2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represent the University of Minnesota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season .
Offseason
Departing players
Player
Position
Class
Destination
Taylor Stewart
Defender
Graduated
Madeline Wethington Defender
Graduated
Ottawa Charge
Josie Hemp
Defender
Sophomore
Vermont
Sadie Lindsay
Forward
Senior
St. Thomas
Emily Zumwinkle
Defender
Senior
Ohio State
Isa Goettl
Forward
Sophomore
Bemidji State
Josie Dunne
Forward
Graduate
Tristana Tatur
Forward
Senior
Mercyhurst
Solveig Neunzert
Defender
Graduated
Lucy Morgan
Goaltender
Graduated
Recruiting
Regular season
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#2 Ohio State
8
4
2
2
0
0
1
15 28
16
10
6
2
2
36
21
#1 Wisconsin
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
12 21
7
8
8
0
0
55
9
#5 Minnesota Duluth
6
4
2
0
0
0
0
12 15
16
8
5
3
0
20
21
#11 St. Cloud State
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
8 7
8
8
6
1
1
21
11
St. Thomas 4
2
2
0
0
0
0
6 7
10
6
4
2
0
18
11
#3 Minnesota
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
1 7
14
8
4
3
1
20
19
Bemidji State 4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0 2
14
8
1
6
1
14
26
Minnesota State 2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0 5
7
4
2
2
0
13
8
Championship : March 8, 2025† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ; updated October 20, 2024
Schedule
Sources[ 6] [ 7]
As of October 20, 2024 .
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
WCHA Tournament
September 27
5:00
at #9 Connecticut *
#3
Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, CT
Vetter
W 4–1 679
1–0–0
September 28
2:00
at #9 Connecticut*
#3
Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, CT
Vetter
W 3–2 OT
476
2–0–0
October 4
6:00
Boston University *
#2
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Vetter
W 1–0 1,031
3–0–0
October 6
1:00
Boston University*
#2
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Clark
W 5–2 807
4–0–0
October 11
5:00
at #4 Ohio State
#2
Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Vetter
L 3–4 642
4–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 12
2:00
at #4 Ohio State
#2
Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Clark
T 1–1 SOL
763
4–1–1 (0–1–1)
October 18
6:00
#1 Wisconsin
#3
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Vetter
L 0–5 3,139
4–2–1 (0–2–1)
October 19
3:00
#1 Wisconsin
#3
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Clark
L 3–4 3,224
4–3–1 (0–3–1)
October 25
TBA
Minnesota State
#4
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Clark
W 8–2 1,163
5–3–1 (1–3–1)
October 26
2:00
at Minnesota State
#4
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN
Vetter
W 3–2 OT
427
6–3–1 (2–3–1)
November 1
3:00
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
November 2
2:00
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
November 15
6:00
at Minnesota Duluth
AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
November 16
3:00
at Minnesota Duluth
AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
November 22
6:00
St. Cloud State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
November 23
3:00
at St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
December 6
7:00
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
December 7
6:00
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 1
5:00
vs. Bemidji State*
Lakeville Hasse Arena • Lakeville, MN (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic)
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 3
4:30
Penn State / Brown *
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 4
4:30
Penn State / Brown*
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 10
6:00
St. Thomas
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 11
2:00
St. Thomas
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 17
6:00
Minnesota State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 18
2:00
at Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 24
6:00
Bemidji State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 25
11:30
Bemidji State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
January 31
6:00
Ohio State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 1
2:00
Ohio State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 7
TBA
at Wisconsin
LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 8
TBA
at Wisconsin
LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 14
6:00
St. Cloud State
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 15
3:00
at St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 21
6:00
Minnesota Duluth
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
February 22
2:00
Minnesota Duluth
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
tbd
–
x
–– (––)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Roster
Source:[ 8]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
4
Audrey Wethington Graduate
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2002-04-01
Edina, Minnesota Blake School
5
Kate Kosobud Freshman
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2006-06-12
Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
6
Ayla Puppe Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2006-05-29
Northfield, Minnesota Northfield High School
7
Nelli Laitinen C Junior
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2002-04-29
Lohja, Finland Kiekko-Espoo
8
Chloe Primerano Freshman
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2007-01-02
Kelowna, British Columbia RINK-Kelowna
9
Ava Lindsay Sophomore
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
2005-02-20
Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
11
Josefin Bouveng Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
2001-05-15
Vassunda, Sweden Brynäs IF
13
Emma Kreisz Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
2003-09-02
Budapest, Hungary Stanstead College
14
Maggie Nicholson Graduate
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
2002-03-21
Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
15
Peyton Hemp C Senior
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
2003-05-15
Andover, Minnesota Andover High School
16
Allie Franco Junior
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2004-01-27
Oakdale, Minnesota Hill-Murray School
17
Kendra Distad Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2006-02-25
Burnsville, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
18
Abbey Murphy C Senior (RS )
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
2002-04-14
Evergreen Park, Illinois Chicago Mission
20
Emma Conner Junior (RS )
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2002-10-01
Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
21
Lauren O'Hara Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
2005-03-02
Blaine, Minnesota Centennial High School
22
Elly Klepinger Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
2005-02-08
Corcoran, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
24
Carly Humphrey Freshman
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2006-03-03
Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
26
Ella Huber C Senior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
2002-12-18
Northfield, Illinois Chicago Mission
29
Madison Kaiser Junior
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2004-07-10
Ham Lake, Minnesota Holy Family Catholic High School
31
Skylar Vetter Senior
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2003-05-14
Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North High School
32
Sydney Morrow Junior
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
2004-04-12
Darien, Connecticut Shattuck-Saint Mary's
35
Sophia Johnson Junior
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
2004-04-16
Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
47
Gracie Graham Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
2006-01-09
Kelowna, British Columbia RINK-Kelowna
56
Hannah Clark Freshman
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
2006-05-12
Oshawa, Ontario Etobicoke Dolphins
64
Krista Parkkonen Junior
D 5' 6" (1.68 m)
2002-06-25
Lappeenranta, Finland Vermont (Hockey East )
96
Natálie Mlýnková Graduate
F 5' 3" (1.6 m)
2001-05-24
Zlín, Czech Republic Vermont (Hockey East )
Awards and honors
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(May 2024 )
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 (Final)
USCHO
3
2
2
3
4
USA Hockey
3
2
2
2
4
References
^ a b c d "Women's Hockey Coaching Staff" . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota. Retrieved July 14, 2023 .^ Women's Hockey (September 20, 2024). "Gophers Name Women's Hockey Captains for 2024-25 Season" . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2024 . ^ a b "Gophers Add Pair of Transfers to Bolster 2024–25 Roster" . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota . May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024 .^ a b c d e f g Kennedy, Ian (July 2, 2024). "Recruiting Class: Minnesota Loads Up, Primerano Joins Early" . TheHockeyNews.com . The Hockey News . Retrieved July 13, 2024 . Minnesota's recruiting class for the 2025–2026 NCAA women's hockey season is one of the best to enter the collegiate levels in years, including phenom Chloe Primerano and several members of Canada and USA's U-18 national teams. ^ Kennedy, Ian (July 20, 2024). "Minnesota Continues To Load Up Adding Transfer Sydney Morrow" . TheHockeyNews.com . The Hockey News . Retrieved July 21, 2024 . Sydney Morrow, the top scoring defender in NCAA hockey has transferred to join the powerhouse Golden Gophers women's hockey team at the University of Minnesota. ^ "2024–25 Women's Hockey Schedule" . University of Minnesota Athletics . Retrieved September 28, 2024 .^ "Minnesota to Play in 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic" . University of Minnesota Athletics . July 18, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024 .^ "2024–25 Women's Hockey Roster" . University of Minnesota Athletics. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
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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