University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota to Host 2010 Women's Frozen Four
2/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
The NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Committee has selected the University of Minnesota and Ridder Arena as the site of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four. The 2010 tournament marks the third time in 10 years the Golden Gophers will host the Women's Frozen Four and the first time in Ridder Arena. Minnesota hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four in 2001 and again in 2006 in Mariucci Arena. Along with announcing Ridder as the host site next year, the committee selected Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) and Tullio Arena to host the 2011 Frozen Four.
“The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee is pleased to announce our decision to award the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four to Minnesota in 2010 and Mercyhurst in 2011,” said Jeff Schulman, chair of the National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey committee and senior associate athletic director at the University of Vermont. “We received several attractive bids, each presenting exciting opportunities in future years for showcasing the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. We are certain both schools and their respective communities will provide an outstanding experience for both the student-athletes and fans.”
Mariucci Arena was the site of the 2001 and the 2006 Frozen Fours. In the two-day championship in 2006, Minnesota drew 7,577 fans. Minnesota hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four in 2001, bringing in an attendance of 5,114 during the two-day tournament. Mariucci Arena was also the site of the 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance National Championship. The tournament had an attendance of 4,954, including 2,507 for the championship game.
The university opened the doors to Ridder Arena at the start of the 2002-03 season. Ridder Arena, which seats approximately 3,400 people, has been host to a variety of events, including five WCHA conference championships and the Minnesota state girls’ tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The only arena in the nation built solely for a women’s hockey team, Minnesota’s largest single-game attendance came on January 6, 2007, when 3,251 fans entered the doors.
The Golden Gophers have been in the nation’s top two in attendance since becoming a varsity sport in 1997-98. In addition, Minnesota holds the largest single-game attendance record, drawing 6,854 fans for the first Minnesota women's hockey game, Nov. 2, 1997.
“We are honored the NCAA has chosen our institution as the host site of the 2010 Frozen Four,” head coach Brad Frost said. “We are ecstatic the NCAA is bringing the national championship back to the State of Hockey. I have great confidence that similarly to 2001 and 2006, our department will do a tremendous job in hosting our sport’s biggest event.”
“The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee is pleased to announce our decision to award the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four to Minnesota in 2010 and Mercyhurst in 2011,” said Jeff Schulman, chair of the National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey committee and senior associate athletic director at the University of Vermont. “We received several attractive bids, each presenting exciting opportunities in future years for showcasing the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. We are certain both schools and their respective communities will provide an outstanding experience for both the student-athletes and fans.”
Mariucci Arena was the site of the 2001 and the 2006 Frozen Fours. In the two-day championship in 2006, Minnesota drew 7,577 fans. Minnesota hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four in 2001, bringing in an attendance of 5,114 during the two-day tournament. Mariucci Arena was also the site of the 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance National Championship. The tournament had an attendance of 4,954, including 2,507 for the championship game.
The university opened the doors to Ridder Arena at the start of the 2002-03 season. Ridder Arena, which seats approximately 3,400 people, has been host to a variety of events, including five WCHA conference championships and the Minnesota state girls’ tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The only arena in the nation built solely for a women’s hockey team, Minnesota’s largest single-game attendance came on January 6, 2007, when 3,251 fans entered the doors.
The Golden Gophers have been in the nation’s top two in attendance since becoming a varsity sport in 1997-98. In addition, Minnesota holds the largest single-game attendance record, drawing 6,854 fans for the first Minnesota women's hockey game, Nov. 2, 1997.
“We are honored the NCAA has chosen our institution as the host site of the 2010 Frozen Four,” head coach Brad Frost said. “We are ecstatic the NCAA is bringing the national championship back to the State of Hockey. I have great confidence that similarly to 2001 and 2006, our department will do a tremendous job in hosting our sport’s biggest event.”
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