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

PlayerPositionNationalityNotes
Stephanie Anderson United StatesForwardPlayed for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds
Rachel Bona United StatesForwardPlayed at Coon Rapids High School
Meghan Lorence United StatesForwardPlayed at Irondale High School
Rachel Ramsey United StatesDefensePlayed at Minnetonka High School
Shyler Sletta United StatesGoaltenderPlayed at New Prague High School

Exhibition

East-West showcase

  • All games will be contested at Ridder Arena
DateOpponentTimeScore
Sept. 30Union7:07 pm CT6–1
Oct. 1Syracuse7:07 pm CT4–0

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 28233217211344 37314217053
#2 Minnesota 28215216611343 37305216750
#6 North Dakota 28169325311675 362211315489
#9 Minnesota-Duluth 28151211479161 362113112177
Ohio State 28131411417596 361616499115
Bemidji State 28111520357073 371717310185
Minnesota State 28324101037105 36728164133
St. Cloud State 28424001232150 36529237130
Championship: Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings: Conference rankings:
Updated March 23, 2012

Roster

Source:[8]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Minnesota Kelly Seeler Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-18 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
3 Minnesota Samantha Downey Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-02-19 Silver Bay, Minnesota Proctor High School
4 Minnesota Sarah Erickson Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-03-28 Roseau, Minnesota Bemidji High School
5 Minnesota Rachel Ramsey Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1992-10-14 Chanhassen, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
6 Minnesota Katie Frischmann Junior F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-01-06 Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7 Finland Mira Jalosuo Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1989-02-03 Lieksa, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team
8 Wisconsin Amanda Kessel Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1991-08-28 Madison, Wisconsin Shattuck-Saint Mary's
9 Dominion of Newfoundland Sarah Davis Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1988-04-24 Paradise, Newfoundland Warner Hockey School
10 Ontario Kelly Terry Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1992-06-06 Whitby, Ontario Sinclair Secondary School
11 Minnesota Becky Kortum Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1991-05-07 Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High School
12 Minnesota Ashley Stenerson Sophomore F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-10-09 Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
15 Minnesota Rachael Bona Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1992-10-25 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids High School
16 Minnesota Bethany Brausen Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1992-05-16 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
17 Colorado Emily West Senior (RS) F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-03-22 Colorado Springs, Colorado Pine Creek High School
18 Minnesota Nikki Ludwigson Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1989-09-18 Bloomington, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
19 Illinois Megan Bozek Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-03-27 Buffalo Grove, Illinois Chicago Mission
20 Minnesota Meghan Lorence Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1992-06-25 Mounds View, Minnesota Irondale High School
22 Minnesota Anne Schleper Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1990-01-30 St. Cloud, Minnesota Cathedral High School
24 Pennsylvania Jen Schoullis Senior (RS) F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1989-03-07 Erie, Pennsylvania Shattuck-Saint Mary's
27 Saskatchewan Baylee Gillanders Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 1992-08-09 Kyle, Saskatchewan Warner Hockey School
28 Minnesota Stephanie Anderson Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1992-11-27 North Saint Paul, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds
31 Minnesota Shyler Sletta Freshman G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1993-05-22 Elko New Market, Minnesota New Prague High School
33 Minnesota Alyssa Grogan Senior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-15 Eagan, Minnesota Eagan High School
41 Finland Noora Räty Junior G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-05-29 Espoo, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team

Awards and honors

  • Rachael Bona, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)[9]
  • Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2011)[10]
  • Alyssa Grogan, Nominee, 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award [11]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12, 2011)[12]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[13]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of February 8, 2012)[14]
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 8, 2011)[15]
  • Emily West, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of February 1, 2012)[16]

Postseason awards

  • Noora Raty, 2012 NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player[17]
  • Megan Bozek, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: First Team[18]
  • Megan Bozek, 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Athlete of the Year[19]
  • Anne Schleper, 2012 Big Ten Medal of Honor[20]

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 October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "No. 3 Minnesota Upsets No. 1 Wisconsin 3-2".
  5. ↑ "Gophers Win 11-0 Against New Hampshire". Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  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 March 3, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kessel Gets Second Hat Trick of the Weekend, Gophers Sweep New Hampshire". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ "2011-12 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "North Dakota's Lamoureux & Dagfinrud, Minnesota's Bona Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Minnesota Duluth's Irwin and McParland, Minnesota's Bozek Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for December 7" (PDF). WCHA. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Story Archives - University of Minnesota Athletics".
  12. ↑ "Minnesota's Kessel and Lorence, Bemidji State's Wheelhouse, Ohio State's Spooner Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ "UM's Kessel, UW's Prévost, UND's Molle, OSU's Kuehl Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota's Kessel, North Dakota's Lamoureux-Kolls and Karvinen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ "North Dakota's Lamoureux and Karvinen, Minnesota's Räty Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Minnesota's West, Wisconsin's Rigsby, North Dakota's Jakobsen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Quality helps grow the game | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". March 19, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Women's Hockey and Wrestling Big Winners at 2012 Golden Goldys".
  20. ↑ "Pachuta and Schleper Earn Big Ten Medal of Honor". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
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