2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season


2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
Conference1 WCHA
Record
Overall23–9–2
Conference18–4–2
Home13–1–0
Road10–6–2
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Tracy Engstrom
Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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In the 2000–01 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jerilynn Glenn Forward  United States Played at Forest Lake Area High School
La Toya Clarke Forward  Canada Played at Dunbarton High School
Kelsey Bills Forward  Canada Played at High Sutherland High School
Cecilia Retelle Defender  United States Played for Culver Academy
Melissa Coulombe Defender  Canada Played for St. Pierre Collegiate
Tracy Palinsky Forward  Canada Played at Notre Dame Secondary
Stefanie Snow Defender  United States Played for Cushing Academy
Stephanie Johnson Goaltender  United States Played at Minneapolis South High School

Regular Season

Standings

2000–01 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 24 18 4 2 – 38 114 49 34 23 9 2 135 75
Minnesota Duluth* 24 15 5 4 – 34 125 60 37 28 5 4 200 82
Wisconsin 24 13 6 5 – 31 100 64 35 21 9 5 145 94
St. Cloud State 24 12 10 2 – 26 92 94 35 17 16 2 131 133
Ohio State 24 11 10 3 – 25 76 65 37 18 16 3 119 96
Bemidji State 24 6 17 1 – 13 62 142 34 9 24 1 93 183
Minnesota State 24 0 23 1 – 1 18 113 35 2 31 2 32 147
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Updated July 17, 2024

Schedule

Source.

Date Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 14 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Killewald W 4–1  187 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 15 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Killewald W 5–4  807 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 21 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–2  757 3–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 22 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 2–4  703 3–1–0 (3–1–0)
October 27 at Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 2–1  171 4–1–0 (4–1–0)
October 28 at Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN Johnson W 6–1  203 5–1–0 (5–1–0)
November 4 at Brown* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Killewald L 2–3 OT 350 5–2–0 (5–1–0)
November 6 at Harvard* Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA Killewald W 3–2  112 6–2–0 (5–1–0)
November 10 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–0  1,512 7–2–0 (6–1–0)
November 11 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 8–0  1,632 8–2–0 (7–1–0)
November 24 at Wisconsin Middleton, WI Killewald W 5–2  643 9–2–0 (8–1–0)
November 25 at Wisconsin Middleton, WI Killewald T 4–4 OT 422 9–2–1 (8–1–1)
December 1 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 9–1  935 10–2–1 (9–1–1)
December 2 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Johnson W 8–4  931 11–2–1 (10–1–1)
December 9 at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Killewald L 1–5  525 11–3–1 (10–1–1)
December 10 at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Killewald L 0–4  457 11–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 6 Mercyhurst* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 3–0  561 12–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 7 Niagara* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–2  621 13–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 13 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–0  921 14–4–1 (11–1–1)
January 14 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Johnson W 3–0  745 15–4–1 (12–1–1)
January 26 at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald W 2–1  553 16–4–1 (12–1–1)
January 27 at New Hamshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald W 3–1  651 17–4–1 (12–1–1)
February 2 at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Killewald W 6–1  203 18–4–1 (13–1–1)
February 3 at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Johnson W 8–5  158 19–4–1 (14–1–1)
February 9 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 7–1  1,131 20–4–1 (15–1–1)
February 10 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Killewald L 6–7  387 20–5–1 (15–2–1)
February 16 at Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Killewald L 0–1  264 20–6–1 (15–3–1)
February 17 at Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Killewald W 5–2  237 21–6–1 (16–3–1)
February 24 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–2  1,403 22–6–1 (17–3–1)
February 25 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 3–1  1,005 23–6–1 (18–3–1)
March 2 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Killewald T 2–2 OT 1,377 23–6–2 (18–3–2)
March 3 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Killewald L 1–3  1,625 23–7–2 (18–4–2)
WCHA Tournament
March 9 vs. Ohio State* Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinal Game) Killewald L 0–4  401 23–8–2 (18–4–2)
March 10 vs. Wisconsin* Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Consolation Game) Killewald L 3–4  423 23–9–2 (18–4–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source

No. Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Courtney Kennedy Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3 Jerilyn Glenn Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Ham Lake, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
4 Nadine Muzerall Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
6 Angela Borek Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
8 Kelly Olson Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9 Megan Milbert Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South St. Paul, Minnesota South St. Paul Secondary
10 Kris Scholz Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1977-10-19 Hugo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
14 La Toya Clarke Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Pickering, Ontario Dunbarton High School
15 Kelsey Bills Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Carstairs, Alberta Hugh Sutherland High School
16 Betsey Kukowski Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-02-23 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
17 Cecilia Retelle Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Madison, Wisconsin Culver Academy
18 Emily Buchholz Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
19 Melissa Coulombe Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba St. Pierre Collegiate
21 Laura Slominski Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
22 Gwen Anderson Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-09-08 North St. Paul, Minnesota North St. Paul High School
23 Tracy Palinsky Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Port Elgin, Ontario Notre Dame Secondary
24 Tracy Engstrom Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
26 Alyson Sundberg Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1981-04-08 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
27 Ambria Thomas Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
28 Stefanie Snow Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Bedford, New Hampshire Cushing Academy
29 Ronda Curtin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1980-11-02 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
35 Stephanie Johnson Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Minneapolis South High School
36 Erica Killewald Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "2000–01 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "2000–01 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.