1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceAWCHA
Record
Overall29–4–3
Home14–3–2
Road7–0–1
Neutral8–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Amber Hegland
Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

Regular season

Schedule

Source.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
Oct 30 7:10 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 11–1  1,067 1–0–0
November 5 7:05 Harvard* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–3  1,315 1–1–0
November 7 1:30 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,216 1–1–1
November 14 2:00 at Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Nicholas W 10–0  280 2–1–1
November 15 2:00 at Minnesota Duluth* Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Nicholas W 10–0  110 3–1–1
November 20 7:00 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 8–1  1,227 4–1–1
November 27 5:00 vs. Northeastern* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Killewald W 5–2  55 5–1–1
November 28 5:00 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Killewald W 3–1  115 6–1–1
November 29 11:30 vs. Queen's* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Nicholas W 10–0  85 7–1–1
December 3 7:00 Gustavus Adolphus* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 8–1  781 8–1–1
December 18 7:00 at Manitoba* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Killewald W 3–1  56 9–1–1
December 19 10:11 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Nicholas W 9–2  37 10–1–1
December 20 11:05 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Killewald W 8–2  42 11–1–1
January 9 7:00 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  1,356 12–1–1
January 15 5:00 vs. St. Lawrence* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–0  181 13–1–1
January 16 8:00 vs. Concordia* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 6–4  153 14–1–1
January 17 5:00 vs. Toronto* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–1  138 15–1–1
January 22 7:03 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–0  745 16–1–1
January 23 7:00 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 7–1  921 17–1–1
January 29 5:00 vs. Concordia* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald W 3–0  191 18–1–1
January 30 2:30 at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald T 0–0 OT 703 18–1–2
January 31 12:00 vs. Beatrice Aeros* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 0–9  170 18–2–2
February 5 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–1  916 19–2–2
February 6 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–0  1445 20–2–2
February 7 3:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 4–0  903 21–2–2
February 13 7:05 Augsburg* Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  300 22–2–2
February 14 4:05 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 10–1  196 23–2–2
February 20 2:36 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 1–0  1,125 24–2–2
February 21 1:05 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–1  1,341 25–2–2
February 26 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–2  2,579 25–3–2
February 27 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,359 25–3–3
March 7 1:05 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  359 26–3–3
March 11 7:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–0  415 27–3–3
March 22 7:00 Olympic Development Program* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–1  704 28–3–3
AWCHA Tournament
March 26 8:22 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Semifinals) Killewald L 2–3 OT 2,447 28–4–3
March 27 4:08 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Third-Place Game) Killewald W 3–2  2,507 29–4–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
  • November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5–2 win over Northeastern, a 3–1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10–0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.[2]
  • During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).[3]

Roster

Source:[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Massachusetts Courtney Kennedy Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3 Massachusetts Shannon Kennedy Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1977-11-14 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4 Ontario Nadine Muzerall Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
5 Minnesota Winny Brodt Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1978-02-18 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6 Minnesota Angela Borek Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
7 Minnesota Sarma Pone Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8 Minnesota Kelly Olson Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9 Minnesota Megan Milbert Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South Saint Paul, Minnesota South St. Paul Secondary
10 Minnesota Kris Scholz Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1977-10-19 Hugo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
11 Minnesota Tai Thorsheim Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
12 North Dakota Matty Brekken Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1980-06-30 Devils Lake, North Dakota Devils Lake High School
13 Minnesota Betsey Kukowski Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-02-23 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
14 Minnesota Brittny Ralph Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-03-14 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Brooklyn Center High School
16 Minnesota Jenny Schmidgall Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
18 Wisconsin Emily Buchholz Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
19 Minnesota Amber Hegland Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Farmington, Minnesota Farmington High School
20 Minnesota Lacey Franzmeier Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1979-05-20 Stacy, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
21 Minnesota Laura Slominski Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
23 Minnesota Tracy Donaghue Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
24 Minnesota Tracy Engstrom Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
27 Alaska Ambria Thomas Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
35 Oklahoma Crystal Nicholas Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1980-07-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma Union High School
36 Michigan Erica Killewald Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors

  • Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
  • Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
  • Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)[2]
  • Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team[5]
  • Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American

References

  1. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Women Players of the Week". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.