University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Women's Hockey Opens Season with the Easton Shootout
10/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Location: Ridder Arena - 3,400
Dates/Time: Oct. 6-7/ 4:07/7:07 p.m.
Webcast/Livestats: www.gophersports.com
Gopher Video Webcast: www.gophersports.com (Friday), USCHO.com (Saturday)
Promotions
• Woodbury Community Night, Oct. 6 - Friday’s game against Maine will feature Gopher forward Jenelle Philipczyk and the Woodbury Community. Friday’s admission for Woodbury, Minn., natives is $4.
• Subway Friday Pack, Oct. 6 - 4 general admission tickets, 4 Cokes (16 oz.), 4 boxes of candy, and 4 free 6-inch Subway coupons. All for only $40.00.
• Wayzata Community Night, Oct. 7 - Friday’s game against UNH will feature Gopher forward Whitney Graft and the Wayzata Community. Saturday’s admission for Wayzata, Minn., natives is $4.
• Timber Lodge Saturday Pack, Oct. 7 - 4 general admission tickets, 4 Cokes (16 oz.), 4 boxes of candy, and $10.00 Timber Lodge Steakhouse gift certificate. All for only $40.00.
• Autograph Session, Oct. 7 - Members of the Gopher women’s hockey team will sign autographs following the Saturday night game against New Hampshire
GOPHERS OPEN SEASON WITH EASTON SHOOTOUT
The University of Minnesota will open the 2006-07 season hosting the Easton Shootout, Oct. 6-7 at Ridder Arena. Competing in the tournament will be Bemidji State, Maine and New Hampshire. Bemidji State and New Hampshire will kick off the tourney with a Friday contest at 4:07 p.m., followed by Minnesota and Maine squaring off at 7:07 p.m. On Saturday, BSU will face Maine at 4:07 p.m., while Minnesota and UNH face each other at 7:07 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
The Gophers will have a video webcast and an audio webcast of the game against Maine, Friday night. Both will be located on www.gophersports.com. On Saturday, U.S. College Hockey Online will provide a video webcast of the Minnesota/UNH game on its website, uscho.com. An audio version will also be available on www.gophersports.com. Livestats will be available for all home games this season.
ON THE DOCKET
The Gophers open the Western Collegiate Hockey Association season when they host Minnesota State, Oct. 13-14 at Ridder Arena. Friday’s game is scheduled for a 6:07 p.m. start, followed by a 3:07 tilt Saturday.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
This is the second year the Gophers open the season hosting the Easton Shootout. The Maroon and Gold opened last year’s tournament with a 3-0 win over Connecticut with goals coming from Gigi Marvin, Andrea Nichols and Erica McKenzie. The Gophers then fell to No. 1-ranked St. Lawrence, 3-1, to close out the tournament. Bobbi Ross scored the Gophers’ lone goal against SLU.
GOPHERS RANKED SECOND IN WCHA PRESEASON POLL
The University of Minnesota is ranked second in the WCHA preseason poll, announced last week by the WCHA. Wisconsin holds the No. 1 spot, followed by the Gophers and Minnesota Duluth. It is the second-straight year the league has selected Wisconsin to win the conference title. St. Cloud and Minnesota State round out the top five.
