2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
2019 NCAA tournament, Won First Round vs. Princeton (5–2)
Won Frozen Four vs. Cornell (2–0)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (0–2)
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com2
Record
Overall32–6–1
Home17–4–0
Road13–1–1
Neutral2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Frost
Assistant coachesJoel Johnson
Bethany Brausen
Captain(s)Kelly Pannek
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his 12th season. The Golden Gophers lost to Wisconsin 2–0 during the NCAA championship game.

Recruiting

Source[1]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Catie Skaja Forward  United States Played for New Prague High School
Gracie Ostertag Defense  United States Played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Taylor Heise Forward  United States Played for Red Wing High School
Crystalyn Hengler Defense  United States Played for Eden Prairie High School
Emily Oden Forward  United States Played for Edina High School
Abigail Boreen Forward  United States Played for Hill-Murray School

Regular Season

Standings

2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota† 24 19 4 1 0 58 95 48 39 32 6 1 160 69
#1 Wisconsin* 24 18 4 2 0 56 78 26 41 35 4 2 155 43
#9 Ohio State 24 12 10 2 2 40 57 58 35 20 13 2 95 82
Minnesota Duluth 35 24 9 11 4 35 63 69 35 15 16 4 92 99
Bemidji State 24 10 12 2 0 32 49 67 36 13 21 2 75 103
Minnesota State 24 3 16 5 2 16 41 71 35 9 19 7 64 91
St. Cloud State 24 5 19 0 0 15 38 82 37 10 25 2 66 119
Championship: March 10, 2019
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

Source[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
September 28 7:07 #10 Mercyhurst* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 4–2  1,227 1–0–0
September 29 4:07 #10 Mercyhurst* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 5–0  1,069 2–0–0
October 5 7:07 at #4 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Gulstene W 5–2  1,251 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 6 3:07 at #4 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Gulstene T 2–2  1,149 3–0–1 (1–0–1)
October 12 6:07 at St. Cloud State #3 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Gulstene W 5–2  542 4–0–1 (2–0–1)
October 5 4:07 at St. Cloud State #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 4–1  1,463 5–0–1 (3–0–1)
October 19 7:07 #4 Ohio State #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 3–0  1,623 6–0–1 (4–0–1)
October 20 3:07 #4 Ohio State #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee L 2–3  1,619 6–1–1 (4–1–1)
October 27 2:07 at #1 Wisconsin #3 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Gulstene W 1–0  2,273 7–1–1 (5–1–1)
October 28 7:07 at #1 Wisconsin #3 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Scobee L 1–4  2,273 7–2–1 (5–2–1)
November 2 6:07 Bemidji State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 6–3  1,373 8–2–1 (6–2–1)
November 3 4:07 Bemidji State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 2–1  2,097 9–2–1 (7–2–1)
November 17 2:07 at St. Cloud State #2 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Gulstene W 4–3 OT 463 10–2–1 (8–2–1)
November 18 2:07 St. Cloud State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 7–2  1,660 11–2–1 (9–2–1)
November 23 3:00 vs. #8 St. Lawrence* #2 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic) Gulstene W 8–2  485 12–2–1 (9–2–1)
November 24 6:00 at Vermont* #2 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic) Gulstene W 6–2  313 13–2–1 (9–2–1)
November 30 5:00 at Yale* #2 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Scobee W 7–1  429 14–2–1 (9–2–1)
December 1 2:00 at Yale* #2 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Gulstene W 3–1  210 15–2–1 (9–2–1)
December 7 7:07 Robert Morris* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 6–1  1,524 16–2–1 (9–2–1)
December 8 1:07 Robert Morris* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 5–0  1,533 17–2–1 (9–2–1)
January 5 4:07 Minnesota Duluth* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Cup) Gulstene W 4–3 OT 2,256 18–2–1 (9–2–1)
January 6 4:07 St. Cloud State* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Cup) Scobee W 5–1  1,489 19–2–1 (9–2–1)
January 11 7:07 at Minnesota State #2 Verizon Center • Mankato, MN Gulstene W 5–1  253 20–2–1 (10–2–1)
January 12 3:07 at Minnesota State #2 Verizon Center • Mankato, MN Scobee W 6–3  318 21–2–1 (11–2–1)
January 18 7:07 #1 Wisconsin #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene L 1–2  3,196 21–3–1 (11–3–1)
January 19 4:07 #1 Wisconsin #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 3–1  3,400 22–3–1 (12–3–1)
January 25 5:07 at #7 Ohio State #2 The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Gulstene W 7–2  534 23–3–1 (13–3–1)
January 26 2:07 at #7 Ohio State #2 The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Scobee W 7–1  916 24–3–1 (14–3–1)
February 2 4:07 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene L 2–3 OT 3,008 24–4–1 (14–4–1)
February 3 1:07 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 5–3  2,341 25–4–1 (15–4–1)
February 15 7:07 Minnesota State #1 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 3–1  1,930 26–4–1 (16–4–1)
February 16 1:07 Minnesota State #1 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 3–2 OT 2,324 27–4–1 (17–4–1)
February 22 3:07 at Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Gulstene W 6–3  289 28–4–1 (18–4–1)
February 23 3:07 at Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Scobee W 4–3  361 29–4–1 (19–4–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 9 2:00 #4 Minnesota State* #1 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Gulstene W 4–1  2,611 30–4–1 (19–4–1)
March 10 2:00 #2 Wisconsin* #1 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee L 1–3  2,452 30–5–1 (19–4–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 16 4:00 Princeton* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Scobee W 5–2  2,079 31–5–1 (19–4–1)
March 22 3:00 vs. Cornell* #2 People's United Center • Hamden, CT (NCAA Frozen Four) Gulstene W 2–0  3,241 32–5–1 (19–4–1)
March 24 1:30 vs. #1 Wisconsin* #2 People's United Center • Hamden, CT (NCAA Frozen Four) Gulstene L 0–2  3,423 32–6–1 (19–4–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Minnesota Emily Brown Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1998-12-30 Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
3 Minnesota Catie Skaja Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1999-07-28 New Prague, Minnesota New Prague High School
4 Minnesota Tianna Gunderson Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1996-08-27 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau High School
5 Illinois Sophie Skarzynski Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1997-09-18 Lake Forest, Illinois Loyola Academy
6 Minnesota Gracie Ostertag Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2000-02-14 Shakopee, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
7 Minnesota Taylor Williamson Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1996-08-20 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
8 Minnesota Kippin Keller Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1997-12-16 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
9 Minnesota Taylor Heise Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 2000-03-17 Lake City, Minnesota Red Wing High School
12 Minnesota Grace Zumwinkle Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1999-04-23 Excelsior, Minnesota Breck School
13 Minnesota Crystalyn Hengler Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1999-09-11 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
15 Minnesota Jackie Pieper Junior (RS) F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1995-10-09 Edina, Minnesota Merrimack College (Hockey East)
16 British Columbia Amy Potomak Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1999-01-25 Aldergrove, British Columbia George Eliot Secondary
17 Minnesota Sierra Smith Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1996-09-02 Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
18 Minnesota Katie Robinson Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1997-10-08 Kasson, Minnesota Kasson-Mantorville High School
19 Minnesota Kelly Pannek (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1995-12-29 Plymouth, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
20 North Dakota Alex Woken Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1998-02-25 Fargo, North Dakota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
21 Minnesota Emily Oden Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1999-11-14 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
22 Wisconsin Abigail Boreen Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2000-04-03 Somerset, Wisconsin Hill-Murray School
24 British Columbia Olivia Knowles Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1999-01-24 Campbell River, British Columbia Penticton Secondary School
25 Minnesota Nicole Schammel Junior (RS) F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1996-04-09 Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing High School
26 British Columbia Sarah Potomak Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1996-04-08 Aldergrove, British Columbia George Eliot Secondary
27 Minnesota Patti Marshall Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1998-05-11 Thief River Falls, MN Shattuck-Saint Mary's
28 Minnesota Taylor Wente Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1999-04-01 Plymouth, Minnesota Maple Grove High School
29 British Columbia Alex Gulstene Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1999-04-14 Vancouver, British Columbia Penticton Secondary School
31 Minnesota Emma May Junior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1996-10-21 Eagan, Minnesota Eagan High School
37 Illinois Sydney Scobee Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1995-02-26 Minnetrista, Minnesota Vermont (Hockey East)

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "2018–19 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 27, 2024.