2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
2011 NCAA tournament, Lost Regionals, 4–1 vs. Boston College
Conference2 WCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports6
Record
Overall26–10–2
Conference18–8–2
Home15–3–1
Road10–6–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Frost
Assistant coachesJoel Johnson
Captain(s)Emily West
Terra Rasmussen
Sarah Erickson
Jen Schoullis
Anne Schleper
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his fourth season.

Offseason

  • June 18: Six University of Minnesota players have been named to the United States Under-22 Team. Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Jen Schoullis and Emily West have all been named to the team. The Minnesota contingent is the largest group from one school. The U22 team will depart from the Festival early and travel to Toronto to compete in the three-game Under-22 Series against Canada from August 18–21.[1]
  • June 18: Brad Frost announced the hiring of Joel Johnson as an assistant coach. Johnson was the head coach of the Bethel University men's hockey team. Previously, he was an assistant coach during the Golden Gophers' 2000 and 2004 national championships. Johnson replaces Jamie Wood, who accepted an associate head coaching position at the University of New Hampshire.[2]

Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Time Score Goal scorers
Sun, Sep 26 Manitoba Ridder Arena 2:00 PM 8–0[3] Amanda Kessel (3), Emily West (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Nikki Ludwigson
Fri, Oct 08 Minnesota Whitecaps Ridder Arena 6:00 PM 3–2 Jen Schoulis (2), Sarah Davis[4]

Regular season

  • October 1: In her first game as a Golden Gopher, Amanda Kessel registered four points (two goals, two assists). The following day, Kessel scored the game-winning goal as the Gophers won by a 3–0 score. The game against Clarkson marked the first time in school history that the Gophers opened a season against a ranked opponent.[5]
  • October 9: With the 1–0 shutout over Wayne State, the Gophers have not allowed a goal in 180 minutes. Dating back to the 2009–10 season, Minnesota has not allowed a goal in 200:45 minutes played.[6]
  • October 22–23: Anne Schleper had six points (1 goal, 5 assists), including four points on the power-play. In the first game, Schleper tied a career-high with four points. She assisted on Sarah Davis' game-winning power-play goal. The following day, Schleper assisted on two of Minnesota's three power-play goals. Schleper is the first defender to earn the league's weekly offensive honor since Minnesota Duluth's Jocelyne Larocque on Jan. 28, 2009.[7]
  • October 22–23: Noora Räty recorded back to back shutouts against the St. Cloud State Huskies. She held the Huskies scoreless as Minnesota swept the series by scores of 5–0 and 3–0, respectively. Raty played the full 120:00 minutes of the series. She accumulated14 saves in the first game, while posting 18 in the second game. In the season, she has yet to allow a goal, holding a 1.000 save percentage and a 0.00 goalsagainst

average.[7]

  • The January 29, 2011 game between Wisconsin and Minnesota was played before a women's college hockey record crowd of 10,668.[8]
  • Feb. 5: The Golden Gophers had four different skaters score goals in a 4–1 win over St. Cloud State. Amanda Kessel contributed with a goal and two assists as the Gophers earned their 20th win of the season. With the win and a Bemidji State loss to Wisconsin, the Gophers have clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.[9]
  • February 4–5: Amanda Kessel produced three goals and seven points to lead the Golden Gophers to a two-game home-ice series sweep over St. Cloud State. On February 4, she scored two goals and set up two others for four points as the Gophers prevailed by an 8–0 mark. Her four points tied a career game high, which came against Clarkson in her first collegiate game on Oct. 1. The following day, she was involved in all three Gophers goals, as she scored one and assisted on two. One of the assists was Ashley Stenerson's first collegiate goal.[10]

Standings

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin†* 28 24 2 2 2 76 140 50 38 34 2 2 203 66
#3 Minnesota 28 18 8 2 1 57 100 52 37 26 9 2 131 65
#6 Minnesota Duluth 28 18 7 3 0 57 109 49 33 22 8 3 131 53
#8 North Dakota 28 16 10 2 0 50 96 79 36 20 13 3 116 103
Bemidji State 28 11 13 4 2 39 53 71 35 14 17 4 70 88
Ohio State 28 8 17 3 3 30 69 100 36 14 19 3 99 116
Minnesota State 28 7 20 1 0 22 47 101 36 8 25 3 53 122
St. Cloud State 28 1 26 1 1 5 23 135 35 1 33 1 31 177
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

Source[11]

As of September 28, 2024.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 7:00 at #7 Clarkson* #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Räty W 5–0  908 1–0–0
October 2 3:00 at #7 Clarkson* #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Grogan W 3–0  435 2–0–0
October 9 2:07 Wayne State* #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 1–0  620 3–0–0
October 15 6:07 #7 North Dakota #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan L 3–4  915 3–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 16 4:07 #7 North Dakota #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan L 1–3  921 3–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 22 7:07 at St. Cloud State #7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Räty W 5–0  452 4–2–0 (1–2–0)
October 23 7:07 at St. Cloud State #7 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Räty W 3–0  521 5–2–0 (2–2–0)
October 29 7:07 at #3 Minnesota Duluth #6 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Räty L 2–3  989 5–3–0 (2–3–0)
October 30 7:07 at #3 Minnesota Duluth #6 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Räty L 2–4  874 5–4–0 (2–4–0)
November 5 6:07 #1 Wisconsin #8 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 7–5  977 6–4–0 (3–4–0)
November 6 4:07 #1 Wisconsin #8 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty L 0–5  1,129 6–5–0 (3–5–0)
November 19 7:07 at Minnesota State #6 Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN Räty W 1–0  412 7–5–0 (4–5–0)
November 20 3:07 at Minnesota State #6 Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN Räty W 6–2  316 8–5–0 (5–5–0)
November 26 6:07 #9 Harvard* #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–0  946 9–5–0 (5–5–0)
November 28 1:07 #9 Harvard* #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–2  977 10–5–0 (5–5–0)
December 3 2:07 at Bemidji State #7 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Räty L 0–2  214 10–6–0 (5–6–0)
December 4 2:07 at Bemidji State #7 John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Räty W 6–2  481 11–6–0 (6–6–0)
December 10 6:07 #10 Ohio State #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 6–0  826 12–6–0 (7–6–0)
December 12 12:07 #10 Ohio State #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 2–1 OT 403 13–6–0 (8–6–0)
January 7 6:07 Minnesota State #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–0  625 14–6–0 (9–6–0)
January 8 4:05 Minnesota State #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 5–1  758 15–6–0 (10–6–0)
January 14 7:07 #4 Minnesota Duluth #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty T 2–2 OT 924 15–6–1 (10–6–1)
January 15 4:07 #4 Minnesota Duluth #7 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–0  1,006 16–6–1 (11–6–1)
January 21 7:07 at Ohio State #5 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Räty W 4–2  302 17–6–1 (12–6–1)
January 22 4:07 at Ohio State #5 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Räty W 8–1  393 18–6–1 (13–6–1)
January 28 7:00 at #1 Wisconsin #4 Kohl Center • Madison, WI Räty T 2–2 OT 2,541 18–6–2 (13–6–2)
January 29 7:07 at #1 Wisconsin #4 Kohl Center • Madison, WI Räty L 1–3  10,668 18–7–2 (13–7–2)
February 4 7:07 St. Cloud State #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Lura W 8–0  952 19–7–2 (14–7–2)
February 5 4:07 St. Cloud State #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–1  1,013 20–7–2 (15–7–2)
February 11 6:07 Bemidji State #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–1  843 21–7–2 (16–7–2)
February 12 4:07 Bemidji State #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–0  977 22–7–2 (17–7–2)
February 18 7:07 at #8 North Dakota #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Räty W 5–3  3,158 23–7–2 (18–7–2)
February 19 7:07 at #8 North Dakota #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty L 3–5  2,885 23–8–2 (18–8–2)
WCHA Tournament
February 25 6:07 Ohio State* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 1) Räty W 4–2  523 24–8–2 (18–8–2)
February 26 5:07 Ohio State* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 2) Räty W 3–2  593 25–8–2 (18–8–2)
March 4 7:07 #6 Minnesota Duluth* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, Semifinal Game) Räty W 4–2  1,138 26–8–2 (18–8–2)
March 5 7:07 #1 Wisconsin* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, Championship Game) Räty L 4–5 OT 1,176 26–9–2 (18–8–2)
NCAA Tournament
March 12 1:00 at #5 Boston College* #3 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA (NCAA Tournament, First Round) Räty L 1–4  583 26–10–2 (18–8–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:[12]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 British Columbia Jenny Lura Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1989-09-07 North Vancouver, British Columbia Sentinel Secondary School
2 Minnesota Kelly Seeler Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-18 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
3 Minnesota Samantha Downey Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-02-19 Silver Bay, Minnesota Proctor High School
4 Minnesota Sarah Erickson Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-03-28 Roseau, Minnesota Bemidji High School
5 Minnesota Laura May Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1989-08-05 Dellwood, Minnesota Mahtomedi High School
6 Minnesota Katie Frischmann Sophomore F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-01-06 Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7 Finland Mira Jalosuo Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1989-02-03 Lieksa, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team
8 Wisconsin Amanda Kessel Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1991-08-28 Madison, Wisconsin Shattuck-Saint Mary's
9 Dominion of Newfoundland Sarah Davis Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1988-04-24 Paradise, Newfoundland Warner Hockey School
10 Ontario Kelly Terry Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1992-06-06 Whitby, Ontario Sinclair Secondary School
11 Minnesota Becky Kortum Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1991-05-07 Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High School
12 Minnesota Ashley Stenerson Freshman F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-10-09 Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
16 Minnesota Bethany Brausen Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1992-05-16 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
17 Colorado Emily West Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-03-22 Colorado Springs, Colorado Pine Creek High School
18 Minnesota Nikki Ludwigson Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1989-09-18 Bloomington, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
19 Illinois Megan Bozek Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-03-27 Buffalo Grove, Illinois Chicago Mission
22 Minnesota Anne Schleper Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1990-01-30 St. Cloud, Minnesota Cathedral High School
24 Pennsylvania Jen Schoullis Junior (RS) F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1989-03-07 Erie, Pennsylvania Shattuck-Saint Mary's
25 Minnesota Terra Rasmussen Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1988-09-04 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids High School
27 Saskatchewan Baylee Gillanders Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 1992-08-09 Kyle, Saskatchewan Warner Hockey School
33 Minnesota Alyssa Grogan Junior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-15 Eagan, Minnesota Eagan High School
41 Finland Noora Räty Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-05-29 Espoo, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team

Awards and honors

  • Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 23, 2011)[13]
  • Sarah Davis, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 26, 2011)[14]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Pre-Season Rookie of the Year[15]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5)[16]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 15) [17]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 7)
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)
  • Anne Schleper, WCHA co-Offensive Players of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)[7]
  • Kelly Terry, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 7) [18]

Postseason honors

WCHA First Team

WCHA Third team

  • Megan Bozek
  • Amanda Kessel

WCHA All-Rookie Team

  • Baylee Gillanders
  • Amanda Kessel
  • Kelly Terry

WCHA All-Academic Team

  • Megan Bozek
  • Samantha Downey
  • Sarah Erickson
  • Alyssa Grogan
  • Mira Jalosuo
  • Becky Kortum
  • Nikki Ludwigson
  • Jenny Lura
  • Noora Räty
  • Anne Schleper

References

  1. ^ "Six Gophers Named to U.S. Under-22 Team". Minnesota Golden Gophers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Frost Hires Joel Johnson as Assistant Coach". Minnesota Golden Gophers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Minnesota vs. University of Manitoba Box Score – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Minnesota vs. Whitecaps Box Score – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gophers Open Season with 5–0 Win – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  6. ^ Kessel and Raty Lead Gophers to 1–0 Win – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ a b c WCHA.com – UND's Lamoureux, UM's Schleper & Raty, MSU's Grogan Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  8. ^ WCHA.com – Ohio State's Spooner, Minnesota Duluth's Fridfinnson, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  9. ^ WCHA.com – WCHA Game Recaps
  10. ^ "UM's Kessel, UMD's Fridfinnson & Kenyon, UND's Lamoureux-Kolls Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "2010–11 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "2010–11 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ WCHA.com – Minnesota Duluth's Winberg, Minnesota's Bozek, Wisconsin's Packer Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  14. ^ "Wisconsin's Duggan, North Dakota's Ney, Minnesota's Davis Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. January 26, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2020.
  15. ^ WCHA.com – League Head Coaches Select Defending National Champion Minnesota Duluth to Win WCHA in 2010–11
  16. ^ "Tomcikova tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week – Bemidji State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  17. ^ WCHA.com – Wisconsin's Ammerman and Rigsby, Minnesota's Kessel Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  18. ^ WCHA.com – Minnesota Duluth's Irwin, St. Cloud State's Nixon, Minnesota's Terry Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  19. ^ Kessel Named League's Rookie; Raty/Schelper First Team – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  20. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  21. ^ "2010–11 Sportsmanship Honorees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2019.