2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
| 2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | 1 WCHA |
| Record | |
| Overall | 23–9–2 |
| Conference | 18–4–2 |
| Home | 13–1–0 |
| Road | 10–6–2 |
| Neutral | 0–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Laura Halldorson |
| Captain(s) | Tracy Engstrom Kris Scholz |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons « 1999–2000 2001–02 » | |
In the 2000–01 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
Offseason
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerilynn Glenn | Forward | Played at Forest Lake Area High School | |
| La Toya Clarke | Forward | Played at Dunbarton High School | |
| Kelsey Bills | Forward | Played at High Sutherland High School | |
| Cecilia Retelle | Defender | Played for Culver Academy | |
| Melissa Coulombe | Defender | Played for St. Pierre Collegiate | |
| Tracy Palinsky | Forward | Played at Notre Dame Secondary | |
| Stefanie Snow | Defender | Played for Cushing Academy | |
| Stephanie Johnson | Goaltender | Played at Minneapolis South High School |
Regular Season
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
| Minnesota† | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | 38 | 114 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 135 | 75 | |||
| Minnesota Duluth* | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | – | 34 | 125 | 60 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 200 | 82 | |||
| Wisconsin | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | – | 31 | 100 | 64 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 145 | 94 | |||
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | 26 | 92 | 94 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 131 | 133 | |||
| Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | – | 25 | 76 | 65 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 119 | 96 | |||
| Bemidji State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | 13 | 62 | 142 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 93 | 183 | |||
| Minnesota State | 24 | 0 | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | 113 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 147 | |||
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 17, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Source.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 14 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | W 4–1 | 187 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||||
| October 15 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | W 5–4 | 807 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||||
| October 21 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–2 | 757 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) | |||||
| October 22 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 2–4 | 703 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) | |||||
| October 27 | at Minnesota State | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 2–1 | 171 | 4–1–0 (4–1–0) | |||||
| October 28 | at Minnesota State | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Johnson | W 6–1 | 203 | 5–1–0 (5–1–0) | |||||
| November 4 | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Killewald | L 2–3 OT | 350 | 5–2–0 (5–1–0) | |||||
| November 6 | at Harvard* | Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA | Killewald | W 3–2 | 112 | 6–2–0 (5–1–0) | |||||
| November 10 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–0 | 1,512 | 7–2–0 (6–1–0) | |||||
| November 11 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 8–0 | 1,632 | 8–2–0 (7–1–0) | |||||
| November 24 | at Wisconsin | Middleton, WI | Killewald | W 5–2 | 643 | 9–2–0 (8–1–0) | |||||
| November 25 | at Wisconsin | Middleton, WI | Killewald | T 4–4 OT | 422 | 9–2–1 (8–1–1) | |||||
| December 1 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 9–1 | 935 | 10–2–1 (9–1–1) | |||||
| December 2 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Johnson | W 8–4 | 931 | 11–2–1 (10–1–1) | |||||
| December 9 | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Killewald | L 1–5 | 525 | 11–3–1 (10–1–1) | |||||
| December 10 | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Killewald | L 0–4 | 457 | 11–4–1 (10–1–1) | |||||
| January 6 | Mercyhurst* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 3–0 | 561 | 12–4–1 (10–1–1) | |||||
| January 7 | Niagara* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–2 | 621 | 13–4–1 (10–1–1) | |||||
| January 13 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–0 | 921 | 14–4–1 (11–1–1) | |||||
| January 14 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Johnson | W 3–0 | 745 | 15–4–1 (12–1–1) | |||||
| January 26 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 2–1 | 553 | 16–4–1 (12–1–1) | |||||
| January 27 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 3–1 | 651 | 17–4–1 (12–1–1) | |||||
| February 2 | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 203 | 18–4–1 (13–1–1) | |||||
| February 3 | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN | Johnson | W 8–5 | 158 | 19–4–1 (14–1–1) | |||||
| February 9 | St. Cloud State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 7–1 | 1,131 | 20–4–1 (15–1–1) | |||||
| February 10 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | L 6–7 | 387 | 20–5–1 (15–2–1) | |||||
| February 16 | at Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Killewald | L 0–1 | 264 | 20–6–1 (15–3–1) | |||||
| February 17 | at Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Killewald | W 5–2 | 237 | 21–6–1 (16–3–1) | |||||
| February 24 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–2 | 1,403 | 22–6–1 (17–3–1) | |||||
| February 25 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 3–1 | 1,005 | 23–6–1 (18–3–1) | |||||
| March 2 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Killewald | T 2–2 OT | 1,377 | 23–6–2 (18–3–2) | |||||
| March 3 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Killewald | L 1–3 | 1,625 | 23–7–2 (18–4–2) | |||||
| WCHA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9 | vs. Ohio State* | Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinal Game) | Killewald | L 0–4 | 401 | 23–8–2 (18–4–2) | |||||
| March 10 | vs. Wisconsin* | Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Consolation Game) | Killewald | L 3–4 | 423 | 23–9–2 (18–4–2) | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Roster
Source[2]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Courtney Kennedy | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1979-03-29 | Woburn, Massachusetts | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | |
| 3 | Jerilyn Glenn | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Ham Lake, Minnesota | Forest Lake Area High School | ||
| 4 | Nadine Muzerall | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1978-10-19 | Mississauga, Ontario | Kimball Union Academy | |
| 6 | Angela Borek | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1978-06-02 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Burnsville High School | |
| 8 | Kelly Olson | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1979-03-06 | Little Canada, Minnesota | Roseville Area High School | |
| 9 | Megan Milbert | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1979-04-24 | South St. Paul, Minnesota | South St. Paul Secondary | |
| 10 | Kris Scholz | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1977-10-19 | Hugo, Minnesota | Stillwater Area High School | |
| 14 | La Toya Clarke | Freshman | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Pickering, Ontario | Dunbarton High School | ||
| 15 | Kelsey Bills | Freshman | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Carstairs, Alberta | Hugh Sutherland High School | ||
| 16 | Betsey Kukowski | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1979-02-23 | Apple Valley, Minnesota | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | |
| 17 | Cecilia Retelle | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Madison, Wisconsin | Culver Academy | ||
| 18 | Emily Buchholz | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1978-09-27 | Waupun, Wisconsin | Waupun High School | |
| 19 | Melissa Coulombe | Freshman | D | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba | St. Pierre Collegiate | ||
| 21 | Laura Slominski | Junior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1980-06-28 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Burnsville High School | |
| 22 | Gwen Anderson | Sophomore | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1980-09-08 | North St. Paul, Minnesota | North St. Paul High School | |
| 23 | Tracy Palinsky | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Port Elgin, Ontario | Notre Dame Secondary | ||
| 24 | Tracy Engstrom | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1980-02-17 | Willmar, Minnesota | Willmar High School | |
| 26 | Alyson Sundberg | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1981-04-08 | Roseville, Minnesota | Roseville Area High School | |
| 27 | Ambria Thomas | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1978-10-30 | Fairbanks, Alaska | West Valley High School | |
| 28 | Stefanie Snow | Freshman | D | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Bedford, New Hampshire | Cushing Academy | ||
| 29 | Ronda Curtin | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1980-11-02 | Roseville, Minnesota | Roseville Area High School | |
| 35 | Stephanie Johnson | Freshman | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota | Minneapolis South High School | ||
| 36 | Erica Killewald | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1979-11-20 | Troy, Michigan | Troy High School |
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "2000–01 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "2000–01 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
