2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Record
Overall29-11-1
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Laura Halldorson and play their home games at Ridder Arena.

Regular season

In her freshman year, Gigi Marvin ranked second on the team in points and first in assists with 30. She tied for fourth in the WCHA in overall scoring and second in assists. She had seven power-play goals, three game-winning goals and one short-handed goal. In addition, she was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week five times. On October 7, 2005, she earned her first career goal on her first career shot in a 3-0 win over Connecticut.[1] She had a four-game scoring streak from October 14–22. On November 4, she had a career-high five point game in the 9-5 win over Ohio State, including four assists. For her efforts, she was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week. She added three assists in a 5-1 win over Brown on November 12. In the Gophers’ 5-0 win over St. Cloud State on January 14, she scored two goals and two assists for four points. She assisted on the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Mercyhurst College on January 21. In early February, Marvin notched two goals and an assist in Minnesota’s 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota State and later earned rookie of the week honor. She contributed on all three goals in the Gophers’ 3-2 win over St. Cloud State on February 17. The week later, she would get five points in the sweep against North Dakota and receive the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week.[2]

Roster

Source:[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Minnesota Whitney Graft Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata High School
3 Manitoba Melanie Gagnon Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) St. Adolphe, Manitoba St. Norbert Collegiate High School
4 Minnesota Andrea Nichols Junior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Mountain Iron, Minnesota Hibbing High School
5 Minnesota Chelsey Brodt Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1983-12-07 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6 Minnesota Liz Palkie Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Carlton, Minnesota Carlton High School
8 Saskatchewan Bobbi Ross Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Verwood, Saskatchewan Collège Mathieu
9 British Columbia Marley Wournell Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Vernon, British Columbia Clarence Fulton Secondary School
10 Minnesota Krista Johnson Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
11 Minnesota Ashley Albrecht Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) South Saint Paul, Minnesota South Saint Paul Secondary
13 Minnesota Maggie Souba Junior F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
14 Minnesota Lindsay Block Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Chaska, Minnesota Chaska High School
15 Minnesota Anya Miller Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
16 Minnesota Jenelle Philipczyk Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Woodbury, Minnesota Eagan High School
17 Maine Becky Wacker Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) York, Maine York High School
19 Minnesota Gigi Marvin Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1987-03-07 Warroad, Minnesota Warroad High School
21 Minnesota Allie Sanchez Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Saint Paul, Minnesota Johnson High School
22 Minnesota Erica McKenzie Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Hastings, Minnesota Hastings High School
23 Minnesota Dagney Willey Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
30 Minnesota Natalie Lamme Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing High School
33 Saskatchewan Brittony Chartier Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Bishop Carroll High School
39 Minnesota Kim Hanlon Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School

Postseason

In the 2006 WCHA playoffs, Marvin made several contributions. She notched three goals and two assists in the WCHA first round against Minnesota State. On March 11, Marvin set up Jenelle Philipczyk for the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth. She would assist on Allie Sanchez’ power-play goal in the WCHA Championship game against Wisconsin.

Awards and honors

  • Gigi Marvin, WCHA All-Tournament Team
  • Gigi Marvin, led WCHA Rookies in scoring
  • Gigi Marvin, named WCHA Rookie of the Year
  • Gigi Marvin, All-WHCA Rookie Team
  • Gigi Marvin, All-WCHA third team selection.

References

  1. ↑ "Gigi Marvin Bio - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gigi Marvin Bio - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2005-06 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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