) and then travel to Harvard (Dec. 4-5). The Gophers close the first half at North Dakota (Dec. 12-13). “I think we have a great non-conference schedule,” Frost said. “I don’t think people are real familiar with Clarkson or Syracuse. Syracuse started last year and they had a great first year and a good class coming in and I expect them to be a tough, solid opponent that first weekend. Clarkson is going to be one of the top teams out of the east. They’re a smaller school out of upstate New York, but they have been an improving program over the past few years and in the top 10 the last couple years. I think they’ll be there again this year. Harvard, obviously, has a great tradition in women’s hockey. We’re excited to head out to Boston and play at their home rink.” The Gophers then open their second half of the season hosting the Buckeyes (Jan. 8-9) and have a quick turnaround as Minnesota hosts the U.S. Olympic Team that following Tuesday at 7 p.m. Minnesota then travels to Bemidji State (Jan. 15-16), and hosts back-to-back weekends against North Dakota (Jan.22-23) and Minnesota State (Jan. 29-30). Minnesota’s road match-up with the Bulldogs is on Feb. 5-6. The regular season title could come down to the final weekend of play when the Gophers host Wisconsin on Feb. 19-20. The Gophers will look to gain their second-straight WCHA regular season championship this year at the conclusion of the 28-game conference schedule. “Last year was great and to have our first WCHA championship since 2005 was huge,” Frost said. “I think it was great for our players to see what it takes to win that WCHA championship. Personally, I think it’s one of the hardest to win in our sport. We’re the best league in the country and we have to be ready week in and week out. Every night our players know what it takes to win and it’s not easy. They know that the bull’s-eye will be on their back this year and they will have to respond each game.” Ridder Arena Hosts National Championship Along with hosting 18 regular season games, Minnesota will serve as the host of the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACEOFF (March 6-7) and the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four. Although Minnesota has hosted the national championship in the past (2001 and 2006), this is the first time in Ridder Arena. “Ridder Arena, in my opinion, is the best rink to host a Frozen Four event,” Frost said. “We’ve been in many Frozen Fours at other venues and they are only half full with 5,000 people. The atmosphere just isn’t what it should be for a national championship. With Ridder Arena being a facility built for 3,400 people, it’s going to be a fantastic championship atmosphere. Regardless of who is in the Frozen Four, I would anticipate that Ridder is going to be packed. We have the best fans in the country so we’re really excited to showcase Ridder Arena to the country and the University of Minnesota athletics department.”

2009-10 Schedule Date Oct 2 Oct 4 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 30 Nov 1 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 27 Nov 28 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 12 Dec 13 Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 12 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 29 Jan 30 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb. 26-28 March 6-7 March 13-14 March 19-21

Opponent Syracuse Syracuse Ohio State * Ohio State * Minnesota Duluth * Minnesota Duluth * St. Cloud State * St. Cloud State * Wisconsin * Wisconsin * Minnesota State * Minnesota State * Bemidji State * Bemidji State * Clarkson Clarkson Harvard Harvard North Dakota * North Dakota * Ohio State * Ohio State * U.S. Olympic Team Bemidji State * Bemidji State * North Dakota * North Dakota * Minnesota State * Minnesota State * Minnesota Duluth * Minnesota Duluth * St. Cloud State * St. Cloud State * Wisconsin * Wisconsin * WCHA First Round WCHA FINAL FACEOFF NCAA Regional NCAA Frozen Four

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* WCHA Games home games in bold all times local to site schedule subject to change

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Media

INFORMATION The 2009-10 University of Minnesota women’s hockey media guide is intended to answer questions about the season and assist the media in coverage of the team throughout the year. Requests for additional information should be directed to Michelle Traen, Assistant Athletic Communications Director, at (612) 6240522. Credentials: Requests for press, radio, television and photo credentials for home games at Ridder Arena must be made in advance to Michelle Traen. Credentials may be picked up at the media pass entrance, located at the front entrance of Ridder Arena. Radio: Phone lines for visiting radio stations are available through the University of Minnesota Networking and Telecommunications Services. Please call Steve Moore at 612-626-1336 for more information.

for its use can be made with the athletic communications personnel prior to the game. Post-Game Interviews: Following a 10-minute cooling off period, post-game interviews will be held at ice-level in Ridder Arena. Frost will be available immediately following the team meeting, followed by players. A representative from the athletic communications office will be available to take requests for interviews for both coaches and players. In-Season Interviews: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone, must be arranged through Michelle Traen at least 24 hours in advance.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Athletic Communications Director: Garry Bowman Associate Directors: Becky Bohm, Andy Seeley, Matt Slieter Director of Internet Services: John Romo Assistant Directors: Sara Berhow, Steve Geller, Jim Strick, Michelle Traen Director of Creative Services: Jeff Keiser Assistant Creative Director: Chris Lagasse Communications Intern: Pat McCabe Photography: Eric Miller

Press Box Services: Media guides, game programs, game notes, line charts and statistics are available in the press box. Boxscores will be distributed during post-game interviews. Fax transmission service is available. Arrangements

Minnesota Media Outlets NEWSPAPERS

STAR TRIBUNE Sports Editor: Glen Crevier (gcrevier@startribune.com) Asst. Sports Editor: Dennis Brackin (dbrackin@startribune.com) Roman Augustoviz (raugustoviz@startribune.com) Rachel Blount (rblount@startribune.com) 425 Portland Ave. • Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 673-4447 • Fax (612) 673-7774 PIONEER PRESS Sports Editor: Mike Bass (mbass@pioneerpress.com) Brian Murphy (brianmurphy@pioneerpress.com) Bob Sansevere (bsansevere@pioneerpress.com) Charley Walters (cwalters@pioneerpress.com) 345 Cedar St. • St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 228-5518 • Fax (651) 228-5527

WIRE SERVICE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sports Editor: Dave Campbell (dcampbell@ap.org) Jon Krawczynski (jkrawczynski@ap.org) 511 11th Ave. S., Suite 460 • Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 332-2727 • Fax (612) 342-5299 TELEVISION

RADIO

BIG TEN NETWORK Executive Producer: Leon Schweir (leon.schweir@bigtennetwork.com) Media Relations Manager: Mike Vest (mike.vest@bigtennetwork.com) 600 W. Chicago Ave., Suite 875 • Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: 312-665-0700 • Fax: 312-665-0740

WCCO-AM Sports Director: Dan Terhaar (dterhaar@wccoradio.cbs.com) Dave Lee (dlee@wccoradio.cbs.com) Mike Max (mmax@wccoradio.cbs.com) Steve Thomson (sthomson@wccoradio.cbs.com) 625 2nd Ave. South • Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 370-0611 • Fax (612) 370-0159

MINNESOTA DAILY Sports Editor: Josh S. Katzenstein (jkatzenstein@mndaily.com) 2301 University Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 627-4080 • Fax (612) 627-4159

FOX SPORTS NORTH Paul Hipp (phipp@foxsports.net) Marney Gellner (mgellner@foxsports.net) One Main St. SE - Suite 600 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 486-9500 • Fax (612) 486-9589

LET’S PLAY HOCKEY Editor: Kevin Kurtt (editor@letsplayhockey.com) 2721 East 42nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55406 612/729-0023; Fax 612/729-0259

KARE-TV (NBC) Sports Director: Randy Shaver (rshaver@kare11.com) Eric Perkins (eperkins@kare11.com) Patrick O’Shaughnessy (poshaughnessy@kare11.com) 8811 Olson Memorial Hwy. • Minneapolis, MN 55427 (763) 546-1111 • Fax (763) 546-8606

MINNESOTA HOCKEY JOURNAL Editor: Greg Anzelc (greg@tpgsports.com) 6160 Summit Drive Minneapolis, MN 55430 763/595-0808 ext. 107/Fax 763/595-0016 MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER Sports Editor: Larry Fitzgerald (lfitzgerald@spokesman-recorder.com) Charles Hallman (challman@spokesman-recorder.com) 3744 4th Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55409 612/827-4021; Fax 612/827-0577 MINNESOTA SUN NEWSPAPERS Sports Editor: Greg Kleven (gkleven@acnpapers.com) 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344

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WCCO-TV (CBS) Mark Rosen (marosen@wcco.cbs.com) Mike Max (mmax@wcco.cbs.com) Carry Clancy (cjclancy@wcco.cbs.com) 90 South 11th St. • Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 330-2539 • Fax (612) 330-2767

KMSP-TV (FOX) Sports Director: Seth Kaplan (skapl795@foxtv.com) Dawn Mitchell (dmitc770@foxtv.com) Jim Rich (jrich674@foxtv.com) 11358 Viking Drive • Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (952) 944-9999 • Fax (952) 942-0455 KSTP-TV (ABC) Sports Producer: Steve Johnson (sjohnson@kstp.com) Phil Aldridge (paldridge@kstp.com) Anne Hutchinson (ahutchinson@kstp.com) 3415 University Ave. • St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 642-4410 • Fax (651) 642-4409

KFAN-AM Sports Director: Chad Abbott (chadabbott@clearchannel.com) Paul Allen (paulallen@clearchannel.com) KSTP-AM Matt Thomas (mthomas@am1500.com) 3415 University Ave. • St. Paul, MN 55144 (651) 647-1500 RADIO KUOMRon Miller (mill2875@umn.edu) 610 Rarig Center 330 21st Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55455 612/625-3500; Fax 612/625-2112 MINNESOTA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION Jim Dubois (jdubois@minnesotabroadcasters.com) MINNESOTA NEWS NETWORK Al Schoch, Gene Harrington 331 11th St. South • Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 321-7211 (newsroom@mnnradio.com) Fax (612) 321-7222 LEARFIELD SPORTS Mike Grimm (mdgrimm3@aol.com) (314) 610-3401

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MS. HOCKEY WINNERS Let’s Play Hockey annually presents the Ms. Hockey Award to the top senior high school girls hockey player in the state of Minnesota. The award started in 1996. Academics, community service, citizenship, coachability and on-ice performance prove to be the criteria for this prestigious award. Since 1996, 11 recipients have signed with the Gopher women’s hockey team. In 1999, an additional award was added, the Senior Goaltender Award, which was given to Jody Horak in 2001 and Alyssa Grogan in 2008.

Ronda Curtin

Gigi Marvin

Sarah Erickson

Alyssa Grogan

Laura Slominski

Krissy Wendell

Winny Brodt

Becky Kortum

Andrea Nichols

Jody Horak

Ms. Hockey Recipients 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winny Brodt, Roseville 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Slominski, Burnsville 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ronda Curtin, Roseville 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Krissy Wendell, Park Center 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renee Curtin, Roseville 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ashley Albrecht, South St. Paul 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrea Nichols, Mt. Iron 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erica McKenzie, Hastings 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gigi Marvin, Warroad 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Erickson 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Becky Kortum

Senior Goaltender Award 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jody Horak 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alyssa Grogan

Erica McKenzie

Ashley Albrecht

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National

TITLES

2000 captains Kris Scholz & Shannon Kennedy

2004 NCAA Champions 8 * Minnesota Hockey

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2005 NCAA Champions 2000 AWCHA Champions

2004 captains LaToya Clarke & Kelsey Bills

Three National Championships in nine years Six NCAA Frozen Four appearances 2005 game-winning goal

2005 captains Krissy Wendell & Kelly Stephens 9 * Minnesota Hockey

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Among the

NATION’S ELITE Leading the WCHA The WCHA has proven to be a powerhouse in collegiate women’s hockey, as WCHA teams have won the last 10 national championships. Throughout the regular season, the Gophers face some of the nation’s top talent in women’s hockey, and year after year, Minnesota proves to be one of the elite programs in the WCHA and in the nation • Minnesota has won five WCHA Regular Season WCHA Championships, more than any other WCHA women’s program • The Golden Gophers won WCHA Tournament titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005 • Minnesota players have won five WCHA Player of the Year awards in the 10-year history of the WCHA Women’s League • Minnesota players have won five WCHA Defensive Player of the Year awards • Four Gopher players have been named the WCHA Rookie of the Year • Three WCHA scoring champions and five WCHA goaltending champions have been Golden Gophers

In 2004, Minnesota swept the championships, winning WCHA Regular Season & Tournament Titles and the NCAA Championship

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Ronda Curtin Two-time All-American Two-time All-WCHA First Team honoree Two-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2002 WCHA Player of the Year Patty Kazmaier Finalist

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Minnesota won the WCHA Regular Season and Tournament titles in 2002

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National Championships won by Minnesota

Krissy Wendell Three-time All-American Three-time All-WCHA honoree 2004 & 2005 WCHA Player of the Year 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award Winner Three-time Patty Kazmaier Finalist

WCHA Tournament Championships won by the Golden Gophers

NCAA Frozen Four Appearances in the nine-year history of the NCAA Women’s Hockey Championship

WCHA Regular Season Championships in the 10-year history of the WCHA Women’s League, more than any other WCHA program

Number of Minnesota players to win All-America accolades, with five of the 11 winning multiple All-America awards

Minnesota players have earned All-WCHA accolades a total of 41 times

2005 WCHA & NCAA Champions 11 * Minnesota Hockey

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Rachael Drazan

Melanie Gagnon

Gigi Marvin

Emily West

Sarah Erickson

Alyssa Grogan

Anne Schleper

Representing Their Country A multitude of Golden Gopher players, past and present, have represented their country in international hockey competition. 2009 U.S. National Team Natalie Darwitz (Team Captain), Rachael Drazan, Gigi Marvin Kelly Seeler

Natalie Darwitz

Megan Bozek

Mira Jalosuo

Noora RĂ¤ty

2009 Finnish National Team Mira Jalosuo, Noora Raty

Past Members of the U.S. Under-18 Team Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson (Team Captain), Alyssa Grogan, Anne Schleper, Kelly Seeler

International Erica McKenzie

Anya Miller

Sarah Erickson

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COMPETITION

Gigi Marvin, Natalie Darwitz, Rachael Drazan

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Gophers in the

OLYMPIC GAMES LYNDSAY WALL 2002 U.S. Olympic Team 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

COURTNEY KENNEDY 2002 U.S. Olympic Team 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

NATALIE DARWITZ 2002 U.S. Olympic Team 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

KRISSY WENDELL 2002 U.S. Olympic Team 2006 U.S. Olympic Team 2006 Team U.S.A. Captain

KELLY STEPHENS 2006 U.S. Olympic Team

2002 Olympic Games

2006 Olympic Games

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TEAM U.S.A. - SILVER MEDAL

TORINO, ITALY TEAM U.S.A. - BRONZE MEDAL

Results: U.S.A. 10, Germany 0 (pool play) U.S.A. 12, China 1 (pool play) U.S.A. 5, Finland 0 (pool play) U.S.A. 4, Sweden 0 (semifinals) U.S.A. 2, Canada 3 (final)

Results: U.S.A. 6, Switzerland 0 (pool play) U.S.A. 5, Germany 0 (pool play) U.S.A. 7, Finland 3 (pool play) U.S.A. 2, Sweden 3 (semifinals) U.S.A. 4, Finland 0 (consolation final)

Natalie Darwitz

Courtney Kennedy

Kelly Stephens

Lyndsay Wall

Krissy Wendell 13 * Minnesota Hockey

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Top-Notch Amenities • First and only women’s collegiate hockey program to play in a facility dedicated solely to women‘s ice hockey • Seating capacity of 3,400 including a club room with 210 seats and nine suites with seating for 14 apiece • Houses 11 locker rooms and an athletic training room • Houses a 4,000-square foot strength and conditioning area • Built adjacent to 10,000-seat Mariucci Arena and is connected via underground tunnels • Practice site for several visiting NHL teams and men’s college programs • Ice sheet size is 200 feet by 85 feet • First game on October 19, 2002 drew 3,239 fans • Set an attendance record of 3,251 on January 6, 2007 • Host of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four • Set to host it’s sixth WCHA conference championship this season (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010)

Home of Gopher Women’s Hockey

RIDDER ARENA Club Room

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Team Room

Locker Room

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Ridder Arena

Mariucci Arena

Minnesota is the only school in the country with a facility built solely for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ice hockey.

The Gophers have the luxury of an additional ice sheet right next door. The 10,000 seat arena has a 200 x 100 foot Olympic ice sheet.

Weight Training in Mariucci Arena

Weight Room in Ridder Arena

Acceleration Skating Treadmill

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National

EXPOSURE

Brittany Francis

Gigi Marvin

Media Exposure The Golden Gophers play in the nation's 14th-largest media market and enjoy one of the strongest media followings in the country. Five local television stations and two major newspapers are just some of the reasons Minnesota is arguably the nation’s most followed program. All of Minnesota’s home games and a majority of road games are broadcast on its website, gophersports.com.

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All of Minnesota’s home games and a majority of road games are broadcast on its website, gophersports.com Gophers located in the nation’s 14th-largest media market Minnesota enjoys one of the country’s strongest media followings, including five local television stations and two major daily newspapers

Head Coach Brad Frost 16 * Minnesota Hockey

Coach Frost

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Winning the

PATTY KAZMAIER AWARD In 1998, The USA Hockey Foundation created a new, national-level award designed to recognize the accomplishments of the most outstanding player in women's intercollegiate ice hockey each season. The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is presented by the Foundation to the player who represents the highest standards of personal and team excellence. The recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is chosen by an 11-member selection committee comprised of women's college ice hockey coaches, representatives of the print and broadcast media, and a representative of USA Hockey. Each year, 10 candidates for the award are announced in January, with the three finalists announced in March in conjunction with the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship. In 2005, Krissy Wendell became the first WCHA and Minnesota player to earn the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Patty Kazmaier Finalists

Krissy Wendell Ronda Curtin

Courtney Kennedy

1997-98

Nadine Muzerall

Top 11

1999-2000

Winny Brodt

Top 10

2000-01

Courtney Kennedy Nadine Muzerall

Final Three Top 10

2001-02

Ronda Curtin Laura Slominski

Final Three Top 10

2002-03

Natalie Darwitz Krissy Wendell

Top 10 Top 10

2003-04

Natalie Darwitz Krissy Wendell

Top 10 Top 10

2004-05

Natalie Darwitz Krissy Wendell

Final Three Winner

2007-08

Gigi Marvin

Top 10

2008-09

Gigi Marvin Monique Lamoureux

Top 10 Top 10

Natalie Darwitz

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Game Night in

RIDDER ARENA

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Gophers in the

COMMUNITY

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Proudly Wearing the

MAROON & GOLD

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University of

MINNESOTA 21 * Minnesota Hockey

About The ‘U’ • Founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is both the state land-grant university and the state's only major research university. • The Twin Cities campus has an enrollment of more than 51,000 ranking as the fourth-largest in the nation. • The University's Twin Cities campus consistently ranks among the top six public research universities in the nation. • More than 160 bachelor’s degrees, 150 master’s degrees and 100 doctoral degrees are offered. • As one of the largest urban universities in the United States, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities provides many opportunities for students, faculty and staff to participate in the thriving business, social and artistic communities of the metropolitan area. • The University’s mission of teaching, research and service is felt throughout the state, the nation and the world. To ensure that this legacy continues, the University has embarked on an aggressive strategic plan to make this great University even greater.

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University of

MINNESOTA A world-class university — known globally as a leader in teaching, research and public service, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities consistently ranks among the top six public research universities in the nation. More than 160 bachelor’s degrees, 150 master’s degrees and 100 doctoral degrees make the University one of the most comprehensive institutions in the country. Many of the programs are recognized as national and international leaders. Also a thriving center for culture and the arts, The “U” features outstanding galleries, museums, concerts, theater productions and public lectures. Add in the excitement of Big Ten Athletics, and the University of Minnesota has something for everyone. The University community is a broad mix of ethnic backgrounds, interests and cultures. Students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Many small communities of students, faculty and staff help to create a welcoming feeling on campus. The campus in Minneapolis is located just a few minutes east of downtown. Nestled along the bluffs of the Mississippi River, buildings in Minneapolis range from the ultramodern Weisman Art Museum to the classic and stately Northrop Memorial Auditorium. A few miles to the east in St. Paul, rolling hills and quiet lawns create a more rural setting. The Minneapolis and St. Paul parts of the campus are connected by a convenient campus shuttle system. The University of Minnesota also provides a life beyond the campus like few other Big Ten universities can. The dynamic communities of Minneapolis and St. Paul offer something for everyone—a nationally-recognized arts and theater community, a thriving entertainment industry, a host of Fortune 500 companies, four glorious seasons of outdoor recreation, exciting professional sports, shopping and restaurants for every taste, all located close to campus. Founded in 1851, seven years before the territory of Minnesota became a state, the University is the largest in the state and touches the lives of thousands of people every day through its teaching, research and service.

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CAMPUS

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The views of the Minneapolis skyline and the Mississippi River are plentiful from the East Bank and West Bank campuses.

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The Twin Cities are blessed with many lakes including Lake Calhoun (above) which is located just a few miles from downtown Minneapolis.

Twin Cities Facts • The Twin Cities metro area has a population of over 2.5 million and is the nation’s 14th-largest media market • Minneapolis was named the “Most Fun City in America” by Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live” • Men’s Fitness ranked Minneapolis as the “Most Athletic City” in 2006. The magazine annually ranks Minneapolis as one of the “Fittest” cities, including a No. 4 ranking in 2007. • The Twin Cities boast all four major sports franchises (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) • The Twin Cities are home to 130 art galleries and 35 museums • 20 Fortune 500 companies are located in the Twin Cities • Cooking Light named Minneapolis the fourth-best American city that best fit a philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well. • A 2004 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study revealed Minneapolis as the “Most Literate City” in America • Entrepreneur ranked the Twin Cities as the No. 1 large city for entrepreneurs • Population Connection ranked Minneapolis as the fifth-best “kid friendly” large city • Kiplinger’s rated Minneapolis No. 2 on its “50 Smart Places To Live” list • Minnesota has been ranked as the healthiest state by United Health Foundation for three straight years • Men’s Journal rated the Twin Cities as one of the “50 Best Places To Live” in 2006 • Five Minnesota hospitals, led by Mayo Clinic, made U.S. News & World Report's 2005 lists of the nation's top hospitals.

Only In The Twin Cities • The largest enclosed mall in the country, the Mall of America • Second-most theater seats per capita behind New York City • More golfers per capita than any city in the country • Over 52 blocks of downtown Minneapolis are connected by skyway The Minneapolis skyline in the evening

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The Minneapolis skyline from the Northeast with the Mississppi River

Skyways throughout downtown Minneapolis make foot travel convenient

The famous scultpure gardens in Minneapolis

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TWIN CITIES The St. Croix River runs adjacent to downtown St. Paul

19 Fortune 500 companies are located in the Twin Cities

The Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul

Minnehaha Falls is located in Minneapolis

The State Capitol building in downtown St. Paul

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Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Pro Sports, Concerts, Outdoors • Target Center (downtown Minneapolis) and Xcel Energy Center (downtown St. Paul) both seat over 19,000 spectators and host hundreds of sporting events and concerts each year. • The Twin Cities are home to the Timberwolves (NBA), Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB) and Wild (NHL). • Virtually every major sporting event including Super Bowls, NCAA Final Fours, playoffs for the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL and PGA Tour major golf tournaments. • The Twin Cities also play host to professional soccer, women’s basketball, lacrosse and minor league baseball. • Minnesota has over 15,000 lakes that boast some of the country’s finest fishing and boating. • The Twin Cities’ thousands of recreational areas and trails make it one of the top outdoor destinations.

Outdoor Options The Twin Cities offer endless outdoor sporting activities including fishing, boating, camping, skiing, golfing and biking to name a few. The Cities are covered with trails and thousands of lakes to entertain any outdoor enthusiast.

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Top Concerts Kenny Chesney, Green Day, Beyonce and Dave Matthews Band are just a few of the hundreds of top shows that visited the Twin Cities recently.

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ENTERTAINMENT Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lymx

Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild

Al Jefferson, Minnesota Timberwolves

Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins

Target Center

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The Gopher womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country team is the two-time defending Big Ten Champions.

49 13 447 258 Hassan Mead was a five-time Big Ten champion in 2008-09 in indoor and outdoor track and cross country and earned AllAmerica honors in all three sports.

Athletic & Academic Achievements

Student-Athletes earned All-America honors in 2008-09.

Straight top 30 finishes in the Learfield Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup measuring overall athletics prowess.

Student-athletes held GPAs of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.

Academic All-Big Ten selections during the 2008-09 season.

Academic All-Americans over the last six years.

Jillian Tyler was the NCAA runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and was a three-time AllAmerican in 2009.

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Gopher Championships 23 8

National Championships won by Minnesota overall.

National Championships won since 2001.

Big Ten or WCHA regular season or tournament titles won in the last eight years.

Big Ten or WCHA conference titles won in the last three years.

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All-Time Regular Season Big Ten/WCHA Championships

Derek McCallum was named a first team All-American and led Minnesota into the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

The soccer, women’s hockey and women’s indoor track and field and cross country teams all claimed Big Ten Championships in 2008-09.

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EXCELLENCE Ryan Stoa was a first team men’s hockey All-American in 2008-09.

Jillian Tyler was the NCAA runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and was a three-time AllAmerican in 2009.

Lauren Gibbemeyer was one of three Gophers to earn volleyball AllAmerica honors.

Zach Sanders earned AllAmerica honors as a freshman for the wrestling team in 2009.

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FACILITIES

Mariucci Arena

Jane Sage Cowles Stadium

Sports Pavilion

U of M Boathouse

siebert Field

Les Bolstad/University Golf Course

Baseline Tennis Center

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The University of Minnesota owns a full compliment of on-campus athletics facilities including the brand-new TCF Bank Stadium.

Bierman Track and Field Stadium

University Aquatics Center

Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium

Ridder Arena

1 million On average, nearly one million fans attend Gopher athletic events annually. Williams Arena

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Life

SKILLS Gophers In The Community The Gopher soccer program believes it is important to return the outstanding support given by its fans by returning some of their time through volunteer and charitable activities. The Gophers are actively involved in the Twin Cities and University communities. Additionally, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program will: • Promote student-athletes’ ownership of their academic, athletic, career, personal and community responsibilities. • Meet the changing needs for student-athletes. • Promote respect for diversity and inclusion among studentathletes. • Assist student-athletes in identifying and applying transferable skills. • Enhance partnerships between the NCAA, member institutions and their communities for the purpose of education. • Foster an environment that encourages student-athletes to effectivelly access campus resources.

Champs/Life Skills Program History

In 1991, the NCAA Foundation initiated efforts to create a total development program for student-athletes. Through the collaborative efforts of the NCAA Foundation and the Division I-A Athletic Director's Association, the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) was created. Today, the NCAA Education Outreach staff oversees the development of the program, offering services, support and programs to participating institutions throughout the year. The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program is supported through the promotional and financial efforts of the NCAA Foundation and the NCAA national office.

PEYTON OWENS Associate Director Director of CHAMPS/Life Skills

University of Minnesota Life Skills Program The Life Skills Program at the University Of Minnesota includes many programs all designed to help make the student-athlete's experience a positive one. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program is an NCAA sponsored program designed to focus on the total development of the student-athlete. Part of the mission of the Athletic Department is to encourage student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. In an effort to assist our student-athletes further, the program is designed to give a comprehensive approach to providing educational experiences and services which focus on the individual. We presently utilize: a freshman orientation course, personal development programs, Golden Career Opportunities, various community outreach efforts, and our Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) to impact the lives of our young men and women. Gopher involvement in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program helps student-athletes enhance the quality of their experience here within the university setting. We are also supplied with instructional materials and supplemental resources which support our student-athletes' development within the CHAMPS/Life Skills Commitment Statements’ five key areas: academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, career development, and community service.

ANISSA LIGHTNER Asst. Director

RACHEL MCKESSOCK Coordinator

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U of M Academic Facts • The University of Minnesota is ranked among the top six public research universities in the nation, according to a recent study by the University of Florida. • The University’s Twin Cities campus offers more than 160 majors for undergraduates. The University has 17 different colleges. • University departments, such as geography, psychology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, management information systems, and economics rank among the top 10 in the nation, according to the National Research Council. • A record 258 Minnesota student-athletes were named Academic All-Big Ten during the 2008-09 academic year. • 447 U of M student-athletes maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or better during the spring semester of the 2008-09 academic year.

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ACADEMICS McNamara Academic Center • Computer lab with more than 40 computers • A quiet study area • The Learning Center with four computers, tutor rooms and Learning Specialists • The Gopher Getaway lounge which includes: • 50-inch flat screen TV • Six computers available for e-mail, Facebook, MySpace or general web surfing • Tables and chairs for eating and socializing • 10 tutor rooms or classrooms

Learning Support Tutors • Tutors are available for many different subjects Sunday through Thursday evenings. • You can also make an individual appointment with a tutor.

Learning Support Structured Study 7-10 p.m., Sunday-Thursday: Focuses on needs of the first-year student-athlete. Individual writing assistance and group tutoring in the most common math and science courses are scheduled nightly. Learning Groups-Focus Groups each semester address particular needs, i.e. transition, probation, international student issues, math anxiety, or assist with a particular class, often a self-paced course. A Learning Specialist facilitates the weekly or biweekly meeting.

Enhancement Program

Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium

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• Developmental retention program which provides intensive academic support for a limited number of student-athletes. • Each student works individually with a Learning Specialist for the academic year to develop personal learning strategies and improve academic skills. • Students have required structured study and tutor time, and Fieldhouse their academic progressUniversity is closely monitored.

Gold Program • First year students who are not participating in the Enhancement Program. • Students transitioning out of the Enhancement Program • Anyone who needs additional assistance to pursue his or her academic goals. • Consists of weekly meetings with an Academic Counselor • Designed you to build study and time management skills U offor M Boathouse necessary to succeed and enhance your academic life.

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Joel Maturi athletics director

In his eight years as director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has engineered a complete transformation of Golden Gopher athletics. Since being named the first director of athletics of Minnesota’s merged men’s and women’s departments on July 12, 2002, Maturi has combined an uncompromising vision of the future and his unique brand of leadership with a tireless dedication to guide Gopher athletics on a clear course toward becoming a model NCAA Division I athletics department. A native of Chisholm, Minn., Maturi’s tenure at Minnesota has been marked by significant positive change in virtually every aspect of the department. And from his focused efforts has emerged a level of broad-based achievement that year after year places Gopher athletics among the nation’s most successful overall programs. Looking back, it’s easy to discern the building blocks of Minnesota’s success under Maturi. Fiscal responsibility, balanced budgets and refocused fund-raising efforts have yielded increased opportunities and unprecedented growth. The development of a first-class academic support program continues to see Gopher student-athletes earn their degrees at ever improving rates. A renewed emphasis on NCAA compliance has ushered in a new era of integrity. And a distinctive ability to foster cooperation as a key and trusted member of University Robert Bruininks’ leadership team has resulted in unprecedented levels of cross-campus collaboration. To say that Minnesota’s athletics department was at a tipping point when Maturi arrived is to perhaps understate the challenges facing the program. Gopher athletics was projected to run a $31 million deficit over the next four years and in order to help cope planned to eliminate three sports. Building a state-of-theart stadium to bring football back to campus was considered a pipe dream. Undaunted, Maturi swiftly set in motion a plan to restore the financial integrity of Gopher athletics. Balanced budgets followed and all three sports were retained. Most significantly, however, the dream of returning Gopher football to its rightful place campus is now a reality as Minnesota opened the doors to the 50,000-seat TCF Bank Stadium – the Big Ten’s first new on-campus football stadium built since 1960. Upgrades to virtually every Minnesota athletics facility have also taken place under Maturi, including a $600,000 renovation of the playing surface of historic Williams Arena this past summer, and funds are currently being raised to support the construction of a new stadium for Gopher baseball. In addition to leading the way to meet the Gophers’ needs for world-class facilities, Maturi’s tenure has been marked by continual athletic and academic success by Minnesota’s 25-sport department. Gopher athletic programs have accumulated four national championships, 30 Big Ten or WCHA regular season titles and five conference postseason crowns. Minnesota has also placed in the top 30 of the Learfield Directors’ Cup final standing each year of his term, including a 14th-place finish in 2008-09 that ranks as the third-best finish in school history that saw Gopher teams claim six conference titles, advance 20 teams to postseason competition, produce 40 first team All-Big Ten honorees and 41 All-Americans, 257 academic all-conference selections (second-most in the Big Ten) and 12 CoSIDA academic all-district award winners. Minnesota was also among just a handful of programs to see its football team earn a bowl berth (Insight Bowl) and have both its men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as its baseball program qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Gopher women’s hockey, meanwhile, made its sixth appearance in the Frozen Four. Maturi, 64, increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAA during the past few years by being named to several prominent committees, most notably the NCAA Division I Management Council. He has served as the Management Council’s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the past year. Maturi is has also served as a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, and will chair this committee during the 2007-08 season. Prior to his arrival, Maturi was the Director of Athletics at Miami University (Ohio). At Miami, Maturi was responsible for the management and leadership of 19 sports programs, all support staffs and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season at Miami was an extremely successful one. The synchronized skating team won a national championship, the men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Sweet 16, the volleyball team earned its first NCAA Tournament win, the men’s cross country team advanced to the NCAA meet and the football team won 10 games against an impressive schedule. That year, six teams won Mid-American Conference titles while five coaches garnered Coach of the Year honors. During his tenure at Miami, Maturi spearheaded fund-raising efforts for two important and necessary projects. In his final year, the Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center was opened and a new baseball field, McKie Field at Hayden Park, was dedicated. Maturi also made an impact on the campus and the community in Oxford, Ohio. He was a recipient of a Campus Impact Award, received an award from the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities for his efforts to help those in need, the Miami Alumni Association’s A.K. Morris Award for his service to the Association and the Myrtis Powell Building Community Award. In addition, he chaired the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) executive council in 2001-02, and also served as the chair of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee for Region 4 and was the liaison for the men’s basketball coaches in the MAC. Prior to his time at Miami, Maturi served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Denver from 1996-98. At Denver, Maturi led the school’s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affiliation. Maturi also assisted in the planning and development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex. Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From 1987-96, he worked at the University of Wisconsin. While there, he assisted in taking the financially challenged and struggling athletics program to profitability and success. From 1992-96, he was the Associate Director of Athletics with direct responsibility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, as well as the office of academic affairs. He also chaired the Department’s “Support” Program, a wellness program for student-athletes and staff. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in 1993. Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administrator at Madison Edgewood High School. He coached football, basketball, baseball and track and field, leading his teams to 10 state tournaments. Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. He also served on the support staff of Ara Parseghian’s first national championship team. He earned a master’s degree and certification for educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1985. Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three grown children, Mark, Katie and Anne.

Robert Bruininks university president

Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on November 8, 2002. He has served the University for 40 years, formerly as a professor, dean, and executive vice president and provost. Transforming the U For the past four years, Bruininks has overseen a transformative strategic positioning effort at the University that has raised the bar considerably for the University's academic profile, its service to students and the community, and its stewardship of resources. Already, the results of this intensive effort are visible. In the recent years, the University has undertaken initiatives including: • the adoption of aggressive new four-year graduation goals for each campus • the development of student learning and development outcomes that clearly outline what all University students should know and be able to do at graduation, regardless of academic program • the implementation of tuition reforms enabling many students to save significantly on the total cost of education • the revision of the faculty tenure and promotion code to better recognize and reward outstanding scholarship in all its forms "The University has undertaken significant reform in the context of an increasingly competitive global market for resources, talent, and ideas," Bruininks said. "Our vision is to improve lives through the advancement of knowledge, and our strategic goal is aspirational, audacious, and, I believe, achievable: to become one of the top three public research universities in the world, with a deep and abiding cultural commitment to excellence in everything we do, across all our campuses, research and outreach centers, and offices statewide." Innovations in the University's student experience, such as expanded undergraduate research and study abroad opportunities, a campus-wide Honors Program for the Twin Cities campus, and an increased emphasis on enhancing teaching and learning, have helped to fuel high student satisfaction rates, increased applications and enrollment, and significantly improved graduation rates. With more than 65,000 students enrolled system-wide—including more than 50,000 on the Twin Cities campus alone—the University of Minnesota is one of the nation's largest. Affordability for students here and at the University's four coordinate campuses remains a primary concern for the Bruininks administration. Launched in 2005, the Founders Free Tuition Program now covers full cost of tuition and required fees for low-income, Pell-eligible Minnesota students statewide. Once fully implemented, the award is expected to benefit 4,700 undergraduates across the University. In addition, Bruininks has made student scholarships the University's top fundraising priority. The Promise for Tomorrow scholarship drive reached its initial goal of $150 million in October 2006 and has now raised roughly $250 million in just five years. Approximately 7,000 students received privately funded scholarships and fellowships each year; the University's new goal is to help 10,000 students with privately raised financial assistance. Bruininks's career has centered on child and adolescent development and policy research, and strategic improvement in the fields of pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. Initially joining the University's faculty as an assistant professor of educational psychology, he has authored or coauthored nearly 90 journal articles and more than 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several standardized tests. In 2007, Bruininks joined the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. He has also been instrumental in bringing Big Ten football back to the Twin Cities campus with the construction of TCF Bank Stadium, slated to open in Fall 2009. In addition to hosting home football games, the new stadium will provide a permanent home for the marching band, an important new venue for University and community events, and a prominent public gateway to the University's broader mission of education, research and public engagement. President Bruininks earned his bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan University, and his master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees from George Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development). He and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons and three grandsons. In their free time, they enjoy riding American Saddlebred horses and spending time at their cabin on northern Minnesota's Gunflint Trail.

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BradFROST

head coach, third season • 10th season at Minnesota In his first two seasons as at the helm of the Gopher hockey program, head coach Brad Frost has risen the program back to a national and WCHA contender. After holding an interim head coach title during the 2007-08, Frost was named the Gopher head coach on April 16, 2008. With a year of experience under his belt, Frost, 36, continued to move the program up the WCHA ladder. In just his second year as the Gophers' head coach, Frost and his team earned the WCHA regular season championship, the program's first since 2005. Posting a 23-2-3 conference mark, Frost was named the Co-Coach of the Year, an honor he shared with Wisconsin's Mark Johnson. He coached three Gophers to first-team All-WCHA honors, while the Gophers received WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year awards. Following the conference season, Frost led the Golden Gophers to their first NCAA Frozen Four appearance since 2006. After guiding the team to a 32-5-3 record, Minnesota finished third overall in the final polls. Under his tutelage, Frost had two Gophers earn All-America honors in Melanie Gagnon and Monique Lamoureux, while Lamoureux and Gigi Marvin were named Patty Kazmaier finalists. In August of 2007, Brad Frost’s coaching career took a new turn. After former Gopher coach Laura Halldorson announced her retirement, Frost was given the task of interim head coach for the 2007-08 season. As interim head coach, Frost led his team on a 21-game unbeaten streak, the second-longest streak in school history. During that time, the Maroon and Gold held a 190-2 record, spanning from November 18 - Feb. 23. He went on to guide the Gophers to a 27-7-4 overall record and a 21-5-2 mark within conference play, which ranked second in the WCHA. As head coach, Frost returned the Gophers to a NCAA Regional appearance. Along with his on-ice accomplishments, Frost coached Gigi Marvin to second-team All-America honors and helped her receive recognition as a top-10 Patty 38 * Minnesota Hockey

Kazmaier finalist, a Gopher first since the 2004-05 NCAA championship run. On the conference level, Marvin and defenseman Rachael Drazan were named first-team All-WCHA, while the Gophers had two additional honorees on both the second and third team. Frost himself garnered post-season honors when he was named the WCHA Coach of the Year and a finalist for the National Coach of the Year. On April 16, 2008, Frost’s interim title was lifted and he is set to embark on his second season at the helm of the program. Although he completed only his second season as head coach, Frost has been a member of the Gopher coaching staff since December of 2000 when he started his career as an interim assistant coach. He was later named assistant coach in 2001, a role he held until the end of the 2006 season. From 2001 to 2004, Frost primarily coached the power-play and the forwards, including U.S. Olympians Natalie Darwitz, Kelly Stephens and Krissy Wendell. In the 2004-05 campaign, Frost switched from coaching the forwards to the defensemen position and the Gopher special teams in the power-play and penalty kill units. In 2005, Frost led the power-play unit to an impressive 31.0 conversion percentage in their national championship season. After losing four Olympians in the 2005-06 season, Frost helped the Gophers to a second-place finish in both the WCHA regular and tournament championships with a 19-8-1 record. Following the 2005-06 runner-up year, Frost was elevated to an associate head coach in May of 2006. As associate head coach, Frost continued his work with the defensemen, practice planning, video analysis, game planning and working with the Gophers' power-play units. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Frost founded the Minnesota Girls Hockey Camp in the summer of 2007. Frost has also gained international coaching experience. Since becoming the Gophers’ head coach, Frost has been selected as a U.S. National Team assistant coach for the 200809 season when Team USA competes at the Four Nation’s Cup in November. In 2006, Frost was chosen to serve as an assistant coach on the U.S. Under-22 Team, which highlighted five

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Gopher student-athletes. A coach at the developmental level, Frost has also coached at the 2003 USA Hockey 14/15 girl’s development camp and the 16-year old development camp in 2008. Before his tenure at Minnesota, Frost spent a year at his alma mater, Bethel University, as the assistant coach for the men's team. Before his stint at Bethel, Frost served as an assistant coach for the girls' hockey team at Eagan High School for three years and also served as co-head coach of the Eagan volleyball team that placed second in the Minnesota State High School League tournament in 2000. He was an assistant volleyball coach at Mounds View in 1999 and served as the head volleyball coach at New Life Academy from 1996-98. In addition to his coaching duties, Frost taught physical education at Northview Elementary in Eagan and at New Life Academy in Woodbury. Along with his hockey accomplishments, Frost was a two-year letterwinner on the golf team. He went on to graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education from Bethel in 1996. As an athlete, Frost was a four-year letterwinner and ranks eighth on Bethel's career scoring list. He finished his career with 119 points, and was voted the team's most valuable player and most inspirational in the 1994 and 1995 seasons. Frost was captain of the Royals in both his junior and senior seasons. Frost, his wife Dayna, and sons, Micah, Jonah and Josiah, reside in Cottage Grove, Minn.

“At the University of Minnesota, the student-athlete learns many things that will benefit her throughout her life. As a Gopher women’s hockey coach, I am dedicated to helping our athletes become successful in the game of hockey, in the classroom, and, most importantly, in life. We take great pride in seeing our players grow and succeed in each of these areas.” - Coach Brad Frost

Frost At A Glance Education • B.A. Physical & Health Education, Bethel, 1996

Coaching Accomplishments • Named the Gopher head coach on April 16, 2008 • Led the Gophers to their first WCHA regular season championship in just his second season as head coach • Voted by his peers as the WCHA Coach of the Year in both of his two years as the Gopher head coach • AHCA Coach of the Year finalist in 2008 and 2009 • Assistant coach of the U.S. Select Team in 2008-09 • Took over head coach responsibilities in August of 2007 • Led the Gophers to a 27-7-4 overall record and a 21-5-2 mark in the WCHA as an interim head coach • Named Associate Head Coach in the 2006-07 season • Coached Olympians Natalie Darwitz, Kelly Stephens, Lyndsay Wall and Krissy Wendell as a coach of both forwards and defensemen • Coached the Gophers to 31.0 power-play conversion percentage in 2005 • Coached the 2003 WCHA Rookie of the Year, Natalie Darwitz, and the 2004-05 WCHA Player of the Year, Krissy Wendell • Served as an assistant coach for the 2006 USA Hockey Under22 Team • Coached at the 2003 and 2008 USA Hockey girl’s development camp • Assistant coach of the Eagan High School girl’s hockey team that qualified for the state tournament in 1997 and 1999 • Assistant coach of the Eagan volleyball team that placed second in the Minnesota State High School League tournament

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Four-year letterwinner for men’s hockey Ranks eighth on Bethel’s career scoring list Finished college career with 119 points Voted team’s Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational while at Bethel • Two-year letterwinner on Bethel’s golf team

The Frost Family: Brad, Josiah, Dayna, Micah and Jonah

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JamieWOOD Wood At A Glance Education • B.A. in both Education and Political Science, Middlebury, 1994 • J.D in labor and employment law, New Brunswick, 1999

Coaching Accomplishments • Head coach of Elmira where he started the program from scratch in 2001-02 • Led the Soaring Eagles to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2002 and 2003 in his first and only two years at the helm of the program • Held an overall record of 49-5-3 • AHCA 2002 Division III Coach of the Year • ECAC Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003 • Director of operations at Warner Hockey School from 2003-07 • Director of operations at Maritime Hockey Academy in 2007-08

assistant coach • second season Jamie Wood is in his second season with the Golden Gopher women's hockey program. Wood will assist with the forwards, along with other coaching responsibilities such as recruiting, scouting, game-planning and video breakdown. Wood’s most notable coaching experience came at Elmira College where he started the Division III women’s program from scratch. At the helm of Elmira, he led the Soaring Eagles to national championships in their first two years of existence in 2002 and 2003. In his short stint at Elmira, Wood held an impressive overall record of 49-5-3 as the Soaring Eagles won two ECAC West titles both seasons. During his tenure, Wood coached three individuals to five All-America honors and Elmira went on a 51-game unbeaten streak against Division III teams. He was later named the 2002 Division III National Coach of the Year as well as being a finalist again in 2003. Wood was also the ECAC Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Following his time at Elmira, Wood was the head coach and director of operations at the Warner Hockey School in Warner, Alberta from 2003-07. Wood was responsible for on and off-ice training for the girls team and went on to win two Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League (AMMFHL) championships in 2005 and 2006. In his last season at Warner, he established a record of 41-5-4 and nine of his 12 senior athletes went on to become Division I athletes. During his time at Warner, Wood placed over 50 athletes in college or a university hockey programs. In 2007, Wood took similar role at Maritime Hockey Academy, where he was responsible for all aspects of starting a Hockey Canada Skills Academy for boys and girls between the fifth and ninth grade. Wood played college hockey at Middlebury College from 1990-94 and was a team captain during his senior season in 1993-94. As a member of the Panthers, Wood was a part of the ECAC championship team as a freshman when the team went 22-3-1 overall. In 1994 he was named MVP, and awarded the Buff Bermas award for team spirit, dedication and community service. A forward, Wood accumulated 74 points during his career with the Panthers. He graduated from Middlebury in 1994 and went on to earn a law degree at the University of New Brunswick in 1999 and specialized in labor and employment law while coaching the University of New Brunswick in 1999-2000. Wood and his wife, Carie, have three children, Matthew, Maggie and Celia.

Athletic Accomplishments • Four-year letterwinner at Middlebury College from 1990-94 • Team captain in 1993-94 and accumulated 74 points in his career • Member of Middlebury’s ECAC championship team in 1990

"I am extremely excited for the upcoming season. The passion, commitment and excitement of the Gopher women’s program is well known throughout the hockey world and I am looking for big things from this group of players” —Jamie Wood The Wood Family: Jamie, Carie, Matthew, Maggie and Celia

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TomOSIECKI Osiecki At A Glance Education • B.S. Social Studies and Physical Education, St. Thomas University, 1964 • M.A. Secondary School Administration, St. Thomas University, 1966 Coaching Accomplishments • Began his coaching career with the St. Agnes high school boy’s team in 1964 • Started the Burnsville high school boy’s team in 1966 and remained the head coach for 24 years, winning two state championships • National Hockey League scout for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars from 1990-95 • Coached the Burnsville girl’s team from 1996-98 • Started the St. Olaf women’s hockey team and held the head coaching position from 2000-04 • Head coach of the Blaine Residency Program for USA Hockey

assistant coach • second season Tom Osiecki is in his second stint as an assistant coach with the Gopher women's hockey team. Osiecki, who is a 43-year coach of the game, will primarily coach the defensemen for the 2009-10 season. Osiecki’s hockey knowledge comes from all levels of the game. In over 40 years of coaching hockey, Osiecki has coached both boy’s and girl’s hockey as well as holding an NHL scouting position. He started his coaching career in 1964 when he was the head coach of the St. Agnes boy’s team until 1966. Osiecki started the Burnsville High School boy’s program in 1966 and coached at BHS for 24 years, where he led the Braves to two state championships. His high school coaching career ended for a brief time when he took a position with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars as an NHL scout from 1990 to 1995. From there, he began his experience with girls’ and women’s hockey coaching. Osiecki coached the Burnsville girl’s team from 199698 and started the St. Olaf College program, where he coached from 2000-04. He returned to Burnsville to coach the girl’s team from 2004-06. Osiecki assisted Frost in 2007-08 when Frost was the Gophers' interim coach. Most recently, Osiecki was the head coach of the USA Hockey Blaine Residency Program from September to April last year. He coached women’s hockey players during on-ice practices as well as games during that span. A legend within the Minnesota hockey realm, Osiecki was inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Coaches’ Hall of Fame in 1995 and also earned the Cliff Thompson Award, given to members of the hockey community who make outstanding contributions to the sport in Minnesota. He was also the Minnesota Hockey Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1986 (at Burnsville) and the MIAC Women’s Hockey Coach of the Year in 2002 (St. Olaf). Osiecki and his wife Bev, reside in Burnsville and have two sons, Mark and Matt. Mark is currently an assistant coach with the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.

Honors and Awards • Minnesota Hockey Coach of the Year in 1985 • MIAC Coach of the Year in 2002 • Inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Coaches’ Hall of Fame in 1995 • Earned the Cliff Thompson Award, given to members of the hockey community who make outstanding contributions to the sport in Minnesota

“I am excited to return to the Gopher hockey program that has such a great tradition. Already being familiar with the coaches, the student-athletes and the staff, I am thrilled to return and am looking forward to the upcoming season.” —Tom Osiecki Coach Osiecki with his wife Bev, grandchildren Emily and Jake, and family dog Hobey

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coaching staff

Justin Johnson

volunteer assistant coach • second season Bringing plenty of WCHA experience as both a player and a coach, Justin Johnson returns for his second stint as the Gopher women’s hockey volunteer assistant, a role he held for one year in 2006-07. Johnson is also in his first year as a volunteer assistant for the Gopher men’s program. A four-year letterwinner for the Gophers from 2001-05, Johnson was a volunteer assistant coach at St. Cloud State the past three seasons. Johnson posted a 2.88 goals against average and 22-8-3 career record during his four seasons with the Gophers. He was named to the all-tournament team at the 2003 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five after stopping 50 of 54 shots, including a career-best 36 saves in the title game victory over Colorado College. Johnson played for the Gophers' consecutive national championship teams, including a regional championship game victory over Ferris State as a sophomore on the way to the 2003 title. He was a three-time recipient of the team's community service award. Johnson played his prep hockey at Blaine High School where he was a two-time all-conference selection and earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a senior. Johnson helped the Bengals to the state tournament consolation game. He played one year in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars. Following his collegiate career, Johnson graduated from Minnesota in 2005 with a major in psychology. In addition to his coaching duties, Johnson has instructed at numerous camps over the past 12 years, including U.S. National Advanced Camps. He serves as USA Hockey's Minnesota District Associated Goalie Coach-in-Chief. Johnson works with The Mental Edge, which mentors athletes of all ages and abilities by developing mental toughness skills. He has published an interactive and customized preparation manual for hockey goalies titled "GameDay." In addition to GameDay, he has contributed his expertise to numerous publications, including the USA Hockey Goaltending Coaches' Manual.

Johnson At A Glance Education • B.A. Psychology, University of Minnesota, 2005

Coaching Accomplishments • • • •

Returning for his second stint with the Gopher women’s hockey program Volunteer assistant for the Gopher men’s program USA Select 15 Goalie Coach Dave Peterson Advanced Camp

Athletic Accomplishments • Four-year letterwinner for the Gopher men’s team and was a member of the two-time national championship teams in 2002 and 2003 • Started in 46 games in his career and held an overall record of 22-8-3 • Member of the 2003 WCHA Final Five All-Tournament Team after stopping 50 of 54 shots in two games • Set a career-high 36 saves to led the Gophers to the Final Five Championship • Three-time recipient of the Donald M. Clark Community Service Award • Played one season with the Lincoln Stars in the USHL • Two-time all-conference honoree with Blaine High School and a honorable all-state selection as a senior • Blaine High School team captain in 1999 and led the team to a state consolation championship

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Eric Bakke

hockey operations • fourth season Eric Bakke is in his fourth season as the director of hockey operations for the Gopher women’s hockey team. Bakke handles all the Gopher travel plans and also serves as the video coordinator. Prior to his hire at Minnesota, Bakke served as the operations and video coordinator for the St. Cloud State men’s hockey team. Bakke was also a SCSU student assistant coach in 2003 and 2004 and worked as an instructor with hockey camps. In 2000-01, Bakke served as a head coach in the Little Falls Youth Hockey Association from 1996-98 and was a girls’ hockey instructor at Spring Lake Park High School. As an athlete, Bakke was a team captain in 1996-97 at Spring Lake Park and earned all-conference honors in 1997.

Cal Dietz

strength & conditioning coach • ninth season Cal Dietz enters his ninth year at Minnesota as a strength and conditioning coach for the Golden Gophers. Dietz works with the men’s and women’s hockey, men’s basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, swimming & diving, track & field, tennis and wrestling teams. The Selby, Ohio native earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Findlay in 1996 and his master’s degree from Minnesota in kinesiology in May, 2000. Prior to returning to Minnesota, Dietz was the strength and conditioning coach at Findlay, in addition to coordinating the university’s fitness center, coaching the offensive line with the football program and teaching strength and conditioning classes. Dietz is married to Karyn Bye, a U.S. Olympic gold and silver medal winner in women’s hockey. The couple lives in Hudson, Wis., and has a daughter, Tatum, and a son, Brody.

Diane Ness

strength & conditioning assistant • third season Diane Ness lends her experience to the Gophers as a strength and conditioning assistant, working with the team in on-ice skating drills. She is the director of Pro Edge Power and has conducted skating clinics for hockey players of all levels for over 35 years. Ness is a former U.S. gold medalist in figures and free skating. She is a private instructor to many NHL players as well as the skating coach with the New Jersey Devils. She, along with her interns Andy Ness and Troy Stevens, work with the Gopher men’s and women’s teams. She is also currently training the 2010 US Women’s Olympic Team as they prepare for the Winter Games in Vancouver.

support staff

Kate Anderson

Dr. Grant Morrison

Michelle Traen

equipment manager • fourth season

team physician • second season

athletic communications • ninth season

Kate Anderson is in her fourth season as the Gophers' equipment manager. In addition to her duties with the hockey program, she also coordinates the equipment needs for the men's and women's tennis programs. Anderson has also served as the equipment manager for various USA Hockey functions, including the 2008 World Championships. Prior to her arrival at the U of M, Anderson was the manager of the Hockeygiant.com Superstore in Blaine, Minn. A four year letter-winner in hockey with Concordia College, Anderson graduated with a degree in 2003, double majoring in history and exercise science.

Dr. Grant Morrison is in his second season working with the women’s hockey team as the sports medicine physician. Along with serving as a team physician, Dr. Morrison is based out of the Broadway Family Medicine and the Maple Grove Fairview Medical Center. After graduating from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dr. Morrison completed his residency and fellowship at the Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Morrison has a Board of Certification in Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Family Practice. His clinical interests include athletic injuries, closed fractures and medical sports.

Michelle Traen is in her ninth year in the Intercollegiate Athletics Department at the University of Minnesota, serving as the women’s hockey athletic communications contact. She is also the contact for women’s swimming and diving and rowing. A 2000 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Traen earned her bachelor of arts degree in mass communications with an emphasis in journalism and a minor in marketing. She was an undergraduate intern and a graduate assistant in the sports information department at MSU prior to her arrival at Minnesota.

Craig Flor

Dr. Bradley Nelson

facility manager • 13th season

team physician • fourth season

Craig Flor is in his 13th season as the facilities director for the hockey facilities on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Flor is responsible for the daily management of Mariucci and Ridder arenas with duties including scheduling ice time, overseeing maintenance and custodial support, assisting in capital projects and preparing the hockey facilities for all events. Prior to his current position, Flor was an intern in the athletic facilities office in 1994 and was a 1995 graduate of Minnesota. Flor lives in Vadnais Heights with his wife, Jennie, and son Travis.

Dr. Bradley Nelson is in his fourth season as the women's hockey team’s orthopaedist. Along with serving as the Gophers' physician, Dr. Nelson is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Prior to Minnesota, Dr. Nelson was the chief surgeon at Keller Army Community Hospital in West Point, N.Y., from June 2004 until May of 2006. Dr. Nelson also served as the team physician for the United States Military Academy at West Point for four years. After graduating from St. John's University in May of 1987, he attended medical school at the University of Minnesota until 1991. Following a surgical internship at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Dr. Nelson completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Dr. Nelson completed his studies at John A. Feagin Sports Medicine Fellowship in June of 1999. Dr. Nelson and his wife, Teresa, live in Edina, Minn., with their four children Hannah, Matthew, Emma and Claire.

Amy Hamilton athletic trainer • 11th season Amy Hamilton is in her 11th year with the athletics department at the University of Minnesota as an assistant athletic trainer. Hamilton is also the athletic trainer for the men’s and women’s tennis teams. A 1998 graduate of Mankato State with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training and exercise science, Hamilton received her master’s degree in sports administration from Northern Colorado in 1999, where she served as a graduate assistant working with football, women’s basketball, baseball and track & field.

Linda Kading administrative specialist • ninth season Linda Kading enters her ninth year as the administrative assistant for the Gopher women’s hockey program. Kading also works with the rowing team. Kading, a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris, was employed at the Target Corporation for 10 years before joining the staff at the University of Minnesota.

Erin Swanson

Kurt Steinmetz Lead Icemaker

Lon Sorenson

Isaac Risbrudt Icemaker

Jeff Goin

Icemaker

Event Manager

Paul Hittman

Deborah Diamond

academic counselor • fourth season Erin Swanson enters her fourth season working with the Gopher women’s hockey team as the academic counselor. Swanson also works with the women’s cross country, women’s track and field, and soccer teams. A native of Grafton, Wis., Swanson earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Drake University in 2002. She received her master’s degree in sports administration from Florida State in 2003. Prior to coming to MInnesota in 2005, she gained academic counseling experience at Florida State and Oregon. Swanson, formerly Erin Meier, is married to Scott Swanson, associate head coach of the Golden Gopher volleyball team.

Ticket Manager

Marketing & Promotions

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player biographies

KelliBLANKENSHIP 2008-09 • Junior Season Saw action in all 40 games • All-WCHA Academic Team member • Scored six goals and 10 assists for 16 points • Had her best point-production season and her best plus/minus season of +16 • Had three multiple-point games in the season • Scored a game-winning and short-handed goal during her junior campaign • Added her first two points of the season in the 8-2 win over Ohio State (10/18) • Set up Gigi Marvin’s game-winning goal over St. Cloud State (10/31) • Tied a career-best three points in the win over Bemidji State (11/15) • Set a career-best two assists in the win over the Beavers • Scored the game-winning goal in the 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) • Held a three-game scoring streak against Ohio State and Bemidji State • Tied a career-high two goals in the 12-1 win over the Buckeyes (1/10), including her first short-handed goal of her career • Scored a goal in the 9-1 win over Minnesota State (1/30) • Set up Jen Schoullis’ goal in the 4-1 win over BSU • Added an assist in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State during the WCHA FINAL FACEOFF.

7 forward senior 5-6 Lusby, Md. Homeschooled NAHA

2007-08 • Sophomore Season Played in 35 games and produced four goals and seven assists for 11 points • WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten • Tallied an assist in the opening weekend of the season in the 4-2 win over Boston University (10/16) • Scored a goal and an assist in the 7-4 win over Ohio State (10/19) • Netted her second goal of the year in the 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/27) • Tallied two assists in the series sweep over North Dakota (11/24-25) • Notched her third point against UND with a goal on Jan. 18 to help the Gophers to a 4-1 win • Held a season-high three-game scoring streak with points against Bemidji State (2/1-2) and Ohio State (2/8) • Missed three games due to a knee injury, but returned to the lineup in the final two games of the season.

2006-07 • Freshman Season Played in every contest of the season (36) • Named the WCHA Rookie of the Week twice • Scored nine goals and six assists for 15 points • Netted three power-play goals and one game-winning goal • Scored two goals in the Gophers’ 6-5 overtime loss against New Hampshire (10/7) • Notched two goals in the 4-1 win over Ohio State (10/27) and was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week • Earned a career-high three points in the 8-1 win over North Dakota (12/9) • Scored the Gophers’ only goal in the 1-0 win over UND (12/10) and later received rookie of the week honors • Competed at the USA Hockey Winter Training Camp. The Blankenship File Selected to participate at the 2006 USA Hockey National Festival and was later named to the 2006 U.S. Under-22 Team • Scored two goals with the White Team at the Hockey Festival • Saw action in all three Under-22 games against Canada • Attended North American Hockey Academy for three years • Finished her NAHA career with 216 points in three seasons • Had 34 goals and 46 assists for 80 points in 68 games her senior season • Scored 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points her junior season as her team went 41-12-10 • Named the NAHA Offensive Player of the Year • Held the team’s highest points in her junior and sophomore seasons • Five-time participant of USA Hockey’s National Development Camp • Scored a goal and three assists to lead her team to the USA Hockey 17/18 Championship in 2005 • Competed with the The Washington Pride Under-19 and Florida Coyotes Under-15 teams before moving to Maryland. Personal Was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma from North American Hockey Academy in 2006 • Major is kinesiology and planning on a career in dental hygiene • Daughter of Ben and Connie Blankenship • Shoots right • Born June 23, 1987.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, three times, last at OSU, 1/10/09 Assists — 2, twice, last at BSU, 11/15/08 Points — 3,three times, last at OSU, 1/10/09 Shots on Goal — 8, twice, at BSU, 11/15/08 Plus/Minus — +4, last at OSU, 1/10/09

BLANKENSHIP’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

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WCHA Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 36 36 40 112

G 9 4 6 19

A 6 7 10 23

P SH 15 67 11 71 16 66 42 204

Pct. .134 .056 .091 .093

+/+3 +4 +16 +23

P- M 18-36 16-32 7-14 41-82

PP 3 0 0 3

SH 0 0 1 1

GW 1 0 1 2

PP Pts G- A- P 3-2-5 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-3-6

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 6-5-.545 3-0-1.000 19-12-.613 28-17-.622

GP 28 27 28 83

G 6 4 5 15

A 5 5 8 10

P 11 9 13 33

Pct. .130 .083 .098 .104

+/+3 +6 +12 +21

P- M 14-28 10-20 6-12 30-60

PP 2 0 0 2

SH 0 0 1 1

GW 1 0 0 1

PP Pts G- A- P 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-2-4

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 6-3-.667 3-0-1.000 8-7-.533 17-10-.629

SH 46 48 51 15

player biographies

SarahERICKSON

2008-09 • Freshman Season Ranked ninth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points • Netted five power-play goals and one game-winner during her rookie campaign • Tallied nine power-play points • Had four multiple-point games • In just her second game of her career, netted a career-high two goals in the 7-1 win over Robert Morris (10/4) • Had an assist in both wins over Minnesota Duluth (10/10-11), including a power-play assist • Had a career-high three points in a game three times during the season, starting with Ohio State (10/18) • Helped Minnesota to its first-ever shootout win in Gopher history after a 1-0 shootout win and a tie against Wisconsin (10/24) • Added another goal and two assists in the 6-2 win over St. Cloud State (11/1) • Had the first assist in Kelli Blankenship’s game-winning goal over Harvard (11/28) • Scored goals against Niagara (1/3) and Ohio State (1/9) • Had a four-game scoring streak twice this season • Set a career-high three assists in the 12-1 win over the Buckeyes (1/10) • Scored back-to-back goals in each of the Bemidji State series (1/16-17) • Scored her second shootout goal in the game against Minnesota Duluth (1/24) • Netted a goal and an assist in each of the series against North Dakota (2/13-14) and SCSU (2/20-21) • Set up Terra Rasmussen’s goal in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin (3/8).

4 forward sophomore 5-6 Roseau, Minn. Bemidji High School Bemidji H.S.

The Erickson File Two-time captain of the United States Under-18 Team and led Team USA to a gold medal in 2008 • First-ever captain of a USA Under-18 Team • 2008 Ms Hockey recipient • Led her team to a 22-7-1 record in 2006-07 to become the Greater Minnesota Conference Champions and the Section 8AA Champions under coaches Matt Menne and Keith Huerd • While at BHS, Erickson had 69 points as a sophomore, 65 as a junior and 59 her senior year • Competed with Roseau High School in her eighth and ninth-grade years before transferring to Bemidji High School for her sophomore, junior and senior seasons • In her freshman campaign, Erickson was Roseau’s team captain and most valuable player after producing 49 points • As an eighthgrader, Erickson had 27 goals and 21 assists for 48 points • Earned all-conference honors in five consecutive years, while earning all-state honorable mention as a sophomore and firstteam all-state honors her junior and senior seasons Personal A 2008 graduate of Bemidji High School • Undecided on a major • Daughter of Lyle and Renae Erickson • Born March 28, 1990 • Shoots right.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, vs Robert Morris, 10/04/08 Assists — 3, at OSU, 1/10/09 Points — 3, three times, last at OSU, 1/10/09 Shots on Goal — 7, at Bemidji State, 11/14/08 Plus/Minus — +4, at OSU, 1/10/09

ERICKSON’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2008-09 Career

GP 40 40

G 10 10

A 13 13

P 23 23

SH 85 85

Pct. .118 .118

+/+13 +13

P- M 17-56 17-56

PP 5 5

SH 0 0

GW 1 1

PP Pts G- A- P 5 -4 -9 5 -4 -9

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 142 -115- .553 142 -115- .553

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

GP 28 28

G 7 7

A 11 11

P 18 18

SH 63 63

Pct. .111 .111

+/+10 +10

P- M 12-35 12-35

PP 3 3

SH 0 0

GW 1 1

PP Pts G- A- P 3-4-7 3-4-7

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 91-73-.555 91-73-.555

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player biographies

BrittanyFRANCIS 2009-10 • Senior Season: Team captain with Michelle Maunu, Terra Rasmussen and Emily West.

2008-09 • Junior Season: Played in all 40 games during junior season • Ranked sixth on the team with 34 points • All-WCHA Academic Team member • Fourth on the team in assists (26) • Tallied 15 points as a member of the Gopher power play • Of her eight goals scored, four came on the power play, two were game-winning goal and one was a short-handed goal • Surpassed freshman point production for career highs • Held a plus/minus rating of +24 • Four multiple-assist games and nine multiple-point games • Set up two power-play goals in the 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth (10/10) • Added a goal and an assist in the 8-1 win over Ohio State (10/17) • Scored an unassisted power-play goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in the 3-2 win over Harvard (11/29) • Tallied three points in the series sweep over North Dakota (12/5-6) • Had a goal and two assists in the 12-1 win over Ohio State (1/10) • Held a seven-game scoring streak from Jan. 30-Feb. 20 • Tallied two assists in the Wisconsin game (2/7) • Set up Emily West’s game-tying goal against the Badgers (2/8) • Added two assists in the 7-0 win over St. Cloud State • Netted a power-play goal against Minnesota State (3/7) • Was +3 against the Mavericks • Scored her first short-handed goal of her career in the 5-3 loss to Wisconsin (3/8) • Scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another goal during the NCAA quarterfinal win over Boston College.

forward senior 5-7 Thunder Bay, Ont. Hammarskjold H.S. Toronto Junior Aeros

2007-08 • Sophomore Season: Played in 37 of 38 games and scored nine goals and 19 assists for 28 points • Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and tied for fourth in assists • Of her 28 points, 20 came in the second half • Started the second half of the season on a seven-game scoring streak • Had seven multiple-point games • Netted four power-play goals, one game-winning goal and one game-tying goal • Had eight power-play points on the season • Assisted on Anya Miller’s gamewinning goal against Boston College (1/13) • Scored the game-winning, power-play goal in the 41 win over North Dakota (1/18) • Tied a career-best three assists in a game in the 5-1 defeat over Bemidji State (2/1) • Finished the season on a four-game scoring streak • Tallied six points in postseason • Had three points in the WCHA First Round against North Dakota (2/29-3/1). 2006-07 • Freshman Season: Ranked third on the team in scoring with 30 points • Had nine goals and 21 assists • Second on the team in assist scoring • Netted three power-play goals • Named the team’s most improved player • Earned her first point of her career with an assist in the 5-2 win over Maine (10/6) • Held a seven-game scoring streak from Nov. 11-Dec. 9, tallying 10 points • Established her first career multiple-point game against Niagara (11/12) • Posted five points in the St. Cloud State series (2/2-3) • Had a goal and two assists in the 6-4 comeback win over the Huskies (2/3) • Had five points in the WCHA First Round against Bemidji State (2/23-24) • Contributed on every Minnesota goal in the 4-1 win over the Beavers (2/24) • Her four-point performance against the Beavers which included a career high power-play goal and three assists • Set up Gigi Marvin for the overtime, game-winning goal over Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA semifinal game (3/3) • Held the lone assist on Bobbi Ross’ short-handed goal against Wisconsin in the WCHA Championship game (3/4). The Francis File: Played with the Toronto Junior Aeros and held the role of an assistant captain her senior year • Scored 28 goals and 34 assists for 62 points in 2004-05 • Member of the 2005 Provincial Women’s Hockey League regular season and tournament championship teams and the Ontario Provincial champions • Earned a silver medal at the Ontario Winter Games in the 2003 season • Competed with the Thunder Bay Thunder Boys AAA team and the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks girls AAA summer teams • Named the league’s Best Offensive/Defensive Player in Boys A Hockey in 2001-02 Personal: A 2005 graduate of Hammarskjold High School • Majoring in business and marketing education with a minor in management • Daughter of John and Bev Francis • Born December 2, 1987 • Shoots right • Bilingual in English and French.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 1, 26 times, last vs. B.C., 3/14/09 Assists — 3, twice, last at Bemidji State, 2/1/08 Points — 4, vs. Bemidji State, 2/24/07 Shots on Goal — 6, at Wisconsin, 3/8/09 Plus/Minus — +4, at OSU, 1/10/09

FRANCIS’ CAREER STATISTICS

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OVERALL Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 36 37 40 113

G 9 9 8 26

A 21 19 26 66

P SH 30 62 28 66 34 80 92 208

Pct. .145 .136 .100 .125

+/+4 +17 +24 +45

P- M 5-10 9-18 7-14 21-42

PP 3 4 4 11

SH 0 0 1 1

GW 0 1 2 3

PP Pts G- A- P 3-5-8 4-4-8 4 -11-15 11-20-31

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 13-4-.765 9-1-.900 7-9-.438 29-14-.674

WCHA Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 28 27 28 83

G 6 6 3 15

A 13 11 21 45

P SH 19 45 17 40 24 51 60 136

Pct. .133 .150 .059 .110

+/0 +11 +14 +25

P- M 4-8 7-14 5-10 16-32

PP 1 3 2 6

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 1 1 2

PP Pts G- A- P 1-4-5 3-3-6 2-8-10 6-15-21

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 12-4-.750 6-1-.857 5-5-.500 23-10-.697

player biographies

AlyssaGROGAN

2008-09 • Freshman Season

WCHA goaltending champion with a 1.37 goals against average against conference opponents • Ranked sixth in the nation in GAA (1.67) and fifth in winning percentage (.850) • Held a 16-2-2 record • Started her Gopher career in the 7-1 win over Robert Morris (10/4) • In her first career start, earned a win over then No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (10/10) and had a career-high 33 saves • Helped Minnesota to its first-ever shootout win in Gopher history after a 1-0 shootout win and a tie against Wisconsin (10/24) • Won seven-straight games from Oct. 31 to Jan. 9 • Recorded her first careershutout with 16 saves against Bemidji State (11/14) • Added her second shutout in the 4-0 win over North Dakota (12/5) • Allowed just one goal to Harvard in the 3-1 win (11/28) • First and only WCHA loss of the season came on Jan. 23 to Minnesota Duluth • Held SCSU scoreless in the Feb. 20 game and was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance, which clinched her goaltending champion award • Collected her 14th win of the season with a 4-1 win over Bemidji State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs and her 15th in the win over MSU during the WCHA FINAL FACEOFF • Had 25 saves in the 4-3 quarterfinal win over Boston College (3/14) and allowed three goals, including two on the power play • Saw action in the NCAA semifinal game against Mercyhurst.

The Grogan File Starting goaltender for the United States Under-18 Team and helped Team USA to a world championship gold medal in 2008 • Let’s Play Hockey’s Senior Goalie recipient • Helped Eagan High School to a state championship berth, when she held a 1.52 goals against average and a .930 save percentage in her senior season • Five-time all-conference honoree and a three-time all-state and all-metro selection • In her junior season, Grogan held a 1.30 goals against average and held a .937 clip in save percentage when she allowed just 17 goals • Named Eagan’s rookie of the year in 2003-04 when she helped Eagan to a conference championship title and a 23-5-2 record under head coach Scott Darwitz • Named the team’s most valuable player in 2004-05 and held the role of assistant captain for the Wildcats in her senior year. • Played in one game with the U.S. Under-18 Team when she stopped 34 shots in a loss to Canada during the exhibition series • Minnesota Junior Whitecaps in 2006-07.

31 goaltender sophomore 5-6 Eagan, Minn. Eagan High School Eagan H.S.

Personal A 2008 graduate of Eagan High School • Plans to major in kinesiology • Daughter of Karla and Steve Grogan • Born May 15, 1990 • Catches left • Brother, Derek, plays hockey at St. Olaf College.

CAREER HIGHS Shots Faced — 36, at Minnesota Duluth, 10/10/08 Saves — 33, at Minnesota Duluth, 10/10/08 Fewest Goals Allowed — 0, three times, last at SCSU, 2/20/09 First Career Win — at Minnesota Duluth, 10/10/08 First Career Shutout — at Bemidji State, 11/14/08

GROGAN’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2008-09 Career

GP-GS 22-21 22-21

Min. 1222:27 1222:27

GA 34 34

Avg 1.67 1.67

Saves 407 407

Pct. .923 .923

W-L-T 16-2-2 16-2-2

SHO 3 3

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

GP-GS 14-14 14-14

Min. 833:24 833:24

GA 19 19

Avg 1.37 1.37

Saves 268 268

Pct. .934 .934

W-L-T 11-1-2 11-1-2

SHO 3 3

47 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

JaimieHORTON 2008-09 • Junior Season Played in 39 of 40 games • After posting just one point in her freshman and sophomore years, tallied 10 points as a junior • Won 132 faceoffs and lost 119 for a .526 win percentage in the circle • Held a plus/minus rating of +10 • Posted back-to-back games in which she recorded an assist (10/17-18) • Tallied her third assist of the season in the 9-2 win over Ohio State (1/9) • Scored a career-high two goals in the 11-1 win over Bemidji State (1/17) • Added her third goal in two games when she scored a goal in the 4-2 loss to Minnesota Duluth (1/23) • Posted back-to-back assists in the series sweep over Minnesota State (1/30-31) • Added an assist in the SCSU win (2/20) • Netted her fourth goal of the year in the 4-1 win over Bemidji State during the first round of the WCHA playoffs (2/27).

9 forward senior 5-7 Maple Grove, Minn.

2007-08 • Sophomore Season WCHA All-Academic Team and Academic All-Big Ten • Missed the first 12 games of the season due to a leg injury, but played in 26 games to earn her second letter • Played as a center the majority of the season • Fired off 15 shots during the season.

Maple Grove High School Maple Grove H.S.

2006-07 • Freshman Season Played in all 36 games as a freshman • Opened her Gopher career in the Easton Shootout (10/6-7) • Had a career-high two shots four times • Has 15 shots on the season • Scored her first career goal in the 8-1 win over North Dakota (12/9). The Horton File Scored 49 goals and 27 assists for 76 points as a senior • Became Maple Grove’s all-time leading scorer with 166 goals and 120 assists for 286 points. • Five-time all-conference selection • Two-time all-state honoree her junior and senior seasons • Named the team's offensive most valuable player five times • Six-time letterwinner in hockey and a two-year member of the National Honor Society. Personal A 2006 graduate of Maple Grove High School • Majoring in kinesiology and pre physical therapy • Daughter of Jim and Jenny Horton • Born April 24, 1988 • Shoots left • Former high school teammate of former Gopher Noelle Sutton.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Assists — 1, four times, last vs. SCSU, 2/20/09 Points — 2, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Shots on Goal — 5, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Plus/Minus — +3, vs. North Dakota, 3/1/08

HORTON’S CAREER STATISTICS

48 * Minnesota Hockey

OVERALL Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 36 25 38 99

G 1 0 4 5

A 0 0 6 6

P 1 0 10 11

SH 15 25 29 69

Pct. .067 .000 .138 .073

+/-3 0 +10 +7

P- M 1-2 3-6 3-6 7-14

PP 0 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 4-10-.286 42-58-.420 132-119-.526 178-187-.88

WCHA Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 28 17 27 72

G 1 0 3 4

A 0 0 6 6

P 1 0 9 10

SH 13 13 19 45

Pct. .077 .000 .158 .089

+/-1 0 +9 +8

P- M 1-2 2-4 1-2 4-8

PP 0 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 2-4-.333 32-46-.410 34-50-.405 68-100-.680

player biographies

ChelseyJONES

2008-09 • Junior Season Saw action in 38 of 40 games • Had two goals and eight assists for 10 points in her first year with the Golden Gophers • Had a power-play goal and a game-winning goal • Held a plus/minus rating of +6 • Collected her first Gopher point with an assist in the 8-1 Ohio State win (10/17) • Scored her first multiple-point game and her first Gopher goal in the 8-2 win over the Buckeyes (10/18) • Added an assist in the Bemidji State (1/15) and the Ohio State wins (1/9) • Scored the game-winning goal in the 12-1 win over the Buckeyes (1/10) • Held a four-game scoring streak in back-to-back series (1/9-10 and 1/16-17) • Tallied two assists in the Bemidji State series (1/16-17) • Set up Rachael Drazan’s goal in the 7-4 win over Minnesota State (1/31) • Added her 10th point of the season, providing the set up for Gigi Marvin’s goal against Bemidji State during the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

The Jones File Transferred to Minnesota from Northeastern • Played two years with the Huskies and tallied 49 points in 63 games • Ranked second on the team in overall scoring with 22 points in her sophomore campaign and led the Huskies in goal scoring (13) • Held the team lead in scoring (27 points) and goals (16) as a freshman with Northeastern, earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and an all-conference honorable mention • Named the Hockey East Player of the Month for December during her rookie season • Played six seasons for Stillwater Area High School, serving as captain for three years • Finished her high school career in 2006 and became the Ponies’ all-time leading scorer • Scored 68 goals and added 36 assists in 2005, 12th all-time on the state single-season scoring list • Led Stillwater to its first state tournament in eight years in 2006 • Named team MVP and selected to all-conference, allstate and all-state tournament teams her senior season • Named the Minnesota Female Hockey Player of the Year by the Associated Press, the Star-Tribune and the Pioneer Press • Finalist for Minnesota’s Ms. Hockey award in her senior season • Also played softball for three seasons at Stillwater.

14 forward senior 5-8 Lake Elmo, Minn. Stillwater High School Northeastern

Personal A 2006 graduate of Stillwater Area High School • Majoring in sociology and minoring in political science • Daughter of Roxanne and the late Tim Jones • Born January 28, 1988 • Shoots right.

MINNESOTA CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, vs. Ohio State, 10/18/08 Assists — 1, eight times, last vs BSU, 2/28/09 Points — 2, vs. Ohio State, 10/18/08 Shots on Goal — 3, five times, vs. UND, 2/13/09 Plus/Minus — +2, twice, last vs. BSU, 2/17/09

JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2008-09 Career

GP 38 38

G 2 2

A 8 8

P 10 10

SH 30 30

Pct. .067 .067

+/+6 +6

P- M 13-26 13-26

PP 1 1

SH 0 0

GW 1 1

PP Pts G- A- P 1-1-2 1-1-2

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 5-5-.500 5-5-.500

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

GP 26 26

G 2 2

A 7 7

P 9 9

SH 20 20

Pct. .100 .100

+/+5 +5

P- M 7-14 7-14

PP 1 1

SH 0 0

GW 1 1

PP Pts G- A- P 1-1-2 1-1-2

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 3-1-.750 3-1-.750

49 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

NikkiLUDWIGSON 2008-09 • Freshman Season Played in nine games during her rookie season • Scored her first goal of her career in the 82 win over Ohio State (10/18) • Netted one goal on two shots and has a plus/minus rating of +2.

The Ludwigson File Competed at Eden Prairie High School her junior and senior years, where she helped the Eagles to a state championship in 2008 under head coach Tim Morris • Scored the Eagles’ first goal en route in the state championship as EPHS earned their second state title in three years • All-tournament team honoree in 2008 • All-state honorable mention team in 2008 • Doubled her point production from her junior to senior year with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points • In her first year with Eden Prairie, scored seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points • Attended USA Hockey’s National Development Camp in 2005 and 2007 • Played for Bloomington Kennedy prior to her transfer to Eden Prairie in 2006 • Had 39 points as a sophomore for Bloomington Kennedy • Started on varsity at seventh grade at Kennedy.

forward sophomore 5-7 Bloomington, Minn. Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie H.S.

Personal A 2008 graduate of Eden Prairie High School • Undecided on a major • Born September 18, 1989 • Daughter of Steve and Judy Ludwigson • Shoots right • High school teammate of Gopher defenseman Kelly Seeler.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 1, vs Ohio State, 10/18/08 Points — 1, vs Ohio State, 10/18/08 Shots on Goal — 1, twice, last vs OSU, 10/18/08 Plus/Minus — +1, twice, last at BSU, 11/15/08

LUDWIGSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

50 * Minnesota Hockey

OVERALL Year 2008-09 Career

GP 9 9

G 1 1

A 0 0

P 1 1

SH 2 2

Pct. .500 .500

+/+2 +2

P- M 0-0 0-0

PP 0 0

SH 0 0

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

GP 7 7

G 1 1

A 0 0

P 1 1

SH 1 1

Pct. 1.000 1.000

+/+2 +2

P- M 0-0-0 0-0-0

PP 0 0

SH 0 0

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

player biographies

JennyLURA

2008-09 • Sophomore Season Played in 20 games and started in 17 • Held a goals against average of 1.62, ranking fourth nationally • Held a 1.64 GAA against conference teams, ranking fourth in the WCHA • Owned a 15-2-1 mark record • Held her opponents to zero or one goal in nine games • Earned her first shutout of the season when she stopped all 34 shots on goal against Minnesota Duluth (1/11) for a career-high save mark in a game • Named the US College Hockey Online Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against the Bulldogs • Suffered her only loss of the season in the 2-1 defeat to Wisconsin (10/26) • Stopped 20 of 22 attempts in the win over Harvard (11/29) • Held an eight-game win streak and unbeaten in her last 12 games • Played in three straight games in the win over Ohio State (1/10) and the Bemidji State series (1/1617) • Recorded her second shutout of the season in the win over North Dakota (2/14) • Stopped 22 of 23 St. Cloud State shots in a 3-1 win to clinch the WCHA regular season championship • Won her 15th game of the season in the second game of the WCHA first round over Bemidji State (2/28) • Saw action in the NCAA semifinal game against Mercyhurst.

1 goaltender junior 5-8 North Vancouver, B.C. Sentinel Secondary H.S. B.C. Breakers

2007-08 • Freshman Season Played in 16 games and held a 10-4-2 record with two shutouts • Earned her first letter • Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team • Held a 1.92 goals against average and a .910 save percentage • Ranked third in the conference in GAA behind Minnesota Duluth’s Kim Martin and Wisconsin’s Jessie Vetter • Earned her first career start in the come-from-behind win over Boston University (10/6) • Competed in five-straight games, her longest streak of the season • Earned back-to-back wins over then No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (10/26-27) and only allowed two goals during the series • Was named WCHA Rookie of the Week for her performance over the Bulldogs • Allowed two power-play goals in the 3-2 win against Wisconsin (11/3) • Earned her first career shutout win a 1-0 decision against Bemidji State (12/1) • Added her second-straight shutout in a 1-0 win against Minnesota State (12/8) • Helped the Gophers to a 2-1 win over then-No. 10 Boston College (1/13) • Missed games in the second half of the season due to an injury • Had 23 saves against Wisconsin in the NCAA regional game.

The Lura File Played with the British Columbia Breakers in 2006-07 • In 12 games played, faced 402 shots and held an .900 save percentage • Played against the Minnesota Whitecaps in her debut with the B.C. Breakers and earned a win with 38 saves • Held a 60-save performance against the Whitecaps on Jan. 20, a career high • Entered Minnesota with a career goals against average of 1.95 and a .913 save percentage • Played with the Pacific Steelers Senior AAA team and also played in the 2006 B.C. Winter Games • Also competed in ringette and was named the top goaltender in her division at the 2004 Canadian National Ringette Championships • Also played softball and was on the 2003 provincial championship team. Personal A 2007 graduate of Sentinel Secondary • Majoring in business and marketing education • Daughter of Dave and Judy Lura • Catches left • Born September 7, 1989.

CAREER HIGHS Shots Faced — 34, at Minnesota Duluth, 10/11/08 Saves — 34, at Minnesota Duluth, 10/11/08 Fewest Goals Allowed — 0, four times, last vs. UND, 2/14/09 First Career Win — vs. Boston University, 10/6/07 First Career Shutout — vs. Bemidji State, 12/1/07

LURA’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP-GS 16-16 20-17 36-33

Min. 971:08 998:08 1969:16

GA 31 27 58

Avg 1.92 1.62 1.77

Saves 315 304 619

Pct. .910 .918 .914

W-L-T 10-4-2 15-2-1 25-6-3

SHO 2 2 4

WCHA Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP-GS 12-12 14-14 26-26

Min. 724:39 767:34 1491:73

GA 22 21 43

Avg 1.82 1.64 1.73

Saves 224 249 473

Pct. .911 .922 .917

W-L-T 8-3-1 12-1-1 20-4-2

SHO 2 2 4

51 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

MichelleMAUNU 2009-10 • Senior Season: Team captain with Brittany Francis, Terra Rasmussen and Emily West.

2008-09 • Junior Season: Played in 39 of 40 games during her junior season • WCHA Scholar Athlete • All-WCHA Academic Team honoree • Had 18 assists • Tied for third on the team in plus/minus rating and tied for second among defensemen with a +37 • Three multiple-point games • Tallied her first assist of the season in the 7-1 win over Robert Morris (10/4) and her second in the 8-2 win over Ohio State (10/18) • Set a career-high three assists in the 6-2 win over St. Cloud State (11/1) • Set up two power-play goals and the game-winning goal in the win over the Huskies • Tied her career-high with three assists in the 7-0 win over Bemidji State (11/15) • Also held a +4 in the win over the Beavers • Held the first assist in Jen Schoullis’ game-winning goal against Harvard (11/29) • Added back-to-back assist games during the Niagara series (1/3-4) • Tallied assists in the Ohio State win (1/10) and the BSU game (1/16) • Had a short-handed set-up in the 5-1 win over BSU in the WCHA first round playoffs (2/28) • Had the first assist in both Terra Rasmussen’s and Brittany Francis’ goal in the loss to Wisconsin (3/8) and was a +1.

defense senior 5-6 Esko, Minn. Esko High School Cloquet/Esko/Carlton

2007-08 • Sophomore Season: WCHA Scholar Athlete • WCHA All-Academic and Academic AllBig Ten honoree • Letterwinner • Doubled her point production from four points as a freshman to 13 points in her sophomore campaign • Tied for ninth on the team in scoring and tied for third among defensemen • Held a +18, which ranked third on the team and second among the blue liners • Had four power-play points on the season with one goal and three assists • Had multiple assist games twice during the season • Started the season with back-to-back assist games against Boston University (10/6) and St. Cloud State (10/12) • Set a career-best two assists in the 5-3 win over North Dakota (11/25) • Held a season-best four-game scoring streak from Jan. 25-Feb. 2 • Tallied another two-assist game a 5-3 won against Wayne State (1/5) • Netted her first goal of the season on the power play in the 4-3 come-from-behind win over Minnesota State (1/26) • Notched another goal in the Feb. 2 win against Bemidji State • Had one shot and was a +1 in the Gophers’ NCAA regional game. 2006-07 • Freshman Season: Played in all 36 games as a rookie and earned her first letter • WCHA All-Rookie Team • Tied for second on the team in plus/minus rating of +10 and tied for first among defensemen • Opened her Gopher career with three shots against Maine (10/6), a career high • Held a plus/minus rating of +3 in the Nov. 12 game against Niagara • Scored her first career goal in the 5-2 win over St. Cloud State (11/17) • Tallied an assist in the 4-3 loss to Minnesota State (1/20) • Was credited with an assist in the 4-0 win against SCSU (2/2) • Scored her second career goal in the 4-1 win over Bemidji State in the WCHA First Round (2/24). The Maunu File: A three-time all-state honoree from 2003 -2005 • Had 180 career points with the Lumberjacks • Named to the 2005 Minnesota State High School League’s all-tournament team when she helped the Lumberjacks to a Class AA state runner-up title • Three-year participant of the USA Hockey Development Camp in 2002, 2004 and 2005 • Was one of five United States players to compete at the IIHF Women’s Development Camp, in Vierumaki, Finland, bringing together hockey players from 27 different countries • Also a six-year letterwinner in soccer and golf and a two-year letterwinner in football • Competed as the Eskomos’ kicker her junior and senior seasons • Was a four-sport athlete and made it to the state tournament in every sport.

CAREER HIGHS

Personal: A 2006 graduate of Esko High School • earned her undergrad in kinesiology and is working on her master’s for applied kinesiology • Daughter of Jerry and Barb Maunu • Born July 15, 1987 • Shoots right.

Goals — 1, twice, last vs. Bemidji State, 2/24/07 Assists — 3, twice, last at BSU, 11/15/08 Points — 3, twice, last at BSU, 11/15/08 Shots on Goal — 5, at BSU, 2/2/08 Plus/Minus — +4, three times, last at NU, 1/3/09

MAUNU’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 36 38 39 113

G 2 2 0 4

A 2 11 18 31

P SH 4 30 13 47 18 23 35 100

Pct. .033 .043 .000 .025

+/+1 +18 +37 +56

P- M 6-12 14-28 14-28 34-68

PP 0 1 0 1

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-4-4 1-7-8

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

WCHA Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 28 28 27 83

G 1 2 0 3

A 2 7 11 20

P 3 9 11 23

Pct. .062 .062 .000 .041

+/+6 +13 +25 +44

P- M 11-22 11-22 9-18 31-62

PP 0 1 0 1

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-3-3 1-6-7

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

SH 16 32 15 63

player biographies

LauraMAY

2008-09 • Sophomore Season Saw action in 33 games and had five goals and one assist for six points • Improved her point production by four points, all coming in goals scored • Held a plus/minus rating of +7 • Earned her first two points of the season with a goal and an assist in the 8-1 Ohio State win (10/17) • Notched four goals in the second half of the season • Scored the game-winning goal in the 8-0 Niagara win (1/3) to kick off the second semester • Netted goals in the Ohio State win (1/9) and Bemidji State win (1/17) • Scored an even-strength goal in the 9-1 MSU win (1/30). 2007-08 • Freshman Season Saw action in 35 of 38 games in her rookie season to earn her first letter • Scored a goal and an assist in her first year as a Gopher and had 30 shots on goal • Held a +1 rating • Set up Brittany Francis in the Jan. 6 game to earn her first point in a Minnesota uniform • Scored her first goal as a Gopher in the 2-1 win against Boston College (1/13) • Her goal was scored just 2:31 into the contest to give Minnesota the early lead. The May File Had 53 points in her senior season with Mahtomedi • Played on Mahtomedi’s hockey team since 2003 and finished high school career with 127 goals and 87 assists for 214 points • Holds the school record in career scoring • Three-time team captain and four-year most valuable player • Top 10 finalist for the 2007 Let’s Play Hockey Ms. Hockey Award • Competed at the 2006 and 2007 USA Hockey’s Girl’s Select 17/18 Camp and scored six goals and two assists for eight points in 2007 • Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior, all state as a senior • Three-time all-conference selection as a sophomore, junior and senior • Five-year letterwinner • Also competed in golf, where she was a three-time all-conference honoree and a three-time state qualifier.

5 forward junior 5-9 Dellwood, Minn. Mahtomedi High School Mahtomedi H.S.

Personal A 2007 graduate of Mahtomedi High School • Business and marketing major • Daughter of Dan and Kris May and one of six children • Father, Dan, played hockey at Minnesota State, Mankato • Shoots left • Born August 5, 1989.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 1, six times, last at MSU, 1/30/09 Assists — 1, twice, last vs. Ohio State, 10/17/08 Points — 2, vs. Ohio State, 10/17/08 Shots on Goal — 5, vs. North Dakota, 11/2507 Plus/Minus — +2, five times, last vs. Wisconsin, 3/8/09

MAY’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 35 33 68

G 1 5 6

A 1 1 2

P 2 6 8

SH 30 28 58

Pct. .033 .179 .103

+/+1 +9 +10

P- M 6-12 5-10 11-22

PP 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0

GW 0 1 1

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 2-0-1.000 3-4-.429 5-4-.556

WCHA Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 26 22 48

G 0 4 4

A 0 1 1

P 0 5 5

SH 24 22 46

Pct. .000 .182 .091

+/+2 +4 +6

P- M 5-10 4-8 9-18

PP 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 2-0-1.000 0-4-.000 2-4-.333

53 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

TerraRASMUSSEN 2009-10 • Junior Season Team captain with Brittany Francis, Michelle Maunu and Emily West.

2008-09 • Sophomore Season All-WCHA Academic Team honoree • Named team's most improved player • Played in 39 of 40 games • Scored seven goals and three assists for 10 points • Increased her freshman point production by seven points • Held a plus/minus rating of +18 • Netted her first goal of the season in the 8-1 win over Ohio State and followed with an assist the next day against the Buckeyes (10/18) • Scored three goals in the Bemidji State series (11/14-15) • Held a careerhigh two goals in the 7-0 win against the Beavers • Tallied back-to-back assists in the series against BSU (1/16-17) • Notched her fifth goal of the season in the Feb. 20 game against St. Cloud State • Scored a goal in the semifinal game and the championship game during the WCHA FINAL FACEOFF (3/7-8) • Only took two shots during the WCHA championships and scored one both attempts.

forward junior 5-7 Coon Rapids Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids H.S.

2007-08 • Freshman Season Saw action in all 38 games en route to her first letter • Had nine shots on goal and five penalties during the course of the season • Held a shooting percentage of .111 • Scored an unassisted goal in the WCHA First Round playoffs to earn her first point and goal as a Golden Gopher • Held a +1 rating in the game and scored a goal in two attempted shots. The Rasmussen File Scored 32 points on 12 goals and 20 assists in 25 games played when she played as a defenseman her senior year • Top five finalist for the Let’s Play Hockey Ms. Hockey Award • All-state honorable mention in 2007 • Four-year all-conference honoree • Team’s most valuable player as a senior and junior • Had 52 points as a junior and 42 points her sophomore campaign • Led Coon Rapids High School to a Class 2A state tournament runner-up in 2006 and was named to the all-tournament team • Named the rookie of the year in 2003-04 • Also an all-conference selection and team MVP in soccer. Personal A 2007 graduate of Coon Rapids High School • Majoring in business management • Daughter of Randy and Dana Rasmussen • Third-generation to play a sport at the University of Minnesota • Father, Randy, was a captain of the 1983 Gopher football team and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1984 and was a member of the Minnesota Vikings in 1988 • Grandfather, Robert Rasmussen also played for the Gopher football team and was a three-year letterwinner from 1955-57 • Shoots left • Born September 4, 1988.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, at Bemidji State, 11/15/08 Points — 2, at Bemidji State, 11/15/08 Shots on Goal — 3, four times, last vs. UND, 2/14/09 Plus/Minus — +3, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09

RASMUSSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS

54 * Minnesota Hockey

OVERALL Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 37 39 76

G 1 7 8

A 0 3 3

P 1 10 11

SH 9 31 40

Pct. .111 .226 .169

+/-4 +18 +14

P- M 5-10 6-12 11-22

PP 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 4-7-.364 2-0-1.000 6-7-.462

WCHA Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 27 28 55

G 0 5 5

A 0 3 3

P 0 8 8

SH 0 27 27

Pct. .000 .185 .185

+/-2 +15 +13

P- M 1-2 3-6 4-8

PP 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 2-0-1.000 2-0-1.000

player biographies

AnneSCHLEPER

2008-09 • Freshman Season Played in all 40 games as a freshman • Second-Team All-WCHA and WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree • Ranked eighth on the team in scoring, second among defensemen with 7 goals and 19 assists for 26 points • Member of the Gopher power play and has 13 power-play points, including four goals • Held a plus/minus game of +27 • Tied for third in the conference in points by a defenseman and tied for 14th in the nation • In her first weekend with the Gophers, scored a goal and an assist against Robert Morris • Tallied her first multiple-point game in the 6-2 St. Cloud State win (11/1) • Started the second half of the season scoring in the first five of six games • Tallied six points in the Ohio State series (1/9-10) • Held a careerhigh two goals and two assists in the 12-1 Ohio State win (1/10) • Had a goal and two assists in the Jan. 30 win over Minnesota State • Notched a power play goal and assisted on two, including the game-tying, in the 3-3 tie against Wisconsin (2/8) • Set up two goals in the 70 win over St. Cloud State (2/20) • Had an assist in the 5-1 first round WCHA playoff win over Bemidji State • Set up a power-play goal and assisted on another in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State (3/7) at the WCHA FINAL FACEOFF. The Schleper File Member of the 2008 United States Under-22 Team • Two-time member of the U.S. Under-18 Team, including the 2008 team that won the gold medal • Competed with the St. Cloud Icebreakers under head coach Mark Chamernick • Ms. Hockey finalist • As a senior, led the Icebreakers in scoring with 26 goals and 19 assists for 45 points, ranking third in the state among defensemen and outpacing her nearest teammate (a forward) by 21 points • Had 15 multiple-point games her senior year • Finished her high school hockey career with 114 goals and 66 assists • Four-time all-conference honoree and a two-time all-state selection and allarea player of the year • Team’s most valuable player and team captain in her junior and senior seasons • Named the team’s rookie of the year in 2003-04 • Along with five letters in hockey, was also a five-year letterwinner in soccer and in softball.

22 defense sophomore 5-10 St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Cathedral H. S. St. Cloud Icebreakers

Personal A 2008 graduate of St. Cloud Cathedral • Interested in a career in physical therapy • Daughter of Deb and Jim Schleper • Born January 30, 1990 • Shoots left.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, at Ohio State, 1/10/09 Assists — 2, five times, last at Ohio State, 1/10/09 Points — 4, at Ohio State, 1/10/09 Shots on Goal — 7, vs. Robert Morris, 10/4/08 Plus/Minus — +4, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09

SCHLEPER’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2008-09 Career

GP 40 40

G 7 7

A 19 19

P 26 26

SH 71 71

Pct. .099 .099

+/+27 +27

P- M 16-32 16-32

PP 4 4

SH 0 0

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 4-9-13 4-9-13

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

GP 28 28

G 6 6

A 14 14

P 20 20

SH 40 40

Pct. .150 .150

+/+24 +24

P- M 11-22 11-22

PP 3 3

SH 1 1

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 3-7-10 3-7-10

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

55 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

JenSCHOULLIS 2008-09 • Sophomore Season Played in all 40 games • Tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points • Surpassed her rookie production by 20 points • Netted three power-play goals and three game-winning goals • Nine multiple-point games • Member of the Gopher power play and has scored 14 points with the extra attacker • Plus/minus rating of +14 • Netted her first career-goal in the 7-1 win over Robert Morris (1/4) • Tied a career-high two goals in the 8-1 Ohio State win (10/17) • Followed the next day with a three-point performance for five points against the Buckeyes and was later named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week • Scored a goal against Bemidji State (11/14) • Held a 13-game scoring streak from Nov. 29Feb. 7 and tallied 21 points • Notched the game-winning goal in the 3-2 win against Harvard (11/29) • Multiple-assist game against North Dakota (12/5) • In the first two weekends into the second half, scored 11 points • Scored five points against Niagara (1/3-4), including three goals and two assists • Notched another three goals and three assists during the series sweep over Ohio State (1/9-10) • Held an assist on Anne Schleper’s power-play goal during the Wisconsin tie (2/8) • Scored a power-play goal against St. Cloud State (2/20) • Notched the game-winning goal in the WCHA first round playoffs against Bemidji State (2/27) • Tallied an assist in both games during the WCHA FINAL FACEOFF • Scored a goal in the NCAA semifinal game against Mercyhurst.

24 forward junior 5-9 Erie, Pa. Shattuck-St. Mary's Shattuck-St. Mary's

2007-08 • Freshman Season Played on one of the Gophers’ top lines for the entire season • Saw significant action in all 38 games to earn her first letter • ranked eighth on the team in scoring with 20 points, which was second among freshmen • Netted seven goals and 13 assists • Had two power-play goals and one game-winner in her rookie campaign • Tallied five power-play points • Started her freshman season on a three-game scoring streak • Started her Gopher stint with a careerhigh two-assist game against Northeastern (10/5) • Netted her first career goal in the 4-2 win against Boston University (10/6) • Notched her second goal in the 3-2 win over Wisconsin (11/3) • Scored a goal against Minnesota Duluth and later was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for her performance • Scored a power-play goal and assisted on another against North Dakota (11/24) for her second multiple-point game of her career • Netted a power-play goal and assisted on the game-winner against Wayne State (1/5) • Earned the game-winning goal against St. Cloud State (2/15) • Scored a goal during the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF game against Wisconsin (3/8). The Schoullis File Played for Shattuck-St. Mary’s U19 Team • Helped Shattuck to three-straight U19 national championships in 2004-05, 2005-06 and the 2006-07 seasons • Member of Shattuck-St. Mary’s team who went 51-3-8 in 2005, 61-4-4 in 2006 and 54-2-1 in 2006-07 • Tallied 39 goals and 64 assists for 103 points in 52 games played her senior year • Finished her high school career with 101 goals and 168 assists for 269 points in 181 career games • Competed in her second straight USA Hockey’s Girls’ Select 17/18 Camp in 2007 and scored six goals and two assists for eight points • Held a career-high 115 points in junior season • Tallied 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points as a sophomore • Named the 2005 Chicago Showcase Most Sportsmanlike and the 2006 Keystone State Games Best Female Athlete award • Scored three goals and two assists for five points at the 2006 USA Hockey’s Girls’ Select 17/18 Camp. Personal A 2007 graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary’s • Majoring in business marketing engineering • Daughter of John and Kathy Schoullis • Shoots left • Born March 7, 1989.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, three times, last at Ohio State, 1/10/09 Assists — 3, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Points — 4, at Ohio State, 1/9/09 Shots on Goal — 6, twice, last vs. Mercyhurst, 3/20/09 Plus/Minus — +4, at Niagara, 1/3/09

SCHOULLIS’ CAREER STATISTICS

56 * Minnesota Hockey

OVERALL Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 38 40 78

G 7 17 24

A 13 23 36

P SH 20 85 40 93 60 178

Pct. .082 .183 .133

+/+6 +14 +20

P- M 12-24 15-30 27-54

PP 2 4 6

SH 0 0 0

GW 1 3 4

PP Pts G- A- P 2-3-5 4-10-14 6-13-19

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 67-50-.573 243-275-.469 310-325-.488

WCHA Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 28 28 56

G 4 10 14

A 10 19 29

P SH 14 62 29 62 43 124

Pct. .065 .161 .113

+/+4 +7 +11

P- M 9-18 9-18 18-36

PP 1 3 4

SH 0 0 0

GW 1 2 3

PP Pts G- A- P 1-2-3 3-8-11 4-10-14

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 55-36-.604 164-195-.457 219-231-.487

player biographies

KellySEELER

2008-09 • Sophomore Season Played in 39 of 40 games, including 39 straight • Had five goals and 11 assists for 16 points • Held a plus/minus rating of +37, which tied for third overall and tied for second among defensemen • Was paired with senior co-captain Melanie Gagnon for the majority of the season • Of her five goals scored, two were on the power play • Scored her first collegiate point in the Nov. 14 win over Bemidji State • Added her first-career goal in the 6-3 Minnesota State win (11/21) • Also recorded her first multiple-point game in the win against the Mavericks • Held an assist in the 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) • Of her 15 points, 10 have come in the second half • Had back-to-back games against Bemidji State in which she scored a goal (1/16-17) • Scored both of her power-play goals against the Beavers • Set a career-high two goals in the 4-1 win over North Dakota and added an assist in the second game for a three point weekend (2/13-14) • Named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against UND, the Gophers’ first honoree • Tallied a career-high two assists in the 7-0 victory over St. Cloud State (2/20) • Set up Jaimie Horton’s goal in the 4-1 win over BSU during the first round of the WCHA playoffs • Tallied an assist in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State (3/7) and held a +2 on the day. The Seeler File Ms. Hockey finalist • Member of the Under-18 Team in 2007 • Competed at Eden Prairie High School, where she helped the Eagles to two state championships in 2006 and 2008 under head coach Tim Morris • Tallied 48 points her senior season, ranking second among Minnesota defensemen • held 14 multiple-point games during her senior year • Accumulated a +300 plus/minus mark in her career, including a +104 in 2005-06 • All-tournament member in 2006 and in 2008 • Pioneer Press All-State First Team selection in 2007 and 2008 • Associated Press’ three-time all-state honorable mention from 2005-2007 • Four-time allmetro selection and all-conference honoree • Named the team’s best defender in 2007 • A standout in lacrosse, was also a three-year letterwinner and was a member of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 state championship teams.

2 defense sophomore 5-6 Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie H.S.

Personal A 2008 graduate of Eden Prairie High School • Undecided on a major • Daughter of Dan and Kris Seeler • Born May 18, 1990 • Shoots left • High school teammate of Gopher forward Nikki Ludwigson.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, vs. North Dakota, 2/13/09 Assists — 2, at SCSU, 2/20/09 Points — 2, three times, last at SCSU, 2/20/09 Shots on Goal — 5, at Bemidji State, 11/15/08 Plus/Minus — +3,twice, last at Niagara, 10/4/09

SEELER’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL Year GP 2008-09 39 Career 39

G 5 5

A 11 11

P 16 16

SH 41 41

Pct. .122 .122

+/+37 +37

P- M 18-36 18-36

PP 2 2

SH 0 0

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 2-0-2 2-0-2

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

WCHA Year 2008-09 Career

G 5 5

A 8 8

P 13 13

SH 33 33

Pct. .152 .152

+/+26 +26

P- M 14-28 14-28

PP 2 2

SH 0 0

GW 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 2-0-2 2-0-2

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000

GP 28 28

57 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

EmilyWEST 17 forward junior 5-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. Pine Creek High School Colorado Selects

2009-10 • Junior Season: Team captain with Brittany Francis, Michelle Maunu and Terra Rasmussen. 2008-09 • Sophomore Season: Played in all 40 games and fourth on the team in scoring • Earned the Bonnie Olein Unsung Hero Award • Scored 19 goals and 21 assists for 40 points • A member of the Gopher power play and penalty kill units, notching eight power-play goals and also has one short-handed goal • Surpassed her freshman points (24) by 16 points • Had seven multiple-point games • Held a plus/minus rating of +22 • Opened her sophomore campaign with two goals in three games • Set a career-high three assists in the 8-1 Ohio State win (10/17) • Netted the game-winner in the 3-0 win over Bemidji State (11/14) • Held a team-best 19-game scoring streak from November 28-February 20 • Scored a short-handed goal in the 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) and set up Rachael Drazan’s power-play goal in the second game (11/29) • Tallied three points in the North Dakota sweep (12/5-6) • Has scored 19 points in the second half • Set a career-best four points in the 8-0 win over Niagara (1/3) • Tied a career-high two goals in the 53 win over the Purple Eagles (1/4) • Notched a power-play goal in the 3-3 tie against Minnesota Duluth • Scored a goal in both the 4-2 win and the 3-3 tie against Wisconsin (2/7-8) • Her goal in the second game against the Badgers was the game-tying goal at 18:04 in the third period to send the game into overtime and the eventual tie • Scored her second two-goal performance of the year in the 7-0 shutout over the SCSU (2/20) • Netted the Gophers’ first goals in the game against the Huskies, including the power-play gamewinner • Held the lone assist in Gigi Marvin’s short-handed goal and tallied an assist on Brittany Francis’ power-play goal in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State (3/7) • Also held a +2 in the game against the Mavericks • Set up Gigi Marvin’s power-play goal in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Boston College (3/14). 2007-08 • Freshman Season: Key contributor to one of the Gophers’ top lines when she saw action in 34 games • Held the team’s best plus/minus rating at a +20 • Led the Gopher freshmen in scoring with 24 points • Letterwinner • Had seven multiple-point games • Scored a goal in each of the first two games as a Gopher • Netted her first career goal in the first game of the season just 5:50 into the Northeastern contest (10/5) • Tallied a season and career-high three points in the 7-4 win over Ohio State (10/19) • Had four points in the series sweep against North Dakota (11/24-25) and was later named the WCHA Player of the Week for her performance • Set up both a power-play and game-winning goal in the first win over UND and followed with a twogoal performance to help with the sweep • Added another two-assist game in the 6-0 win over Minnesota State (12/7) • Was injured in the first shift of the Wayne State game (1/6), which led her sitting out the next four games • Returned to the lineup on Jan. 25 and scored 12 points, including six in postseason play • Finished the season on a four-game scoring streak • Produced three points in the Gophers’ sweep over UND in the WCHA First Round (2/29-3/1) • Tallied two assists in the Gophers’ WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF game against Wisconsin (3/8) • Netted her 11th goal of the season in Minnesota’s NCAA regional game against the Badgers • Held a +13 rating in the final 15 games of the season • Member of the U.S. Under-22 Team. The West File: Competed with the Colorado Select U19 AAA team • Posted 54 goals and 22 assists for 76 points her senior season • Midwest Elite Hockey League Academic All-Star in 2007 • Competed at the USA Hockey Girls Select 17/18 Camp and tallied two goals and three assists for five points with Team Teal • Attended the USA Hockey Holiday Camp in December of 2006 • Also played for the Pine Creek boys team her senior year • As a junior, played in 36 games and netted 52 goals and 17 assists for 69 points and ranked third in scoring in the MWEHL • Played in five games at the 2006 USA Hockey’s Girl’s Select 17/18 Camp and scored three goals and three assists for six points. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Pine Creek High School • Majoring in biology, society, and environment • Daughter of John and Janet West • Shoots left • Born March 22, 1989.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 2, twice, last at SCSU, 2/20/09 Assists — 3, twice, last at Niagara, 1/4/09 Points — 4, at Niagara, 1/3/09 Shots on Goal — 10, vs. Wisconsin, 2/7/09 Plus/Minus — +3, at SCSU, 2/20/09

WEST’S CAREER STATISTICS

58 * Minnesota Hockey

OVERALL Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 34 40 74

G 11 19 30

A 13 21 34

P SH 24 84 40 166 64 250

Pct. .131 .114 .120

+/+20 +22 +42

P- M 10-20 25-50 35-70

PP 2 8 10

SH 0 1 1

GW 3 2 5

PP Pts G- A- P 2-1-3 8-8-16 10-9-19

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 3-2-.600 32-29-.525 35-31-.530

WCHA Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 26 28 54

G 6 13 19

A 9 13 22

P SH 15 66 26 124 41 190

Pct. .091 .105 .091

+/+12 +12 +24

P- M 8-16 17-34 25-50

PP 1 5 6

SH 0 0 0

GW 2 2 4

PP Pts G- A- P 1-1-2 5-5-10 6-6-12

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 2-2-.500 25-24-.510 27-26-.509

player biographies

AlexandraZEBRO

2008-09 • Junior Season All-WCHA Academic Team honoree • Saw action at both forward and defense when she competed in 20 games • Had six assists • Held a plus/minus rating of +15 • Tallied her first assist of the season in the 5-3 win over Niagara (1/3) • Had back-to-back games in which she had an assist in the series sweep against Ohio State (1/9-10) • Tallied a career-high three assists in the 11-1 Bemidji State win (1/17). 2007-08 • Sophomore Season Played in 32 games to earn her second letter • WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Voted the team’s most improved player • Scored two goals and an assist for three points • Held a plus/minus rating of +3 • Fired off 22 shots • Tallied an assist in the 4-4 tie against St. Cloud State (10/12) • Scored her first career goal in the 2-2 tie against Wisconsin (2/24) after seeing limited action the previous day • Netted an unassisted goal in the 9-0 win over North Dakota (3/1) to help advance the Gophers to the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF. 2006-07 • Freshman Season Saw action in all 36 games in her freshman season • Held a plus/minus rating of +2 • Established her first career point in the 5-1 win over Bemidji State (2/23) • Fired off 11 shots on goal • earned her first letter.

20 defense senior 6-0 Oak Grove, Minn. Faithful Family Academy St. Francis/North Branch

The Zebro File Earned six varsity letters with St. Francis/North Branch • Three-year team captain from 2003-2006 • Tallied 17 goals and 24 assists her senior season • An all-state selection her junior and senior seasons • All-conference honoree in 2003-04 and 2004-05 and earned honorable mention accolades in 2002-03 • Named the team’s rookie of the year in 2001 • Competed at the USA Hockey National Development Camp from 2003-2006. Personal Was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma from Faithful Family Academy in 2006 • Majoring in physiology and mathematics • Daughter of Greg and Basia Zebro • Born June 16, 1988 • Shoots right.

CAREER HIGHS Goals — 1, twice, last vs. North Dakota, 3/1/08 Assists — 3, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Points — 3, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09 Shots on Goal — 4, vs. North Dakota, 2/14/09 Plus/Minus — +4, vs. Bemidji State, 1/17/09

ZEBRO’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 36 32 20 88

G 0 2 0 2

A 1 1 6 8

P 1 3 6 10

SH 11 22 20 53

Pct. .000 .091 .000 .035

+/+2 +3 +15 +20

P- M 7-25 9-18 7-14 23-57

PP 0 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 1-0-1.000 1-0-1.000

WCHA Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

GP 28 22 16 66

G 0 1 0 1

A 0 1 5 6

P 0 2 5 7

SH 9 15 17 41

Pct. .000 .067 .000 .044

+/0 +2 +14 +16

P- M 2-4 4-8 4-8 10-20

PP 0 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0 0

GW 0 0 0 0

PP Pts G- A- P 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

Faceoffs W- L- Pct. 0-0-.000 0-0-.000 1-0-1.000 1-0-1.000

59 * Minnesota Hockey

player biographies

Megan

Katie

Becky

Freshman • 5-9 Defense Buffalo Grove, Ill. Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. Chicago Mission

Freshman • 5-5 Forward/Defense Rochester, Minn. Century H.S. Minnesota Thoroughbreds

Freshman • 5-7 Forward Minnetonka, Minn. Hopkins H.S.

BOZEK

FRISCHMANN

THE BOZEK FILE A member of the U.S. Under-18 Team that won the gold medal in 2009 • Tied for third overall in scoring by a defenseman with six points and held a plus/minus rating of +10 • Scored a goal and an assist in the three-game series against Canada in August 2008 • Selected in her first of two USA Hockey Women’s National Festivals in 2007 • Competed at the USA Hockey Holiday Camp in December 2008 • Participated in four USA Hockey Player Development Camps • Played for the Chicago Mission U19 (MWEHL) team under head coach Greg Tam • Played in six games during the Under-19 Championships, tallying six points • Assistant captain of the Mission in 2008 and captain in 2009 • As a junior, played in 66 games and scored 44 goals and 33 assists to help her team to an Under-19 National Championship • Had 61 points and aided the Mission to the Under-19 quarterfinals in her sophomore season • Played for Team Illinois girls from 2004-07 and went to the USA Hockey Girls’ National Championships all three years • Skated with the Team Illinois boys for three years prior to joining the girls.

THE FRISCHMANN FILE Played for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years under coach Steve Weber • In her senior, she was a captain for a team that went 33-25-5 • As a ninth grader competing with Rochester Century, was an all-conference selection • Competed in the development program (CODP) from eighth to 11th grade • Was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse • Soccer and lacrosse team captain in 2008 • A 2009 graduate of Century High School • National Honor Society member as a junior and vice president as a senior.

PERSONAL A 2009 graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson High School • Born March 27, 1991 • Daughter of Patti and Tom • Has two older brothers, Danny and Stephen • Plans to major in kinesiology and eventually physical therapy • Shoots right.

JALOSUO

Samantha

DOWNEY Freshman • 5-9 Forward Hermantown, Minn. Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall H.S.

THE DOWNEY FILE Played for Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall • An all-state honoree in 2008-09 • Broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points • An all-area selection and a member of the News Tribune All-Twin Ports Girls’ hockey team • Helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record her senior year • Competed with the Silver Bay Mariners before her time at ProctorHermantown-Marshall • In her last season with Silver Bay in 2007-08, broke the school record for most points in a season (60) and held over 200 in her career • Was named the team’s 2003-04 rookie of the year and was the team’s best offensive player in 2004-05 and 2006-07 • A six-year letterwinner in hockey • Also a six-year letterwinner in softball. PERSONAL Daughter of Shayne and Michele Downey • Born February 19, 1991 • Shoots right • Undecided on a major • Youngest of five children.

60 * Minnesota Hockey

PERSONAL Born January 6, 1991 • Plans to major in psychology • Daughter of Tom and Beth Frischmann • Has two older brothers, Mike and Bryan • Comes from an athletic family • Dad, Tom, was a swimmer at Minnesota State, Mankato and brother Bryan plays hockey at Augsburg • Shoots right.

Mira

Freshman • 6-0 Defense Lieska, Finland Kastelli H.S. Finnish National Team

THE JALOSUO FILE Member of the Finnish National Team that competed at the 2008 Four Nation’s Cup and the 2009 World Championships, her third straight appearance • Has played in over 35 games with Finland • Played in all five games of the 2009 world championships to help Finland to a bronze medal for the second-straight year • Scored a goal during the Four Nation’s Cup • Was also on the Finland National Team that competed at the World Championships in 2007 and 2008 • In 2007, the Finnish team finished fourth, while in 2008 they won the bronze medal as she played in all every games • With her club team, tallied 88 points, including 10 in playoff action • In back-to-back years, was a 2006-07 and a 2007-08 All-Star defender at the Finnish Championships. PERSONAL A 2009 graduate of Kastelli High School • Daughter of AkiPekka and Sirpa Jalosuo • Born February 3, 1989 • Plans to major in chemistry • Shoots right.

KORTUM

THE KORTUM FILE Played with Hopkins High School • 2009 Ms. Hockey recipient • Led the Royals in scoring as a senior with 43 goals, 28 assists for 71 points • Held the school record for points • Helped Hopkins to a second-place finish at its first state tournament appearance since 1997 • Named to the all-tournament team after finishing tied for first among all scorers with four goals and three assists • Had three- and four-point games in the tournament, and scored Hopkins’ final goal in the 5-3 loss to Stillwater in the championship game • Named the 2009 Minnesota Female Hockey Player of the Year by the Associated Press and the Star Tribune • As a junior, led the Hopkins to a Classic Lake Conference title when she scored a team and league-high 37 goals and 59 points • Also led the Royals and the Classic Lake conference in goals with 28 and finished second overall in points (41) as a sophomore • On the varsity program since eighth grade and accumulated 212 points in her high school career • A fourtime all-conference and two-time all-state honoree • Named the Royals’ Offensive MVP for three consecutive seasons • A member of the National Honor Society and a four-time academic letterwinner • Attended the USA Hockey National Development camp from 2007-2009. PERSONAL Born May 7, 1991 • Daughter of Bob and Drew Kortum • Undecided on a major • Shoots left.

Noora

RÄTY Freshman • 5-4 Forward Espoo, Finland Haukulahti H.S. Finnish National Team

THE RÄTY FILE Has been a member of the Finnish National Team since 15 • Played in four world championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics • Helped Finland to their second-straight bronze medal at the 2009 IIHF World Championships when she stopped 78 shots • Has seen over 65 games in international play • Starting goalie for the Finnish Olympic Team when she was 15 during the 2006 Winter Olympics • During the 2008 World Championships, shut out Team USA, 1-0, and had 30 saves • Finished the 2009 world championships with a 1.48 goals against average and a 3-1-0 record • Named the tournament’s best goalie in 2007 and 2008 and earned the most valuable player award in 2008 • Named Finland’s best women’s ice hockey player in 2007 and 2008 and best goalie in 2006 and 2007 • Rookie of the Year in 2005-06 • In national league action, played in over 55 games, 12 of which were shutouts • Held a 1.45 goals against average and a .950 save percentage • In playoff competition alone had eight shutouts in 22 games played with a 1.24 GAA • Named the Haukilahti High School best hockey player of the year 2006 and 2008. PERSONAL Born May 29, 1989 • Daughter of Jarmo and Ulla Räty • Plans to major in kinesiology.

2008-09 Season Review

2008-09

SEASON IN REVIEW

61 * Minnesota Hockey

2008-09 Season Review

2008-09

SEASON RECAP GOPHERS EARN WCHA REGULAR SEASON TITLE It went down to the final game of the season, but Minnesota defeated St. Cloud State, 3-1, on Feb. 20 at Ridder Arena to earn the school’s fifth WCHA regular season title and the first since 2005. The Golden Gophers won the conference title with 51 conference points, one more than border-rival Wisconsin. The Gophers’ ranking is based on a 23-2-3 conference mark and they swept conference opponents 11 times during the season, including the season finale against St. Cloud State, en route to the championship. Minnesota’s other regular season WCHA championships came in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005. It was the first conference championship under head coach Brad Frost. 30-WIN SEASON The 2008-09 season marked the fourth time in school history the Golden Gophers have earned 30 wins in a season, as they went 32-5-3. The previous three times all came during championship years. Minnesota’s record is 36 in the 2005 championship season, while holding 30 in 2003-04 and 32 in the 2000 AWCHA championship season. Since the start of the program, Minnesota has had 20 wins in every season. NCAA RECAP Minnesota made it’s first NCAA Frozen Four appearance since 2006 when the Gophers defeated Boston College, 4-3 in the NCAA regional. Gigi Marvin scored back-to-back goals in the first en route to a 4-1 lead after one period and the eventual 4-3 final. Marvin scored just 46 seconds into the contest and again at 3:15 in the first for the early lead.BC came back in the second and third to cut the deficit to one, but Minnesota held on for the win and a trip to the Frozen Four. Minnesota drew Mercyhurst in the NCAA semifinal game. Although Marvin and the Gophers struck first, it was Mercyhurst who held a 3-1 lead after one period of play. The yfollowed with two goals in the second to take a 5-1 lead after two stanzas. However, the Gophers came back and scored three goals in the last period to cut the Lakers’ lead to one. Jen Schoullis, Marvin and Monique Lamoureux all scored within the second half of the period, but the Lakers were able

Gigi Marvin

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to hold off Minnesota and advanced to the championship game. Minnesota ended the season with a 32-5-3 overall record, and ranked third overall in the closing polls. ALL-WCHA HONORS/COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS Minnesota was well represented in the post-season WCHA awards. The Golden Gophers placed three student-athletes on the All-WCHA First Team, while garnering some of the conference’s top awards this season. Melanie Gagnon was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, while Gigi Marvin was named the WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. Monique Lamoureux received WCHA Rookie of the Year honors and head coach Brad Frost was named co-coach of the year with Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson. Gagnon and both Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux were named to the All-WCHA first-team, while Marvin, Rachael Drazan and Anne Schleper were secondteam selections. The 2008-09 season marked the second year in a row that Frost received coach of the year honors. in 2007-08, Frost held a 27-7-4 as the Gophers’ interim head coach. In just his second year, Frost and the Golden Gophers brought home their first WCHA regular season championship since 2005 with a 23-2-3 record in conference action. Along with the on-ice awards, Minnesota had nine student-athletes on the All-WCHA Academic Team. To qualify, student-athletes must have completed one year of eligibility at present institution, prior to the current academic year, and have a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the previous two semesters or three quarters. Minnesota had nine honorees in Kelli Blankenship, Drazan, Brittany Francis, Gagnon, Marvin, Michelle Maunu, Terra Rasmussen, Dagney Willey and Alexandra Zebro. WCHA GOALTENDING CHAMP Minnesota freshman Alyssa Grogan captured the WCHA’s Goaltending Champion award when she posted a goalsagainst average of 1.37 during conference action. The Gophers’ last award honoree came in 2005-06 when Kim Hanlon had a conference-best 1.19 GAA. Others receiving the award was Erica Killewald (2000-01) and Jody Horak (2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05). LEAVING THEIR LEGACY With their outstanding performances during their senior year, captains Melanie Gagnon and Gigi Marvin solidified their spots in the Gopher record books. During her senior year, Gagnon had nine multiple-point games, including seven multiple-assist games. She held her best plus/minus rating of her career at a +34 and finished her career with a +73. Her 81 career points ranks fourth in school history in points by a defenseman and produced her best point-production of her career this year. Marvin tallied 57 points in her final year and held 195 points during her Gopher tenure. She ranks sixth on the school records for career points, goals and assists. As a senior, Marvin ranked 10th in the nation in goals per game and was named a second-team All-

WCHA honoree as well as the WCHA Student Athlete of the Year. Marvin was a three-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, holding a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. A 2008 All-American, Marvin was a two-time Patty Kazmaier fi nalist, an award given to the top women’s hockey player in the nation. ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS Defenseman Melanie Gagnon and forward Monique Lamoureux were named RBK Second Team All-Americans, announced by the American Hockey Coaches' Association. The announcement came during the NCAA Frozen Four held in Boston, Mass. It is the first honor for both recipients and the second-straight year a Golden Gopher has garnered AllAmerica honors as Gigi Marvin was a second-team selection last year. Gagnon and Lamoureux marked the 11th and 12th All-Americans in Gopher women's hockey history. In her senior year, Gagnon served as a Gopher co-captain and was the Gophers' top defenseman throughout the year. Named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and All-WCHA First Team selection, Gagnon was a Patty Kazmaier nominee and led the blue liners with 29 points. Lamoureux was the only freshman as a Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist. Named to the First-Team All-WCHA, she was also the WCHA Rookie of the Year and a WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree. STEPPING IT UP In their freshmen seasons, Emily West garnered 24 points, followed by Jen Schoullis with 20. In their sophomore seasons, West and Schoullis have surpassed their rookie point production. In 40 games, West and Schoullis each had 40 points during 2008-09. Brittany Francis also surpassed her previous season best with 34 points as a junior. PUTTING UP THE NUMBERS The Golden Gophers scored 198 goals during the season, surpassing the last three years’ totals. Minnesota found the back of the net 135 times in 2007-08, scored 115 goals in 200607 and 122 in 2005-06. The Gophers’ 198 goals ranked fourth overall in school history. In the Gophers’ last championship year (2005), Minnesota had 197 goals in the season, but the record stands at 207 in 1998-99. Along with the 198 goals, Minnesota tallied 516 points. The school record for points in a season is at 530, which also came in 1998-99. SHOWING ITS DEPTH Of Minnesota’s 23 players, 22 tallied points in 2008-09. Of their 20 skaters, 17 were double-digit point getters. Leading the offensive charge was Monique Lamoureux with 75 points, followed by Jocelyne Lamoureux with 65, Gigi Marvin with 57 and Emily West and Jen Schoullis with 40. Brittany Francis ended the season wtih a career-high 34 and Melanie Gagnon had 29. Along with the 20 skaters, two of the Gopher goalies tallied points. Jenny Lura held an assist in the 3-2 Harvard win (11/29), while Alyssa Grogan collected an assist in the Boston College during the NCAA regional game. MINNESOTA AND WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Minnesota received 14 WCHA weekly honors in 2008-09. Minnesota had four players garner offensive player of the week honors, two players for defensive player of the week, while two were selected for rookie of the week accolades. Monique Lamoureux has received the rookie of the week honors four times and offensive twice, while Gigi Marvin was named a three-time offensive player of the week. Below is a complete list of all WCHA weekly award honorees.

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Minnesota and WCHA Offensive Players of the Week Oct. 22: Jen Schoullis, So., F (vs OSU) Nov. 5: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (vs SCSU) Dec. 10: Gigi Marvin, Sr., F (@ UND) Jan. 7: Gigi Marvin, Sr. F (@Niagara) Jan. 21: Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs BSU) Feb. 4: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ MSU) Minnesota and WCHA Defensive Players of the Week Feb. 18: Kelly Seeler, Fr., D (vs UND) Feb. 25: Alyssa Grogan, Fr., G (vs SCSU) Minnesota and WCHA Rookies of the Week Oct. 15: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UMD) Oct. 22: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs OSU) Nov. 26: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (vs MSU) Dec. 10: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ UND) Jan. 14: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., F (@ OSU) TEAM AWARDS Gigi Marvin was named the team’s most valuable player for the third consecutive year. She joined former Gopher Bobbi Ross as the only two players to receive the award three times in her career. The 2008-09 campaign marked the secondstraight year Marvin was named a Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist. The senior captain scored 57 points this past season and 195 points in her career, ranking sixth in school history. During the Gophers’ NCAA post-season run, the Warroad, Minn., native led the team with four goals and two assists for six points, ranking second in NCAA action. In her final game, Marvin had a part in all four goals in the NCAA semifinal game against Mercyhurst. The Highest GPA award also belonged to Marvin. In her past spring and fall semesters, the communications major had a 3.569 grade point average. For the third time in her career, Dagney Willey earned the Ridder Award, which is chosen by the Power Play Club, which is given to the player who has the biggest impact in the community by giving themselves through volunteer work and local outreach programs. The most improved award went to sophomore forward Terra Rasmussen. In her rookie year, The Coon Rapids, Minn., native scored seven goals for the Maroon and Gold, including a two-goal performance against Bemidji State and a goal in the WCHA Championship game against Wisconsin. Tthe team’s plus/minus award went to the player who had the best on-ice rating of the season, Jocelyne Lamoureux. In

40 games played, Lamoureux solidified her award to put her at a +58 on the year. Emily West received the Bonnie Olein Unsung Hero award. During her sophomore season, the Colorado Springs, Colo., native was fourth on the team in scoring with 19 goals and 21 assists for a career-best 40 points. Gopher senior Kim Hanlon was awarded the GWH Award, which is given to the player that best exemplifies the Gopher Women’s Hockey Creed. “I will represent myself, the team and the University of Minnesota with...class, integrity, honesty, dependability, responsibility, a positive attitude, an unselfish and “team-first” attitude, accountability, a strong work ethic, loyalty an appreciation for privileges and an awareness of my role as a member of Gopher Women’s Hockey.”

1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance National Championship. The tournament had an attendance of 4,954, including 2,507 for the championship game. The university opened the doors to Ridder Arena at the start of the 2002-03 season. Ridder Arena, which seats approximately 3,400 people, has been host to a variety of events, including five WCHA conference championships and the Minnesota state girls’ tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The only arena in the nation built solely for a women’s hockey team, Minnesota’s largest single-game attendance came on January 6, 2007, when 3,251 fans entered the doors.

GOPHER ALUMS NAMED TO WCHA TOP-10 LIST Ronda Curtin, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell were named three of the WCHA’s top-10 players in its first 10 years of the conference. Along with Minnesota’s three, the other seven included are Sara Bauer (Wisconsin), Tessa Bonhomme (Ohio State), Molly Engstrom (Wisconsin), Caroline Ouellette (Minnesota Duluth), Jenny Schmidgall Potter (Minnesota Duluth), Maria Rooth (Minnesota Duluth) and Jessie Vetter (Wisconsin). The players will be honored at the 2009 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF. Nominations for the WCHA’s Top 10 Players in 10 Years came from a list of All-Americans, Olympians and post-season awards winners over the first decade that were reviewed by league coaches and officials and then submitted to a selection committee, which was appointed by the Commissioner’s Office to choose the team. MINNESOTA SET TO HOST 2010 FROZEN FOUR The NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Committee selected the University of Minnesota and Ridder Arena as the site of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four. The 2010 tournament marks the third time in 10 years the Golden Gophers will host the Women's Frozen Four and the first time in Ridder Arena. Minnesota hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four in 2001 and again in 2006 in Mariucci Arena. Along with announcing Ridder as the host site next year, the committee selected Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) and Tullio Arena to host the 2011 Frozen Four. Mariucci Arena was the site of the 2001 and the 2006 Frozen Fours. In the two-day championship in 2006, Minnesota drew 7,577 fans. Minnesota hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four in 2001, bringing in an attendance of 5,114 during the two-day tournament. Mariucci Arena was also the site of the

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STATISTICS Overall: 32-5-3 Conf: 23-2-3 Home: 14-2-2 Away: 14-1-1 Neut: 4-2-0 ## 21 12 19 17 24 10 3 22 4 6 26 7 2 23 25 9 14 5 20 18 31 1 TM

Name Monique Lamoureux Jocelyne Lamoureux Gigi Marvin Emily West Jen Schoullis Brittany Francis Melanie Gagnon Anne Schleper Sarah Erickson Rachael Drazan Michelle Maunu Kelli Blankenship Kelly Seeler Dagney Willey Terra Rasmussen Jaimie Horton Chelsey Jones Laura May Alexandra Zebro Nikki Ludwigson Alyssa Grogan Jenny Lura TEAM Total Opponents

GP 40 40 38 40 40 40 40 40 40 34 39 40 39 33 39 38 37 32 20 9 22 20 24 40 40

G 39 28 30 19 17 8 4 7 10 5 0 6 5 1 7 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 198 69

## 1 31 39 TM

Name Jenny Lura Alyssa Grogan Kim Hanlon EMPTY NET Total Opponents

GP-GS 20-17 22-21 8-2 24-0 40-0 40-0

A 36 37 27 21 23 26 25 19 13 16 18 10 11 10 3 6 8 1 6 0 1 1 0 318 102

Pts 75 65 57 40 40 34 29 26 23 21 18 16 16 11 10 10 10 6 6 1 1 1 0 516 171

Minutes 998:08 1222:27 187:17 8:42 2416:34 2399:34

Shots 230 168 159 166 93 80 87 71 85 65 23 66 41 41 31 29 30 28 20 2 0 0 0 1515 847

Pct .170 .167 .189 .114 .183 .100 .046 .099 .118 .077 .000 .091 .122 .024 .226 .138 .067 .179 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .131 .081

+/+55 +58 +26 +22 +14 +24 +33 +27 +13 +22 +37 +16 +37 +33 +18 +10 +6 +9 +15 +2 0 0 0 +477 -

No-Min 32-86 46-92 11-22 25-50 15-30 7-14 28-64 16-32 17-56 20-59 14-28 7-14 18-36 5-10 6-12 3-6 13-26 5-10 7-14 0-0 1-2 0-0 6-12 302-675 272-566

Min 28 46 11 25 15 7 27 16 13 17 14 7 18 5 6 3 13 5 7 0 1 0 6 290 268

Maj 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

Oth 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

PP 5 8 9 8 4 4 4 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 27

SH 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4

FG 7 5 6 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8

GW 8 8 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 5

GTG 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

GA 27 34 8 0 69 198

Avg 1.62 1.67 2.56 1.71 4.95

Saves 304 407 67 0 778 1317

Pct .918 .923 .893 .000 .919 .869

W 15 16 1 0 32 5

L 2 2 1 0 5 32

T 1 2 0 0 3 3

Sho 2 3 0 2 7 0

PP 7 17 3 0 27 56

SH 2 1 1 0 4 12

EN 0 0 0 0 0 5

PEN 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

HT 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Multiple Goal Games

Multiple Assist Games

Multiple Point Games

Gigi Marvin (9) Monique Lamoureux (9) Jocelyne Lamoureux (8) Jen Schoullis (2) Sarah Erickson (1) Terra Rasmussen (1) Emily West (2) Jaimie Horton (1) Kelly Seeler (1)

Jocelyne Lamoureux (9) Jen Schoullis (6) Melanie Gagnon (6) Gigi Marvin (5) Monique Lamoureux (5) Brittany Francis (4) Anne Schleper (4) Emily West (3) Michelle Maunu (3) Rachael Drazan (3) Sarah Erickson (2) Dagney Willey (2) Kelli Blankenship (1) Jen Schoullis (1) Kelly Seeler (1) Alexandra Zebro (1)

Monique Lamoureux (21) Jocelyne Lamoureux (20) Gigi Marvin (14) Jen Schoullis (9) Melanie Gagnon (9) Brittany Francis (9) Anne Schleper (6) Emily West (7) Sarah Erickson (4) Kelli Blankenship (3) Rachael Drazan (3) Michelle Maunu (3) Kelly Seeler (2) Dagney Willey (2) Chelsey Jones (1) Laura May (1) Terra Rasmussen (1) Jaimie Horton (1) Alexandra Zebro (1)

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PN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOG 0 0 0 0 0 0

UA 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8

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RESULTS Season Results Date Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. March March March March

26 28 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 26 31 1 14 15 21 22 28 29 5 6 3 4 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 7 8 13 14 20 21 27 28 7 8 14 20

Opponent Saskatchewan U.S. Select Team Robert Morris Robert Morris Minnesota Duluth* Minnesota Duluth* Ohio State* Ohio State* Wisconsin* Wisconsin* St. Cloud State* St. Cloud State* Bemidji State* Bemidji State* Minnesota State* Minnesota State* Harvard Harvard North Dakota* North Dakota* Niagara Niagara Ohio State* Ohio State* Bemidji State* Bemidji State* Minnesota Duluth* Minnesota Duluth* Minnesota State* Minnesota State* Wisconsin* Wisconsin* North Dakota* North Dakota* St. Cloud State* St. Cloud State* Bemidji State (WCHA First Round) Bemidji State (WCHA First Round) Minnesota State@ Wisconsin@ Boston College+ Mercyhurst%

Minnesota Record... Time/Result W, 8-0 L, 2-3 (OT) L, 2-3 W, 7-1 W, 4-3 (OT) W, 2-0 W, 8-1 W, 8-2 T, 1-1^ L, 1-2 W, 2-1 W, 6-2 W, 3-0 W, 7-0 W, 2-1 W, 6-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 4-0 W, 5-2 W, 8-0 W, 5-3 W, 9-2 W, 12-1 W, 5-1 W, 11-1 L, 2-4 T, 3-3^ W, 9-1 W, 7-4 W, 4-2 T, 3-3# W, 4-1 W, 5-0 W, 7-0 W, 3-1 W, 4-1 W, 5-1 W, 7-2 L, 3-5 W, 4-3 L, 4-5

When Scoring first When Opponent scores first When Leading after 1st period When Trailing after 1st period When Tied after 1st period When Leading after 2nd period When Trailing after 2nd period When Tied after 2nd period In Overtime When Outshooting opponent When Outshot by opponent When Shots are even When Having 0-19 shots When Having 20-29 shots When Having 30-39 shots When Having 40-49 shots When Having 50+ shots When Opponent has 0-19 shots When Opponent has 20-29 shots When Opponent has 30-39 shots When Opponent has 40-49 shots When Opponent has 50+ shots In one-goal games During WCHA shootouts At home On the road At neutral site Against WCHA teams Against ECAC teams Against CHA teams Against HEA teams In the postseason In October In November In December In January In February In March

27-3-2 5-2 -1 22-1-2 1-2-1 7-2-0 28-1-1 1-4-2 2-0-0 1-0-3 29-4-3 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 5-1-1 16-2-1 8-0-1 4-1-0 13-2-1 17-2-2 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-3-0 2-1 14-2-2 14-1-1 4-2-0 23-2-3 2-0-0 3-2-0 1-0-0 4-2-0 6-2-1 7-0-0 2-0-0 8-1-1 7-0-1 2-2-0

Power Play Scoring Player Gigi Marvin Jocelyne Lamoureux Emily West Monique Lamoureux Brittany Francis Jen Schoullis Anne Schleper Melanie Gagnon Rachael Drazan Sarah Erickson Michelle Maunu Kelly Seeler Chelsey Jones Jaimie Horton Terra Rasmussen Alexandra Zebro Kelli Blankenship Alyssa Grogan Jenny Lura

GP 38 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 34 40 39 39 37 38 39 20 40 22 20

G 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 12 10 8 11 11 10 9 8 10 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Pts 21 18 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 9 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sh 48 46 49 53 24 16 19 44 25 16 2 9 5 2 1 3 5 0 0

Pct .188 .174 .163 .094 .167 .250 .211 .091 .080 .312 .000 .222 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Faceoff Statistics Player Kelli Blankenship Gigi Marvin Jocelyne Lamoureux Sarah Erickson Jaimie Horton Emily West Chelsey Jones Jen Schoullis Monique Lamoureux Brittany Francis Laura May

GP 40 38 40 40 38 40 37 40 40 40 32

W 19 343 461 142 132 32 5 243 21 7 3

L 12 257 355 115 119 29 5 275 24 9 4

Pct .613 .572 .565 .553 .526 .525 .500 .469 .467 .438 .429

(minimum of five faceoffs taken)

* WCHA Games â&#x20AC;˘ home games in bold ^ indicates a shootout win # indicates a shootout loss @ WCHA FINAL FACEOFF + NCAA Regional % NCAA Frozen Four

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Last Season in the

WCHA

2008-09 WCHA Final Standings Conference Pts GP 51 28 50 28 41 28 27 28 21 28 21 28 16 28 11 28

1 2 3 4 5

Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Minnesota State North Dakota 7 Ohio State 8 Bemidji State

W-L-T 23- 2- 3 21- 2- 5 18- 6- 4 11-14- 3 7-16- 5 9-16- 3 6-20- 2 3-22- 3

SW 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 2

Overall GF-GA 143- 42 133- 42 109- 52 63- 91 74-122 62- 95 66-135 38-109

GP 40 41 39 37 36 36 36 36

FIRST TEAM ALL-WCHA

W-T-L 32- 5- 3 34- 2- 5 26- 9- 4 15-18- 4 12-19- 5 13-19- 4 8-25- 3 6-25- 5

GF-GA 198- 69 207- 53 150- 70 85-105 95-141 84-118 82-166 51-125

2008-09 WCHA Scoring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

Player (Pos., Yr.) Monique Lamoureux (Fr., F) Hilary Knight (So., F) Jocelyne Lamoureux (Fr., F) Brooke Ammerman (Fr., F) Elin Holmlov (Jr., F) Erika Lawler (Sr., F) Angie Keseley (Sr., F) Gigi Marvin (Sr., F) Laura McIntosh (Fr., F) Haley Irwin (So., F)

Team Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio State Minnesota Duluth

1 2 3 4 6 7

GP 28 28 28 28 25 27 28 26 28 28

PPG 2.18 1.82 1.75 1.39 1.52 1.37 1.25 1.31 1.21 1.18

G 30 28 23 19 20 10 11 20 10 17

A 31 23 26 20 18 27 24 14 24 16

Pts 61 51 49 39 38 37 35 34 34 33

Team Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Team Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Bemidji State St. Cloud State North Dakota Minnesota State

GP 28 28 28 25 26 28 24 28 28 28

Record 11- 1- 2 21- 2- 5 11- 1- 1 12- 1- 1 6- 5- 3 3- 8- 1 3-20- 3 8-11- 3 6- 8- 2 4- 5- 2

SECOND TEAM ALL-WCHA

F F F D D G

Gigi Marvin, Sr., Minnesota Erika Lawler, Sr., Wisconsin Elin Holmlov, Jr., Minnesota Duluth Rachael Drazan, Sr., Minnesota Anne Schleper, Fr., Minnesota Zuzana Tomcikova, Fr., Bemidji State

Minutes 833:24 1642:36 732:06 767:34 826:55 767:17 1500:37 1349:02 923:54 721:52

F F F D D G

Meghan Duggan, Jr., Wisconsin Haley Irwin, So., Minnesota Duluth Brooke Ammerman, Fr., Wisconsin Alycia Matthews, Sr., Wisconsin Jaime Rasmussen, Jr., Minnesota Duluth Kim Martin, Jr., Minnesota Duluth

WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

F F F D D G

Monique Lamoureux, Minnesota Jocelyne Lamoureux, Minnesota Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin Anne Schleper, Minnesota Brittany Haverstock, Wisconsin Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State WCHA INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

GPG 1.07 1.00 0.82 0.80 0.77 0.68 0.71 0.61 0.61 0.54

G 30 28 23 20 20 19 17 17 17 15

Player of the Year Hilary Knight, So., F, Wisconsin Rookie of the Year Monique Lamoureux, F, Minnesota Co-Coach of the Year Brad Frost, Minnesota Mark Johnson, Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Year Melanie Gagnon, Sr., D, Minnesota Student-Athlete of the Year Gigi Marvin, Sr., F, Minnesota

2008-09 WCHA Goaltending Goalie (Yr.) Alyssa Grogan (Fr.) Jessie Vetter (Sr.) Johanna Ellison (Sr.) Jenny Lura (So.) Kim Martin (Jr.) Stephanie Ney (Fr.) Zuzana Tomcikova (Fr.) Ashley Nixon (So.) Brittany Kirkham (Jr.) Paige Thunder (So.)

Hilary Knight, So., Wisconsin Monique Lamoureux, Fr., Minnesota Jocelyne Lamoureux, Fr., Minnesota Melanie Gagnon, Sr., Minnesota Jocelyne Larocque, So., Minnesota Duluth Jessie Vetter, Sr., Wisconsin

THIRD TEAM ALL-WCHA

2008-09 WCHA Goal Scoring Player (Pos., Yr.) Monique Lamoureux (Fr., F) Hilary Knight (So., F) Jocelyne Lamoureux (Fr., F) Elin Holmlov (Jr., F) Gigi Marvin (Sr., F) Brooke Ammerman (Fr., F) Natalie Spooner (Fr., F) Haley Irwin (So., F) Laura Fridfinnson(So., F) Megan McCarthy (Sr., F)

F F F D D G

GA 19 41 20 21 25 39 82 74 52 46

GAA 1.37 1.50 1.64 1.64 1.81 3.05 3.28 3.29 3.38 3.82

Svs 268 552 267 249 336 411 882 666 427 323

Sv% .934 .931 .930 .922 .931 .913 .915 .900 .891 .875

Scoring Champion Monique Lamoureux, Fr., F, Minnesota Goaltending Champion Alyssa Grogan, Fr., G, Minnesota 2008-09 Minnesota All-WCHA Academic Team Kelli Blankenship (Jr., F, Lusby, MD); Rachael Drazan (Sr., D, Orono, MN); Brittany Francis (Jr., F, Thunder Bay, ON); Melanie Gagnon (Sr., D, St. Adolphe, MB); Gigi Marvin (Sr., F, Warroad, MN); Michelle Maunu (Jr., D, Esko, MN); Terra Rasmussen (So., F, Coon Rapids, MN); Dagney Willey (Sr., D, Maple Grove, MN); Alexandra Zebro (Jr., D, Oak Grove, MN). 2008-09 Minnesota WCHA Scholar Athletes Minnesota: Gigi Marvin, Sr., Michelle Maunu, Jr.

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GAME-BY-GAME  Game 1 October 03, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Robert Morris................3 Minnesota.....................2 SCORING Robert Morris Minnesota

1 2 0

2 1 1

3 0 1

OT -

F 3 2

1ST PERIOD — RMU: Beikirch (Picinic), 8:02 ppg; RMU: Delaney, 17:46 2ND PERIOD — RMU: Gibson (Rossler), 5:47 ppg; MINN: Schleper (M. Lamoureux), 6:42 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: West (Drazan, Marvin), 18:55 ppg Shots on Goal: Robert Morris 5-4-1--10; Minnesota 18-23-24--65 Power Plays: Robert Morris 2-8, Minnesota 2-8 Goalies: RMU: McLaughlin (65 shots, 63 svs); MIN: Lura (3 shots, 3 svs); Hanlon (7 shots, 4 saves) Penalties: RMU 11-22, Minnesota 11-22 Attendance: 725

1ST PERIOD — MINN: West (Francis, Marvin), 7:42 ppg; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Erickson), 13:57 ppg 2ND PERIOD — UMD: O’Toole, 15:16; Marvin (Drazan, Gagnon), 16:39 ppg 3RD PERIOD — UMD: Tuominent (Winberg, Holmlov), :09 ppg; UMD: Winberg (Holmlov, Larocque), 4:23 ppg OT — Gagnon (Marvin, Francis), 4:35 ppg Shots on Goal: Minnesota 10-8-9-1--28; UMD 7-12-11-6--36 Power Plays: Minnesota 4-6; UMD 2-7 Goalies: MINN: Grogan (36 shots, 33 svs); UMD: Martin (28 shots, 24 svs) Penalties: MINN 8-16, UMD 7-14 Attendance: 1,276 NOTES: • Minnesota’s Melanie Gagnon scored the game-winning, overtime, power-play goal with 25 seconds remaining to defeat #1 UMD. • Alyssa Grogan registered her first career win while stopping six UMD shots in OT

 Game 4 October 11, 2008 Duluth, Minn. (The DECC)

NOTES: • Minnesota registered 65 shots on goal • This marked the first time in school history that the Gophers opened a season with a loss.

Minnesota.....................2 Minnesota-Duluth.........0

 Game 2

SCORING Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth

October 04, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Robert Morris................1 Minnesota.....................7 SCORING Robert Morris Minnesota

1 1 2

2 0 2

3 0 3

OT -

F 1 7

1ST PERIOD — RMU: Walkand (Giambra, Miles), 4:17 ppg; MINN: Schoullis (Gagnon, M. Lamoureux), 8:18; MINN: Marvin, 9:09 shg 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Erickson (J. Lamoureux), 1:12; MINN: Gagnon (Maunu, Francis), 14:31 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Marvin, 4:12; MINN: Francis (Marvin), 4:18; MINN: Erickson (J. Lamoureux, Schleper) 8:02 ppg Shots on Goal: Robert Morris 2-7-4--13; Minnesota 16-17-17--50 Power Plays: Robert Morris 1-9, Minnesota 2-9 Goalies: RMU: McLaughlin (50 shots, 43 svs), MIN: Lura (2 shots, 1 svs); Grogan (11 shots, 11 saves) Penalties: RMU 9-18, Minnesota 9-18 Attendance: 805

1 1 0

2 1 0

3 0 0

OT -

F 2 0

1ST PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux) 13:18 2ND PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Erickson), 2:09 3RD PERIOD — No Scoring Shots on Goal: Minnesota 14-8-9--31; UMD 12-12-10--34 Power Plays: Minnesota 0-5; UMD 0-10 Goalies: MINN: Lura (34 shots, 34 svs); UMD: Martin (31 shots, 29 svs) Penalties: MINN 12-32, UMD 6-12 Attendance: 1,346 NOTES: • Minnesota swept UMD at home for the first time since 2002. • Goalie Jenny Lura stopped 34 shots including 13 power-play shots

 Game 5 October 17, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Ohio State .....................1 Minnesota.....................8

NOTES: • Gophers had scoring from nine different players • Five different Gophers scored goals

SCORING Ohio State Minnesota

 Game 3

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Gagnon), 1:21; MINN: Francis (West, Gagnon), 11:40 ppg; MINN: Drazan (West, Marvin), 13:38 ppg 2ND PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (Francis, West) 5:35; MINN: Schoullis (Jones), 12:22 MINN: Schoullis (M. Lamoureux, Schleper), 16:20; MINN: May, 18:23 3RD PERIOD — OSU: LaRocque (Wild, Bishop),4:56; MINN: Rasmussen (May, Horton), 7:27

October 10, 2008 Duluth, Minn. (The DECC)

Minnesota..............4 (OT) Minnesota-Duluth.........3 SCORING Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth

1 2 0

2 1 1

3 0 2

OT 1 0

F 4 3

1 0 3

2 0 4

3 1 1

OT -

F 1 8

Shots on Goal: Ohio State 4-2-6--12; Minnesota 13-19-10--42 Power Plays: OSU 0-5, Minnesota 2-7 Goalies: OSU: Bonanno (32 shots, 25 svs), Facklis (10 shots, 9svs); MINN: Grogan (12 shots, 11 svs)

Kelli Blankenship Penalties: OSU: 9-18, MINN 7-14 Attendance: 1,484 NOTES: • 13 different Gophers put up points with Jen Schoullis (2 goals) and Emily West (3 assists) led the way. • Schoullis registered a career-high with 2 goals

 Game 6 October 18, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Ohio State .....................2 Minnesota.....................8 SCORING Ohio State Minnesota

1 0 2

2 2 3

3 0 3

OT -

F 2 8

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Erickson (J. Lamoureux, M. Lamoureux), 3:00; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Schoullis, Erickson), 14:06 2ND PERIOD — OSU: Spooner (McIntosh), :33; OSU: McIntosh (Spooner, Wild), 2:23; MINN: Schoullis (M. Lamoureux, Erickson), 4:29 ppg; MINN: Blakenship (Schoullis, Jones), 6:34; MINN: Ludwigson (Horton, Rasmussen), 12:02 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Gagnon, Drazan), 3:34 ppg; MINN: Drazan (J. Lamoureux, M. Lamoureux) 10:25; MINN: Jones (Maunu, Blankenship), 15:58 ppg Shots on Goal: Ohio State 4-7-2--13; Minnesota 17-17-23--57 Power Plays: OSU 0-4, Minnesota 3-8 Goalies: OSU: Facklis (57 shots, 49svs); MINN: Lura (13 shots, 11 svs) Penalties: OSU: 8-27, MINN 4-8 Attendance: 1,087 NOTES: • Minnesota outscored the Buckeyes 16-3 and outshot OSU, 99-25. Of the 99 shots on the weekend, 30 came on the power play. • Minnesota did not allow a shot on goal until midway through the first period.

67 * Minnesota Hockey

2008-09 Season Review

 Game 7 October 24, 2008 Madison, Wis. (Kohl Center)

Minnesota.....................1 Wisconsin .....................1 SCORING Minnesota Wisconsin

1 0 1

2 0 0

3 1 0

OT 0 0

F 1 1

1ST PERIOD — WIS: Duggan (Lawler, Knight), 18:44 ppg 2ND PERIOD — No Scoring 3RD PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Willey), 12:05 shg Shots on Goal: Minnesota 7-12-9-6--34, Wisconsin 6-5-3-1--15 Power Plays: Minnesota 0-4, Wisconsin 1-6 Goalies: MINN: Grogan (15 shots, 14 svs); WIS: Vetter (34 shots, 33 svs) Penalties: MINN: 6-12, WIS: 4-8 Attendance: 1,216 NOTES: • Sarah Erickson was the lone player to score during Minnesota’s first-ever shootout in school history and helped the Gophers to a 10 win. • Minnesota outshot Wisconsin 15-4 in the third period and OT.

 Game 8 Minnesota.....................1 Wisconsin .....................2 1 0 0

2 1 0

3 0 2

OT -

F 1 2

1ST PERIOD — No Scoring 2ND PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (Gagnon), 4:32 3RD PERIOD — WIS: Knight (Keseley, Lawler), 5:14; WIS: Lawler (Windmeier), 11:23 shg Shots on Goal: Minnesota 4-16-8--28, Wisconsin 6-3-15--24 Power Plays: Minnesota 0-3, Wisconsin 0-4 Goalies: MINN: Lura (24 shots, 22 svs); WIS: Vetter (28 shots, 27 svs) Penalties: MINN: 5-10, WIS: 4-8 Attendance: 2,046 NOTES: • This marked Minnesota’s first conference loss of the season

 Game 9 October 31, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

St. Cloud State .............1 Minnesota.....................2 SCORING St. Cloud State Minnesota

1 0 0

2 0 1

3 1 1

OT -

F 1 2

1ST PERIOD — No Scoring 2ND PERIOD — MINN: West (Francis), :21 3RD PERIOD — SCSU: Nixon (Hogan), :08 ppg; MINN: Marvin (Blankenship), 12:38 Shots on Goal: SCSU 12-6-8--26; MINN 4-15-11--30 Power Plays: SCSU 1-9, MINN 0-9 Goalies: SCSU: Nixon (30 shots, 28 svs); MINN: Grogan (26 shots, 25 svs) Penalties: SCSU: 11-22, MINN: 11-22 Attendance: 876

68 * Minnesota Hockey

NOTES: • Senior Captain Gigi Marvin scored the game-winning goal at 12:28 in the 3rd period.

 Game 10

October 26, 2008 Madison, Wis. (Kohl Center)

SCORING Minnesota Wisconsin

Jenny Lura

November 1, 2008 St. Cloud, Minn. (National Hockey Center)

Shots on Goal: MINN 14-15-20--49; BSU 9-2-5--16 Power Plays: MINN: 0-4, BSU: 0-2 Goalies: MINN:Grogan (16 shots, 16 svs); BSU: Tomcikova (49 shots, 46 svs) Penalties: MINN: 2-4, BSU: 4-8 Attendance: 561

Minnesota.....................6 St. Cloud State .............2

NOTES: • Alyssa Grogan put up her first career shut-out, stopping 16 shots • Three different Gophers scored (West, Rasmussen, M. Lamoureux)

SCORING Minnesota St. Cloud State

 Game 12

1 1 2

2 2 0

3 3 0

OT -

F 6 2

1ST PERIOD — SCSU: Hogan (Roberts, Hirsch), 10:01 ppg; MINN: Schleper (Erickson, J. Lamoureux), 12:20 ppg; SCSU: Roberts (Hogan), 19:03 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Gagnon, Drazan), 5:09 ppg; MINN: J. Lamoureux (Erickson, Maunu), 19:28 3RD PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (Schoullis, Maunu), 6:06 ppg; MINN: Marvin (West, Francis), 12:46; MINN: Erickson (Maunu, Schleper), 19:07 ppg Shots on Goal: MINN 10-9-19--38; SCSU 13-5-4--22 Power Plays: MINN: 4-12, SCSU 1-8 Goalies: MINN: Lura (22 shots, 20 svs); SCSU: Nixon (38 shots, 32 svs) Penalties: MINN: 11-33, SCSU: 13-26 Attendance: 721 NOTES: • Jocelyne Lamoureux and Gigi Marvin each scored two goals

 Game 11 November 14, 2008 Bemidji, Minn. (John Glas Fieldhouse)

Minnesota.....................3 Bemidji State ................0 SCORING Minnesota Bemidji State

1 0 0

2 1 0

3 2 0

OT -

F 3 0

1ST PERIOD — No Scoring 2ND PERIOD — MINN: West (Seeler, M. Lamoureux),1:05 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Rasmussen (Gagnon, Blankenship), 6:47; MINN: M. Lamoureux, 8:44

November 15, 2008 Bemidji, Minn. (John Glas Fieldhouse)

Minnesota.....................7 Bemidji State ................0 SCORING Minnesota Bemidji State

1 2 0

2 3 0

3 2 0

OT -

F 7 0

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Schoullis (Blankenship, Jones), 4:33; MINN: Rasmussen (Maunu), 7:48 2ND PERIOD — MINN: West (Marvin), :36; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Maunu), :54; MINN: Blankenship (Willey, Maunu), 9:31 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Francis, Blankenship), 6:20; MINN: Rasmussen (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux), 11:15 Shots on Goal: MINN 18-22-13--53; BSU 2-11-14--27 Power Plays: MINN: 0-5, BSU: 0-6 Goalies: MINN:Lura (7 shots, 7 svs), Hanlon (20 shots, 20 svs); BSU: McElhinney (53 shots, 46 svs) Penalties: MINN: 8-27, BSU: 6-12 Attendance: 324 NOTES: • Minnesota held BSU shot-less for the first 13 minutes • Terra Rasmussen registered a career-high 2 goals

2008-09 Season Review

 Game 13

NOTES: • Monique Lamoureux set the pace early for the Gophers, scoring just 32 seconds into the contest. • Minnesota had scoring from three different skaters.

November 21, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Minnesota State ...........1 Minnesota.....................2 SCORING Minnesota State Minnesota

1 0 0

2 0 1

3 1 1

OT -

F 1 2

1ST PERIOD — No Scoring 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Francis (Gagnon, J. Lamoureux), 13:25 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Gagnon), 10:43 shg; MSU: Snyder (Lee, Edman), 15:45 ppg Shots on Goal: MSU 7-4-4--15; MINN 7-17-10--34 Power Plays: MSU: 1-8, MINN: 1-5 Goalies: MSU: Altmann (34 shots, 32 svs); MINN: Grogan (15 shots, 14 svs) Penalties: MSU: 6-12; MINN: 8-14 Attendance: 1,099

 Game 14 November 22, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Minnesota State ...........3 Minnesota.....................6 SCORING Minnesota State Minnesota

1 0 1

2 1 4

3 2 1

OT -

F 3 6

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Seeler), 5:46 2ND PERIOD — MSU: Young (Buganski, Andersson; MINN: Seeler (M. Lamoureux, Marvin), 12:47; MINN: Marvin (Schleper, M. Lamoureux), 13:27; MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux), 17:31; MINN: M. Lamoureux, 17:41 3RD PERIOD — MSU: Leinonen (Lee), 5:31; MSU: Snyder (Lee, Young), 7:45; MINN: Marvin (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux), 8:10

 Game 16

 Game 19

Harvard .........................2 Minnesota.....................3

January 3, 2009 Niagara Univ. NY. (Dwyer Arena)

SCORING Harvard Minnesota

1 0 1

2 1 0

3 1 2

OT -

F 2 3

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Francis, 14:40 ppg 2ND PERIOD — HARV: Vaillancourt, 13:09 shg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Drazan (West, Lura) 2:43 ppg; HARV: Farni (Bassett), 12:21 ppg; MINN: Schoullis (Maunu, Francis), 14:35 Shots on Goal: HARV 6-10-6--22; MINN 11-12-5--28 Power Plays: HARV: 1-8, MINN: 2-7 Goalies: HARV: Kessler (28 shots, 25 svs); MINN: Lura (22 shots, 20 svs) Penalties: HARV: 8-16; MINN: 9-25 Attendance: 1,216 NOTES: •Jen Schoullis scored the game-winning goal at 14:35 in the third period.

 Game 17 December 5, 2008 Grand Forks, ND. (Ralph Engelstad Arena)

Minnesota.....................4 North Dakota.................0 SCORING Minnesota North Dakota

1 1 0

2 1 0

3 2 0

OT -

F 4 0

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (M. Lamoureux, J. Lamoureux), 13:41 2ND PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux, Schoullis), 7:26 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (West, Maunu), 1:14 shg; MINN: West (Schoullis) 14:21

NOTES: • Monique Lamoureux contributed to every goal, scoring twice and dishing out four assists to give her six points for the game. • The line of Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux and Gigi Marvin combined for 11 points.

Shots on Goal: MINN 8-11-13--32; UND 9-6-9--24 Power Plays: MINN: 1-4; UND 0-12 Goalies: MINN: Grogan (24 shots, 24 svs); UND: Kirkham (32 shots, 28 svs) Penalties: MINN: 13-26; UND: 5-10 Attendance: 1,520

 Game 18

November 28, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Harvard .........................1 Minnesota.....................3 SCORING Harvard Minnesota

1 0 1

2 0 0

3 1 2

OT -

F 1 3

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Marvin, Seeler), :32 2ND PERIOD — No Scoring 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Blankenship (Erickson, Francis) 5:33; MINN: West (M. Lamoureux), 9:03 shg; HARV: Brine, 14:40 ppg Shots on Goal: HARV 5-10-5--20; MINN 5-5-12--22 Power Plays: HARV: 1-5, MINN: 0-6 Goalies: HARV: Kessler (22 shots, 19 svs); MINN: Grogan (20 shots, 19 svs) Penalties: HARV: 6-12; MINN: 5-10 Attendance: 1,226

NOTES: • Gigi Marvin scored her first-career hat trick • Minnesota came from behind to score four goals

November 29, 2008 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Shots on Goal: MSU 5-4-8--17; MINN 13-14-15--42 Power Plays: MSU: 0-3, MINN: 0-5 Goalies: MSU: Thunder (42 shots, 36 svs); MINN: Lura (17 shots, 14 svs) Penalties: MSU: 5-10; MINN: 3-6 Attendance: 1,151

 Game 15

Penalties: MINN: 7-14; UND: 10-20 Attendance: 1,100

Minnesota.....................8 Niagara..........................0 SCORING Minnesota Niagara

1 4 0

2 2 0

3 2 0

OT -

F 8 0

1ST PERIOD — MINN: May (Marvin, Willey), 9:33; MINN: Marvin (West), 13:04; MINN: Erickson (Schoullis, J. Lamoureux), 17:04 ppg; MINN: Marvin (West, Schoullis), 19:12 2ND PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Zebro, Schleper), 10:31; MINN: J. Lamoureux (Marvin, West) 3RD PERIOD — MINN: West (Marvin, Francis), 2:12 ppg; MINN: Schoullis (Marvin, Maunu), 12:39 Shots on Goal: MINN 10-10-13--33; NIA 3-6-4--13 Power Plays: MINN: 2-3; NIA: 0-5 Goalies: MINN: Lura (6 shots, 6 svs), Grogan (7shots, 7 svs); NIA: Zelonis (17 shots, 12 svs), Rudy (16 shots, 13 svs) Penalties: MINN: 5-10; NIA: 3-6 Attendance: 248 NOTES: • Gigi Marvin recorded a career-high six points (2 goals, 4 assists) • Emily West also registered a career-high four points (1 goal, 3 assists)

 Game 20 January 4, 2009 Niagara Univ. NY. (Dwyer Arena)

Minnesota.....................5 Niagara..........................3 SCORING Minnesota Niagara

1 0 0

2 2 2

3 3 1

OT -

F 5 3

1ST PERIOD — No Scoring 2ND PERIOD — MINN: West (Marvin, Gagnon), 2:32 ppg; NIA: Riggs (MacLean, Kleiber), 9:41 ppg; NIA: Riggs (McKinnon, McPhail), 12:43; MINN: West (J. Lamoureux, Maunu), 19:34 3RD PERIOD — NIA: McPhail (Riggs, McKinnon), 10:06; MINN: Schoullis (West, Marvin) 11:34; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Gagnon), 16:56; MINN: Schoullis, 19:59 EN

Minnesota.....................5 North Dakota.................2

Shots on Goal: MINN 6-16-11--33; NIA 6-5-7--18 Power Plays: MINN: 1-6; NIA: 1-5 Goalies: MINN: Hanlon (18 shots, 15 svs); NIA: Bauer (32 shots, 28 svs) Penalties: MINN: 6-12; NIA: 7-14 Attendance: 255

SCORING Minnesota North Dakota

NOTES: • Monique Lamoureux scored the game-winning goal at 11:34 in the third.

December 6, 2008 Grand Forks, ND. (Ralph Engelstad Arena)

1 1 1

2 0 1

3 4 0

OT -

F 5 2

1ST PERIOD — UND: Jaques (Motsko, Wiebe), :54; Marvin (Francis), 11:48 ppg 2ND PERIOD — UND: Jaques (Motsko, Wiebe), 2:53 3RD PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Francis, J. Lamoureux) 4:50; MINN: Marvin (West), 7:11; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Seeler, Gagnon), 18:49; MINN: Marvin (Schoullis, Gagnon), 19:16 EN Shots on Goal: MINN 8-8-11--27; UND 9-10-2--21 Power Plays: MINN: 1-6; UND 0-3 Goalies: MINN: Lura (21 shots, 19 svs); UND: Ney (26 shots, 22 svs)

69 * Minnesota Hockey

2008-09 Season Review Seeler), 7:25; MINN: West (Zebro, Francis), 15:35 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Schoullis (Francis), :58; MINN: Blankenship (Schleper, Erickson), 2:21; MINN: Schoullis (West), 5:26; MINN: Blankenship (Willey), 11:21 shg Shots on Goal: MINN 25-16-9--50; OSU 4-3-17--24 Power Plays: MINN: 3-3; OSU: 0-6 Goalies: MINN: Lura (24 shots, 23 svs); OSU: Bilko (16 shots, 12 svs) Penalties: MINN: 6-12; OSU: 4-19 Attendance: 352 NOTES: • Four different Minnesota players scored two goals • First time in school history the team has scored 12 goals and largest margin of victory in school history

 Game 23 January 16, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Bemidji State ................1 Minnesota.....................5 SCORING Bemidji State Minnesota

Brittany Francis

 Game 21 January 9, 2009 Columbus, Ohio (OSU Ice Rink)

Minnesota.....................9 Ohio State .....................2 SCORING Minnesota OSU

1 4 2

2 3 0

3 2 0

OT -

F 9 2

1ST PERIOD — OSU: McIntosh (Klassen), 2:50; MINN: J. Lamoueux (M. Lamoureux), 3:07; OSU: Hostasek (Spooner), 4:22; MINN: Marvin (Schoullis), 4:58; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Gagnon), 9:31; MINN: Schleper (Schoullis, J. Lamoureux), 16:54 ppg 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Erickson (Blankenship, Francis), 6:09; MINN: Marvin (West, Gagnon), 12:46 ppg; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Schleper, Schoullis, 13:41 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Schoullis (Marvin, Zebro), 18:24; MINN: May (Jones, Horton), 19:02 Shots on Goal: MINN 14-24-16--54; OSU 7-4-12--23 Power Plays: MINN: 3-5; OSU: 0-7 Goalies: MINN: Grogan (23 shots, 21 svs); OSU: Bonanno (24 shots, 19 svs), Bilko (30 shots, 26 svs) Penalties: MINN: 7-14; OSU: 6-12 Attendance: 238 NOTES: • Seven different Minnesota players scored with 14 total registering a point • Two Gophers had career-high nights (Jen Schoullis, 4 points; Anne Schleper, 1 goal and 1 assist)

 Game 22 January 10, 2009 Columbus, Ohio (OSU Ice Rink)

Minnesota...................12 Ohio State .....................1 SCORING Minnesota OSU

1 4 1

2 4 0

3 4 0

OT -

F 12 1

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux), 2:16 ppg; MINN: Jones (Willey, Maunu), 2:54; MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux, Schleper), 8:28 ppg; MINN: Schleper (Erickson), 10:11; OSU: Klassen (McIntosh, Reilly), 14:43 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Francis (Blankenship, Erickson), 2:30; MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux), 3:18; MINN: Schleper (M. Lamoureux,

70 * Minnesota Hockey

1 0 2

2 1 2

3 0 1

OT -

F 1 5

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Rasmussen, J. Lamoureux), 11:43; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Jones), 17:13 2ND PERIOD — BSU: Dorr (Johnson, Leopold), 1:00; MINN: Erickson (Maunu, Blankenship), 2:47; MINN: Seeler (Francis, West), 16:58 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (Schleper, Schoullis), 17:58 ppg Shots on Goal: BSU 4-7-6--17; MINN 26-15-8--49 Power Plays: BSU: 0-7; MINN: 2-8 Goalies: BSU: Tomcikova (49 shots, 44 svs); MINN: Lura (17 shots, 16 svs) Penalties: BSU: 9-18; MINN: 7-14 Attendance: 1039 NOTES: • Minnesota’s freshman class scored all five Gopher goals • 12 Minnesota players tallied a point

 Game 24 January 17, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Bemidji State ................1 Minnesota...................11 SCORING Bemidji State Minnesota

1 1 3

2 0 4

3 0 4

OT -

F 1 11

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux), :19; MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux), 5:24; MINN: Horton (Zebro), 8:06; BSU: Baurerfield (Wheelhouse, Cody), 15:47 ppg 2ND PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Willey, J. Lamoureux), 3:20; MINN: Erickson (Schoullis, M. Lamoureux), 4:40 ppg; MINN: Horton (West, Schoullis), 13:02; MINN: Seeler (Rasmussen, Jones), 18:14 ppg 3RD PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux), 1:34; MINN: J. Lamoureux (Zebro, M. Lamoureux), 4:55; MINN: May (Schoullis, Willey), 5:10; MINN: J. Lamoureux (Zebro), 8:26 Shots on Goal: BSU 4-10-8--22; MINN 9-22-12--43 Power Plays: BSU: 1-9; MINN: 2-5 Goalies: BSU: McElhinney (20 shots, 15 svs), Tomicikova (23 shots, 17 svs); MINN: Lura (14 shots, 13 svs), Hanlon (8 shots, 8 svs) Penalties: BSU: 5-10; MINN: 9-18 Attendance: 1352 NOTES: • Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux each recorded a hat trick • Jamie Horton registered two goals

 Game 25 January 23, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Minnesota-Duluth.........4 Minnesota.....................2 SCORING Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota

1 0 1

2 4 1

3 0 0

OT -

F 4 2

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (West, Schoullis), 16:15 2ND PERIOD — UMD: Irwin (Holmlov, Larocque), 7:06; MINN: Horton (J. Lamoureux, Schoullis), 13:49; UMD: Irwin (Holmlov, Larocque), 15:36 ppg; UMD: Fridfinnson (Larocque), 17:15 shg; UMD: Winberg (Holmlov, Larocque), 18:52 ppg 3RD PERIOD — No Scoring Shots on Goal: UMD 5-10-3--18; MINN 13-11-12--36 Power Plays: UMD: 2-6; MINN: 0-5 Goalies: UMD: Ellison (36 shots, 34 svs); MINN: Grogan (18 shots, 14 svs) Penalties: UMD: 7-14; MINN: 8-16 Attendance: 1754 NOTES: • Loss to UMD snapped a 16 game win streak

 Game 26 January 24, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Minnesota-Duluth.........3 Minnesota.....................3 SCORING Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota

1 0 1

2 1 2

3 2 0

OT -

F 3 3

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Schoullis, 5:14 2ND PERIOD — UMD: Larocque (Irwin, O’Toole), 8:38 ppg; MINN: West (M. Lamoureux, Marvin), 16:17 ppg; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Gagnon), 19:36 3RD PERIOD — UMD: Fridfinnson (O’Toole), 5:36; UMD: O’Toole (Holmlov), 12:53 ppg Shots on Goal: UMD 5-4-1-2--18; MINN 11-14-12-3--36 Power Plays: UMD: 2-5; MINN: 1-6 Goalies: UMD: Ellison (40 shots, 37 svs); MINN: Lura (22 shots, 19 svs) Penalties: UMD: 7-14; MINN: 7-14 Attendance: 2013 NOTES: • Sarah Erickson and Gigi Marvin both registered shoot-out goals to give Minnesota the 2-0 shoot-out win • The shoot-out goal was the first of Marvin’s career

 Game 27 January 30, 2009 Mankato, Minn. (All Seasons Arena)

Minnesota.....................9 Minnesota State ...........1 SCORING Minnesota Minnesota State

1 5 0

2 3 0

3 1 1

OT -

F 9 1

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Schoullis, Gagnon), :32; MINN: M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Francis), :59; MINN: Blankenship, 3:47; MINN: J. Lamoureux (Schleper, M. Lamoureux, 13:26; MINN: West (Drazan, Marvin), 15:18 ppg 2ND PERIOD — MINN: May (Horton), 10:01; MINN: Schoullis (J. Lamoureux, Schleper), 15:34 ppg; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Drazan, Marvin) , 19:56 3RD PERIOD — MSU: Fisher (Young, Otto), 2:47 shg; MINN: Schleper (Marvin, Gagnon), 4:45

2008-09 Season Review Shots on Goal: MINN 18-11-8--37; MSU 11-9-7--27 Power Plays: MINN: 2-7; MSU: 0-6 Goalies: MINN: Grogan (20 shots, 20 svs), Hanlon (7shots, 6svs); MSU: Altmann (3 shots, 0 svs), Thunder (34 shots, 28 svs) Penalties: MINN: 7-14; MSU: 7-14 Attendance: 467 NOTES: • Minnesota scored on its first two shifts of the game. • 10 different Gophers tallied a point in the first period

 Game 28 January 31, 2009 Mankato, Minn. (All Seasons Arena)

Minnesota.....................7 Minnesota State ...........4 SCORING Minnesota Minnesota State

1 2 1

2 4 2

3 1 1

OT -

F 7 4

1ST PERIOD — MINN: M. Lamoureux (Drazan), 3:04 shg; MSU: Lee (Tikkinen), 5:31; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Drazan, West), 16:59 ppg 2ND PERIOD — MSU: Snyder (Lee), :38; MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamouruex), 3:46 ppg; MINN: J. Lamouruex (Schoullis, Schleper), 8:44 ppg; MSU: Fisher (Young), 8:54; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Francis, Seeler), 10:17; MINN: Drazan (Horton, Jones), 18:51 3RD PERIOD — MSU: Fisher, 9:22; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Drazan), 19:59 eng Shots on Goal: MINN 20-15-12--47; MSU 5-12-7--24 Power Plays: MINN: 3-7; MSU: 0-8 Goalies: MINN: Lura (17 shots, 14 svs), Hanlon (7shots, 6svs); MSU: Altmann (46 shots, 40 svs) Penalties: MINN: 7-14; MSU: 7-14 Attendance: 537 NOTES: • Monique Lamoureux tallied a career-high four goals and a total of five points. • Rachel Drazan registered a Minnesota career-high 3 assists and four points

 Game 29 February 7, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Wisconsin .....................2 Minnesota ....................4 SCORING Wisconsin Minnesota

1 0 1

2 1 2

3 1 1

OT -

F 2 4

1ST PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (Francis, Drazan), 1:27 2ND PERIOD — MINN: West (J. Lamoureux, M. Lamoureux), 3:44; MINN: J. Lamoureux, 11:29; WIS: Ammerman (Giles, Sanders), 14:14 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Gagnon (Marvin, Francis), 4:42 ppg; WIS: Duggan, 6:15 Shots on Goal: WIS 5-8-6--19; MINN 11-16-10--37 Power Plays: WIS: 0-4; MINN: 1-4 Goalies: WIS: Vetter (37 shots, 33 svs); MINN: Grogan (19 shots, 17 svs) Penalties: WIS: 4-8; MINN: 4-8 Attendance: 2562 NOTES: • This marked the first time in six attempts that Minnesota defeated Wisconsin at home (last done January 30, 2005) • Held Wisconsin without a shot for the first five minutes of the game

 Game 30 February 8, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Wisconsin .....................3 Minnesota ....................3 SCORING Wisconsin Minnesota

1 0 1

2 2 0

3 1 2

OT 0 0

F 3 3

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Schleper (M. Lamoureux, Schoullis), 7:44 ppg 2ND PERIOD — WIS: Giles (Sanders), 18:07; WIS: Knight (ammerman, Bible), 19:16 3RD PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux, Schleper), :45; WIS: Duggan (Ammerman, Keseley), 14:11; MINN: West (Francis, Schleper), 18:04 Shots on Goal: WIS 7-5-13-2--27; MINN 8-12-7-2--29 Power Plays: WIS: 0-6; MINN: 1-7 Goalies: WIS: Vetter (29 shots, 26 svs); MINN: Grogan (27 shots, 24 svs) Penalties: WIS: 7-14; MINN: 6-12 Attendance: 2895 NOTES: • Emily West scored the game-tying goal with 1:56 left in the game on a rebound off of a Brittany Francis shot. • Wisconsin won the shootout but Minnesota took over first place in the conference with the tie.

 Game 31 February 13, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

North Dakota ................1 Minnesota ....................4 SCORING North Dakota Minnesota

Sarah Erickson

1 0 1

2 0 2

3 1 1

OT -

F 1 4

Shots on Goal: UND 7-3-8--18; MINN 11-16-10--37 Power Plays: UND: 0-6; MINN: 1-5 Goalies: UND: Kirkham (36 shots, 33 svs); MINN: Grogan (18 shots, 17 svs) Penalties: WIS: 6-12; MINN: 8-16 Attendance: 1119 NOTES: • Kelly Seeler registered a career high 2 goals

 Game 32 February 14, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

North Dakota ................0 Minnesota ....................5 SCORING North Dakota Minnesota

1 0 1

2 0 3

3 0 1

OT -

F 0 5

1ST PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux, Gagnon), 11:38 2ND PERIOD — MINN: Erickson (Francis), 2:37; MINN: J. Lamouruex (M. Lamoureux, Seeler), 6:00 shg; MINN: West (Schoullis, Marvin), 19:11 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Willey), 19:41 ENG Shots on Goal: UND 5-7-4--16; MINN 15-16-13--44 Power Plays: UND: 0-5; MINN: 0-3 Goalies: UND: Ney (43 shots, 39 svs); MINN: Lura (16 shots, 16 svs) Penalties: WIS: 3-6; MINN: 5-10 Attendance: 1364 NOTES: • Jenny Lura added her second shutout of the season • Minnesota outshot UND 44-16

 Game 33 February 20, 2009 St. Cloud, Minn. (National Hockey Center)

Minnesota.....................7 St. Cloud State .............0 SCORING Minnesota St. Cloud State

1 1 0

2 2 0

3 4 0

OT -

F 7 0

1ST PERIOD — MINN, Emily West (Brittany Francis, Gigi Marvin) 17:30 (pp). 2ND PERIOD — MINN, Emily West (Dagney Willey, Anne Schleper) :25. MINN, Gigi Marvin (Kelly Seeler, Melanie Gagnon) 9:01. 3RD PERIOD — MINN, Jen Schoullis (Anne Schleper, Monique Lamoureux) 4:14 (pp). MINN, Gigi Marvin/23 (Rachael Drazan, Michelle Maunu) 8:45. MINN, Terra Rasmussen (Kelly Seeler, Sarah Erickson) 13:15. MINN, Melanie Gagnon (Brittany Francis, Jaimie Horton) 18:04 (pp). Shots on Goal: MINN 13-12-11 36; SCSU 5-9-4 18. Power Plays: MINN 3 of 9; SCSU 0 of 8. Goalies: MINN, Alyssa Grogan 13-1-2 ( 18 shots-18 saves); SCSU, Ashley Nixon 10-12-3 (36 shots, 29 saves). Penalties: MINN 11 (22 min); SCSU 12 (24 min). Attendance: 714 NOTES: • Alyssa Grogan collected her third shutout of the season and captured the WCHA goaltending champion award with the win. • Minnesota closed out its road season with a 14-1-1 record.

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Seeler, 5:57 2ND PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (M. Lamoureux, Erickson), :35 ppg; MINN: Seeler (Marvin, West), 14:52 3RD PERIOD — MINN: J. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Francis), 17:17 ENG; UND: Casie Hanson (Lewis, Fellner), 19:49

71 * Minnesota Hockey

2008-09 Season Review

 Game 34

7:10. WIS, Bible, Rachel (Keseley, Angie) 14:53 (pp). WIS, Knight, Hilary (Haverstock, Brittany, Keseley, Angie) 15:13 (pp). MINN, Dagney Willey (JenSchoullis) 17:08. 8, MINN, Brittany Francis (Michelle Maunu,Gigi Marvin) 19:28 (sh).

February 21, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

St. Cloud State .............1 Minnesota.....................3 SCORING St. Cloud State Minnesota

1 1 1

2 0 1

3 0 1

OT -

Shots on Goal: WIS 7-12-15 34; MINN 4-9-5 18 Power Plays: WIS 3 of 11; MINN 0 of 5. Goalies: WIS, Vetter, Jessie 30-2-5 (18 shots-15 saves); MINN, Alyssa Grogan 15-2-2 (34 shots, 29 saves). Penalties:WIS 6 (12 min); MINN 10 (31 min). Attendance: 1730

F 1 3

 Game 39

1ST PERIOD — SCSU, Caitlin Hogan (Holly Roberts, Brita Schroeder) 5:09. 2, MINN, Gigi Marvin (Rachael Drazan) 12:12 (pp). 2ND PERIOD — MINN, Sarah Erickson (Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux) 8:09 (pp). 3RD PERIOD — MINN, Monique Lamoureux 15:25. Shots on Goal: SCSU 10-5-8 23; MINN 4-9-8 21. Power Plays: SCSU 0 of 7; MINN 2 of 4. Goalies: SCSU, Tayler VanDenakker 4-4-1 (60:00 minutes, 21 shots-18 saves); MINN, Jenny Lura 14-1-1 (58:31, 22-21) , Kim Hanlon (01:29, 1-1). Penalties: SCSU 6 (12 min); MINN 8 (16 min). Attendance: 2068

March 14, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Boston College..........3 Minnesota.....................4 SCORING Boston College Minnesota Jen Schoullis

NOTES: • Minnesota earned its fifth regular season WCHA championship with the win. • Monique Lamoureux solidified her spot as the WCHA scoring champion.

Goalies: BSU, Tomcikova, Zuzana 5-22-4 (34 shots-29 saves); MINN, Jenny Lura 15-1-1 (16 shots, 15 saves) , Kim Hanlon (09:29, 7-7). Penalties: BSU 4 (8 min); MINN 6 (12 min). Attendance: 808

 Game 35

 Game 37

1 1 4

2 1 0

3 1 0

OT -

F 3 4

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Gagnon, Grogan) :46 (pp); MINN: Marvin (Francis, West) 3:15 (pp); BC: Restuccia (Thunstrom) 4:35; MINN: Drazan, 8:17; Francis (Gagnon, M. Lamoureux) 8:59 2ND PERIOD —BC: Restuccia (Stack, Schaus) 14:00 (pp) 3RD PERIOD — BC: Fardelmann (Stack, Taverna) 5:28 (pp) Shots on Goal: BC 7-14-7--28; MINN 11-17-4--22 Power Plays: BC 2 of 7; MINN 2 of 5. Goalies: BC: Schaus (32 Shots, 28 Svs); MINN: Grogan (28 shots, 25 svs) Penalties: BC 5-10; MINN 7-25. Attendance: 1530

February 27, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

March 7, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Bemidji State ................1 Minnesota.....................4

Minnesota State ...........2 Minnesota.....................7

NOTES: • With the win over Boston College, the Gophers earned their sixth Frozen Four appearance in school history.

SCORING Bemidji State Minnesota

SCORING Miinnesota State Minnesota

 Game 40

1 0 1

2 1 2

3 0 1

OT -

F 1 4

1ST PERIOD — MINN, Jen Schoullis (Kelli Blankenship) 7:13. 2ND PERIOD — MINN, Monique Lamoureux (Jocelyne Lamoureux, Dagney Willey) 8:54. 3, MINN, Jaimie Horton (Kelly Seeler, Melanie Gagnon) 14:40. 4, BSU, Wheelhouse, Marlee (Bauerfeld, Annie, Cody, Erin) 18:10 (pp). 3RD PERIOD — MINN, Emily West/19 (Gigi Marvin/24) 16:20. Shots on Goal: BSU 6-3-8 17; MINN 12-17-13 42. Power Plays: BSU 1 of 7; MINN 0 of 5. Goalies: BSU, Tomcikova, Zuzana 5-21-4 ( 42 shots-38 saves); MINN, Alyssa Grogan 14-1-2 (17 shots, 16 saves). Penalties: BSU 5 (10 min); MINN 7 (14 min). Attendance: 724

 Game 36 February 28, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Bemidji State ................1 Minnesota.....................5 SCORING Bemidji State Minnesota

1 0 0

2 0 3

3 1 2

OT -

F 1 5

1ST PERIOD — No scoring. 2ND PERIOD — MINN, Jocelyne Lamoureux (Rachael Drazan) 3:56. 2, MINN, Monique Lamoureux (Jocelyne Lamoureux, Michelle Maunu) 7:04 (sh). 3, MINN, Monique Lamoureux (Jocelyne Lamoureux) 17:50. 3RD PERIOD — MINN, Gigi Marvin (Chelsey Jones) 2:40. 5, BSU, Johnson, Erin (Bauerfeld, Annie, Cody, Erin) 4:12 (pp). MINN, Jocelyne Lamoureux (Monique Lamoureux, Anne Schleper) 14:37. Shots on Goal: BSU 6-6-11 23; MINN 15-13-6 34. Power Plays: BSU 1 of 6; MINN 0 of 4.

72 * Minnesota Hockey

1 1 2

2 1 1

3 0 4

OT -

F 2 7

1ST PERIOD — MINN, Gigi Marvin (Emily West) 5:29 (sh). MINN, Brittany Francis (Rachael Drazan, Emily West) 13:26 (pp). MSU, Abby Williams 18:48. 2ND PERIOD — MINN, Jocelyne Lamoureux (Jen Schoullis, Anne Schleper) 7:19 (pp). MSU, Emmi Leinonen (Holly Snyder,Moira O'Connor) 16:44 (pp). 3RD PERIOD — MINN, Monique Lamoureux (Jocelyne Lamoureux, Melanie Gagnon) 3:53. MINN, Terra Rasmussen (KelliBlankenship) 11:43. MINN, Monique Lamoureux (JocelyneLamoureux, Anne Schleper) 13:53. MINN, Jocelyne Lamoureux (Kelly Seeler) 14:46. Shots on Goal: MSU 9-13-5 27; MINN 9-11-16 36. Power Plays: MSU 1 of 8; MINN 2 of 8. Goalies: MSU, Paige Thunder 7-8-2 (36 shots-29 saves); MINN, Alyssa Grogan 15-1-2 (27 shots, 25 saves). Penalties:MSU 8 (16 min); MINN 8 (16 min). Attendance: 1726

 Game 38 March 8, 2009 Minneapolis, Minn. (Ridder Arena)

Wisconsin .....................5 Minnesota.....................3 SCORING Wisconsin Minnesota

1 0 0

2 2 1

3 3 2

OT -

F 5 3

1ST PERIOD — No scoring. 2ND PERIOD —WIS, Giles, Jasmine (Keseley, Angie, Knight,Hilary) 9:46 (pp). WIS, Duggan, Meghan (Ammerman,Brooke,Bible, Rachel) 10:43. MINN, Terra Rasmussen (Michelle Maunu, Sarah Erickson) 15:27. 3RD PERIOD — WIS, Lawler, Erika (Knight, Hilary, Windmeier, Malee)

March 20, 2009 Boston, Mass. (Agganis Arena)

Mercyhurst...............5 Minnesota.....................4 SCORING Mercyhurst Minnesota

1 3 1

2 2 0

3 0 3

F 5 4

1ST PERIOD — MINN: Marvin (Drazan) :46 (pp); MC: Chouinard (McMeekin, Scanzano) 8:38 (pp); MC: Bram :15:47 (pp); MC: Agosta (Jones, Scanzano) 18:46. 2ND PERIOD —MC: Corbett (Chouinard, Cockell) 3:40; MC: Agosta (Scanzano) 19:55. 3RD PERIOD — MINN: Schoullis (Marvin) 11:13 (pp); MINN: Marvin 15:24; MINN: M. Lamoureux (Drazan, Marvin) 18:43 (pp) (ea). Shots on Goal: MINN 10-13-14--37; MC 10-7-5--22 Power Plays: MC 2 of 7; MINN 3 of 8. Goalies: MC: Hillary Pattenden (37 Shots, 33 Svs); MINN: Grogan (10 shots, 7 svs); Lura (12 shots, 10 svs). Penalties: MC 8-16; MINN 8-16. Attendance: 2706

Records & History

Gopher Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey

HISTORY & RECORDS

73 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

Gopher Women’s Hockey

YEAR BY YEAR

1998-99: Third in AWCHA

1997-98: Inaugural Season, Fourth in AWCHA Record: 21-7-3 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: After announcing women’s hockey as the 11th University of Minnesota women’s sport on Oct. 31, 1995, the 1997-98 season marked the inaugural campaign. The Gophers burst on the collegiate women’s hockey scene by setting a national single-season attendance mark in their inaugural game on Nov. 2, when 6,854 fans filed into Mariucci Arena to witness Minnesota defeating Augsburg College, 80. Senior captain Julie Otto fittingly scored the first goal in Gopher women’s hockey history, just 1:55 into the opening period. In a season of firsts, it didn’t take long for the Gophers to become known on a national scale. Just four games into their inaugural season, Minnesota posted its first victory over a Division I opponent when the Gophers defeated Providence in the opening game of the Princeton Thanksgiving Tournament. The Gophers went on to win that tournament to earn their first national ranking. A young Gopher team, that included 17 first-year players, would become known as a high-scoring machine. Forward Nadine Muzerall went on to lead the nation in scoring, tallying 32 goals and 64 points, and was rewarded with one of the 11 nominations for the prestigious Patty Kazmaier Award. Minnesota concluded its first regular-season with a 21-5-3 record and awaited an invitation to compete in the American Women’s College Hockey Alliance national tournament in Boston. The invitation arrived and the Gophers drew top-ranked New Hampshire in the semifinal game. The Gophers were unable to stay with the eventual national champion Wildcats and lost the game, 4-1. In the third-place game, the Gophers fell to Northeastern, 4-0, to finish a very successful inaugural season with a 21-7-3 record and a fourth-place national trophy. Muzerall and teammate Brittny Ralph were named to the Women’s Hockey News AllAmerica Second Team, while head coach Laura Halldorson was honored as the American Hockey Coaches Association National Coach of the Year.

1997-98 Results Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

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AUGSBURG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-0 HARVARD@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 BRITISH COLUMBIA@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-2 NEW HAMPSHIRE@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-5 ST. CLOUD STATE (club) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 at Gustavus Adolphus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Providence# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-4 at Princeton# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 Cornell# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 PRINCETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 PRINCETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 5-5 (ot) at Brown$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-4 Providence$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 New Hampshire$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 5-6 ST. LAWRENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 ST. LAWRENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 at Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3 at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 NORTHEASTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (ot) NORTHEASTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (ot) MANITOBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 MANITOBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 at Augsburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-2 WISCONSIN (club) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 MINN. THOROUGHBREDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 MINN. BLUE J’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 AUGSBURG% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-2 New Hampshire& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 Northeastern& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-4

@-All-American Collegiate Classic, Minneapolis, Minn. #-Princeton Thanksgiving Invitational, Princeton, N.J. $-Brown Holiday Tournament, Providence, R.I. %-Midwest Showdown, Minneapolis, Minn. &-AWCHA National Championship, Boston, Mass.

74 * Minnesota Hockey

Record: 29-4-3 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: After a fourth-place finish in its first year of existence, the second season of Gopher women’s hockey brought with it much anticipation of great things for the Minnesota program. The Gophers started the season with a win, a loss and a tie, but that tie was a 1-1 overtime deadlock with defending national champion New Hampshire. That performance propelled the Gophers on to a then school record 17-game winning streak. Minnesota earned its second berth into the AWCHA national tournament, which was hosted by USA Hockey in Mariucci Arena. The Gophers nearly pulled off a huge upset in the semifinals but lost a heart-breaking 3-2 game to New Hampshire. Minnesota was able to regroup and play to an inspired 3-2 victory over Brown in the third-place game, moving up one place in the national standings to end the season and put the finishing touches on a 29-4-3 record. The Gophers’ defense finished first in the nation giving up 1.09 goals per game, while the offense was third nationally, scoring 5.94 goals per game. Forward Jenny Schmidgall, the first player to sign a women’s hockey scholarship at Minnesota, became the first Gopher to play hockey in the Olympic Games, and earned second-team AWCHA All-America honors in her first collegiate season. Forward Nadine Muzerall claimed her second All-America honor, while Courtney Kennedy, who joined the squad as a transfer, joined Muzerall on the All-America Second Team.

1998-99 Results Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

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at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-11-1 HARVARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3 NEW HAMPSHIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (ot) Bemidji State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 Minnesota-Duluth (club) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 MSU, MANKATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 Northeastern# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at Princeton# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Queen’s# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 at Manitoba$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Alberta$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-2 Alberta$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-2 ST. CLOUD STATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 St. Lawrence% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Concordia (Montreal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-4 Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 WILFRID LAURIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 WILFRID LAURIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 Concordia (Montreal)^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 at New Hampshire^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 0-0 (ot) Beatrice Aeros^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-9 CORNELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 CORNELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 MSU, MANKATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 at Augsburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 PROVIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 PROVIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (ot) ST. CLOUD STATE& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 MSU, MANKATO& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 OLYMPIC DEV. PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 NEW HAMPSHIRE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 (ot) BROWN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2

1-All-American East-West Challenge, Minneapolis, Minn. #-Princeton Thanksgiving Invitational, Princeton, N.J. $-Bison Invitational, Winnipeg, Manitoba %-High Peaks Classic, Lake Placid, N.Y. ^-Citizens Bank Border Battle, Durham, N.H. &-Midwest Showdown *-AWCHA National Championship, Minneapolis, Minn.

Records & History

1999-2000: AWCHA Champions

2000-01: WCHA Regular Season Champions

Record: 32-6-1 WCHA Record: 21-2-1 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: The 1999-2000 Gopher women’s hockey season accomplished the ultimate in collegiate athletics, winning the first women’s national team title in Minnesota history. The Gophers simply improved as the season progressed. After a respective 11-4 start to the season, but losing twice to Minnesota-Duluth in December, Minnesota lost only one game after January 1. Those two losses to UMD cost the Gophers the team title in the newly formed WCHA-Women’s League. The Gophers and Bulldogs met once again in the WCHA Tournament championship game, with Duluth coming out with a 2-0 victory. Both teams were selected to participate in the AWCHA National Tournament in Boston and were to face each other one more time, with a national championship game berth in the balance. The Gophers lived through a scary moment during their final practice before the national semifinal game as Nadine Muzerall crashed into the boards in practice and was taken from ice on a backboard. As it would turn out, Muzerall was not seriously injured and played a huge part in the Gophers’ 3-2 win over Duluth. With the Gophers down 2-0 early in the second period, Muzerall scored two consecutive goals to tie the score and set up Tracy Engstrom’s gamewinner in the third period. The Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to capture the national title. Gopher goalie Erica Killewald was voted the most valuable player of the tournament Surprisingly, the Gophers were shut out in the All-America balloting. Defender Winny Brodt was selected as the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and joined Muzerall on the all-conference first team.

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ST. CLOUD STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 at Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-1 at Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 HARVARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-8 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-4 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 MSU, MANKATO* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 MINNESOTA-DULUTH* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 4-5 MINNESOTA-DULUTH* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-1 DARTMOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-4 DARTMOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 USA SELECT# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-7 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 BEMIDJI STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 BEMIDJI STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 NEW HAMPSHIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-2 NEW HAMPSHIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-4 OHIO STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 OHIO STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 MSU, MANKATO* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-3 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (ot) ST. CLOUD STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 WISCONSIN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 11-3 WISCONSIN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 MSU, Mankato% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 Wisconsin% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Minnesota-Duluth% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-2 Minnesota-Duluth& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Brown& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2

*-WCHA game #-Exhibition game %-WCHA Championship, Bloomington, Minn. &-AWCHA National Championship, Boston, Mass.

Record: 29-4-3 WCHA Record: 18-4-2 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: Entering the 2000-01 season as the defending national champions was pressure enough, but when the NCAA announced that women’s hockey was now an NCAA-sponsored sport and that the inaugural NCAA Women’s Frozen Four was to be hosted by Minnesota, the pressure skyrocketed. The Gophers responded with tenacity and determination and captured their first WCHA Women’s League title. Along the way, however, the landscape of women’s hockey was changing. Minnesota and Duluth were no longer head and shoulders above the rest of the WCHA teams. Parity was evident in the league’s second season as witnessed by the first Gopher losses to the likes of Ohio State, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin along the way. The Gophers earned the WCHA Tournament’s top seed, but suffered a heart-breaking defeat to Ohio State in the semifinal, then another to Wisconsin in the third-place game. The result was a No. 5 national ranking and a seat watching the Frozen Four being played on the Gophers’ home ice. Individually, several Gophers were recognized with postseason honors. Senior defender Courtney Kennedy became the first All-America First Team selection in Gopher women’s hockey history. Kennedy, the WCHA Player of the Year, was also the first Gopher finalist, and the only defender, among the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Senior goalie Erica Killewald joined Kennedy on the All-WCHA First Team, and Laura Halldorson shared her first WCHA Coach of the Year honor with St. Cloud State’s Kerry Wethington. The first senior class of Gopher women’s hockey players established quite a legacy, compiling a 105-26-9 record at Minnesota. Among the seniors was Nadine Muzerall, who owns the Gopher records with 235 career points and 139 career goals.

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at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 ST. CLOUD STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-4 OHIO STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-2 OHIO STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-4 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 at Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 MINNESOTA-DULUTH* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 MINNESOTA-DULUTH* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-0 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 4-4 (ot) BEMIDJI STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-1 BEMIDJI STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-4 at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-5 at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-4 MERCYHURST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 NIAGARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 MSU, MANKATO* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 MSU, MANKATO* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 USA SELECT# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-10 USA SELECT# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-4 at New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 at New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-5 ST. CLOUD STATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-7 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-1 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 WISCONSIN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-2 WISCONSIN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (ot) at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3 Ohio State% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-4 Wisconsin% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-4

*-WCHA game #-Exhibition game %-WCHA tournament

75 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

2001-02: WCHA Season & Tournament Champions, Tied For Third In NCAA Overall Record: 28-4-6 WCHA Record: 19-2-3 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: When looking at the Golden Gopher women’s hockey team at the beginning of the 2001-02 season, many marked off the season as one of rebuilding. The Gophers lost nine seniors to graduation, only to be replaced with a young and inexperienced rookie class. Minnesota’s team, a total of 18 players, had to overcome odds from the start of the season. The Gophers fell to the defending national champions, Minnesota-Duluth, 7-0, on Oct. 20. However, the theme of the season started the day after on Oct. 21. The Gophers took a chance with a rookie goalie in Brenda Reinen who led the Gophers to a 1-1 tie. It was a turning point early in the season. Minnesota went on a 24-game unbeaten streak that lasted from Nov. 2-Feb. 16. During that span, the Gophers gained series sweeps against WCHA opponents Ohio State, Wisconsin, St. Cloud State, Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota State, Mankato. The Gophers also recorded wins against nonconference foes Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth, St. Lawrence and Findlay. In order for the Gophers to gain those wins, Minnesota endured 12 overtime games and 15 one-goal contests. By the end of the streak, Minnesota had solidified its top spot, not only in the WCHA, but in the national polls. The Gophers were the No. 1 ranked team for eight consecutive weeks. For the second year in a row, the Gophers won the WCHA regular-season title. But, the Gophers also established another first in Minnesota women’s hockey history. On March 9, the Gophers defeated Wisconsin, 3-2, for the WCHA Final Five Championship. Kelly Stephens, La Toya Clarke, Brenda Reinen were all named to the all-tournament team, while Ronda Curtin was the Tournament MVP. The Gophers entered the NCAA Frozen Four as the top seed. However, Minnesota’s Cinderella season came to an end with a loss to Brown in the semifinals and a 2-2 tie with Niagara in the third-place game. Kelly Stephens was named to that Frozen Four All-Tournament Team. During the Frozen Four, Curtin was recognized as one of three Patty Kazmaier finalists. Curtin moved from the forward position to defense for the season. With her leadership, she led the team and the WCHA in points (45), assists (35), points by a defenseman and power-play points (22). Curtin gained First Team All-America honors, only the second Gopher in women’s hockey history to do so.

2002-03: Fourth In NCAA Overall Record: 27-8-1 WCHA Record: 19-4-1 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson Highlights: The 2002-03 season marked another first for the Golden Gopher women’s hockey team. On Oct. 19, 2002 against St. Cloud State, the Golden Gophers played their first game in their new home, Ridder Arena, in front of 3,239 fans. The inaugural game proved to be a special one. Kathleen Ridder, who the arena is named after, dropped the puck in front of captain Ronda Curtin. The Gophers didn’t disappoint the home crowd scoring eight goals en route to an 8-0 win. Jerilyn Glenn scored the first goal in Ridder Arena, just 4:16 into the contest. The Gopher program established another milestone in its short history. On Nov. 2, Laura Halldorson achieved her 200th career win in a 2-1 defeat over Wisconsin. Halldorson became just the second active coach to reach the 200-win category. The Gophers cruised to a 15-2-1 record in the first half of the season with the only two losses to MinnesotaDuluth. The Gophers defeated nonconference foes Brown, Harvard and St. Lawrence. The Maroon and Gold fell to Dartmouth on Jan. 17, but bounced back to a 4-0 shutout over New Hampshire the next day. The Gophers then swept Bemidji State and Ohio State before facing UMD in an away series. However, the series sweep over OSU came at a price. Freshman forward Krissy Wendell suffered a broken collarbone and would have to sit out the remainder of the regular season. After a disappointing 7-1 loss to the Bulldogs, the Gophers came back for a split, 4-2. Kelsey Bills added her first game-winning goal of her career, while Chelsey Brodt solidified the game adding an insurance goal. The Gophers finished the regular season with a 19-4-1 conference season, second in the WCHA. Minnesota defeated Wisconsin to earn a spot in the WCHA Final Five Championship game. The Gophers, however, fell to UMD in the championship, but earned a spot in NCAA Frozen Four. The Gophers drew Harvard in the first game, falling 6-1 to the Crimson. Minnesota then fell to Dartmouth in the third-place, 4-2. Ronda Curtin was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earning her second firstteam All-America honor in two years. Natalie Darwitz was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year, first-team AllWCHA and first-team All-America honors. Although Wendell sat out for eight games, she earned second-team All-WCHA and second-team All-America honors.

2002-03 Results

2001-02 Results Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. March March March March March March

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MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 7-0 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (OT) at Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 (OT) at Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (OT) Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-0 at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 at Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 (OT) New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 3-3 (OT) at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 (OT) U.S. National Team# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 16-0 U.S. National Team# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-0 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 3-3 (OT) at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (OT) at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 (OT) Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 at MSU, Mankato* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 (OT) Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-0 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 (OT) St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-1 Ohio State^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Wisconsin^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Brown+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 Niagara+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2

*—WCHA-Women’s League Game #—Exhibition Game ^—WCHA Final Five Championships +—Frozen Four

76 * Minnesota Hockey

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Junior Aeros# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 at Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 at Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-0 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (OT) Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Harvard$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 at St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at St. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 Minnesota-Duluth* $ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 4-3 Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-5 at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-2 at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-3 at New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-0 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 7-1 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Minnesota State*% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 Wisconsin ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota-Duluth ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 5-3 Harvard $ + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-1 Dartmouth + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 4-2

# Exhibition game * WCHA games % Mariucci Arena $ Televised games ^ WCHA Final Five Championships + NCAA Frozen Four

Records & History

2003-04: NCAA Champions WCHA Regular and Tournament Champions

2004-05: NCAA Champions WCHA Regular and Tournament Champions

Overall Record: 30-4-2 WCHA Record: 19-3-2 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson

Overall Record: 36-2-2 WCHA Record: 25-1-2 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson

Highlights: The Golden Gopher women's hockey team coined the phrase, Get It Done for the 2003-04 season. After falling short in the semifinals of the Frozen Four the past two seasons, the Gophers were determined at the beginning of the season to not only win the semifinal contest, but a national championship as well. Minnesota went undefeated in the first half of the season, holding a 13-0-1 record. By the end of the first half, Minnesota was not only highly recognized in the league, but the nation as well. Minnesota led the country in scoring offense, power-play efficiency and penalty kill. Minnesota’s heart of the schedule started in the second half of the season. In two months, the Gophers faced five ranked opponents. The first test came against WCHA rival Minnesota Duluth. The Gophers fell for the first time in 15 games, 4-1, to the Bulldogs. However, Minnesota rebounded to earn a 4-3 overtime win against UMD. The victory would come at a price however, sidelining Natalie Darwitz for 10 games. With a sweep over St. Cloud State on March 5-6, Minnesota clinched the WCHA regular season championship, posting a 19-3-2 mark in conference action and the top seed in the WCHA Final Five. Defeating Ohio State, 5-1 in the semifinals, the Gophers faced UMD for the tournament championship. The Gophers won, 4-2, over the Bulldogs to win the tournament championship. With the No. 1 seed in the 2004 Frozen Four, the Golden Gophers drew Dartmouth in the semifinal game. The Big Green entered the first intermission with a 1-0 lead, but the Gophers came back to tie the game at 12:11 of the second period. Entering the third period in a 1-1 tie, Minnesota opened the third period with four unanswered goals for the 5-1 victory. Wendell led the charge with three of the Gophers’ five goals. It was the first time in three years that the Gophers advanced to the NCAA Championship game. Minnesota's next opponent was Harvard. The Maroon and Gold fell behind early when the Crimson took an early 1-0 lead in the first period. Minnesota tied the game, 1-1, when Wendell scored, but Harvard added a goal at 12:21 of the second. Minnesota tied the game when Andrea Nichols scored on a perfect pass from La Toya Clarke to enter the final period in a 2-2 draw. For the second time in two games Minnesota rattled off four goals in the third period for the 6-2 win. Darwitz scored just nine seconds out of the second intermission as she set an NCAA record for the fastest goal coming out of an intermission. Kelly Stephens added the insurance goal 32 seconds later at :41 of the third stanza. It was the first NCAA championship for any women's sport at the University of Minnesota. Wendell, a first-team All-American, led the Gophers with eight points in the Frozen Four, garnering the Most Outstanding Player award. Darwitz, Horak, Stephens and Allie Sanchez all landed All-Tournament Team honors. Wendell and Darwitz each had hat tricks in the Frozen Four, while Stephens scored five points. Horak ended the Frozen Four with 52 saves, a .945 percent save percentage and a 1.51 goals against average.

Highlights: The Golden Gopher women’s hockey team had the same slogan as the year before. Get it Done worked the year before and the 2004-05 team wanted to bring home another national championship. With all but four returning from the championship team, the Gophers were voted the preseason favorite in both the WCHA and national polls. The Golden Gophers started the season with an 15-1-2 mark in the first half of the season, sweeping five WCHA opponents and earning three points from both Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin. In the second half of the season, Minnesota won the next seven series, including six from the WCHA. On Feb., 26, the Gophers suffered their first loss of the conference season and only second loss of the year, dropping a 4-2 contest to UMD. Minnesota finished the regular season with an impressive 25-1-2 record in conference play, earning the No. 1 seed in the WCHA tournament championship. Minnesota rolled past Bemidji State, 63, and Ohio State, 7-1, placing themselves into the WCHA Championship. The Maroon and Gold jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Wisconsin Badgers scored two goals within the last two minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime. However, in just :19 into the extra stanza, Krissy Wendell scored the game-winning, powerplay goal and helped the Gophers to a second-straight tournament championship sweep. As the No. 1 seed in the first-ever NCAA Regional, the Gophers hosted Providence on March 18. Minnesota trailed 1-0, but lit the lamp six consecutive times to win, 6-1. With the win, the Gophers advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. In similar fashion as the 2003-04 season, Minnesota faced Dartmouth in the semifinal game. It took just :13 for Natalie Darwitz to score the first goal and 1:59 later to quickly put the Gophers up, 2-0. With her goal in :13, Darwitz set a NCAA record for the fastest goal scored to start a Frozen Four game. Minnesota rattled off five goals in the first period en route for a 7-2 final. The Gophers would face Harvard for the second straight time in the NCAA Championship game. Minnesota scored three times, only to have the Crimson tie the game. It looked as if the two teams were headed into overtime, but Darwitz put the final touches on another national championship season. With 1:08 remaining, Darwitz scored off a Kelly Stephens rebound as the Gophers held off the Crimson for the second straight year. Darwitz finished the Frozen Four with a NCAA record nine points. She was named the Most Outstanding Player, while Krissy Wendell and Lyndsay Wall earned alltournament honors. Darwitz, Wall and Wendell all earned first-team All-America honors, while goaltender Jody Horak was named a second-team All-American. The night prior to the championship game, Wendell was named the 2005 recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top player in women’s college hockey. Minnesota finished the near perfect season with a 36-2-2 record and were ranked as the top team in the nation for the entire campaign. The Gophers ranked first in numerous categories, including power-play (31.0%), scoring offense and scoring margin.

2004-05 Results

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Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-3 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-0 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (OT) at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-2 North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-1 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-0 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 (OT) Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota State* # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 (OT) at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-3 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 (OT) Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (OT) at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Minnesota-Duluth* # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-5 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-5 Ohio State ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Minnesota-Duluth ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Dartmouth # + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Harvard # + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-2

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at North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-0 at North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-0 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 at Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 at Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 10-0 Ohio State*# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 (OT) vs. Northeastern (@ Harvard Tournament) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 at Harvard (@ Harvard Tournament) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 3-3 (OT) at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 5-7 at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 (OT) Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Brown# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-2 Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 at St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-0 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 Minnesota State* (Mariucci Arena) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-4 at Minnesota-Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Bemidji State ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-3 Ohio State ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-1 Wisconsin ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 (OT) Providence% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-1 Dartmouth # + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 Harvard # + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3

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77 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

2005-06: Second In NCAA

2006-07: Third in WCHA

Overall Record: 29-11-1 WCHA Record: 19-8-1 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson

Overall Record: 23-12-1 WCHA Record: 17-10-1 Head Coach: Laura Halldorson

Highlights: With an Olympic year, the Golden Gophers didn’t quite know what to expect in the 2005-06 season. Although it had won the last two championships, Minnesota lost five seniors and three to the Olympics in Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell and Lyndsay Wall. What many expected to by a rebuilding year, it became a pleasant surprise. The Gophers opened the season when they hosted the Easton Shootout, Oct. 7-8. Minnesota opened with a win against Connecticut, but fell to St. Lawrence in the second game of the tournament. Following their loss, Minnesota went on a five-game win streak, including a hat trick performance by Bobbi Ross against Minnesota Duluth, Oct. 28. The Maroon and Gold then closed out their first half of the season with a 6-4-1 record. The Gophers then opened the second half with a split against Bemidji State (Jan. 6-7), a sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 13-14) and a split against Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 20-21). After a split against Ohio State (Jan. 27-28), Minnesota had two thrilling games at home against Minnesota State, Feb. 1-2. Both games came to a decision in the overtime period, with Minnesota winning both games. The sweep proved to be a start of a team gelling together as the Gophers went 7-1 to end the WCHA regular season. The Gophers snuck from behind and finished in a tie with Minnesota Duluth for second overall. Erica McKenzie scored 40 points in conference action to become the WCHA Scoring Champion, while Kim Hanlon was the Goaltending Champion. Gigi Marvin also picked up the WCHA Rookie of the Year award, the second straight season a Gopher has received the honor. With the Gophers winning the tie-breaker, they faced Minnesota State in the WCHA First Round. The Gophers advanced to the WCHA Championships with two wins over the Mavericks. Minnesota would then face Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA semifinal. With the game tied at 1-1 late in the third, Jenelle Philipczyk tapped in a Marvin shot at 16:05 to win the game. The Gophers advanced to the WCHA Championship game, only to fall to champion Wisconsin, 3-0. With the semifinal win, it solidified the Gophers to host Princeton in the NCAA Regional game. Brittony Chartier posted the first-ever shutout in NCAA playoffs history when she set aside 33 Tiger shots. Melanie Gagnon scored the gamewinner to advance the Gophers the NCAA Frozen Four, an event right in their own backdoor in Mariucci Arena. Bobbi Ross and the Golden Gophers upset No. 1 New Hampshire to advance to the NCAA Championship game. Ross scored four goals, including the game-winner at 18:09 of the third. She also made and attempted the first penalty shot in NCAA Frozen Four history. Minnesota, however, fell to Wisconsin in the championship, 30. Ross and Ashley Albrecht were named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team. The trek marked the fifth-straight season the Gophers advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four.

Highlights: The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team finished the 2006-07 season with a 2312-1 overall record and a 17-10-1 season in conference play. The Gophers started the season off with a win over Maine, but fell to New Hampshire in 6-5 overtime finish to conclude the Easton Shootout. Following a sweep over Minnesota State, the Gophers traveled to Madison, Wis., to face the defending champion Wisconsin Badgers. After a 3-1 loss the previous day, the Gophers bounced back to tie UW, 3-3 the next day. With a Wisconsin 3-1 lead heading into the last two minutes of the game, Dagney Willey scored a goal at 18:43 in the third to put the Gophers within one. Minnesota pulled its goalie and added the extra attacker and Gigi Marvin banked home a game-tying goal at 19:58 to send the game into overtime and the eventual tie. The Gophers would also add a sweep over Minnesota Duluth in the first half of the season and the Gophers headed into the second half with a 10-game win streak. However, the Gophers would go 6-8 against their opponents in the second half and finished third in the conference standings. However, the Gophers would redeem themselves in the WCHA tournament, defeating Minnesota Duluth, 3-2 in overtime to finish second at the conference championship. The win, however, wasn’t enough to propel the Gophers into NCAA championship qualification and failed to make the national post-season since 2001. Gigi Marvin led the Gophers with individual recognition as she was named a first-team All-WCHA honoree. Bobbi Ross and Melanie Gagnon were named third-team honorees, while Michelle Maunu was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

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Connecticut (Easton Shootout) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 St. Lawrence (Easton Shootout) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-2 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-6 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 9-5 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 (OT) Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-2 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-6 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-2 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-4 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-0 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 (OT) Minnesota State* $ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 (OT) Minnesota State*#$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 (OT) Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-3 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Minnesota Duluth ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 Wisconsin ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 Princeton@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 New Hampshire#&$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-4

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Wisconsin#&$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-3

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2006-07 Results Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 March 3 March 4

Maine vs. Minnesota^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 UNH vs. Minnesota^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 5-6 (OT) Minnesota State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Minnesota State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 Wisconsin * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3 Wisconsin * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 3-3 (OT) Ohio State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Ohio State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 Minnesota Duluth * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Minnesota Duluth * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Niagara University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 Niagara University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 St. Cloud State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 St. Cloud State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Bemidji State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Bemidji State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 North Dakota * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 8-1 North Dakota * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Wisconsin * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 Wisconsin * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-3 Ohio State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-7 Ohio State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 Minnesota State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-4 North Dakota * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 North Dakota * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 St. Cloud State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0 St. Cloud State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-4 Bemidji State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-2 Bemidji State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Minnesota Duluth * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-7 Minnesota Duluth * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L,1-5 Bemidji State % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Bemidji State % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Minnesota Duluth & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 (OT) Wisconsin & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-3

* WCHA Games home games in bold all times local to site ^ indicates Easton Shootout games % WCHA First Round & WCHA Championships

Records & History

2007-08: Second In WCHA Overall Record: 27-7-4 WCHA Record: 21-5-2 Interim Head Coach: Brad Frost Highlights: The Gophers entered a new era in 2007-08 campaign. After 10 years at the helm of the Gopher program, head coach Laura Halldorson announced on August 10, 2007 that she was retiring from coaching. Associate head coach Brad Frost was immediately named the interim head coach for the season and would open the search for a coach at the end of the year. The Gophers held the toughest portion of their schedule early and faced two No. 1-ranked opponents in Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin. The Gophers swept the Bulldogs and went on to split the series with Wisconsin, as they held a 3-1-0 mark against the top team in the nation. Minnesota cruised to a 21-game unbeaten streak, which ranked second in school history, only to the 24-game unbeaten streak in 2001-02. Minnesota went 19-0-2 during that span and held the fourth-place ranking for a majority of the season. Frost led the Gophers to a second-place finish in the WCHA regular season standings, only behind Minnesota Duluth, who went on to win the national championship. After a year hiatus, the Gophers also returned to NCAA action, hosting a NCAA regional game in a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to Wisconsin. Gigi Marvin was named a second-team All-American and earned was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Marvin and defenseman Rachael Drazan were named first-team All-WCHA, while Erica McKenzie and Anya Miller were second team and Bobbi Ross and Melanie Gagnon were named third team selections. As the interim coach, Frost was voted by his peers at the WCHA Coach of the Year and was also named a finalist for the national coach of the year honors. On April 16, 2008, Frost’s interim title had been lifted after a successful season.

2007-08 Results Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar 8 Mar 15

Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Boston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 4-4 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-2 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-4 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-4 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-3 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-2 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 0-5 Minnesota Duluth* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-0 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-3 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-0 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-0 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 1-0 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 6-3 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 3-3 Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 North Dakota* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 2-1 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 Minnesota State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-3 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 Bemidji State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-1 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-3 Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-1 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-2 St. Cloud State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 5-2 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-5 Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 2-2 North Dakota & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 3-1 North Dakota & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 9-0 Wisconsin ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-4 Wisconsin # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-3 (OT)

* WCHA Games home games in bold & indicates WCHA First Round ^ indicates WCHA FINAL FACEOFF # indicates NCAA Regional

COACHING HISTORY Laura Halldorson head coach 1996-2007 Minnesota record: 278-67-22 Career record: 337-142-31 Following the 2006-07 season, Laura Halldorson announced to her team that after 11 years of coaching the University of Minnesota women’s hockey team, she would step down as the head coach. A pioneer in the sport, Halldorson built the Golden Gopher program into a national power-house. One of the most successful women’s hockey coaches in the nation and the only one to lead a program to five consecutive Frozen Fours, Halldorson guided the Gophers to three national championships (2000, 2004, 2005) during her 10 seasons of competitive coaching and departed Minnesota with an impressive record of 278-67-22 (.787). Coaching seven years at Colby College before her hiring at Minnesota, Halldorson left an 18-year head coaching career with a 337-142-31 overall record. Halldorson immediately built Minnesota into a national contender following her hiring in 1996. Over the next 10 seasons, Halldorson guided the Gophers to an average of nearly 28 wins per year and made national tournament appearances in eight of 10 seasons. The Maroon and Gold also maintained a constant presence in the final national rankings under Halldorson, finishing in the top five in eight of 10 seasons. During her stint at Minnesota, Halldorson led the Gophers to 20-win seasons every year, dating back to 1997-98. Of her 10 seasons, the Gophers held three 30-win seasons, all of which came in the national championship years. The Gophers’ winningest season came in 2004-05 when Halldorson led Minnesota to a 36-2-2 record. In WCHA action alone, Halldorson won 152 games en route to four WCHA regular season championships and three tournament championships. In 2003-04 and 2004-05, Halldorson and the Gophers dominated the WCHA, winning the regular season and tournament championships. In all, the Gophers finished in the top half of the WCHA all eight years of the league and appeared in seven WCHA Championship games in eight seasons. As a result of the Gophers’ success, Halldorson was named the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) National Coach of the Year in 1998, 2002 and 2004. She was also tabbed as the WCHA coach of the year in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Halldorson’s players also earned national recognition during her tenure. In addition to coaching five Olympians (Natalie Darwitz, Courtney Kennedy, Kelly Stephens, Lyndsay Wall and Krissy Wendell), Minnesota student-athletes earned a total of eight first team All-America citations. She also coached 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award Winner Krissy Wendell, an award given to the top women’s hockey player in the nation. On the conference level, Halldorson coached 16 first team All-WCHA honors and four WCHA Player-of-the-Year awards. "After 20 years in this career, it was time for me to retire from coaching college women's hockey,” Halldorson said. “It was a great journey, and I especially enjoyed my eleven years here at the University of Minnesota. The players and staff who have been involved in this program over the past decade definitely hold a special place in my heart, and I will continue to follow the team. A big reason why I felt comfortable in making my decision at this time was because I knew the program was in good shape and in good hands. The future is very bright for Gopher Women's Hockey due to the current talent, commitments from several top recruits, and a coaching staff that will do a great job.”

Halldorson’s Year-by-Year Record Year.............................Record ..............National Finish 1996-97 ....................................Did Not Play...............................NA 1997-98 ....................................21-7-3 ................................AWCHA 4th 1998-99 ....................................29-4-3 ................................AWCHA 3rd 1999-00 ....................................32-6-1..........................AWCHA Champions 2000-01 ....................................23-9-2.......................................NA 2001-02 ....................................28-4-6 .................................NCAA 3rd 2002-03 ....................................27-8-1 .................................NCAA 4th 2003-04 ....................................30-4-2 ...........................NCAA Champions 2004-05 ....................................36-2-2 ...........................NCAA Champions 2005-06 ....................................29-11-1...............................NCAA 2nd 2006-07 ....................................23-12-1.....................................NA 10 Seasons ...............................278-67-22 17 Seasons ...............................337-142-31

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Records & History

Team

RECORDS Mankato, Jan. 15, 2000. Five: 6:23 (La Toya Clarke, 3, Ronda Curtin, Nadine Muzerall), at Bemidji State, Dec. 1, 2000.

GOALTENDING IN A GAME SAVES Most: 51, at Minnesota-Duluth, Feb. 12, 2000. Fewest: 1, at Bemidji State, Nov. 14, 1998. Most by Opponent: 62, at Augsburg, Feb. 13, 1999. SAVE PERCENTAGE Highest (non-shutout): .969 (31-32), vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 7, 1998. Lowest: .667 (2-3), vs. Wilfrid Laurier, Jan. 23, 1999.

SCORING IN A PERIOD GOALS Most: 7, vs. St. Cloud State, Jan. 9, 1999. Most Allowed: 7, vs. Beatrice Aeros at New Hampshire, Jan. 31, 1999.

GAME SCORING GOALS Most: 12, at Ohio State, Jan. 10, 2009 Most Allowed: 9, vs. Beatrice Aeros at New Hampshire, Jan. 31, 1999. ASSISTS Most: 18, at Ohio State, Jan. 10, 2009 Most Allowed: 12, vs. Harvard, Nov. 7, 1999. POINTS Most: 30, twice, at Ohio State, Jan. 10, 2009 Most Allowed: 20, vs. Harvard, Nov. 7, 1999. SHOTS ON GOAL Most: 72, at Augsburg, Feb. 13, 1999. Most Allowed: 53, at Minnesota-Duluth, Feb. 12, 2000. SHOT PERCENTAGE Highest: .370 (10-27), vs. St. Cloud State, Jan. 9, 1999. POWER PLAY GOALS Most: 5, twice, last at Wayne State, Jan. 5, 2008 Most Allowed: 4, Ohio State, Nov. 4, 2005 SHORT-HANDED GOALS Most: 4, at Bemidji State, Jan. 11, 2000. Most Allowed: 1, 12 times, last vs. MinnesotaState, Jan. 30, 2009 HAT TRICKS Most: 2, three times, last vs. Bemidji State, Dec. 1, 2000. Most Allowed: 1, six times, last vs. Ohio State, Nov. 4, 2005 FASTEST GOALS Two: 0:06 (Tracy Engstrom, Ambria Thomas), at Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 1999. Three: 0:29 (Kris Scholz, Ambria Thomas, Tracy Donaghue), at MSU, Mankato, Feb. 14, 1999. Four: 1:46 (Ambria Thomas, Nadine Muzerall, Allyson Sundberg, Lacey Franzmeier), at MSU,

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ASSISTS Most: 12, vs. St. Cloud State, Mar. 7, 1999. Most Allowed: 7, twice, last vs. Harvard, Nov. 7, 1999. POINTS Most: 19, vs. St. Cloud State, Mar. 7, 1999. Most Allowed: 14, vs. Beatrice Aeros at New Hampshire, Jan. 31, 1999. SHOTS ON GOAL Most: 34, at Augsburg, Feb. 13, 1999. Fewest: 1, vs. Cornell at Princeton, Nov. 30, 1997. Most Allowed: 21, vs. Brown, Mar. 27, 1999. Fewest Allowed: 0, eight times, last at MSU, Mankato, Jan.15, 2000. POWER PLAY GOALS Most: 3, four times, last at Wayne State, Jan. 5, 2008 Most Allowed: 2, seven times, last vs. Minnesota Duluth, Jan. 23, 2009

LOSSES Most Overall: 12, 2006-07 Fewest Overall: 2, 2004-05. Consecutive Overall: 3, Mar. 3-10, 2001. TIES Most Overall: 6, 2001-02. Fewest Overall: 1, 1999-2000, 2006-07 Consecutive Overall: 2, 1997-98, 2001-02 GOALS

Most: 207, 1998-99. Fewest: 115, 2006-07 Most per Game: 5.75, 1998-99

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Most: 323, 1998-99. Fewest: 54, 2004-05. Most per Game: 8.97, 1998-99. POINTS Most: 530, 1998-99. Fewest: 296, 2006-07. Most per Game: 14.72, 1998-99. SHOTS ON GOAL Most: 1,525, 2004-05. Fewest: 1,063, 1997-98. Most per Game: 39.25, 1998-99. SHOT PERCENTAGE Best: .155 (206-1,331), 1999-2000. Worst: .091 (122-1,337), 2005-06 POWER-PLAY GOALS Most: 70, 2004-05. Fewest: 18, 1997-98. POWER-PLAY OPPORTUNITIES Most: 238, 2008-09 Fewest: 103, 1997-98. POWER-PLAY EFFICIENCY Best: .310 (70-226), 2004-05. Worst: .173 (36-208), 2005-06

GOALTENDING IN A PERIOD

PENALTY KILL EFFICIENCY Best: .921 (116-126), 1998-99. Worst: .812 (95-117), 2001-02.

SAVES Most: 20, vs. Brown, Mar. 27, 1999. Fewest: 0, six times (last Mar. 7, 1999, vs. St. Cloud State).

SHORT-HANDED GOALS Most: 19, 2004-05. Fewest: 2, 2001-02. Most Allowed: 4, twice, last 2008-09.

SINGLE SEASON GAMES PLAYED Most: 41, 2005-06. Fewest: 31, 1997-98. WINNING PERCENTAGE Highest Overall: .925 (36-2-2), 2004-05. Lowest Overall: .653 (23-12-1), 2006-07 Highest Home: .929 (13-1-0), 2000-01 WINS Most Overall: 36, 2004-05. Fewest Overall: 21, 1997-98.

EMPTY-NET GOALS Most: 5, 2008-09 HAT TRICKS Most: 11, 1999-2000 Fewest: 0, 2006-07 PENALTIES Most: 302, 2008-09 Fewest: 132, 1997-98 Most per Game: 7.55, 2008-09

PENALTY MINUTES Most: 675, 2008-09 Fewest: 217, 2006-07 Most per Game: 16.88, 2008-09 Fewest per Game: 6.03, 2006-07 OVERTIME Most Overall: 12, 2001-02. Fewest Overall: 1, 1999-2000. Consecutive Overall: 3, Jan. 8-13, 2002. Most Home: 5, 2001-02. Most Away: 6, 2001-02. SHUTOUTS Most Overall: 14, 1998-99 Fewest Overall: 4, 2006-07 Consecutive Overall: 4, Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2007 Most Home: 7, 1998-99 Fewest Home: 3, 2006-07 HOME ATTENDANCE Most: 32,662 (18 games), 1997-98. Fewest: 13, 664 (14 games), 2000-01.

GOALTENDING IN A SINGLE SEASON SAVES Most: 968, 2001-02 Fewest: 604, 1997-98. Most per Game: 25.47, 1999-2000. Fewest per Game: 18.44, 1998-99. SAVE PERCENTAGE Best: .943, 2001-02 Worst: .898, 2006-07 Best by Opponents: .909, 2005-06 Worst by Opponents: .869, 2008-09 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Best: 1.15, 1998-99. Worst: 2.35, 2006-07. Best by Opponents: 3.25, 2001-02. Worst by Opponents: 5.68, 1998-99. MINUTES WITHOUT A GOAL Most: 268.40, Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2008 Most by Opponents: 187:40, Jan. 29-Feb. 5, 1999. SHUTOUTS Most: 14, 1998-99. Fewest: 4, 2006-07. Most by Opponents: 3, 1999-2000, 2000-01. Fewest by Opponents: 0, 2008-09

Records & History

Individual

RECORDS CAREER SCORING POINTS

246 237 235 218 201 195 167 161 159 152

Natalie Darwitz (102g 144a) . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Krissy Wendell (106g 131a) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Nadine Muzerall (139g 96a) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Kelly Stephens (97g 121a). . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Ambria Thomas (89g 112a). . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Gigi Marvin (87g 108a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Ronda Curtin (60g 107a). . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Laura Slominski (65g 96a) . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02 La Toya Clarke (67g 92a). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Bobbi Ross (75g 77a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08

GOALS

139 106 102 97 89 87 75 72 67 65

Nadine Muzerall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Natalie Darwtiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Erica McKenzie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 La Toya Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Laura Slominski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02

GOALS PER GAME (MIN. 20 GAMES)

1.08 1.05 1.03 1.03 0.95 0.70 0.66 0.66 0.57 0.55 0.50 0.49

Nadine Muzerall (129 games) . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Krissy Wendell (101 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Natalie Darwitz (99 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Jenny Schmidgall (32 games) . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Monique Lamoureux (40 games) . . . . . . . 2008-09 Jocelyne Lamoureux (40 games) . . . . . . . 2008-09 Ambria Thomas (134 games) . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Kelly Stephens (148 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Gigi Marvin (152 games). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Kristy Oonincx (56 games). . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-03 Erica McKenzie (144 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Bobbi Ross (152 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08

ASSISTS

144 131 121 112 108 107 96 96 93 92

Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Laura Slominski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2003 La Toya Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04

POINTS BY A DEFENSEMAN

134 112 85 81 78 69 61 54 52 48 43 43

Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2003 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-05 Emily Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-2001 Ashley Albrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Brittny Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-99 Rachael Drazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-09 Chelsey Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Allie Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06

GOALS BY A DEFENSEMAN

41 35 24 22 20 19 15 14 10 8 8 7

Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2003 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Brittny Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-99 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-05 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Rachael Drazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-09 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Ashley Albrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Melissa Coulombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Allie Sanchez * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-6 Anne Schleper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-

ASSISTS BY A DEFENSEMAN

93 77 67 63 56 55 49 44 43 33

Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2003 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Emily Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-2001 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-05 Ashley Albrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Chelsey Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Rachael Drazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-09

POWER-PLAY GOALS

40 33 32 31 29

Nadine Muzerall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05

Natalie Darwitz

27 25 24 20 18 18 18

Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Erica McKenzie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Laura Slominski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02 La Toya Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-05

SHORT-HANDED GOALS

16 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4

Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Monique Lamoureux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Erica McKenzie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 La Toya Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Kris Scholz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Nadine Muzerall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01

SHOTS ON GOAL

726 630 609 529 517 510 505 499 469 425 390

Nadine Muzerall (139 goals) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Natalie Darwitz (102 goals). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Kelly Stephens (97 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 La Toya Clarke (67 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 Gigi Marvin (87 goals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Krissy Wendell (106 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Ronda Curtin (60 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Ambria Thomas (89 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Laura Slominski (65 goals) . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02 Andrea Nichols (42 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-07 Tracy Engstrom (58 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02

SHOTS PER GAME (min. 5 games)

Ronda Curtin

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Records & History 6.36 Natalie Darwitz (99 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 5.63 Nadine Muzerall (129 games) . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 5.44 Jenny Schmidgall (32 games) . . . . . . . . . 1997-99 5.05 Krissy Wendell (101 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 4.16 Kristy Oonincx (56 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-03 4.11 Kelly Stephens (148 games) . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 3.78 La Toya Clarke (140 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2000-04 3.72 Ambria Thomas (134 games) . . . . . . . . 1997-01 3.64 Winny Brodt (96 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1998-00, 03 3.44 Ronda Curtin (147 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-03 * played as both a forward and defenseman GAMES PLAYED

155 152 152 152 151 150 149 149 148 148 148

Jenelle Philipczyk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Allie Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Chelsey Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Andrea Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-07 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Ashley Albrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Dagney Willey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05

PLUS/MINUS

+170 +160 +156 +149 +141 +136 +130 +123 +120 +118

Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2003 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-00, 03 Laura Slominski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-02 Emily Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01

PENALTIES

121 105 85 108

Kelly Stephens (121-232) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Courtney Kennedy (105-232) . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Bobbi Ross (85-170) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Melanie Gagnon (108-235) . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09

La Toya Clarke

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75 73 68 67 65 64 60

Allie Sanchez (75-161) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Chelsey Brodt (73-146) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Emily Buchholz (68-136) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Krissy Wendell (67-153) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Andrea Nichols (53-141) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-07 Nadine Muzerall (64-134) . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Dagney Willey (60-142) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09

PENALTY MINUTES

242 235 232 170 161 153 146 142 141 136

Kelly Stephens (121-242) . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Melanie Gagnon (108-235) . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Courtney Kennedy (105-232) . . . . . . . . . . 1999-01 Bobbi Ross (85-170) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-08 Allie Sanchez (75-161) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Krissy Wendell (67-153) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Chelsey Brodt (73-146) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-06 Dagney Willey (60-142) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Andrea Nichols (65-141) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-07 Emily Buchholz (68-136) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01

WINS

83 73 43 36 27 25 25 16

Jody Horak (83-16-6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Erica Killewald (73-23-9) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Kim Hanlon (43-14-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Brenda Reinen (36-3-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Brittony Chartier (27-13-2) . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Crystal Nicholas (25-0-0) . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-00 Jenny Lura (25-6-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Alyssa Grogan (16-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-

LOSSES

23 14 13 14 6 3 2 2 2

Erica Killewald (73-23-9) . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Jody Horak (59-12-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Brittony Chartier (27-13-2) . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Kim Hanlon (42-14-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Jenny Lura (25-6-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Brenda Reinen (24-3-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Alyssa Grogan (16-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Sarah Harms (3-2-0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Stephanie Johnson (6-2-0) . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01

9 Erica Killewald (73-23-9) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 6 Jody Horak (83-14-6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 5 Brenda Reinen (36-3-5) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05

CAREER GOALTENDING SAVES

2385 2213 1225 1034 854 323 619 407 141

Erica Killewald (199 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Jody Horak (164 GA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Kim Hanlon (116 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Brenda Reinen (73 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Brittony Chartier (87 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Crystal Nicholas (31 GA). . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-00 Jenny Lura (58 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Alyssa Grogan (34 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Stephanie Johnson (20 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01

SAVES PER GAME (min. 5 games)

21.49 21.10 21.08 19.86 18.50 18.01 17.19 15.67 11.54 6.78

Erica Killewald (111 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Brenda Reinen (48 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Jody Horak (104 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Brittony Chartier (49 games). . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Alyssa Grogan (22 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Kim Hanlon (68 games). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Jenny Lura (36 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Stephanie Johnson (9 games) . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Crystal Nicholas (28 games) . . . . . . . . . 1998-00 Sarah Harms (9 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

0.80 1.25 1.58 1.61 1.67 1.90 1.88 1.77 2.13

Sarah Harms (4 GA, 299 min) . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Crystal Nicholas (31 GA, 1486 m.). . . . . . 1998-00 Brenda Reinen (73 GA, 2769 min) . . . . . . 2001-05 Jody Horak (164 GA, 6122 min) . . . . . . . . 2001-05 Alyssa Grogan (34 GA, 1222 min) . . . . . . . . 2008Kim Hanlon (116 GA, 3659 min) . . . . . . . 2005-09 E. Killewald (199 GA, 6368 m.) . . . . . . . . 1997-01 Jenny Lura (58 GA, 1968 min). . . . . . . . . . . 2007Brittony Chartier (87 GA, 2446 min.) . . . . 2005-07

TIES

Winny Brodt

Jody Horak

Records & History 11 10 10 10

SEASON RECORDS POINTS

114 104 78 77 76 75 71 68 65 64 64 64

Natalie Darwitz (42g 72a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell (43g 61a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell (36g 42a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Nadine Muzerall (49g 28a) . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Kelly Stephens (33g 43a). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Monique Lamoureux (39g, 36a) . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Jenny Schmidgall (33g 38a) . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Natalie Darwitz (33g, 35a) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Jocelyne Lamoureux (28g, 37a) . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Natalie Darwitz (27g 37a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Kelly Stephens (22g 42a). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Nadine Muzerall (32g 32a) . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98

SHORT-HANDED GOALS

7 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3

POINTS PER GAMES (min. 5 games)

2.85 2.60 2.46 2.29 2.22 2.20 2.17 2.06 2.03 1.90

Natalie Darwitz (40 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell (40 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz (26 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Nadine Muzerall (28 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Jenny Schmidgall (32 games). . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Krissy Wendell (25 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Krissy Wendell (36 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Natalie Darwitz (33 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Nadine Muzerall (38 games) . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Kelly Stephens (40 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05

GOALS

49 43 42 39 36 33 33 33 33 32 30 30

Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Monique Lamoureux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Jenny Schmidgall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Jenny Schmidgall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99

GOALS PER GAME (min. 5 games)

1.29 1.14 1.08 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.03 1.00 1.00 0.97 0.93

Nadine Muzerall (38 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Nadine Muzerall (28 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Krissy Wendell (25 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Krissy Wendell (40 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz (40 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz (26 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Jenny Schmidgall (32 games) . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Krissy Wendell (36 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Natalie Darwitz (33 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Monique Lamoureux (40 games) . . . . . . . 2008-09 Nadine Muzerall (30 games) . . . . . . . . . 2000-01

ASSISTS

72 61 43 42 42 38 37 37 37 37 36 35 35 35

Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Jenny Schmidgall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Jocleyne Lamoureux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Monique Lamoureux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Kris Scholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99

Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03

Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Monique Lamoureux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 La Toya Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Bobbi Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Gigi Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09

SHOTS ON GOALS

Nadine Muzerall

POINTS BY A DEFENSEMAN

50 48 48 45 41 39 38 37 33 33 29 27 27 27

Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2000 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Rachael Drazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Brittny Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99

GOALS BY A DEFENSEMAN

16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 10

Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Brittny Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2000 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Anya MIller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Rachael Drazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01

ASSISTS BY A DEFENSEMAN

37 35 34 31 31 29 28 25 25 22 21

Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-2000 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Melanie Gagnon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Melanie Gagnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Anya Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08

POWER-PLAY GOALS

16 16 14 12 11 11

Nadine Muzerall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Lyndsay Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Ronda Curtin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00

270 230 212 208 199 181 179 177 174 173 170

Natalie Darwitz (42 goals). . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Monique Lamoureux (39 goals. . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Nadine Muzerall (49 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Krissy Wendell (43 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz (33 goals). . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Kelly Stephens (33 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Nadine Muzerall (28 goals). . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Nadine Muzerall (30 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Jenny Schmidgall (33 goals) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-99 Krissy Wendell (36 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Erica McKenzie (22 goals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08

SHOTS PER GAME (min. 5 games)

6.75 6.19 6.03 5.97 5.75 5.64 5.58 5.44 5.36 5.20 5.16

Natalie Darwitz (40 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz (26 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Natalie Darwitz (33 games). . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Nadine Muzerall (30 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Monique Lamoureux (40 games) . . . . . . . 2008-09 Nadine Muzerall (28 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Nadine Muzerall (38 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Jenny Schmidgall (32 games) . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Nadine Muzerall (33 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Krissy Wendell (40 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Krissy Wendell (25 games) . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03

PLUS/MINUS

+74 +72 +63 +58 +57 +55 +53 +52 +52 +50 +50 +48 +48 +48

Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Natalie Darwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Jocelyne Lamoureux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Kelly Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Monique Lamoureux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Winny Brodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Jenny Schmidgall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Nadine Muzerall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Courtney Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Krissy Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Ambria Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Emily Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98

PENALTIES

50 46 37 34 33 32 31 30 28 28

Courtney Kennedy (50-114) . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Jocelyne Lamoureux (46-92) . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Danielle Ashley (37-74) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Kelly Stephens (34-68) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Courtney Kennedy (33-74) . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Monique Lamoureux (32-86) . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Kelly Stephens (31-62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Kelly Stephens (30-60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Melanie Gagnon (28-56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Melanie Gagnon (28-64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09

PENALTY MINUTES

83 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History 114 92 86 74 74 68 64 65 65 65

Courtney Kennedy (50-114) . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Jocelyne Lamoureux (46-92) . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Monique Lamoureux (32-86) . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Danielle Ashley (37-74) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Courtney Kennedy (33-74) . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Kelly Stephens (34-68) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Melanie Gagnon (28-64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Andrea Nichols (27-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Krissy Wendell (23-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Dagney Willey (27-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06

SAVES PER GAME

Jody Horak (24-2-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Jody Horak (23-6-0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Jody Horak (22-4-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Erica Killewald (19-4-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Erica Killewald (19-8-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Erica Killewald (18-5-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Kim Hanlon (17-3-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Erica Killewald (17-6-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Alyssa Grogan (16-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Jenny Lura (15-2-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Brittony Chartier (15-8-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Crystal Nicholas (15-0-0). . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

WINS

24 23 22 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 15

LOSSES

8 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3

Brittony Chartier (15-8-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Erica Killewald (19-8-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Kim Hanlon (11-7-0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Jody Horak (23-6-0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Erica Killewald (17-6-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Erica Killewald (18-5-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Jody Horak (22-4-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Jenny Lura (10-4-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Erica Killewald (19-4-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Kim Hanlon (14-3-0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Kim Hanlon (17-3-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08

TIES

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Brenda Reinen (12-1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Erica Killewald (18-5-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Erica Killewald (19-4-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Kim Hanlon (17-3-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Alyssa Grogan (16-2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Jody Horak (14-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Jody Horak (22-4-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Jody Horak (24-2-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Jenny Lura (10-4-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Erica Killewald (19-8-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01

SAVES

660 657 609 591 576 543 516 498 464 433

Jody Horak (52 GA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Erica Killewald (62 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Erica Killewald (47 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Jody Horak (26 GA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Erica Killewald (32 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Erica Killewald (58 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Brittony Chartier (49 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06 Jody Horak (41 GA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Jody Horak (26 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Brenda Reinen (25 GA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02

25.78 25.47 22.56 22.15 22.05 21.90 21.70 21.29 21.21 21.11

0.80 0.85 1.00 1.12 1.24 1.42 1.43 1.45 1.55 1.62 1.62

Jody Horak (18 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Brenda Reinen (17 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Erica Killewald (27 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00 Erica Killewald (26 games) . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Kim Hanlon (22 games). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Erica Killewald (30 games) . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01 Jenny Lura (16 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08 Jody Horak (31 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Kim Hanlon (19 games). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Jody Horak (28 games) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04

Sarah Harms (4 GA, 299 m.) . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Crystal Nicholas (9 GA, 636 m.). . . . . . . . 1998-99 Brenda Reinen (12 GA, 720 m.) . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Kim Hanlon (19 GA, 1017:47 m.) . . . . . . . 2005-06 Erica Killewald (32 GA, 1550 m.) . . . . . . 1998-99 Brenda Reinen (25 GA, 1053 m.) . . . . . . 2001-02 Jody Horak (26 GA, 1092 m.) . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02 Jody Horak (41 GA, 1692 m.) . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Crystal Nicholas (22 GA, 850 m.) . . . . . . 1999-00 Jenny Lura (27 GA, 998 m.). . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09 Brenda Reinen (14 GA, 850 m.) . . . . . . . . 2003-04

SINGLE GAME RECORDS GOALS

5, Nadine Muzerall; Bemidji State; Jan 22, 2000 4, Monique Lamoureux; Minnesota State; Jan 31, 2009 4, Bobbi Ross, vs. New Hampshire, March 24, 2006 4, Erica McKenzie, Brown; Nov. 12, 2005 4, Bobbi Ross, Ohio State; Nov. 4, 2005 4, Krissy Wendell; at SCSU; March 6, 2004 4, Kelly Stephens; vs. Ohio State; Nov. 6, 2004 4, Natalie Darwitz; at MSU; Oct. 30, 2004 4, Krissy Wendell; Ohio State; Oct. 17, 2003 4, Ambria Thomas; at Bemidji State; Jan 11, 2000 4, Nadine Muzerall; New Hampshire; Jan 29, 2000 4, Jenny Schmidgall; at UMD; Nov 15, 1998 ASSISTS

5, Natalie Darwitz; North Dakota; Nov. 30, 2003 5, Natalie Darwitz; SCSU; Jan 11, 2003 5, Natalie Darwitz; SCSU; Oct. 15, 2004 5, Ambria Thomas; Bemidji State; Jan 22, 2000 5, Courtney Kennedy; MSU; Nov 23, 1999 5, Ronda Curtin; St. Cloud State; Dec 14, 2001 5, Winny Brodt; at Bemidji State; Jan 11, 2000 4, 23 times, most recently Gigi Marvin, at Niagara, Jan. 3, 2009

SHOTS ON GOAL

14, La Toya Clarke; MSU, Mankato; Jan 14, 2001 13, Natalie Darwitz; at MSU; Dec 8, 2002 13, Natalie Darwitz; at Findlay; Oct 13, 2002 13, Natalie Darwitz; vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Feb. 29, 2004 13, Natalie Darwitz at Wisconsin, Dec. 5, 2004 13, La Toya Clarke; St. Cloud State; Feb 09, 2001 POWER-PLAY GOALS

3, Bobbi Ross, Ohio State, Nov. 4, 2005 3, Laura Slominski; St. Cloud State; Oct 15, 2000 3, Nadine Muzerall; New Hampshire; Jan 29, 2000 SHORT-HANDED GOALS

2, Krissy Wendell; vs. Mercyhurst, Jan. 16, 2004 2, Natalie Darwitz; at MSU; Oct. 30, 2004 2, Ambria Thomas; at Bemidji State; Jan 11, 2000 2, Ambria Thomas; Augsburg; Nov 02, 1997 PENALTIES

6, Kelly Stephens vs. St. Cloud State, Oct. 16, 2004 5, Danielle Ashely; vs. Dartmouth, Feb. 7, 2004 5, Natalie Darwitz vs. UMD, Feb. 29, 2004 PENALTY MINUTES

19, Courtney Kennedy; at MSU; Jan 15, 2000 17, Rachael Drazan; Harvard; Nov. 29, 2008 17, Andrea Nichols; vs. Wisconsin; March 12, 2006 17, Dagney Willey; vs. Minn. Duluth; Oct. 29. 2005 16, Melanie Gagnon; at MSU; Jan. 31, 2009 16, Courtney Kennedy; at UMD; Mar 02, 2001 15, Monique Lamoureux, at SCSU; Nov. 1, 2008 15, Monique Lamoureux, Boston College; March 14, 2009 15, Melanie Gagnon; at MSU; Jan. 16, 2008 15, Krissy Wendell; at Wisconsin, Oct. 25, 2003 15, Alexandra Zebro; vs. New Hampshire, Oct. 7, 2006 14, Allie Sanchez; vs. Princeton, March 17, 2006 SAVES

51, Erica Killewald; at UMD; Feb 12, 2000 43, Jody Horak; vs. Minnesota-Duluth, March 14, 2004 43, Jody Horak; Dartmouth College; Nov 24, 2001 42, Brenda Reinen; UMD; Jan 18, 2002 41, Erica Killewald; Brown; Mar 27, 1999 41, Jody Horak; Minnesota-Duluth; Jan 19, 2002 40, Erica Killewald; vs UMD; Mar 24, 2000 40, Erica Killewald; UNH; Mar 26, 1999 bold indicates current players

POINTS

7, Nadine Muzerall; Bemidji State; Jan 22, 2000 6, Jocelyne Lamoureux; Bemidji State; Jan. 17, 2009 6, Gigi Marvin, at Niagara; Jan. 3, 2009 6, Monique Lamoureux, Minnesota State, Nov. 22, 2008 6, Monique Lamoureux, Bemidji State; Jan. 17, 2009 6, Kelly Stephens; North Dakota; Nov. 30, 2003 6, Natalie Darwitz; North Dakota; Nov. 30, 2003 6, Natalie Darwitz; SCSU; Jan 11, 2003 6, Krissy Wendell; Ohio State; Nov. 6, 2004 6, Laura Slominski; at Bemidji State; Jan 11, 2000 6, Winny Brodt; at Bemidji State; Jan 11, 2000

Kris Scholz

84 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

Gopher Records in the

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Team NCAA Playoff Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Frozen Four Appearances: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 NCAA Finishes: NCAA Champions (2004, 2005), 2nd Place (2006), Tied for Third (2002 and 2009), Fourth (2003) Goals in a Game: 7, vs. Dartmouth, March 25, 2005- Semifinal Game

Goals in the Frozen Four: 4, Bobbi Ross*, March 24 & 26 2006, Krissy Wendell*, March 26-28, 2004 Assists in a Frozen Four: Natalie Darwitz, March 25 & 27, 2005* Points in a Frozen Four: Natalie Darwitz, March 25 & 27, 2005* Saves in a Frozen Four: Jody Horak, March 23, 2003 * indicates NCAA record

Points in a Game: 16, vs. Providence, March 18, 2005 Assists in a Game: 10, twice, vs. Providence, March 18, 2005 NCAA Regional game, Dartmouth, March 25 Semifinal Game Saves in a Game: 33, vs. Princeton, March 17, 2006 Goals in a Frozen Four: 11, twice, vs. Dartmouth (7) March 25, 2005 and Harvard (4) March 27, 2005 and Darthouth (5) March 26, 2004 and Harvard (6) March 28, 2004 Erica Killewald

Points in a Frozen Four: 24, 2004 (Dartmouth and Harvard, March 26 & 28) Assists in a Frozen Four: 16, 2005 (Dartmouth and Harvard, March 25 & 27)

Individuals Goals in a Game: 4, Bobbi Ross, March 24, 2006 vs. New Hampshire* Assists in a Game: 3, Krissy Wendell, March 28, 2004 vs. Harvard, Natalie Darwitz, March 25, 2005 vs. Dartmouth, Natalie Darwitz, March 27, 2005 vs. Harvard

Laura Slominski

Points in a Game: 5, Natalie Darwitz, March 25, 2005 vs Dartmouth*

Gopher Records in the AWCHA Championship Team

Individuals

AWCHA Appearances: 1998, 1999, 2000

Goals in a Game: 2, Nadine Muzerall, twice, March 27, 1999 vs. New Hampshire and March 24, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth

AWCHA Finishes: 2000- AWCHA Champions, 1999- Third Place, 1998- Fourth Place Goals in a Game: 4, vs. Brown, March 25, 2000

Assists in a Game: 2, Winny Brodt, twice-March 27, 1999 vs. Brown and March 24, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth; Shannon Kennedy, March 26, 1999 vs. New Hampshire

Points in a Game: 9, vs. Brown, March 25, 2000

Points in a Game: 2, multiple players

Assists in a Game: 5, twice; vs. Minnesota Duluth, March 24, 2000, Brown, March 25, 2000

Goals in the AWCHA Championships: 3, Nadine Muzerall, twice-March 26-27, 1999 vs. New Hampshire and Brown, March 24-25, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth and Brown.

Saves in a Game: 41, vs Brown, March 27, 1999 Goals in the AWCHA Championships: 7, vs Minnesota Duluth and Brown, March 24-25, 2000 Points in the AWCHA Championships: 17, vs Minnesota Duluth and Brown, March 24-25, 2000

Assists in the AWCHA Championships: 3, Winny Brodt and Courtney Kennedy, March 24-25, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth and Brown Points in the AWCHA Championships: 4, Winny Brodt, Courtney Kennedy and Nadine Muzerall, march 24-25, 2000 vs. Minnesota Duluth and Brown.

Assists in the AWCHA Championships: 10, vs Minnesota Duluth and Brown, March 24-25, 2000 Saves in the AWCHA Championships: 81, Erica Killewald, March 26-27, 1999 vs. New Hampshire and Brown 85 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

Minnesota’s History in the National Rankings Date 11/10/98 11/24/98 12/1/98 12/8/98 12/15/98 1/12/99 1/26/99 2/2/99 2/9/99 2/16/99 2/23/99 3/16/99 10/4/99 10/18/99 10/25/99 11/1/99 11/8/99 11/15/99 11/22/99 11/29/99 12/6/99 12/13/99 1/3/00 1/10/00 1/17/00 1/24/00 1/31/00 2/7/00 2/14/00 2/21/00 2/28/00 3/6/00 3/20/00 3/27/00 10/16/00 10/23/00 10/30/00 11/6/00 11/13/00 11/27/00 12/4/00 12/11/00 12/18/00 1/2/01 1/8/01 1/15/01 1/22/01 1/29/01 2/6/01 2/12/01 2/19/01 2/26/01 3/5/01 3/12/01 3/19/01 10/2/01 10/9/01 10/16/01 10/23/01 10/29/01 11/5/01 11/12/01 11/19/01 12/3/01 12/10/01 12/17/01 1/14/02 1/21/02 1/28/02 2/4/02 2/11/02 2/18/02 2/29/02 3/5/02 3/11/02 3/18/02 3/25/02 9/30/02 10/14/02 10/21/02 10/28/02 11/5/02

Rank 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 USCHO 4 USCHO 5 USCHO 5 USCHO, 4 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 4 AHM 5 USCHO, 4 AHM 5 USCHO, 4 AHM 7 USCHO, 6 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 6 USCHO, 5 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 4 USCHO, 4 AHM 4 USCHO, 4 AHM 2 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 4 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 4 USCHO, 4 AHM 3 USCHO, 4 AHM 1 AHM 2 USCHO, 1 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 3-T USCHO, 3 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 3 USCHO 3 USCHO, 2 AHM 4 USCHO, 2 AHM 4 USCHO 4 USCHO, 2 AHM 4 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 4 USCHO, 3 AHM 2-T USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 7 AHM 7 AHM 7 AHM 5 AHM 6 USCHO, 9 AHM 6 USCHO, 7-T AHM 8 USCHO, 8 AHM 6 USCHO, 6 AHM 2 USCHO, 3 AHM 2 USCHO 2 USCHO, 3 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 3 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 1-T USCHO, 2 AHM

86 * Minnesota Hockey

Date 11/18/02 11/25/02 12/2/02 1/6/03 1/13/03 1/27/03 2/3/03 2/10/03 2/17/03 2/24/03 3/3/03 3/17/03 9/29/03 10/13/03 10/20/03 10/27/03 11/3/03 11/10/03 11/17/03 11/24/03 12/1/03 12/8/03 12/15/03 1/5/04 1/12/04 1/19/04 1/26/04 2/2/04 2/9/04 2/23/04 3/1/04 3/8/04 3/15/04 3/22/04 3/30/04 10/4/04 10/11/04 10/18/04 10/25/04 11/1/04 11/8/04 11/15/04 11/22/04 11/29/04 12/6/04 12/13/04 1/3/05 1/10/05 1/17/05 1/24/05 2/1/05 2/7/05 2/14/05 2/21/05 2/28/05 3/7/05 3/14/05 3/21/05 3/28/05 10/3/05 10/10/05 10/17/05 10/24/05 10/31/05 11/7/05 11/14/05 11/21/05 11/28/05 12/5/05 12/12/05 12/20/05 1/9/06 1/16/06 1/23/06 1/30/06 2/6/06 2/13/06 2/20/06 2/27/06 3/6/06 3/13/06 3/21/06

Rank 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO, 3 AHM 3 USCHO 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 3 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 2 USCHO, 2 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 AHM 1 AHM 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USA Today 1 USA Today 3 USCHO, 3 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 5 USA Today 6 USCHO, 5 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USA Today

Date 3/28/06 9/19/06 10/2/06 10/9/06 10/16/06 10/23/06 10/30/06 11/6/06 11/13/06 11/20/06 11/27/06 12/4/06 12/11/06 1/2/07 1/8/07 1/15/07 1/22/07 1/29/07 2/5/07 2/12/07 2/19/07 2/26/07 3/5/07 3/12/07 3/20/07 10/1/07 10/8/07 10/15/07 10/22/07 10/29/07 11/5/07 11/12/07 11/19/07 11/26/07 12/3/07 12/10/07 12/17/07 1/7/08 1/14/08 1/21/08 1/28/08 2/4/08 2/11/08 2/18/08 2/25/08 3/3/08 3/10/08 3/18/08 3/25/08 10/6/08 10/14/08 10/20/08 10/27/08 11/3/08 11/10/08 11/17/08 11/25/08 12/1/08 12/8/08 12/15/08 1/5/09 1/12/09 1/19/09 1/26/09 2/2/09 2/9/09 2/16/09 2/23/09 3/2/09 3/9/09 3/17/09 3/24/09

Rank 2 USA Today 3 USCHO 5 USCHO, T-3 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 6 USCHO, 4 USA Today 6 USCHO, 6 USA Today 8 USCHO, 6 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 7 USCHO, 7 USA Today 8 USCHO, 8 USA Today 8 USCHO, 8 USA Today 8 USCHO, 8 USA Today 8 USCHO, 8 USA Today 9 USCHO, 9 USA Today 9 USCHO, 9 USA Today 9 USCHO, 9 USA Today 9 USA Today 9 USA Today 7 USCHO, 7 USA Today 7 USCHO, 6 USA Today 10 USCHO, 8 USA Today 10 USCHO, 10 USA Today 6 USCHO, 7 USA Today 6 USCHO, 7 USA Today 6 USCHO, 6 USA Today 6 USCHO, 6 USA Today 6 USCHO, 7 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 5 USCHO, 6 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 5 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 4 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USCHO, 4 USA Today 5 USA Today 5 USA Today 6 USCHO 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 2 USCHO, 3 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 1 USCHO, 1 USA Today 2 USCHO, 2 USA Today 2 USA Today 3 USA Today

Gopher Attendance Figures Top 10 All-Time 1. Augsburg (11/2/97)* 2. Wisconsin (1/6/07) 3. St. Cloud State (10/19/02)^ 4. Minnesota Duluth (2/28/04) 5. St. Cloud State Club (11/15/97) 6. U.S. Select Team (1/7/00) 7. Minnesota Duluth (11/30/02) 8. Wisconsin (2/23/08) 9. Brown (2/26/99) 10. Brown (3/27/99)

6,854 3,251 3,239 3,142 3,208 3,137 3, 056 2,823 2, 579 2,507

Top Five in Mariucci Arena 1. Augsburg (11/2/97)* 2. Minnesota Duluth (2/28/04) 3. St. Cloud State Club (11/15/97) 4. U.S. Select Team (1/7/00) 5. Brown (2/26/99)

6,854 3,142 3,208 3,137 2,579

Top Five in Ridder Arena 1. Wisconsin (1/6/07) 2. St. Cloud State (10/19/02)^ 3. Minnesota Duluth (11/30/02) 4. Wisconsin (2/8/09) 5. Wisconsin (2/23/08)

3,251 3,239 3,056 2,895 2,823

* first Gopher women’s hockey game in school history ^ first game in Ridder Arena

Championships Hosted by Minnesota 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

2006 NCAA Frozen Four (Mariucci) 2001 NCAA Frozen Four (Mariucci) 1999 AWCHA Championships (Mariucci) 2005 WCHA Championships (Ridder) 2009 WCHA Championships (Ridder) 2006 WCHA Championships (Ridder) 2004 WCHA Championships (Ridder) 2007 WCHA Championships (Ridder)

Ambria Thomas

7,577 5,178 4,954 3,832 3,553 2,792 2,762 2,500

Records & History

AWARDS & HONORS

Shannon Kennedy

Julie Otto

Krissy Wendell

GWH AWARD

2003—Krista Johnson 2004—Andrea Nichols 2005—Liz Palkie 2006—Kim Hanlon 2007—Brittany Francis 2008—Alexandra Zebro 2009—Terra Rasmussen

CAPTAINS

1998—Julie Otto 1999—Shannon Kennedy 2000—Kris Scholz 2001—Ambria Thomas 2002—Ronda Curtin 2003—Gwen Anderson 2004—Krissy Wendell 2005—Brenda Reinen 2006—Maggie Souba 2007—Whitney Graft 2008—Seniors-Whitney Graft, Erica McKenzie, Anya Miller, Jenelle Philipczyk and Bobbi Ross 2009—Kim Hanlon

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD 1998—Nadine Muzerall 1999—Erica Killewald 2000—Nadine Muzerall 2001—Courtney Kennedy 2002—Ronda Curtin 2003—Natalie Darwitz, Jody Horak 2004—Krissy Wendel 2005—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell 2006—Bobbi Ross 2007—Gigi Marvin, Bobbi Ross 2008—Gigi Marvin, Bobbi Ross 2009—Gigi Marvin

UNSUNG HERO AWARD 1998—Emily Buchholz 1999—Laura Slominski 2000—Tracy Engstrom 2001—Ambria Thomas 2002—Laura Slominski 2003—La Toya Clarke 2004—La Toya Clarke 2005—Kelly Stephens 2006—Allie Sanchez 2007—Jenelle Philipczyk 2008—Jenelle Philipczyk 2009—Emily West

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD 1998—Angela Borek 1999—Erica Killewald 2000—Crystal Nicholas 2001—Stephanie Snow 2002—Brenda Reinen and Cecilia Retelle

HIGHEST GPA AWARD 1998—Hattie Hoff 1999—Angela Borek 2000—Laura Slominski 2001—Laura Slominski 2002—Ronda Curtin 2003—Kelsey Bills, Ronda Curtin 2004—Kelsey Bills 2005—Stacy Troumbly 2006—Allie Sanchez 2007—Maggie Souba 2008—Gigi Marvin 2009—Gigi Marvin

PLUS/MINUS AWARD 1998—Ambria Thomas (+53) 1999—Winny Brodt, Jenny Schmidgall (+52) 2000—Courtney Kennedy (+50) 2001—Courtney Kennedy (+39) 2002—Kristy Oonincx (+41) 2003—Melissa Coulombe (+35) 2004—Kelly Stephens (+57) 2005—Krissy Wendell (+74) 2006—Erica McKenzie (+27) 2007—Bobbi Ross (+14) 2008—Emily West (+20) 2009—Jocelyne Lamoureux (+58)

RIDDER AWARD 2000-01—Alyson Sundberg 2001-02—Laura Slominski 2002-03—Jerilyn Glenn 2003-04—Melissa Coulombe 2005—Maggie Souba 2006—Dagney Willey 2007—Dagney Willey 2008—Rachael Drazan 2009—Dagney Willey

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 (C), Kelsey Bills, Winny Brodt 2003-04—Kelsey Bills, La Toya Clarke 2004-05—Kelly Stephens, Krissy Wendell 2005-06—Andrea Nichols (C), Chelsey Brodt, Bobbi Ross 2006-07—Andrea Nichols, Bobbi Ross 2007-08—Bobbi Ross, Whitney Graft 2008-09—Melanie Gagnon, Gigi Marvin 2009-10—Brittany Francis, Michelle Maunu, Terra Rasmussen, Emily West

KATHLEEN C. AND ROBERT B. RIDDER SCHOLARSHIP 1998—Nadine Muzerall 1999—Erica Killewald 2000—Erica Killewlad 2001—Tracy Engstrom 2002—Ronda Curtin 2003—Stacy Troumbly 2004—Allie Sanchez 2005—Maggie Souba 2006—Maggie Souba 2007—Michelle Maunu 2008—Rachael Drazan

PEGGY MACINNIS BYE SCHOLARSHIP 2000—Laura Slominski 2001—Laura Slominski 2002—Kelsey Bills 2003—Kelsey Bills 2004—Kelly Stephens 2005—Andrea Nichols 2006—Andrea Nichols 2007—Anya Miller

2008—Melanie Gagnon

CAROLYN ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP 2004—Krissy Wendell 2005—Bobbi Ross 2007—Bobbi Ross 2008—Brittany Francis

87 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History POWER-PLAY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP 2006—Dagney Willey 2007—Dagney Willey 2008—Dagney Willey

ELOISE M. JAEGAR ENDOWMENT 2006—Anya Miller 2007—Kelli Blankenship

DOUG JONES FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP 2006 - Becky Wacker 2007 - Becky Wacker 2008 - Gigi Marvin

ALL-AMERICAN 1998—Nadine Muzerall (2nd team, WOMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS), Brittny Ralph (2nd team, Women’s Hockey News) 1999—Courtney Kennedy, Nadine Muzerall, Jenny Schmidgall (2nd team, AWCHA) 2001—Courtney Kennedy (1st team, JOFA) 2002—Ronda Curtin, (1st team, JOFA) 2003—Ronda Curtin, Natalie Darwitz (1st, JOFA) 2003—Krissy Wendell (2nd team, JOFA) 2004—Krissy Wendell, (1st team, JOFA) 2004—Natalie Darwitz (2nd team, JOFA) 2005—Natalie Darwitz, Lyndsay Wall, Krissy Wendell (1st team CCM) 2005—Jody Horak (2nd team, CCM) 2008—Gigi Marvin (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA) 2009—Monique Lamoureux (2nd team, RBK HOCKEY/AHCA) PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER 2005—Krissy Wendell PATTY KAZMAIER FINALISTS 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, Krissy Wendell (Top Ten) 2004—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell (Top Ten) 2005—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell (Top Three) 2008—Gigi Marvin (Top Ten) 2009—Gigi Marvin, Monique Lamoureux (Top Ten) FIRST-TEAM ALL-WCHA 2000—Winny Brodt, Nadine Muzerall 2001—Courtney Kennedy, Erica Killewald 2002—Ronda Curtin, Jody Horak 2003—Ronda Curtin, Natalie Darwitz, Jody Horak 2004—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell 2005—Natalie Darwitz, Lyndsay Wall, Krissy Wendell 2006—Erica McKenzie 2007—Gigi Marvin

2008—Gigi Marvin, Rachael Drazan 2009—Melanie Gagnon, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux

SECOND-TEAM ALL-WCHA 2000—Courtney Kennedy, Crystal Nicholas, Laura Slominski, Ambria Thomas 2001—Ambria Thomas, La Toya Clarke 2002—Kelly Stephens 2003—Krissy Wendell 2005—Kelly Stephens, Jody Horak 2008—Erica McKenzie, Anya Miller 2009—Rachel Drazan, Gigi Marvin, Anne Schleper THIRD-TEAM ALL-WCHA 2006—Gigi Marvin 2007—Melanie Gagnon, Bobbi Ross 2008—Melanie Gagnon, Bobbi Ross

WCHA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2000—Winny Brodt 2001—Courtney Kennedy 2002—Ronda Curtin 2003—Ronda Curtin 2009—Melanie Gagnon

88 * Minnesota Hockey

WCHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2003—Natalie Darwitz 2005—Bobbi Ross 2006—Gigi Marvin 2009—Monique Lamoureux WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 2003—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell 2005—Bobbi Ross 2006—Melanie Gagnon, Kim Hanlon, Gigi Marvin 2007—Michelle Maunu 2008—Jenny Lura

2009—Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Anne Schleper

WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2001—Courtney Kennedy 2002—Ronda Curtin 2004—Krissy Wendell 2005—Krissy Wendell WCHA STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2000—Shannon Kennedy 2009—Gigi Marvin WCHA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2000—Winny Brodt, Tracy Engstrom, Erica Killewald 2002—Kelly Stephens, La Toya Clarke, Brenda Reinen, Ronda Curtin (MVP) 2003—Winny Brodt, La Toya Clarke 2004—Natalie Darwitz, Jody Horak, Kelly Stephens, Krissy Wendell (MVP) 2005—Natalie Darwitz (MVP), Jody Horak, Lyndsay Wall, Krissy Wendell 2006—Gigi Marvin, Allie Sanchez 2007—Gigi Marvin, Bobbi Ross 2008—Gigi Marvin 2009—Melanie Gagnon, Jocelyne Lamoureux

AWCHA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1999—Erica Killewald 2000—Winny Brodt, Courtney Kennedy, Erica Killewald (MVP), Nadine Muzerall NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2002—Kelly Stephens 2004—Natalie Darwitz, Jody Horak, Allie Sanchez, Kelly Stephens, Krissy Wendell (MOP) 2005—Natalie Darwitz (MOP), Lyndsay Wall, Krissy Wendell (MOP) 2006—Ashley Albrecht, Bobbi Ross WCHA SCHOLAR ATHLETE 2006—Bobbi Ross, Allie Sanchez, Maggie Souba 2007—Gigi Marvin, Maggie Souba 2008—Gigi Marvin, Michelle Maunu, Anya Miller 2009—Gigi Marvin, Michelle Maunu

WCHA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM & ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN 2000—Angela Borek, Winny Brodt, Emily Buchholz, Shannon Kennedy, Erica Killewald, Crystal Nicholas, Kris Scholz, Laura Slominski 2001—Gwen Anderson, Angela Borek, Emily Buchholz, Ronda Curtin, Erica Killewald, Kris Scholz, Laura Slominski 2002—Gwen Anderson, Kelsey Bills, Melissa Coulombe, Ronda Curtin, Tracy Engstrom, Cecilia Retelle, Laura Slominski 2003—Gwen Anderson, Kelsey Bills, Winny Brodt, Melissa Coulombe, Ronda Curtin, Cecilia Retelle, Kelly Stephens, Noelle Sutton, Stacy Troumbly 2004—Kelsey Bills, Chelsey Brodt, Melissa Coulombe, Natalie Darwitz, Allie Sanchez, Kelly Stephens, Noelle Sutton, Stacy Troumbly, Krissy Wendell 2005—Chelsey Brodt, Natalie Darwitz, Krista Johnson, Andrea Nichols, Brenda Reinen, Allie Sanchez, Maggie Souba, Kelly Stephens, Noelle Sutton, Stacy Troumbly, Krissy Wendell 2006—Chelsey Brodt, Whitney Graft, Krista Johnson, Erica McKenzie, Anya Miller, Andrea Nichols, Liz Palkie, Jenelle Philipczyk, Bobbi Ross, Allie Sanchez, and Maggie Souba. 2007—Lindsey Block, Melanie Gagnon, Whitney Graft, Gigi Marvin, Erica McKenzie, Anya Miller, Andrea Nichols, Jenelle Philipczyk, Bobbi Ross, Maggie Souba and Dagney Willey.

2008—Kelli Blankenship, Rachael Drazan, Melanie Gagnon, Whitney Graft, Jaimie Horton, Gigi Marvin, Michelle Maunu, Erica McKenzie, Anya Miller, Bobbi Ross, Dagney Willey, Alexandra Zebro 2009—Kelli Blankenship, Rachael Drazan, Brittany Francis, Melanie Gagnon, Gigi Marvin, Michelle Maunu, Terra Rasmussen, Dagney Willey, Alexandra Zebro

WCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1999-00—Nadine Muzerall (Oct. 18, Jan. 24), Courtney Kennedy (Nov. 29) 2000-01—Laura Slominski (Oct. 16), Ambria Thomas (Nov. 27), Tracy Engstrom (Dec. 4), Erica Killewald (Jan. 29), Courtney Kennedy (Feb. 5) 2001-02—Ronda Curtin (Dec. 17, Feb. 11, March 4) 2002-03—La Toya Clarke (11/12), Natalie Darwitz (11/19), Krissy Wendell (11/26) 2003-04—Krissy Wendell (10/20, 1/19, 2/2, 3/8), Natalie Darwitz (10/27, 11/3, 2/23), La Toya Clarke (12/8) 2004-05—Natalie Darwitz (11/1, 1/18), Kelly Stephens (2/21), Krissy Wendell (11/28, 2/14) 2005-06—Erica McKenzie (10/17, 11/14, 1/16, 2/20, 2/27) 2006-07—Bobbi Ross (11/7), 11/13), Gigi Marvin (2/6) 2007-08—Erica McKenzie (Oct. 9), Bobbi Ross (Oct. 30), Emily West (Nov. 27), Gigi Marvin (Dec. 4, Feb. 12, Feb. 20) 2008-09—Jen Schoullis (Oct. 22), Gigi Marvin (Nov. 5, Dec. 10, Jan. 7), Monique Lamoureux (Jan. 21, Feb. 4), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Jan. 21, Feb. 11) WCHA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 1999-00—Ronda Curtin (Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Feb. 15) 2000-01—La Toya Clarke (Oct. 16, Dec. 4), Bethany Peterson 2001-02—Kristy Oonincx (Nov. 12, Feb.4, March 4), Kelly Stephens (Oct. 15, Dec. 3, Jan. 8), Jody Horak (Nov. 26, Jan. 21) Brenda Reinen (Oct. 22, Feb. 10) 2002-03—Natalie Darwitz (10/14, 11/5, 11/26, 1/14, 2/4, 2/25), Krissy Wendell (10/21, 10/28, 11/19, 1/21) 2003-04—Lyndsay Wall (11/24), Andrea Nichols (12/1) Becky Wacker (2/2, 3/1) 2004-05—Erica McKenzie (10/11, 1/18), Bobbi Ross (10/18, 2/13) 2005-06—Gigi Marvin (11/7, 1/16, 2/6, 2/20, 2/27) 2006-07—Kelli Blankenship (10/31, 12/6) 2007-08—Jenny Lura (Oct. 30), Jen Schoullis (Nov. 20) 2008-09—Monique Lamoureux (Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Nov. 26, Dec. 10), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Jan. 14) WCHA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2002-03—Jody Horak (10/28, 3/4) 2003-04—Lyndsay Wall (11/3), Jody Horak (12/8, 3/1) 2004-05—Lyndsay Wall (10/18, 11/8) 2005-06—Brittony Chartier (10/17, 10/24, 1/23); Kim Hanlon (1/16) 2006-07—Brittony Chartier (11/7), Melanie Gagnon (1/30) 2007-08—Anya Miller (Feb. 12) 2008-09—Kelly Seeler (Feb. 18), Alyssa Grogan (Feb. 25) US COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2001-02—Kelly Stephens (Nov. 5), Brenda Reinen and Jody Horak (Jan. 22) 2002-03—Natalie Darwitz (11/19), Krissy Wendell (11/5, 11/26), Jody Horak (3/4) 2003-04—Natalie Darwitz (10/28), Krissy Wendell (3/9), Jody Horak (3/2) 2004-05—Natalie Darwitz (11/2, 1/25, 3/8), Lyndsay Wall (10/19), Krissy Wendell (11/30) 2005-06—Brittony Chartier (10/23); Kim Hanlon (2/12) 2007-08—Bobbi Ross (Oct. 30), Rachael Drazan (Nov. 6) 2008-09—Jenny Lura (Oct. 15) MINNESOTA WOMEN’S SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2000—Shannon Kennedy

Records & History

LETTERWINNERS Name (Year Lettered) Albrecht, Ashley (2003-06) Alm, Heather (1998) Anderson, Gwen (2000-03) Ashley, Danielle (2004) Bills, Kelsey (2001-04) Blankenship, Kelli (2007-09) Block, Lindsay (2006-07) Borek, Angela (1998-01) Brekken, Matty (1998) Brodt, Chelsey (2003-06) Brodt, Winny (1999-00, 03) Buchholz, Emily (1998-01) Cecko, Laura (2002) Clarke, La Toya (2001-04) Coulombe, Melissa (2001-04) Curtin, Ronda (2000-03) Darwitz, Natalie (2003-05) Donaghue, Tracy (1998-99) Drazan, Rachael (2008-09) Engstrom, Tracy (1999-02) Erickson, Sarah (2009) Francis, Brittany (2007-09) Franzmeier, Lacey (1998-00) Gagnon, Melanie (2006-09) Glenn, Jerilyn (2001-04) Graft, Whitney (2005-07) Hegland, Amber (1999) Hoff, Hattie (1998) Horton, Jaimie (2007-09) Johnson, Krista (2003-06) Johnson, Tiffany (2007) Jones, Chelsey (2009) Kennedy, Courtney (1999-01) Kennedy, Shannon (1999-00) Kukowski, Betsey (1998-01) Lamoureux, Jocelyne (2009) Lamoureux, Monique (2009) Ludwigson, Nikki (2009) Lyons, Dacia (1998) Marvin, Gigi (2006-09) Maunu, Michelle (2007-09) May, Laura (2008-09) McKenzie, Erica (2005-08) Milbert, Megan (1997-00) Miller, Anya (2005-08) Muzerall, Nadine (1998-01) Nichols, Andrea (2004-07) Olson, Kelly (1998-01) Oonincx, Kristy (2002-03) Otto, Julie (1998) Palinsky, Tracy (2001) Palkie, Liz (2005-06) Pettiford, Marisa (1998) Philipczyk, Jenelle (2005-08) Pone, Sarma (1998-00, 02) Ralph, Brittny (1998-99) Rasmussen, Terra (2008-09) Retelle, Cecilia (2001-03) Ross, Bobbi (2005-08) Sanchez, Allie (2003-06) Schleper, Anne (2009) Schmidgall, Jenny (1999) Scholz, Kris (1998-01) Schoullis, Jen (2008-09) Seeler, Kelly (2009) Slominski, Laura (1999-02)

GP 149 8 122 26 132 113 79 124 38 151 96 137 13 140 143 147 99 33 72 143 40 113 64 148 134 146 36 16 99 145 36 38 106 73 116 40 40 9 6 152 113 68 144 65 148 129 150 133 56 31 34 78 27 155 128 65 76 79 152 152 40 32 138 78 39 146

G 10 1 2 2 11 19 1 4 17 7 41 6 0 67 10 60 102 3 15 58 10 26 8 14 18 19 17 1 5 7 1 2 35 24 16 28 39 1 1 87 4 6 72 6 22 139 42 5 31 6 2 4 7 24 6 24 8 0 75 14 7 33 45 24 5 65

A 44 2 14 13 12 23 1 21 20 36 93 55 0 92 38 107 144 1 33 74 13 66 6 67 16 38 18 0 6 13 1 8 77 41 30 37 36 0 1 108 31 2 69 10 56 96 38 25 32 2 0 10 10 37 19 28 3 8 77 29 19 38 88 36 11 96

P Pen-Min PP SH GW 54 20-40 2 0 3 3 0- 0 0 0 0 16 8- 16 0 0 1 15 37-74 1 0 0 23 33-74 1 1 2 42 41-82 3 1 2 2 2-4 0 0 0 25 19-38 0 0 0 37 12-24 0 2 3 43 73-146 1 0 0 134 30-60 7 0 5 61 68-136 3 0 2 0 0- 0 0 0 0 159 25-50 18 4 14 48 40- 80 5 0 1 167 19- 38 25 3 13 246 49-98 29 7 18 4 2- 4 0 0 0 48 39-97 6 0 1 132 39-78 12 1 6 23 17-56 5 0 1 92 21-42 11 1 3 14 4- 8 0 0 1 81 108-235 8 0 2 34 16-32 1 0 5 57 20-40 6 2 3 35 6- 12 1 0 1 1 0- 0 0 0 0 11 7-14 0 0 0 20 35-78 0 0 0 2 2-4 0 0 1 10 13-26 1 0 1 112 105-232 8 0 6 65 31-62 3 1 9 46 12-24 1 1 2 65 46-92 8 1 8 75 32-86 5 5 8 1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0- 0 0 0 0 195 66-143 31 5 16 35 34 1 0 0 8 11-22 0 0 1 141 38-84 24 4 18 16 11-22 0 0 0 78 53-106 11 0 2 235 64-134 40 4 24 80 65-141 10 3 9 30 34-68 1 1 0 63 11-22 6 2 9 8 4- 8 0 1 0 2 3- 6 0 0 1 14 8-16 0 0 1 17 5-10 1 0 1 61 49-98 9 0 5 25 31- 62 2 0 2 52 24-48 8 2 4 11 11-22 0 0 0 8 34-71 0 0 0 152 85-170 27 10 20 43 75-161 4 2 4 26 16-32 4 0 0 71 8-16 9 2 3 133 15-30 7 4 5 60 27-54 6 0 4 16 18-36 2 0 0 161 19- 38 20 2 5

Name (Year Lettered) Snow, Stephanie (2001) Souba, Maggie (2004-07) Stephens, Kelly (2002-05) Sundberg, Alyson (2000) Sutton, Noelle (2002-05) Thomas, Ambria (1998-01) Thorsehim, Tai (1998-99) Troumbly, Stacy (2002-05) Tryba, Laura (1998) Vogt, Paula (1998) Wacker, Becky (2004-07) Wall, Lyndsay (2004-05) Wendell, Krissy (2003-05) West, Emily (2008-09) Willey, Dagney (2006-09) Wournell, Marley (2006) Zebro, Alexandra (2007-09)

GP 27 137 148 21 144 134 66 143 31 18 135 57 101 74 148 38 88

G 1 2 97 2 27 89 6 3 10 2 29 20 106 30 6 2 2

A P Pen-Min PP SH GW 4 5 7-14 0 0 1 8 10 18-36 0 0 2 121-242 32 6 17 121 218 1 3 3- 6 0 0 0 26 53 20-40 3 1 7 112 201 53-106 18 8 18 14 20 20-40 1 0 1 3 6 5-10 1 0 0 13 23 13-26 1 0 1 2 4 2- 4 0 0 0 24 53 24-48 1 2 4 49 69 35-70 18 0 0 131 237 67-153 33 16 24 34 64 35-70 10 1 5 31 37 60-142 2 0 0 3 5 3-6 0 0 0 8 10 23-57 0 0 0

GOALIE LETTERWINNERS Name (Years Lettered) GP-GS Record Svs Pct. GA GAA SO Chartier, Brittony (2006-07) 43-42 27-13-2 854 .908 87 2.13 8 Grogan, Alyssa (2009) 22-21 16-2-2 407 .923 34 1.67 3 Hanlon, Kim (2006-09) 68-59 43-14-2 1225 .913 116 1.90 13 Harms, Sara (1997) 9-3 3- 2- 0 61 .938 4 0.80 3 Horak, Jody (2002-05) 105-101 83-14-6 2212 .931 164 1.61 20 Killewald, Erica (1998-01) 111-107 73-23-9 2385 .923 199 1.88 21 Krause, Brittany (2007) 1-0 0-0-0 5 1.000 0 0.00 0 LammĂŠ, Natalie (2006) 0-1 0-0-0 8 .889 1 3.00 0 Lura, Jenny (2008-09) 36-33 25-6-3 619 .914 58 1.77 4 Nicholas, Crystal (1999-00) 28-24 25- 0- 0 323 .912 31 1.25 10 Reinen, Brenda (2002-04) 48-45 36-3-5 1034 .934 73 1.58 10 current players in bold

Anya Miller

89 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History

Hometowns and

JERSEY NUMBERS 1 Brenda Reinen (Sun Prairie, Wis.) Jenny Lura (North Vancouver, B.C.) 2 Hattie Hoff (Red Wing, Minn.) Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.) Whitney Graft (Wayzata, Minn.) Kelly Seeler (Eden Prairie, Minn.) 3 Laura Tryba (Blaine, Minn.) Shannon Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.) Jerilyn Glenn (Ham Lake, Minn.) Melanie Gagnon (St. Adolphe, Manitoba) Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) 4 Nadine Muzerall (Mississauga, Ont.) Chelsey Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) Andrea Nichols (Mt. Iron, Minn.) Sarah Erickson (Roseau, Minn.) 5 Dacia Lyons (Cottage Grove, Wis.) Winny Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) Chelsey Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) Laura May (Dellwood, Minn.) 6 Angela Borek (Burnsville, Minn.) Sarma Pone (Minneapolis, Minn.) Liz Palkie (Carlton, Minn.) Rachael Drazan (Orono, Minn.) Katie Frischmann (Rochester, Minn.) 7 Sarma Pone (Minneapolis, Minn.) Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) Kelli Blankenship (Lusby, Minn.) 8 Kelly Olson (Little Canada, Minn.) Noelle Sutton (Maple Grove, Minn.) Danielle Ashley (Burlington, Ont.) Bobbi Ross (Verwood, Sask.) Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) 9 Megan Milbert (South St.Paul, Minn.) Ronda Curtin (Roseville, Minn.) Noelle Sutton (Maple Grove, Minn.) Marley Wournell (Vernon, B.C.) Jaimie Horton (Maple Grove, Minn.) 10 Kris Scholz (Hugo, Minn.) Krista Johnson (Blaine, Minn.) Brittany Francis (Thunder Bay, Ont.) 11 Tai Thorsheim (Stillwater, Minn.) Ashley Albrecht (South St.Paul, Minn.) Lindsay Block (Chaska, Minn.) Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.) 12 Matty Brekken (Devils Lake, N.D.) Stacy Troumbly (Bovey, Minn.) Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) 13 Betsey Kukowski (Apple Valley, Minn.) Maggie Souba (Moorhead, Minn.) 14 Brittny Ralph (Brooklyn Center, Minn.) La Toya Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) Lindsay Block (Chaska, Minn.) Tiffany Johnson (Plymouth, Minn.) Chelsey Jones (Lake Elmo, Minn.) 15 Julie Otto (Buffalo, Minn.) Kelsey Bills (Carstairs, Alberta) Anya Miller (Elk River, Minn.) 16 Jenny Schmidgall (Edina, Minn.) Betsey Kukowski (Apple Valley, Minn.) Jenelle Philipczyk (Woodbury, Minn.) 17 Ambria Thomas (Fairbanks, Alaska) Cecilia Retelle (Madison, Wis.) Becky Wacker (York, Maine) Emily West (Colorado Springs, Colo) 18 Emily Buchholz (Waupon, Wis.) Kelly Stephens (Shoreline, Wash.) Nikki Ludwigson (Bloomington, Minn.) 19 Heather Alm (Woodbury, Minn.) Amber Hegland (Farmington, Minn.) Melissa Coulombe (St.Pierre-Jolys, Man.) Gigi Marvin (Warroad, Minn.) Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) 90 * Minnesota Hockey

2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 1998-99, 1999-2000 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2002-03 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02 2004-05, 2005-06 2007-08, 2008-09 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02, 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02, 2002-03 2003-04, 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2008-09 1997-98, 1998-99 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 1997-98, 1998-99 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 1998-99 1999-2000, 2000-01 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 1997-98 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 1998-99 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 2009-10

20 Lacey Franzmeier (Stacy, Minn.) Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn.) Alexandra Zebro (Oak Grove, Minn.) 21 Marisa Pettiford (St.Paul, Minn.) Laura Slominski (Burnsville, Minn.) Allie Sanchez (St.Paul,Minn.) Monique Lamoureux (Grand Forks, Minn.) 22 Paula Vogt (Richmond, Minn.) Gwen Anderson (North St.Paul, Minn.) Erica McKenzie (Hastings, Minn.) Anne Schleper (St.Cloud, Minn.) 23 Tracy Donaghue (Maple Grove, Minn.) Tracy Palinsky (Port Elgin, Ont.) Dagney Willey (Maple Grove, Minn.) 24 Tracy Engstrom (Willmar, Minn.) Jen Schoullis (Erie, Pa.) 25 Bethany Petersen (Bloomington, Minn.) Kate Swenson (Maple Grove, Minn.) Lyndsay Wall (Churchville, N.Y.) Terra Rasmussen (Coon Rapids, Minn.) 26 Alyson Sundberg (Roseville, Minn.) Laura Cecko (Coon Rapids, Minn.) Michelle Maunu (Esko, Minn.) 27 Ambria Thomas (Fairbanks, Alaska) Jody Horak (Blaine, Minn.) 28 Stephanie Snow (Bedford, N.H.) 29 Ronda Curtin (Roseville, Minn.) Kristy Oonincx (Moose Jaw, Sask.) 30 Natalie LammĂŠ (Hibbing, Minn.) 31 Sarah Harms (Pengilly, Minn.) Alyssa Grogan (Eagan, Minn.) 32 Brittany Krause (Hibbing, Minn.) 33 Brittony Chartier (Saskatoon, Sask.) 35 Crystal Nicholas (Tulsa, Okla.) Stephanie Johnson (Minneapolis, Minn.) 36 Erica Killewald (Troy, Mich.) 39 Kim Hanlon (Blaine, Minn.) 41 Noora RĂ¤ty (Espoo, Finland)

Kelly Stephens

1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 2008-09 1997-98 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 2008-09, 2009-10 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 2000-01 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 2000-01 2001-02 2003-04, 2004-05 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 2000-01 1999-2000, 2000-01 2001-02, 2002-03 2005-06 1997-98 2008-09, 2009-10 2006-07, 2007-08 2005-06, 2006-07 1998-99, 1999-2000 2000-01, 2001-02 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 2009-10

Records & History

SERIES RECORDS Boston College ......................................................................3-0-1 1/15/98 A W 4-3 1/12/08 H T 2-2 1/13/08 H W 2-1 1/14/09 N W 4-3 Boston University ..................................................................1-0-0 10/6/07 H W 4-2 British Columbia....................................................................1-0-0 11/8/97 H W 10-2 Brown ..................................................................................11-5-1 12/28/97 A L 3-4 1/17/98 A L 1-3 2/26/99 H L 1-2 2/27/99 H T 1-1 (OT) 3/27/99 H W 3-2 11/5/99 H W 4-0 3/25/00 N W 4-2 11/4/00 A L 2-3 (OT) 11/17/01 A W 3-2 3/22/02 N L 1-2 11/16/02 H W 5-3 11/15/03 A W 5-2 11/16/03 A W 8-1 1/14/05 H W 8-2 1/15/05 H W 5-0 11/12/05 H W 5-1 11/13/05 H W 3-0 Bobbi Ross

Alberta ..................................................................................2-0-0 12/19/98 N W 9-2 12/20/98 N W 8-2 Ausgburg ..............................................................................4-0-0 11/2/97 H W 8-0 2/6/98 A W 9-2 3/8/98 H W 10-2 2/13/99 A W 10-1 Beatrice Aeros ......................................................................0-1-0 1/31/99 N L 0-9 Bemidji State ......................................................................39-2-3 11/14/98 A W 10-0 1/10/00 A W 4-2 1/11/00 A W 10-0 1/21/00 H W 6-1 1/22/00 H W 10-0 12/1/00 H W 9-1 12/2/00 H W 8-4 2/2/01 A W 6-1 2/3/01 A W 8-5 11/10/01 H T 2-2 (OT) 11/11/01 H W 9-0 1/12/02 A T 2-2 (OT) 1/13/02 A W 3-2 (OT) 11/8/02 H W 4-1 11/9/02 H T 2-2 (OT) 2/1/03 A W 7-0 2/2/03 A W 7-2 12/5/03 H W 7-0 12/6/03 H W 6-1 1/31/04 A W 4-1 2/1/04 A W 4-0 10/22/04 A W 5-0 10/23/04 A W 5-2 1/7/05 H W 2-0 1/8/05 H W 5-0 3/3/05 N W 6-3 10/14/05 A W 2-0 10/15/05 A W 3-2 1/6/06 H W 7-2 1/7/06 H L 1-2 12/1/06 A W 4-1 12/2/06 A W 3-2 2/9/07 H L 0-2 2/10/07 H W 5-3 11/30/07 H W 5-0 12/1/07 H W 1-0 2/1/08 A W 5-1 2/2/08 A W 4-1 11/14/08 A W 3-0 11/15/08 A 7-0 7-0 1/16/09 H W 5-1 H W 11-1 1/17/09 2/27/09 N W 4-1 2/28/09 N W 5-1

Concordia (Que.) ..................................................................2-0-0 1/16/99 A W 6-4 1/29/99 N W 3-0 Connecticut ..........................................................................1-0-0 10/7/06 H W 3-0 Cornell ..................................................................................3-0-0 11/30/97 N W 3-2 2/5/99 H W 6-1 2/6/99 H W 5-0 Dartmouth ............................................................................7-6-0 12/11/99 H W 5-4 12/12/99 H W 4-3 12/9/00 A L 1-5 12/10/00 A L 0-4 11/24/01 H W 3-2 (OT) 1/17/03 A L 3-6 3/23/03 N L 2-4 2/7/04 H L 2-3 2/8/04 H W 7-3 3/26/04 N W 5-1 12/11/04 A L 7-5 12/12/04 A W 4-3 (OT) 3/25/05 N W 7-2 Gustavus Adolphus ................................................................3-0-0 11/23/97 A W 6-0 10-0 2/22/98 H W 12/3/98 H W 8-1 Harvard..................................................................................8-4-0 11/6/97 H L 2-3 11/5/98 H L 1-3 11/7/99 H L 3-8 11/6/00 A W 3-2 11/18/01 A W 3-2 11/17/02 H W 4-3 3/21/03 N L 6-1 3/28/04 N W 6-2 11/27/04 H W 5-3 3/27/05 N W 4-3 11/28/08 H W 3-1 11/29/08 H W 3-2 Findlay ..................................................................................4-0-0 1/26/02 H W 7-1 1/27/02 H W 4-0 10/12/02 A W 8-1 10/13/02 A W 7-2 Maine ....................................................................................1-0-0 10/6/06 H W 5-2 Manitoba................................................................................3-0-0 1/30/98 H W 3-0 1/31/98 H W 5-1 12/18/98 A W 3-1 Mercyhurst ............................................................................6-1-0 1/6/01 H W 3-0

10/26/01 1/16/04 1/17/04 10/21/05 10/22/05 3/20/09

A H H A A N

W W W W W L

2-1 (OT) 5-1 3-1 1-0 4-2 4-5

Minnesota Blue Jâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ................................................................1-0-0 3/1/98 H W 6-1 Minnesota CODP ....................................................................1-0-0 2/22/99 H W 10-1 Minnesota-Duluth ..............................................................24-17-5 12/3/99 H L 4-5 12/4/99 H L 0-1 2/11/00 A W 4-3 2/12/00 A T 2-2 (OT) 3/4/00 N L 0-2 3/24/00 N W 3-2 11/10/00 H W 4-0 11/11/00 H W 8-0 3/2/01 A T 2-2 (OT) 3/3/01 A L 1-3 10/20/01 A L 0-7 10/21/01 A T 1-1 (OT) 1/18/02 H W 1-0 1/19/02 H W 3-1 11/30/02 H L 3-4 12/1/02 H L 5-6 1-7 2/14/03 A L 2/15/03 A W 4-2 3/8/03 N L 3-5 1/9/04 A L 4-1 1/10/04 A W 4-3 (OT) 2/28/04 H W 4-2 2/29/04 H W 7-5 3/14/04 N W 4-2 11/19/04 H W 4-2 11/20/04 H T 2-2 (OT) 2/26/05 A L 4-2 2/27/05 A W 1-0 10/28/05 H W 4-1 10/29/05 H L 0-6 1/20/06 A L 2-4 1/21/06 A W 2-0 3/11/06 N W 2-1 11/3/06 H W 5-3 11/4/06 H W 1-0 2/17/07 A L 1-7 2/18/07 A L 1-5 3/3/07 N W 3-2 (OT) 10/26/07 H W 3-1 10/27/07 H W 5-1 11/17/07 A L 0-5 11/18/07 A W 3-0 10/10/08 A W 4-3 (OT) 10/11/08 A W 2-0 1/23/09 H L 2-4 1/24/09 H T 3-3 (OT) UMD (club) ............................................................................1-0-0 11/15/98 A W 10-0 Minnesota State University, Mankato ................................42-3-2 10/30/98 A W 11-1 11/20/98 H W 8-1 2/7/99 H W 4-0 2/14/99 A W 10-1 3/11/99 H W 6-0 11/23/99 H W 7-1 1/14/00 A W 7-1 1/15/00 A W 10-0 2/8/00 H W 8-3 3/2/00 N W 10-0 10/27/00 A W 2-1 10/28/00 A W 6-1 1/13/01 H W 4-0 1/14/01 H W 3-0 10/12/01 H W 2-0 10/13/01 H W 4-1 2/1/02 A W 3-0 2/2/02 A W 6-1 12/7/02 A W 5-2 12/8/02 A W 3-1 2/22/03 H W 5-1 2/23/03 H W 4-0 11/22/03 A T 1-1 (OT) 11/23/03 A W 4-0 1/24/04 H W 3-2 1/25/04 H L 3-2 (OT) 10/29/04 A W 6-1

91 * Minnesota Hockey

Records & History 10/30/04 2/19/05 2/20/05 12/9/05 12/10/05 2/3/06 2/4/06 3/3/06 3/4/06 10/13/06 10/14/06 1/19/07 1/20/07 12/7/07 12/8/07 1/25/08 1/26/08 11/21/08 11/22/08 1/30/09 1/31/09 3/7/09

A H H A A H H H H H H A A A A H H H H A A N

W W W W T W W W W W W L L W W W W W W W W W

6-0 5-0 3-0 1-0 1-1 (OT) 2-1 (OT) 4-3 (OT) 5-1 6-0 4-1 5-2 2-3 3-4 6-0 1-0 3-1 4-3 2-1 6-3 9-1 7-4 7-2

MN Thoroughbreds ................................................................1-0-0 2/27/98 H W 4-2

11/3/01 2/8/02 2/9/02 3/8/02 10/25/02 20/26/02 2/7/03 2/8/03 10/17/03 10/18/03 2/20/04 2/21/04 3/13/04 11/6/04 11/7/04 1/21/05 1/22/05 3/5/05 11/4/05 11/5/05 1/27/06 1/28/06 10/27/06 10/28/06 1/12/07 1/13/07 10/19/07 10/20/07 2/8/08 2/9/08 10/17/08 10/18/08 1/9/09 1/10/09

H A A N A A H H H H A A N H H A A N H H A A A A H H A A H H H H A A

W W W W W W W W W W T W W W W W W W W L W L W L L W W L W W W W W W

3-2 5-0 2-1 (OT) 4-1 4-0 2-1 5-3 2-1 6-3 7-0 1-1 (OT) 6-0 5-1 10-0 5-1 4-1 4-1 7-1 9-5 1-2 (OT) 4-1 2-3 (OT) 4-1 1-2 1-7 3-1 7-4 1-4 7-3 5-1 8-1 8-2 9-2 12-1

New Hampshire ....................................................................6-5-3 11/9/97 H L 1-5 12/30/97 N L 5-6 3/20/98 N L 1-4 11/7/98 H T 1-1 (OT) 1/30/99 A T 0-0 (OT) 3/26/99 H L 2-3 (OT) 1/29/00 H W 6-2 1/30/00 H W 5-4 1/26/01 A W 2-1 1/27/01 A W 3-1 11/25/01 H T 3-3 (OT) 1/18/03 A W 4-0 3/24/06 N W 5-4 10/7/06 H L 5-6 (OT)

Princeton ..............................................................................4-0-1 11/29/97 N W 6-1 12/16/97 H W 5-3 12/17/97 H T 5-5 (OT) 11/28/98 A W 3-1 3/17/06 N W 4-0

Niagara ..................................................................................5-1-1 1/7/01 H W 4-2 10/27/01 A L 1-2 3/24/02 N T 2-2 (OT) 11/11/06 H W 4-3 11/12/06 H W 3-1 1/3/09 A W 8-0 1/4/09 A W 5-3

Providence ............................................................................6-1-0 11/28/97 N W 5-4 12/29/97 N W 3-0 2/20/99 H W 1-0 2/21/99 H W 5-1 10/23/99 A W 3-1 10/24/99 A L 0-1 3/18/05 N W 6-1

North Dakota ......................................................................24-0-0 11/29/03 H W 6-2 11/30/03 H W 10-1 10/8/04 A W 8-0 10/9/04 A W 7-1 H W 7-0 2/12/05 2/13/05 H W 4-2 12/2/05 A W 4-0 12/3/05 A W 3-1 2/25/06 H W 4-0 2/26/06 H W 6-0 12/9/06 A W 8-1 12/10/06 A W 1-0 1/27/07 H W 4-0 1/28/07 H W 5-1 11/24/07 H W 5-1 11/25/07 H W 5-3 1/18/08 A W 4-1 1/19/08 A W 2-1 2/29/08 H W 3-1 3/1/08 H W 9-0 12/5/08 A W 4-0 12/6/08 A W 5-2 2/13/09 H W 4-1 2/14/09 H W 5-0

Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s..................................................................................1-0-0 11/29/98 N W 10-0

Northeastern ........................................................................4-2-2 1/24/98 H T 2-2 (OT) 1/25/98 H T 1-1 (OT) 3/21/98 N L 0-4 11/27/98 A W 5-2 10/29/99 A W 3-1 10/30/99 A L 1-4 11/26/04 N W 8-1 10/5/07 H W 5-3 Ohio State ............................................................................35-8-1 11/12/99 A W 3-0 11/13/99 A W 7-1 2/4/00 H W 4-1 2/5/00 H W 6-0 10/21/00 H W 6-2 10/22/00 H L 2-4 2/16/01 A L 0-1 2/17/01 A W 5-2 3/9/01 N L 0-4 11/2/01 H W 2-1

92 * Minnesota Hockey

Robert Morris ........................................................................1-1-0 10/3/08 H L 2-3 10/4/08 H W 7-1 St. Cloud State ....................................................................39-2-1 1/9/99 H W 10-0 3/7/99 H W 10-0 10/15/99 H W 10-1 10/16/99 A W 10-1 2/18/00 H W 5-0 2/19/00 A W 5-2 10/14/00 A W 4-1 10/15/00 H W 5-4 2/9/01 H W 7-1 2/10/01 A L 6-7 7-2 12/14/01 H W 1/5/02 A W 5-1 3/1/02 H W 4-1 3/2/02 A W 9-1 10/18/02 A W 10-1 10/19/02 H W 8-0 1/10/03 A W 2-1 1/11/03 H W 10-2 10/31/03 H W 4-1 11/1/03 H W 5-3 3/5/04 A W 3-1 3/6/04 A W 7-5 10/15/04 H W 7-0 10/16/04 H W 7-1 2/4/05 A W 4-1 2/5/05 A W 5-1 1/13/06 A W 2-0 1/14/06 H W 5-0 2/17/06 A W 3-2 2/18/06 H W 4-2 11/17/06 A W 5-2 11/18/06 H W 4-1 2/2/07 H W 4-0 2/3/07 A W 6-4 10/12/07 H T 4-4 10/13/07 A L 1-2 2/15/08 A W 4-2 2/16/08 H W 5-2 10/31/08 H W 2-1

11/1/08 2/20/09 2/21/09

A A H

W W W

6-2 7-0 3-1

SCSU (club)............................................................................1-0-0 11/15/97 H W 10-0 St. Lawrence..........................................................................6-1-1 1/6/98 H W 6-1 1/7/98 H W 5-0 1/15/99 N W 5-0 1/7/02 H W 3-2 1/8/02 H T 3-3 (OT) 11/22/02 A W 5-2 11/23/02 A W 7-2 10/8/05 H L 1-3 Toronto ..................................................................................1-0-0 1/17/99 N W 5-1 Wayne State ..........................................................................1-0-1 1/5/08 A W 6-3 1/6/08 A T 3-3 Wilfrid Laurier ......................................................................2-0-0 1/22/99 H W 10-0 1/23/99 H W 7-1 Wisconsin ..........................................................................26-19-6 11/19/99 A W 7-4 11/20/99 A W 5-0 H W 11-3 2/26/00 2/27/00 H W 4-2 3/3/00 N W 5-0 11/24/00 A W 5-2 11/25/00 A T 4-4 (OT) 2/24/01 H W 6-2 2/25/01 H W 3-1 3/10/01 N L 3-4 11/30/01 A W 4-1 12/1/01 A W 4-3 (OT) 2/16/02 H L 0-2 2/17/02 H W 3-2 (OT) 3/9/02 N W 3-2 11/1/02 H W 3-1 11/2/02 H W 2-1 2/28/03 A L 1-2 3/1/03 A W 2-0 3/7/03 N W 3-1 10/25/03 A W 3-0 10/26/03 A W 3-1 2/13/04 H L 2-1 (OT) 2/14/04 H W 2-1 12/4/04 A W 2-0 12/5/04 A T 3-3 (OT) 1/29/05 H W 4-1 1/30/05 H W 2-1 3/6/05 N W 3-2 (OT) 11/18/05 H L 0-2 11/19/05 H L 2-6 2/10/06 A W 3-1 2/11/06 A L 1-3 3/12/06 N L 1-4 3/26/06 N L 0-3 10/21/06 A L 1-3 10/22/06 A T 3-3 (OT) 1/5/07 H L 4-1 1/6/07 H L 0-3 3/4/07 N L 1-3 11/2/07 A L 0-3 11/3/07 A W 3-2 2/23/08 H L 1-5 2/24/08 H T 2-2 3/8/08 N L 3-4 3/15/08 N L 2-3 (OT) 10/24/08 A T 1-1 (OT) 10/26/08 A L 1-2 2/7/09 H W 4-2 2/8/09 H T 3-3 (OT) 3/8/09 N L 3-5 Wisconsin (club)....................................................................1-0-0 2/7/98 H W 10-0 Yale........................................................................................1-0-0 1/18/98 A W 2-1 Totals Home Away Neutral WCHA*

343-79-30 (.792) 169-29-15 (.829) 131-32-13 (.781) 29-16-1 (.641) 201-41-18 (.808)

* record against WCHA opponents since 1999-2000, the first season of league play

2009-10 Opponents

Syracuse Orange  October 2 & 4, 2009, Ridder Arena

Ohio State Buckeyes

 Oct. 9-10, 2009, Columbus, Ohio, OSU Ice Rink  Jan. 8-9, 2010, Ridder Arena Location ........................................................................................................Syracuse, N.Y. Enrollment..................................................................................................................12,440 Nickname ..................................................................................................................Orange Colors ........................................................................................................................Orange Conference ......................................................................................College Hockey America Chancellor ..................................................................................................Dr. Nancy Cantor Athletics Director ..........................................................................................Dr. Daryl Gross Arena (cap.) ........................................................................................Tennity Ice Pavilion & ........... ..............................................................................Onondaga County War Memorial Rink Dimensions....................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone................................................................................................................NA Head Coach ......................................................................Paul Flanagan (St. Lawrence ‘80) Record at Syracuse ................................................................................9-16- 3 (1 year) Career Record ..................................................................................239-99-27 (X years) Assistant Coaches ..................................................................Graham Thomas,Erin O'Brien 2008-09 Overall Record ............................................................................................9-16- 3 2008-09 Conference Record ..........................................................................2-11-3 (t-4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................................15/5 Hockey SID ..........................................................................................................Katie Baran Office Phone ................................................................................................(315) 443-1290 Email Address..............................................................................................suacpr@syr.edu Web Address ................................................................................................suathletics.com

Location ..........................................................................................................Columbus, Ohio Enrollment ....................................................................................................................61,568 Nickname ..................................................................................................................Buckeyes Colors ............................................................................................................Scarlet and Gray Conference ......................................................................................................................WCHA President ................................................................................................................Gordon Gee Athletics Director ................................................................................................Eugene Smith Arena (cap.) ................................................................................................OSU Ice Rink (800) Rink Dimensions ......................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone ................................................................................................614-688-0658 Head Coach ............................................................................Jackie Barto (Providence, 1984) Record at Ohio State........................................................................147-185-34 (10 years) Career Record ..................................................................................217-238-44 (15 years) Assistant Coaches ......................................................................Catherine Hanson, Josh Liegl 2008-09 Overall Record ................................................................................................8-25-3 2008-09 Conference Record .................................................................................6-20-2 (7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................................................................16/5 Hockey SID........................................................................................................Courtney Marsh Office Phone ......................................................................................................614-292-0088 Fax ....................................................................................................................614-292-8547 Email Address ........................................................................................marsh.2160@osu.edu Web Address ........................................................................................ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Stefanie Marty, Jr., F (10 g, 12 a, 22 pts) Megan Skelly, So., F (11 g, 10 a, 21 pts) Julie Rising, So., F (6 g, 13 a, 19 pts)

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Laura McIntosh, So., F (11g, 28a, 39pts) Shannon Reilly, Jr., D (5g, 14a, 19pts) Natalie Spooner, So., F (21g, 9a, 30pts

2009-10 Schedule

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Oct 2 Oct 4 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 23-24 Nov 6-7 Nov 20-21 Nov 24 Nov 28-29 Dec 4-5 Dec 11-12 Jan 2-3 Jan 5 Jan 8 Jan 15-16 Jan 22-23 Jan 29-30 Feb 5 Feb 12-13 Feb 26-27

at Minnesota at Minnesota at Boston College at New Hampshire at Connecticut at Providence at Rensselaer Polytechnic Niagara at Robert Morris at Colgate Union Wayne State Princeton Colgate Cornell St. Anselm Quinnipiac Mercyhurst at Wayne State at Niagara Robert Morris at Mercyhurst

First meeting this season.

home games in bold

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The Series

DATE Sep 26 Oct 2-3 Oct 9-10 Oct 16-17 Oct 23-24 Oct 30-31 Nov 6-7 Nov 13-14 Nov 20-21 Dec 11-12 Jan 2-3 Jan 8-9 Jan 15-16 Jan 22-23 Jan 29-30 Feb 5-6 Feb 12-13 Feb 19-20

SERIES RECORD

SCHEDULE Wilfrid Laurier (Exhibition) at Boston University Minnesota at Bemidji State at Wisconsin Minnesota State at North Dakota Minnesota Duluth St. Lawrence at St. Cloud State Robert Morris at Minnesota at Minnesota State Bemidji State Wisconsin North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State

home games in bold

Minnesota leads 35-8-1 FIRST MEETING

November 12, 1999 Minnesota 3

Ohio State 0

LAST MEETING

January 10, 2009

Minnesota 12

Ohio State 1

LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads, 5-0-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

12 (12-1, January 10, 2009) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+11 (12-1, January 10, 2009) MOST GOALS SCORED BY OHIO STATE

7 (7-1 loss, Jan. 12, 2007) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY OHIO STATE

+6 (7-1 loss, Jan. 12, 2007) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

November 6, 2004 - Minnesota 10, Ohio State 0 LAST OHIO STATE SHUTOUT

March 9, 2001 - Ohio State 4, Minnesota 0 SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 7

Ohio State - 2

ONE-GOAL GAMES

Ohio State leads 5-4 OVERTIME GAMES

Ohio State leads, 2-1-1

93 * Minnesota Hockey

2009-10 Opponents

Minnesota Duluth

St. Cloud State

 Oct. 16-17, 2009, Ridder Arena

 Oct. 23, 2009 & Feb. 13, 2010,

 Feb. 5-6, 2010, Duluth, Minn., DECC

St. Cloud, Minn., National Hockey Center

Bulldogs

Huskies

 October 24, 2009 & February 12, 2010 Location ...........................................................................................................Duluth, Minn. Enrollment...................................................................................................................10,500 Nickname .................................................................................................................Bulldogs Colors ..........................................................................................................Maroon and Gold Conference....................................................................................................................WCHA Chancellor .................................................................................................Dr. Kathryn Martin Athletics Director.................................................................................................Bob Nielson Arena (cap.)......................................................................................................DECC (5,301) Rink Dimensions ....................................................................................................190’ x 85’ Press Box Phone..............................................................................................218-727-7939 Head Coach................................................................Shannon Miller (Saskatchewan, 1985) Record at UMD ................................................................................260-70-29 (11 years) Career Record .................................................................................260-70-29 (11 years) Assistant Coaches ...............................................................Laura Schuler, Michelle McAteer 2008-09 Overall Record ..............................................................................................26-9-4 2008-09 Conference Record...............................................................................18-6-4 (3rd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................................................................12/11 Hockey SID ..............................................................................................Kelly Grgas-Wheeler Office Phone................................................................................................... 218-726-7465 Fax Phone........................................................................................................218-726-6529 Email Address ....................................................................................kgrgaswh@d.umn.edu Web Address ......................................................................................www.umdbulldogs.com

Ridder Arena Location ......................................................................................................St. Cloud, Minn. Enrollment ..................................................................................................................16,882 Nickname ..................................................................................................................Huskies Colors ......................................................................................................Cardinal and Black Conference ..................................................................................................................WCHA President ................................................................................................Dr. Earl H. Potter III Athletics Director ..........................................................................................Dr. Morris Kurtz Arena (cap.)..........................................................................National Hockey Center (5,371) Rink Dimensions ..................................................................................................200’ x 100’ Press Box Phone..............................................................................................320-308-5227 Head Coach ....................................................................Jeff Giesen (St. Cloud State, 1993) Record at St. Cloud State............................................................45-51-16 (Three years) Career Record ............................................................................45-51-16 (Three years) Assistant Coaches ..................................................................Jennifer Kranz, Jason Johnson 2008-09 Overall Record............................................................................................15-18-4 2008-09 Conference Record ..........................................................................11-14-3 (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................................17/5 Hockey SID ........................................................................................................Celest Stang Office Phone ..................................................................................................320-308-2141 Fax Phone ......................................................................................................320-308-2099 Email Address..............................................................................crstang@stcloudstate.edu Web Address ........................................................................www.stcloudstate.edu/~sports/

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Laura Fridfinnson, Jr., F (20g, 14a, 34 pts) Emmanuelle Blais, Sr., F (10g, 4a, 14 pts) Saara Tuominen, Sr., F (12g, 20a, 32 pts)

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Felicia Nelson, Sr., F (8g, 13a, 21 pts) Caitlin Hogan, Sr., F (14g, 17a, 31 pts) Holly Roberts, Sr., F (9g, 11a, 20 pts)

2009-10 Schedule DATE

SCHEDULE

Oct. 2-3 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 16-17 Oct. 23-24 Oct. 30-31 Nov 6-7 Nov. 13-14 Nov 20-21 Nov. 27-28 Dec. 4 & 6 Dec. 12-13 Jan. 16-17 Jan. 22-23 Jan. 30-31 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 19-20

Robert Morris St. Cloud State at Minnesota North Dakota at Mercyhurst at St. Cloud State at Ohio State Minnesota State at Boston College at Wisconsin Bemidji State Wisconsin at Minnesota State at North Dakota Minnesota Ohio State at Bemidji State

home games in bold

The Series 2009-10 Schedule

SERIES RECORD

Minnesota leads 24-17-5 FIRST MEETING

December 3, 1999

UMD 5

Minnesota 4

LAST MEETING

January 23-24, 2009 Minnesota 3* UMD 3 LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads 3-1-1 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

8 (8-0 win, November 11, 2000) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+8 (8-0 win, November 11, 2000) MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA DULUTH

7 (3 times, last February 17, 2007) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA DULUTH

+7 (7-0 win, October 20, 2001) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

October 11, 2008

Minnesota 2

UMD 0

LAST MINNESOTA DULUTH SHUTOUT

November 17, 2007

Minnesota 0

UMD 5

SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 8

Minnesota-Duluth - 5

ONE-GOAL GAMES

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Sept 26 Oct 2-3 Oct 10-11 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 30-31 Nov 6-7 Nov 13-14 Nov 20-21 Nov 27-28 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 11-12 Jan. 2 Jan 3 Jan 15-16 Jan 22-23 Jan 29-30 Feb 5 Feb 7 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 19-20

Team USA (Exhibition) Niagara University Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Minnesota North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State Wisconsin Brown University Minnesota State Minnesota State Ohio State Providence Mercyhurst North Dakota Wisconsin Bemidji State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota Minnesota Ohio State

Minnesota leads 39-2-1 FIRST MEETING

January 9, 1999

Minnesota 10 SCSU 0

LAST MEETING

February 21, 2009

Minnesota 3

Minneota leads 5-0-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

10 (6 times, last, January 11, 2003) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+10 (2 times, last, 10-0 March 7, 1999) MOST GOALS SCORED BY ST. CLOUD STATE

7 (7-6 win, February 10, 2001) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY ST. CLOUD STATE

+1 (twice, last 2-1 win, Oct. 13, 2007) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

February 20, 2009 - Minnesota 7, St. Cloud State 0 LAST ST. CLOUD STATE SHUTOUT

none SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 9

St. Cloud State - 0

Minnesota leads 7-4 OVERTIME GAMES

Minnesota leads, 3-0-5 * indicates shootout win

ONE-GOAL GAMES

Tied, 2-2 OVERTIME GAMES

none

94 * Minnesota Hockey

SCSU 1

LAST 5 GAMES

2009-10 Opponents

Minnesota State

Wisconsin Badgers

Mavericks

 October 30 & Nov 1, 2009, Madison,

 November 13-14, 2009, Ridder Arena

Wis., Kohl Center

 January 29-30, 2010, Mankato,

 February 19-20, 2010, Ridder Arena

Minn., All Seasons Arena

Location ............................................................................................................Madison, Wis. Enrollment ....................................................................................................................42,041 Nickname....................................................................................................................Badgers Colors ........................................................................................................Cardinal and White Conference ....................................................................................................................WCHA Chancellor........................................................................................................“Biddy” Martin Athletics Director ................................................................................................Barry Alvarez Arena (cap.) ............................................................................................Kohl Center (15,237) Rink Dimensions ......................................................................................................200’ x 97’ Press Box Phone ..............................................................................................608-265-4336 Head Coach ..........................................................................Mark Johnson (Wisconsin, 1994) Record at Wisconsin ...........................................................................210-39-22 (7 years) Career Record .....................................................................................210-39-22 (7 years) Interim Head Coach ..............................................................Tracey DeKeyser (Cornell, 1997) Assistant Coaches ....................................................................Peter Johnson, Jackie Friesen 2008-09 Overall Record................................................................................................32-2-5 2008-09 Conference Record................................................................................21-2-5 (2nd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..........................................................................................15/8 Hockey SID ..............................................................................................Jacqueline Boscacci Office Phone ....................................................................................................608-265-3545 Fax Phone ........................................................................................................608-262-8184 Email Address ....................................................................................JB5@athletics.wisc.edu Web Address ..................................................................................................uwbadgers.com

Location ..............................................................................................................Mankato, Minn. Enrollment........................................................................................................................14,028 Nickname ....................................................................................................................Mavericks Colors ................................................................................................................Purple and Gold Conference ........................................................................................................................WCHA President ..................................................................................................Dr. Richard Davenport Athletics Director ................................................................................................Kevin Buisman Arena (cap.) ..........................................................................................All Seasons Arena (750) Rink Dimensions..........................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone ..................................................................................................612-718-0729 Head Coach..................................................................................Eric Means (Minnesota, 1994) Record at MSU ........................................................................................................First Year Career Record..........................................................................................................First Year Assistant Coaches: ..................................................................................Jon Austin, Shari Vogt 2008-09 Overall Record ................................................................................................12-19-5 2008-09 Conference Record .................................................................................. 7-16-5 (5th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................................................................................17/6 Hockey SID ..................................................................................................................Kyle Bradt Office Phone ......................................................................................................(507) 389-2625 Fax Phone ..........................................................................................................(507) 389-1923 Email Address ..........................................................................................kyle.Bradt@mnsu.edu Web Address ........................................................................................www.msumavericks.com Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Christina Lee, Sr., F (14g, 19a, 33 pts) Kala Buganski, Sr., F (12g, 15a, 27 pts) Ashley Young, Sr., F (10g 17a, 27 pts)

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Brooke Ammerman, So., F (27g, 27a, 54 pts) Jasmine Giles, Sr., F (16g, 29a, 45 pts) Mallory Deluce, Jr., F (12g, 20a, 32 pts)

2009-10 Schedule

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Oct. 2-3 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 23-24 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 6-7 Nov. 12-13 Nov. 20-21 Nov. 27-28 Dec. 4/6 Dec. 11-12 Jan. 5 Jan. 8-9 Jan. 16-17 Jan. 22-23 Jan. 29-30 Feb. 6-7 Feb. 12/14 Feb. 19-20

North Dakota Bemidji State Ohio State Minnesota Minnesota Robert Morris Wayne State St. Cloud State Providence College Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Team USA North Dakota Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Ohio State Bemidji State Minnesota State Minnesota

Minnesota leads 26-19-6 FIRST MEETING

November 19, 1999 Minnesota 7

Wisconsin 4

LAST MEETING

March 8, 2009

Minnesota 3

Wisconsin 5

LAST 5 GAMES

Wisconsin leads 2-1-2 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

11 (11-3 win, Feb. 26, 2000) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+8 (Feb. 26, 2000, 11-3 win) MOST GOALS SCORED BY WISCONSIN

6 (6-2 win, November 19, 2005) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY WISCONSIN

+4 (twice, last 5-1 win, February 23, 2008) home games in bold

LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

December 4, 2004 - Minnesota 2, Wisconsin 0 LAST WISCONSIN SHUTOUT

November 2, 2007 - Minnesota 0, Wisconsin 3 SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 5

Wisconsin - 5

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Oct. 2 Oct. 9-10 Oct. 17-18 Oct. 30-31 Nov. 6-7 Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 11-12 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 8-9 Jan. 15-16 Jan. 22-23 Jan. 29-30 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 19-20

Minnesota Whitecaps Maine North Dakota Ohio State Bemidji State Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mercyhurst (at SCSU) Providence (at SCSU) Bemidji State Ohio State Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Wisconsin North Dakota

Minnesota leads 37-3-2

home games are in bold

FIRST MEETING

November 30, 1998

Minnesota 11 MSU 1

LAST MEETING

March 7, 2009

Minnesota 7

LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads 5-0-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

11 (11-1 win, November 30, 1998) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+10 (3 times, 10-0, March 2, 2000) MOST GOALS SCORED BY MSU

4 (4-3 win, January 20, 2007) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MSU

+1 (3-2 win, January 25, 2004) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

Dec. 8, 2007, Minnesota - 1, MSU - 0 LAST MSU SHUTOUT

none SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 16

MSU - 0

ONE-GOAL GAMES

Minnesota leads 8-4

Minnesota leads, 6-3

OVERTIME GAMES

Minnesota leads, 3-2-6

MSU 2

OVERTIME GAMES

Minnesota leads 2-1-2

95 * Minnesota Hockey

2009-10 Opponents

Bemidji State

Clarkson

 November 20-21, 2009, Ridder Arena

Golden Knights

 January 15-16, 2010, Bemidji, Minn.,

 November 27-28, 2009, Ridder Arena

John S. Glas Fieldhouse

Location ...........................................................................................................Bemidji, Minn. Enrollment ......................................................................................................................5,020 Nickname....................................................................................................................Beavers Colors ............................................................................................................Green and White Conference .....................................................................................................................WCHA President ....................................................................................................Dr. Jon Quistgaard Athletics Director................................................................................................Dr. Rick Goeb Arena (cap.)...........................................................................John S. Glas Fieldhouse (2,358) Rink Dimensions......................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone ...............................................................................................218-755-3700 Head Coach ................................................................Steve Sertich (Colorado College, 1974) Record at Bemidji State............................................................ 21-74-13 (three years) Career Record ............................................................................ 21-74-13 (three years) Assistant Coaches ................................................................Heather Farrell, Shane Veenker 2008-09 Overall Record..............................................................................................6-25-5 2008-09 Conference Record ................................................................................3-22-3 (8th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................................................................18/5 Hockey SID ............................................................................................................Ross LaDue Office Phone .....................................................................................................218-755-2763 Fax Phone .........................................................................................................218-755-3898 Email Address ................................................................................gladue@bemidjistate.edu Web Address ..........................................................................www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Erin Cody, Jr., F (12g, 16a, 28 pts) Erin Johnson, Jr., F (10g, 11a, 21 pts) Zuzana Tomcikova, So., G (3.09 GAA, .917 Sv%)

2009-10 Schedule

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Sept. 26 Oct. 2-3 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 16-17 Oct. 23-24 Oct. 30-31 Nov. 6-7 Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 11-12 Jan. 8-9 Jan. 15-16 Jan. 22-23 Jan. 29-30 Feb. 6-7 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 19-20

Minnesota Whitecaps Mercyhurst Wisconsin Ohio State Northeastern Wayne State Minnesota State St. Cloud State Minnesota North Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Minnesota Ohio State St. Cloud State Wisconsin North Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Duluth

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Britney Selina, Sr, F. (10g, 27a, 37 pts) Juana Baribeau So., F (18g, 15a, 33 pts) Melissa Waldie Jr., F (15g, 16a, 31 pts)

2009-10 Schedule

The Series

Minnesota leads 40-2-3

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

FIRST MEETING

Sept. 26 Oct 2-3 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 16-17 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 27-28 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 15-16 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan 30 Feb 2 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 19 Feb 20

Ottawa Senators Boston College Providence Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire Boston University St. Lawrence Brown Yale Harvard Dartmouth Cornell Colgate Minnesota Quinnipiac Princeton Union Rensselaer Mercyhurst Yale Brown Colgate Cornell St. Lawrence Rensselaer Union Princeton Quinnipiac Dartmouth Harvard

First meeting this season.

November 14, 1998

Minnesota 10 BSU 0

LAST MEETING

February 28, 2009

Minnesota 5

BSU 1

LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads 5-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

11 (January 17, 2009) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+10 (4 times, last, January 17, 2009) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY BEMIDJI STATE

+2 (2-0 win, Feb. 9, 2007) MOST GOALS SCORED BY BSU

5 (8-5 loss, February 4, 2001) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

home games in bold

Location ..........................................................................................................Potsdam, N.Y. Enrollment....................................................................................................................3,000 Nickname ......................................................................................................Golden Knights Colors............................................................................................................Green and Gold Conference........................................................................................................ECAC Hockey President ............................................................................................................Tony Collins Athletics Director ........................................................................................Steve Yianoukos Arena (cap.) .............................................Cheel Arena at the Cheel Campus Center (3,000) Rink Dimensions....................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone .............................................................................................315-268-6688 Co Head Coaches ................................................Shannon Desrosiers (St. Lawrence, 2003) ............................................................................Matt Desrosiers (St. Lawrence, 2001) Record at Clarkson ............................................................................16-14-6 (one year) Career Record ................................................................ ........................................same Assistant Coach .....................................................................................................Matt Kelly 2008-09 Overall Record ..........................................................................................16-14-6 2008-09 Conference Record............................................................................10-25-4 (7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................................17/6 Hockey SID ............................................................................................................Gary Mikel Office Phone ..................................................................................................315-268-6673 Fax Phone ......................................................................................................315-268-7613 Email Address ....................................................................................mikelg@clarkson.edu Web Address ..............................................................................www.clarksonathletics.com

November 15, 2008

Minnesota 7

LAST BSU SHUTOUT

1, 2-0 win, Feb. 9, 2007 SERIES SHUTOUTS

Minnesota - 13

BSU - 1

ONE-GOAL GAMES

BSU 0

Minnesota leads, 2-1 OVERTIME GAMES

Tied 0-0-3

96 * Minnesota Hockey

home games in bold

2009-10 Opponents

North Dakota

Harvard Crimson

Sioux

 December 4-5, 2009, Cambridge,

December 12-13, 2009, Grand Forks,

Mass. Bright Hockey Center

N.D., Ralph Engelstad Arena

Location ..................................................................................................Cambridge, Mass. Enrollment....................................................................................................................6,613 Nickname ................................................................................................................Crimson Colors ..........................................................................................Crimson, Black and White Conference ....................................................................................ECAC Hockey, Ivy League President ..................................................................................................Drew Gilpin Faust Athletics Director ........................................................................................Robert L. Scalise Arena (cap.) ............................................................................Bright Hockey Center (2,776) Rink Dimensions......................................................................................................204 x 87 Press Box Phone ............................................................................................617-495-5894 Head Coach ..................................................................Katey Stone (New Hampshire, 1989) Record at Harvard ........................................................................319-136-22 (15 years) Career Record ............................................................................ 319-136-22 (15 years) Assistant Coaches..............................................Joakim Flygh, Melanie Ruzzi, Sara DeCosta 2008-09 Overall Record ..........................................................................................19-10-3 2008-09 Conference Record ..............................................................................16-4-2 (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................................15/9 Hockey SID ....................................................................................................Tim Williamson Office Phone ................................................................................................(617) 495-4143 Fax Phone ....................................................................................................(617) 495-2130 Email Address..............................................................................twilliam@fas.harvard.edu Web Address ................................................................................................GoCrimson.com

Location ......................................................................................................Grand Forks, N.D. Enrollment ..................................................................................................................12,748 Colors ..................................................................................................Kelly Green and White Conference ....................................................................................................................WCHA President ..............................................................................................................Robert Kelly Athletics Director ................................................................................................Brian Faison Arena (cap.) ........................................................................Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) Rink Dimensions ....................................................................................................200’ x 85’ Press Box Phone ............................................................................................(701) 777-3571 Head Coach ........................................................................................................Brian Idalski Record at North Dakota.................................................................... 17-45-10 (3rd year) Career Record ....................................................................................17-45-10 (3rd year) Assistant Coaches ......................................................................Grant Kimball, Maria Lewis 2008-09 Overall Record............................................................................................ 13-19-4 2008-09 Conference Record................................................................................9-16-3 (6th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..........................................................................................11/4 Hockey SID ........................................................................................................Derek Koenen Office Phone ..................................................................................................(701) 777-2986 Fax Phone ......................................................................................................(701) 777-4352 Email Address ..................................................................derekkoenen@mail.und.nodak.edu Web Address ................................................................................................fightingsioux.com

January 22-23, 2010, Ridder Arena

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Alyssa Wiebe, So., F (13g, 15a, 28 pts) Kelly Lewis, Jr., D (7g, 12a, 19 pts) Brittany Kirkham, Sr., G (19 GP, 3.15 GAA, .892 sv%)

Top returners (2008-09 statistics): Katharine Chute, Jr., F (5g, 13a, 18 pts) Liza Ryabkina, Jr., D/F (9g, 6a, 15 pts) Christina Kessler, Sr., G (28 gp, .933 sv%, 1.59 GAA)

2009-10 Schedule

The Series

DATE

SCHEDULE

SERIES RECORD

Oct. 24 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 25 Dec. 4-5 Dec. 8 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 19 Feb. 20

McGill (exhibition) Colgate Cornell Clarkson St. Lawrence Quinnipiac Princeton New Hampshire Yale Brown Dartmouth Minnesota Connecticut Princeton Quinnipiac Cornell Colgate Union Rensselaer Dartmouth Providence Boston College Brown Yale Beanpot Second Round Rensselaer Union St. Lawrence Clarkson

Minnesota leads, 8-4-0

2009-10 Schedule

FIRST MEETING

November 6, 1997

Minnesota 2

Harvard 3

Minnesota 3

Harvard 2

LAST MEETING

November 29, 2008 LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads, 5-0-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

6 (NCAA Championships, March 28, 2004, 6-2 win) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+4 (NCAA Championships, March 28, 2004, 6-2 win) MOST GOALS SCORED BY HARVARD

8 (November 7, 1999, Harvard 8, Minnesota 3) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY HARVARD

DATE Sept. 25-26 Oct. 2-3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17-18 0ct. 23-24 Oct. 30-31 Nov. 6-7 Nov. 21-22 Nov. 27-28 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 12-13 Jan. 1-2 Jan. 8-9 Jan. 15-16 Jan. 23-24 Jan. 30-31 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 19-20

SCHEDULE Manitoba Wisconsin USA Olympic Team Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Ohio State Manitoba Maple Leafs Maine Bemidji State Bemidji State Minnesota Union Wisconsin St. Cloud State Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Ohio State Bemidji State Minnesota State

+5 (twice, last March 21, 2003-NCAA semifinal) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

Never

home games in bold

The Series SERIES RECORD

Minnesota leads 24-0-0 FIRST MEETING

November 29, 2003

Minnesota 6

UND 2

Minnesota 5

UND 0

LAST MEETING

Feb. 14, 2009 LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota leads 5-0-0 MOST GOALS SCORED BY MINNESOTA

10 (10-1 win, November 30, 2003) LARGEST GOAL DIFFERENTIAL BY MINNESOTA

+9 (twice, last March 1, 2008, 9-0 win) MOST GOALS SCORED BY UND

3 (November 25, 2007) LAST MINNESOTA SHUTOUT

Feb. 14, 2009

Minnesota 5

none SERIES SHUTOUTS

LAST HARVARD SHUTOUT

Minnesota - 10

Never

ONE-GOAL GAMES

home games in bold ONE-GOAL GAMES

Minnesota leads, 5-1

UND 0

LAST UND SHUTOUT

UND - 0

Minnesota leads, 2-0 OVERTIME GAMES

none

OVERTIME GAMES

None

97 * Minnesota Hockey

2009-10 Opponents

WCHA POST-SEASON INFORMATION Feb. 27-28, WCHA First Round at Top Seeds

Ridder Arena Hosts National Championship

March 6-7, WCHA Championship Ridder Arena Date 3/8 3/8 3/9

Game Semi-Final Game Semi-Final Game Championship Game

Time 1:07 p.m. 4:07 p.m. TBA

March 12-13, NCAA Regional Hosted by the Top Four Seeds (winner advances to Frozen Four)

March 19 & 21, NCAA Frozen Four Ridder Arena Date 3/19 3/19 3/21

Game Semi-Final Game Semi-Final Game Championship Game

Opponent Press Box Numbers Bemidji State Harvard Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Ohio State North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin

218-755-3700 617-495-5894 218-727-7939 612-718-0729 614-688-0658 701-777-3571 320-308-5227 608-265-4336

98 * Minnesota Hockey

Time TBA TBA TBA

Along with hosting 18 regular season games, Minnesota will serve as the host of the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACEOFF (March 6-7) and the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four. Although Minnesota has hosted the national championship in the past (2001 and 2006), this is the first time in Ridder Arena. “Ridder Arena, in my opinion, is the best rink to host a Frozen Four event,” Frost said. “We’ve been in many Frozen Fours at other venues and they are only half full with 5,000 people. The atmosphere just isn’t what it should be for a national championship. With Ridder Arena being a facility built for 3,400 people, it’s going to be a fantastic championship atmosphere. Regardless of who is in the Frozen Four, I would anticipate that Ridder is going to be packed. We have the best fans in the country so we’re really excited to showcase Ridder Arena to the country and the University of Minnesota athletics department.”

2009-10 Opponents

THE WCHA Spanning six decades and marking its 58th season of men’s competition and 11th season of women’s competition in 2009-10, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association continues to be defined by its history, its tradition and its continuing success. From it’s founding days in 1951 as the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL), on to the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL) in 1958, and finally to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in 1959, this prestigious athletic conference has developed and maintained a tradition of excellence that truly is second to none. No Division 1 collegiate conference – in any sport – can top the impressive list of national scale accomplishments of the WCHA and its member teams. Since 1951, teams representing the men’s WCHA have earned a record 36 NCAA (national) championships, finished as the national runnerup another 27 times, and qualified for a berth in collegiate hockey’s national championship round – the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four – in 53 of 57 seasons overall. And since it’s founding in 1999-2000, teams representing the women’s WCHA have now captured 10 consecutive national championships beginning the first year of 2000 and on through the most recent campaign of 2008-09 when Wisconsin earned its third NCAA Frozen Four title in the past four years. In addition to its unmatched team successes in national championship tournament play over the years, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association also owns an enviable reputation for producing outstanding coaches and student-athletes, with hundreds of its alumni tracking successes in both international and professional competition. On top of the more than 230 men’s and women’s league alumni who have Olympic experience playing for the likes of the USA, Canada, Italy, Norway, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Finland, and France, conference-member teams and players have also received additional international exposure on a regular basis since 1951. The men’s WCHA has hosted touring teams from the USSR, Canada, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, England and France and has also sent WCHA All-Star Teams to Europe in both 1998 (Switzerland) and 2000 (Norway). The women’s WCHA has also regularly put together all-star teams, including another one for the 2009-10 season which will take on the U.S. National Team at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Sept. 25. Serving as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National and Olympic Teams this year is Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson. In 2009, the women’s WCHA had more than two dozen current and former WCHA players compete in the IIHF Women’s World Championship in Finland, including 12 for Team USA and others for Canada, Sweden and Finland. And in 2008, the women’s WCHA had six of its players help lead Team USA and coach Jackie Barto (Ohio State) to the gold medal in Harbin, China.

Just a few of the more than 400 past and present National Hockey Leaguer’s who have roots in the men’s WCHA include the likes of legendary goaltenders Tony Esposito, Eddie Mio Glenn ‘Chico’ Resch and Mike Richter, defensemen Keith Magnuson, Lou Nanne and Curt Giles, and forwards Lou Angotti, Bill Masterton, Bill ‘Red’ Hay, Red Berenson, Glenn Anderson, Mark Johnson and Brett Hull. The current crop of WCHA stars playing in the NHL include the likes of Zach Parise, Dany Heatley, Mark Parrish, Jordan Leopold, Jason Blake, Tyler Arnason, Mark Stuart, Thomas Vanek, Andy Sutton, Bret Hedican, Matt Carle, Joe Pavelski, Jonathan Toews and Tom Gilbert. In the most recent season of 2008-09 alone, a total of 96 WCHA alums earned playing time in the NHL. In terms of national attendance, both the men’s and women ’s WCHA continue to set the pace among all Division 1 leagues. In the most recent 2008-09 season, Wisconsin (13,785/game), North Dakota (11,719/game) and Minnesota (10,022/game) ranked 1-2-3 in the nation in men’s average home attendance, while Colorado College (5th), St. Cloud State (7th), Denver (10th), Minnesota State (15th) and Minnesota Duluth (16th) also ranked among the leaders. A year ago, the 2009 Red Baron WCHA Final Five (men’s playoff championship) drew a total of 82,065 to the Xcel Energy Center, outdrawing the Big 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament by nearly 14,000 fans. And on the women’s side in 2008-09, WIsconsin (1,654/game) and Minnesota (1,332/game) ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in women’s average home attendance while Minnesota Duluth (4th), North Dakota (7th), Ohio State (11th), St. Cloud State (14th and Minnesota State (19th) were also among the top 20. In terms of individual honors, the 2008-09 season saw the women’s WCHA honor its Top 10 Players from the First 10 Years in forwards Sara Bauer (UW), Natalie Darwitz (UM), Caroline Ouellette (UMD), Jenny Schmidgall Potter (UMD/UM), Maria Rooth (UMD) and Krissy Wendell (UM), defensemen Tessa Bonhomme (OSU), Ronda Curtin (UM) and Molly Engstrom (UW) and goaltender Jessie Vetter (UW), who also earned the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as college hockey’s top player. In the WCHA, Hilary Knight (F, UW) was the Player of the Year, Gigi Marvin (F, UM) was the Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Melanie Gagnon (D, UM) was the Defensive Player of the Year, Monique Lamoureux (F, UM) was the Rookie of the Year and the league

scoring champion, Alyssa Grogan (G, UM) was the league goaltending champion, and Brad Frost (UM) and Mark Johnson (UW) were league co-coaches of the year. Johnson was also honored as the Women’s Div. 1 National Coach of the Year. The men’s and women’s leagues had a combined 71 players named as prestigious WCHA Scholar-Athletes for 2008-09, with 35 of those being repeat honorees. The men’s WCHA also had a record total of 107 student-athletes named to the 2008-09 All-WCHA Men’s Academic Team while the women’s league had 76 student-athletes earn recognition as WCHA All-Academic Team honorees last winter. A quick look at the 2009-10 campaign will see both the men’s and women’s leagues involved in several showcase events. The women’s WCHA All-Star Team will kick things off when they take on the U.S. National Team on Sept. 25 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Also along the way, the conference season will launch the weekend of Oct. 2-3, Wisconsin will host Bemidji State in a Hall of Fame game outdoor contest – The Camp Randall Hockey Classic – at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Feb. 6, and Minnesota’s Ridder Arena will serve as the host site for both the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF (playoff championship) on March 6-7 and the 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four from March 19-21. Among the highlights of the men’s 2009-10 season will be Denver’s 60th Anniversary weekend celebration on Oct. 9-10, the opening of the MacNaughton Cup race on Oct. 16-17, Wisconsin hosting Michigan outdoors in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic on Feb. 6, the 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five set for March 18-20 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota hosting the 2010 NCAA West Regional at Xcel Energy Center on March 26-27 and the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Ford Field in Detroit April 8-10. Under the leadership and guidance of Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod and Associate Commissioner Sara R. Martin, prospects for another highly successful campaign for both the men’s and women’s WCHA in 2009-10 appear very bright. Defending WCHA regular season champions are North Dakota on the men’s side and Minnesota on the women’s side while defending WCHA playoff champions are Minnesota Duluth on the men’s side and Wisconsin on the women’s side.

WCHA Staff Directory WCHA Administration (Denver)

WCHA Administration (Madison)

WCHA Public Relations (Madison)

Greg Shepherd, Supervisor of Officials

Bruce M. McLeod, Commissioner Carol LaBelle, Administrative Assistant Office Address 2211 S. Josephine, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 Phone: (303) 871-4223 Fax: 303-871-4770

Sara R. Martin, Assoc. Commissioner Office Address 559 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 103 Madison, WI 53719 Phone: (608) 829-0104 Fax: (608) 829-0105 Email: sara@srmproperties.com

Doug Spencer, Associate Commissioner for Public Relations 559 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 103 Madison, WI 53719 Phone: (608) 829-0104 Email: dspencer@mailbag.com

Office Address 215 East Kathleen Drive West St. Paul, MN 55118 Phone: (651) 330-5131 g.shepherd@mailstation.com

WCHA Public Relations Assistant Bill Brophy Email: bbrof@aol.com

WCHA Officiating

WCHA Website http://www.wcha.com

99 * Minnesota Hockey

WCHA composite schedule

WCHA SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Fri/25 U.S. National Team vs WCHA All-Star Team 7:07 pm @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN (x) Manitoba @ North Dakota (x) 7:07 pm Sat/26 Minnesota Whitecaps @ Bemidji St (x) 2:07 pm Wilfrid Laurier @ Ohio State (x) 7:07 pm ET U.S. National Team @ St. Cloud St (x) 7:07 pm Manitoba @ North Dakota (x) 4:07 pm OCTOBER Fri/2 Bemidji State @ Mercyhurst (nc) 7:00 pm ET Ohio State @ Boston University (nc) 7:00 pm ET North Dakota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm Niagara @ St. Cloud State (nc) 7:07 pm Syracuse @ Minnesota (nc) 6:07 pm Robert Morris @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 6:07 pm Minn. Whitecaps @ Minnesota St (x) 7:37 pm Sat/3 Bemidji State @ Mercyhust (nc) 2:00 pm ET Ohio State @ Boston University (nc) 3:00 pm ET North Dakota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm Niagara @ St. Cloud State (nc) 4:07 pm Robert Morris @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 3:07 pm Sun/4 Syracuse @ Minnesota (nc) 2:07 pm Fri/9 Minnesota State @ Maine (nc) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Sat/10 Minnesota State @ Maine (nc) 2:00 pm ET Minnesota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm @ Hodgins-Berardo Arena, Coleraine, MN St. Cloud St @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm North Dakota vs U.S. National Team (x) 7:00 pm @ Warroad, MN Sun/11 St. Cloud St @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm Wisconsin @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 4:07 pm Fri/16 Ohio State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/17 Ohio State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Minnesota St @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sun/18 Minnesota St @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm Fri/23 Bemidji State @ Northeastern (nc) 7:00 pm Ohio State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm North Dakota @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minnesota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sat/24 Bemidji State @ Northeastern (nc) 3:00 pm ET Ohio State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm North Dakota @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm St. Cloud State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Fri/30 Minnesota Duluth @ Mercyhurst (nc) 7:00 pm ET Minn. State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Wayne State @ Bemidji State (nc) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/31 Minnesota Duluth @ Mercyhust (nc) 3:00 pm ET Minn. State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wayne State @ Bemidji State (nc) 2:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm NOVEMBER Sun/1 Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm Fri/6 Robert Morris @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm Minn. Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Bemidji State @ Minn. State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Ohio State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/7 Robert Morris @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm Minn. Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Bemidji State @ Minn. State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Ohio State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Thu/12 Wayne State @ Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm Fri/13 Minn. Duluth @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wayne State @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm CT St. Cloud St @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minnesota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm

100 * Minnesota Hockey

Sat/14 Minn. Duluth @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Minnesota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Fri/20 St. Lawrence @ Ohio State (nc) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Bemidji State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm Sat/21 St. Lawrence @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Minn. State @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm Bemidji State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Man. Maple Leafs @ North Dakota (x) 7:07 pm Sun/22 Minn. State @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm Fri/27 Minn. Duluth @ Boston College (nc) 1:00 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Brown Univ. (nc) 2:00 pm ET Wisconsin @ Prov. College (nc) 7:00 pm ET Clarkson @ Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm Maine @ North Dakota (nc) 2:07 pm Sat/28 Minn. Duluth @ Boston College (nc) 2:00 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Brown Univ. (nc) 1:00 pm ET Wisconsin @ Prov. College (nc) 7:00 pm ET Clarkson @ Minnesota (nc) 3:07 pm Maine @ North Dakota (nc) 2:07 pm DECEMBER Fri/4 Minnesota @ Harvard (nc) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm St. Cloud State @ Minn. State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/5 Minnesota @ Harvard (nc) 4:00 pm ET Minn. State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Bemidji State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sun/6 Minnesota Duluth @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm North Dakota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Fri/11 Ohio State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/12 Ohio State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 1:07 pm Bemidji State @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sun/13 Bemidji State @ Minn. Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm JANUARY Fri/1 North Dakota @ Union College (nc) 7:00 pm ET Sat/2 North Dakota @ Union College (nc) 4:00 pm ET Robert Morris @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Mercyhurst vs Minnesota State (nc) 12:07 pm @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Providence @ St. Cloud State (nc) 3:07 pm @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Sun/3 Robert Morris @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Providence vs Minnesota State (nc) 12:07 pm @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Mercyhurst @ St. Cloud State (nc) 3:07 pm @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Tue/5 U.S. National Team @ Wisconsin (x) 7:07 pm Fri/8 Minn. State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Ohio State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm @ Urban Plains Center, Fargo, ND Sat/9 Minn. State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Ohio State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm @ Urban Plains Center, Fargo, ND Tue/12 U.S. National Team @ Minnesota (x) 7:07 pm Fri/15 Minnesota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 6:07 pm Ohio State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/16 Minnesota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 4:07 pm Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm Ohio State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Sun/17 Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 4:07 pm Fri/22 Bemidji State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm

North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minn. Duluth @ Minn. State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/23 Bemidji State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 2:07 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Minn. Duluth @ Minn. State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Fri/29 Wisconsin @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Bemidji State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/30 Wisconsin @ Ohio State (WCHA) 3:07 pm ET Minnesota State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm Bemidji State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Minn. Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sun/31 Minn. Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm FEBRUARY Fri/5 North Dakota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minn. State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sat/6 North Dakota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 4:07 pm ET Bemidji State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) TBA @ Camp Randall Hockey Classic Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sun/7 Bemidji State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm St. Cloud State @ Minn. State (WCHA) 3:07 pm Fri/12 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm Ohio State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm St. Cloud State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm North Dakota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/13 Ohio State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm Bemidji State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm Minnesota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Sun/14 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 12:07 pm Fri/19 St. Cloud St @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minn. Duluth @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Wisconsin @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm North Dakota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm Sat/20 St. Cloud St @ Ohio State (WCHA) 2:07 pm ET Minn. Duluth @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm Wisconsin @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minn. State (WCHA) 3:07 pm • end of regular season • Fri/26

2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three (#8 Rank @ #1 Rank) TBA (#7 Rank @ #2 Rank) TBA (#6 Rank @ #3 Rank) TBA (#5 Rank @ #4 Rank) TBA Sat/27 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Sun/28 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three MARCH Sat/6 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Semi-Final #1 1:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 4:07 pm CT Sun/7 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Championship Game 1:07 pm CT Fri/12 NCAA Women’s Regionals (TBA) TBA Sat/13 NCAA Women’s Regionals (TBA) TBA Fri/19 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Semi-Final #1 TBA pm ET Semi-Final #2 TBA pm ET Sun/21 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Championship Game TBA pm ET Schedule Key (nc) non-conference; (x) exhibition

2009-10 Schedule Date Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.

2 4 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 1 13 14 20 21

Opponent SYRACUSE SYRACUSE at Ohio State at Ohio State MINNESOTA DULUTH MINNESOTA DULUTH at St. Cloud State ST. CLOUD STATE at Wisconsin at Wisconsin at Minnesota State at Minnesota State BEMIDJI STATE BEMIDJI STATE

Time 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Date Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.

27 28 4 5 12 13 8 9 12 15 16 22 23 29

Opponent CLARKSON CLARKSON at Harvard at Harvard at North Dakota at North Dakota OHIO STATE OHIO STATE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM (exhibition) at Bemidji State at Bemidji State NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA MINNESOTA STATE

Time 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Date Jan. 30 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 26-28 Mar. 6-7 Mar. 19-21

Opponent MINNESOTA STATE at Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Duluth ST. CLOUD STATE at St. Cloud State WISCONSIN WISCONSIN WCHA First Round WCHA FINAL FACEOFF NCAA FROZEN FOUR

Time 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.