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

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.

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

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

PlayerNationalityPositionNotes
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 high school hockey at Minnetonka
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

NumberNamePositionHeightClass
28Stephanie AndersonF5–9Fr
15Rachel BonaF5–5Fr
19Megan BozekD5–9Jr
16Bethany BrausenF5–5So
9Sarah DavisF5–4So
3Samantha DowneyF5–9Jr
4Sarah EricksonF5–6Sr
6Katie FrischmannD5–5Jr
27Baylee GillandersD5–11So
33Alyssa GroganG5–6Sr
7Mira JalosuoD6–0Jr
8Amanda KesselF5–6So
11Becky KortumF5–7Jr
20Meghan LorenceF5–7Fr
18Nikki LudwigsonF5–7Sr
5Rachel RamseyDFr
41Noora RatyG5–5Jr
22Anne SchleperD5–10Sr
24Jen SchoullisF5–9Sr
2Kelly SeelerD5–6Sr
31Shyler SlettaG5–5Fr
12Ashley StenersonF5–5So
10Kelly TerryF5–6So
17Emily WestF5–5Sr

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

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