2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

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2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Frozen Four Champions, 4–2 vs. Wisconsin
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#2
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports#2
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrad Frost
Assistant CoachesJoel Johnson

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Gophers won their third NCAA women's Frozen Four championship.

Offseason[]

News and notes[]

  • August 8: Four Golden Gophers will participate at the USA Hockey Festival. The festival will occur from August 10 to the 20th at the Schwann Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota. Megan Bozek, Amanda Kessel, Jen Schoullis and former Gopher Gigi Marvin were invited.[1]
  • August 19: USA Hockey announced today the members of the U.S. Women's National Team that will compete in the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament Series, Aug. 24–31, in Vierumäki, Finland. The 22-player roster includes two current University of Minnesota players in sophomore forward Amanda Kessel and Jen Schoullis.[2]

Recruiting[]

Player Nationality Position Notes
Stephanie Anderson  United States Forward Played for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds
Rachel Bona  United States Forward Played at Coon Rapids High School
Meghan Lorence  United States Forward Played at Irondale High School
Rachel Ramsey  United States Defense Played high school hockey at Minnetonka
Shyler Sletta  United States Goaltender Played at New Prague High School

Exhibition[]

East-West showcase[]

  • All games will be contested at Ridder Arena
Date Opponent Time Score
Sept. 30 Union 7:07 pm CT 6–1
Oct. 1 Syracuse 7:07 pm CT 4–0

Regular season[]

  • October 14: Jen Schoullis and Amanda Kessel, were named to the Team USA roster that will participate in the 2011 Four Nations Cup from Nov. 9–13 in Sweden. In addition, former Gophers player Gigi Marvin was named to the roster.[3]
  • October 16: The Gophers defeated the top ranked Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wisconsin by a 3–2 tally. It was the first loss for the Badgers since November 2010. In addition, the Gophers earned their first win at the Kohl Centre since 2007.[4]
  • November 18: Minnesota skater Amanda Kessel registered 5 points (including four goals[5])as the Golden Gophers defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats by an 11–0 tally. New Hampshire starting goalie Jenn Gilligan made 27 saves but allowed eight goals in two periods. She was replaced by Moe Bradley in the third period. Bradley stopped 11 of 14 shots as the Wildcats suffered their worst loss in the 35 year history of the program.[6]
  • November 19: Kessel earned her second hat trick of the series as the Gophers defeated New Hampshire by a 6–1 tally. Senior Jen Schoullis factored on every goal, as she tied the Gophers record for assists in a game with five. With three points in the first period, Schoullis also set a career record for points in a period.[7]

Standings[]

2011–12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin 28 23 3 2 1 72 113 44 37 31 4 2 170 53
#2 Minnesota 28 21 5 2 1 66 113 43 37 30 5 2 167 50
#6 North Dakota 28 16 9 3 2 53 116 75 36 22 11 3 154 89
#9 Minnesota-Duluth 28 15 12 1 1 47 91 61 36 21 13 1 121 77
Ohio State 28 13 14 1 1 41 75 96 36 16 16 4 99 115
Bemidji State 28 11 15 2 0 35 70 73 37 17 17 3 101 85
Minnesota State 28 3 24 1 0 10 37 105 36 7 28 1 64 133
St. Cloud State 28 4 24 0 0 12 32 150 36 5 29 2 37 130
Championship: Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2]
Updated March 23, 2012

Roster[]

Number Name Position Height Class
28 Stephanie Anderson F 5–9 Fr
15 Rachel Bona F 5–5 Fr
19 Megan Bozek D 5–9 Jr
16 Bethany Brausen F 5–5 So
9 Sarah Davis F 5–4 So
3 Samantha Downey F 5–9 Jr
4 Sarah Erickson F 5–6 Sr
6 Katie Frischmann D 5–5 Jr
27 Baylee Gillanders D 5–11 So
33 Alyssa Grogan G 5–6 Sr
7 Mira Jalosuo D 6–0 Jr
8 Amanda Kessel F 5–6 So
11 Becky Kortum F 5–7 Jr
20 Meghan Lorence F 5–7 Fr
18 Nikki Ludwigson F 5–7 Sr
5 Rachel Ramsey D Fr
41 Noora Raty G 5–5 Jr
22 Anne Schleper D 5–10 Sr
24 Jen Schoullis F 5–9 Sr
2 Kelly Seeler D 5–6 Sr
31 Shyler Sletta G 5–5 Fr
12 Ashley Stenerson F 5–5 So
10 Kelly Terry F 5–6 So
17 Emily West F 5–5 Sr

Awards and honors[]

  • Rachael Bona, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)[8]
  • Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011)[9]
  • Alyssa Grogan, Nominee, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award [10]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12, 2011)[11]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[12]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of February 8, 2012)[13]
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 8, 2011)[14]
  • Emily West, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of February 1, 2012)[15]

Postseason awards[]

  • Noora Raty, 2012 NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player[16]
  • Megan Bozek, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: First Team[17]
  • Megan Bozek, 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year[18]
  • Anne Schleper, 2012 Big Ten Medal of Honor[19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gophers to Participate in USA Hockey National Festival".
  2. ^ "Gophers to Play for Team U.S.A".
  3. ^ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  4. ^ "No. 3 Minnesota Upsets No. 1 Wisconsin 3-2".
  5. ^ "Gophers Win 11-0 Against New Hampshire". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  6. ^ "UNHWildcats.com -- University of New Hampshire Official Athletics Website:Gilligan Records 27 Saves In Two Periods; Women's Hockey Loses 11-0 At No. 2 Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  7. ^ "Kessel Gets Second Hat Trick of the Weekend, Gophers Sweep New Hampshire". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  8. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan25wpw.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201112/dec7wpw.pdf
  10. ^ "Story Archives - University of Minnesota Athletics".
  11. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201110/oct12wpw.php
  12. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov23wpw.pdf
  13. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb8wpw.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov9wpw.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb1wpw.pdf
  16. ^ "Quality helps grow the game | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  17. ^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". 2012-03-19.
  18. ^ "Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys".
  19. ^ "Pachuta and Schleper Earn Big Ten Medal of Honor".
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