1999–2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
In the 1999–2000 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team from the University of Minnesota won its first women’s national team title at the AWCHA National Championship. Nadine Muzerall scored the game-winning goal in the 4–2 national championship win over Brown Bears and earned all-tournament honors with three goals and an assist in two games. For the season, Muzerall owned totals of 49 goals, 28 assists and 77 points.
Muzerall’s 49 goals, 16 power-play goals and 1.29 goals-per-game were school records. In a 10–0 win over Bemidji State , she set school records with five goals and seven points, during a season which saw her go on a 20-game point streak.[ 1]
Regular Season
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Minnesota Duluth †*
24
21
1
2
–
44
170
42
33
25
5
3
196
62
Minnesota
24
21
2
1
–
43
150
35
39
32
6
1
206
69
Wisconsin
24
15
8
1
–
31
88
83
35
19
14
2
119
134
Ohio State
24
6
15
3
–
15
45
74
37
8
26
3
59
126
St. Cloud State
24
6
15
3
–
15
39
120
35
13
19
3
83
154
Bemidji State
24
5
17
2
–
12
54
117
35
15
18
2
119
138
Minnesota State
24
3
19
2
–
8
46
119
35
8
25
2
89
165
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 14, 2024
Schedule
Source.[ 2]
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
Oct 15
7:05
St. Cloud State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 10–1
1,180
1–0–0 (1–0–0)
Oct 16
3:05
at St. Cloud State
St. Cloud, MN
Nicholas
W 10–1
179
2–0–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 23
2:00
at Providence *
Providence, RI
Killewald
W 3–1
250
3–0–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 24
2:00
at Providence*
Providence, RI
Killewald
L 0–1
250
3–1–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 29
7:00
at Northeastern *
Boston, MA
Killewald
W 3–1
213
4–1–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 30
7:00
at Northeastern*
Boston
Killewald
L 1–4
197
4–2–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 5
7:05
Brown *
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 4–0
1,128
5–2–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 7
2:05
Harvard *
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
L 3–8
1,261
5–3–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 12
7:05
at Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Killewald
W 3–0
249
6–3–0 (3–0–0)
Nov 13
7:05
at Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Killewald
W 7–1
303
7–3–0 (4–0–0)
Nov 19
7:05
at Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Nicholas
W 7–4
530
8–3–0 (5–0–0)
Nov 20
7:05
at Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Nicholas
W 5–0
732
9–3–0 (6–0–0)
Nov 23
7:05
Minnesota State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 7–1
688
10–3–0 (7–0–0)
Dec 3
7:05
Minnesota Duluth
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
L 4–5
1,620
10–4–0 (7–1–0)
Dec 4
7:05
Minnesota Duluth
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
L 0–1
1,673
10–5–0 (7–2–0)
Dec 11
2:10
Dartmouth *
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 5–4
851
11–5–0 (7–2–0)
Dec 12
1:05
Dartmouth*
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 4–3
1,181
12–5–0 (7–2–0)
Jan 10
7:08
at Bemidji State
Bemidji, MN
Killewald
W 4–2
261
13–5–0 (8–2–0)
Jan 11
7:05
at Bemidji State
Bemidji, MN
Killewald
W 11–1
1,128
14–5–0 (9–2–0)
Jan 14
2:05
at Minnesota State
Mankato, MN
Nicholas
W 7–1
123
15–5–0 (10–2–0)
Jan 15
2:05
at Minnesota State
Mankato, MN
Killewald
W 10–0
252
16–5–0 (11–2–0)
Jan 21
7:05
Bemidji State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 6–1
755
17–5–0 (12–2–0)
Jan 22
7:05
Bemidji State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 10–0
1,007
18–5–0 (13–2–0)
Jan 29
1:05
New Hampshire *
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 6–2
904
19–5–0 (13–2–0)
Jan 30
1:05
New Hampshire*
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 5–4
1,128
20–5–0 (13–2–0)
Feb 4
7:05
Ohio State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 4–1
1,103
21–5–0 (14–2–0)
Feb 5
7:05
Ohio State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 6–0
1,021
22–5–0 (15–2–0)
Feb 8
7:05
Minnesota State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 8–3
804
23–5–0 (16–2–0)
Feb 11
7:05
at Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
Killewald
W 4–3
952
24–5–0 (17–2–0)
Feb 12
7:05
at Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
Killewald
T 2–2
1,041
24–5–1 (17–2–1)
Feb 18
7:05
St. Cloud State
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 5–0
923
25–5–1 (18–2–1)
Feb 19
3:05
at St. Cloud State
St. Cloud, MN
Nicholas
W 5–2
314
26–5–1 (19–2–1)
Feb 26
2:05
Wisconsin
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Killewald
W 11–3
1,367
27–5–1 (20–2–1)
Feb 27
2:05
Wisconsin
Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Nicholas
W 4–2
1,687
28–5–1 (21–2–1)
WCHA Tournament
Mar 2
12:00
vs. Minnesota State*
Bloomington, MN (WCHA Quarterfinal)
Nicholas
W 10–0
652
29–5–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 3
3:30
vs. Wisconsin*
Bloomington, MN (WCHA Semifinal)
Killewald
W 5–0
746
30–5–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 4
7:00
vs. Minnesota Duluth*
Bloomington, MN (WCHA Championship)
Killewald
L 0–2
1,826
30–6–1 (21–2–1)
AWCHA Tournament
Mar 24
8:00
vs. Minnesota Duluth*
Boston, MA (AWCHA Semifinal)
Killewald
W 3–2
1,409
31–6–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 25
7:00
vs. Brown*
Boston, MA (AWCHA Championship)
Killewald
W 4–2
2,249
32–6–1 (21–2–1)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Roster
Source [ 3]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Courtney Kennedy
Junior
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
1979-03-29
Woburn, Massachusetts
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3
Shannon Kennedy
Senior
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
1977-11-14
Woburn, Massachusetts
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4
Nadine Muzerall
Junior
F
5' 7" (1.7 m)
1978-10-19
Mississauga, Ontario
Kimball Union Academy
5
Winny Brodt
Junior
D
5' 5" (1.65 m)
1978-02-18
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville Area High School
6
Angela Borek
Junior
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
1978-06-02
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville High School
7
Sarma Pone
Junior
F
5' 7" (1.7 m)
1979-05-05
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis Southwest High School
8
Kelly Olson
Junior
D
5' 8" (1.73 m)
1979-03-06
Little Canada, Minnesota
Roseville Area High School
9
Megan Milbert
Junior
F
5' 5" (1.65 m)
1979-04-24
South Saint Paul, Minnesota
South St. Paul Secondary
10
Kris Scholz
Junior
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
1977-10-19
Hugo, Minnesota
Stillwater Area High School
16
Betsey Kukowski
Junior
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
1979-02-23
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Shattuck-Saint Mary's
18
Emily Buchholz
Junior
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
1978-09-27
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun High School
20
Lacey Franzmeier
Junior
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
1979-05-20
Stacy, Minnesota
Forest Lake Area High School
21
Laura Slominski
Sophomore
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
1980-06-28
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville High School
22
Gwen Anderson
Freshman
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
1980-09-08
North Saint Paul, Minnesota
North Saint Paul High School
23
Tracy Donaghue
Junior
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
1979-01-12
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Osseo Senior High School
24
Tracy Engstrom
Sophomore
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
1980-02-17
Willmar, Minnesota
Willmar High School
26
Alyson Sundberg
Freshman
F
5' 7" (1.7 m)
1981-04-08
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville Area High School
27
Ambria Thomas
Junior
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
1978-10-30
Fairbanks, Alaska
West Valley High School
29
Ronda Curtin
Freshman
5' 10" (1.78 m)
1980-11-02
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville Area High School
35
Crystal Nicholas
Sophomore
G
5' 7" (1.7 m)
1980-07-15
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Union High School
36
Erica Killewald
Junior
G
5' 10" (1.78 m)
1979-11-20
Troy, Michigan
Troy High School
Awards and honors
Nadine Muzerall led the nation in goals (49)
Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play goals (16)
Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play points (27)
Nadine Muzerall led the nation in game-winning goals (9)
Nadine Muzerall, First Team All-WCHA
Nadine Muzerall, Minnesota team most valuable player honors
References
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations Rivalries All-time leaders National championships Women's Frozen Four appearances Olympians
Lyndsay Wall (2002 , 2006 )
Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006)
Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006, 2010 )
Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006)
Kelly Stephens (2006)
Gigi Marvin (2010, 2014 , 2018 )
Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018)
Megan Bozek (2014, 2022 )
Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018, 2022)
Anne Schleper (2014)
Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018, 2022)
Hannah Brandt (2018, 2022)
Dani Cameranesi (2018, 2022)
Kelly Pannek (2018, 2022)
Josefin Bouveng (2022)
Nelli Laitinen (2022)
Abbey Murphy (2022)
Grace Zumwinkle (2022)
Patty Kazmaier winners
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