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Windjammer Classic Up Next for Gophers
11/19/2018 12:30:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Minnesota joins St. Lawrence, Syracuse, and host Vermont to make up the field for the Windjammer Classic in Burlington, Vt., this week.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Golden Gopher women's hockey team (11-2-1, 9-2-1-0 WCHA) travels to Vermont for the Windjammer Classic this Friday and Saturday in its first of three consecutive non-conference weekends.
No. 2 Minnesota faces No. 8 St. Lawrence (8-5-1, 4-0-0 ECAC Hockey) in Friday's first semifinal before host Vermont (2-7-4, 2-6-2 Hockey East) takes on Syracuse (4-8-1, 4-3-0 CHA) in the second semifinal. The championship and third-place games wrap up the tournament on Saturday in Burlington, Vt. Fans can follow along with both games by watching online at UVMAthletics.com; free audio and live stats are available at GopherSports.com.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. St. Lawrence
Minnesota has an all-time record of 10-1-1 against St. Lawrence in a series dating back to January 1998. The teams have not met since January 2015 when the Gophers swept the Saints with 10-0 and 5-1 wins at Ridder Arena. Minnesota has won the last four games. Kelly Pannek is the only current Gopher who has played against St. Lawrence; she recorded six points (4g-2a) in the series, including scoring her second career hat trick. Her four-goal effort in the series remains her career high.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. Vermont
The Gophers' lone meeting with Vermont was last season when the teams split a series at Ridder Arena. Minnesota fell 4-2 in game one before bouncing back with a 6-1 win in game two last January. Nicole Schammel (3g-1a), Olivia Knowles (1g-2a), and Taylor Wente (1g-2a) led the Gophers against the Catamounts.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. Syracuse
The Gophers are 3-0-0 all-time against Syracuse, earning a non-conference sweep with 4-3 and 4-1 wins during the 2009-10 season and most recently winning 4-0 in October 2011. All three games took place at Ridder Arena.
Last Time Out: Minnesota Sweeps St. Cloud State
Last weekend, Minnesota earned a home-and-home sweep over St. Cloud State, winning 4-3 (OT) on the road before wrapping up the series with a 7-2 win at home. Kelly Pannek (2g-2a), Grace Zumwinkle (2g-1a), Taylor Heise (1g-2a), and Amy Potomak (1g-2a) led the Gophers against the Huskies while Alex Gulstene picked up two wins in net with a combined 30 saves on 35 shots faced in the two games.
Spreading the Wealth
Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for Minnesota led by Emily Brown, Taylor Heise, and Grace Zumwinkle with two apiece. Twenty-one different Gophers have registered at least one point this year.
Special Teams Show Improvement
After starting the season 4-for-27 on the power play and 12-for-17 on the penalty kill over the first eight games of the season, Minnesota is 4-for-12 on the power play and 14-for-15 on the penalty kill over the team's last six games.
Scoring Leaders
Through 14 games this season, Nicole Schammel (4g-12a), Grace Zumwinkle (8g-7a), Kelly Pannek (5g-6a), and Amy Potomak (3g-7a) have all reached double-figures in points to lead the Gophers. Schammel's 16 points and 1.14 points per game rank third in the WCHA. Meanwhile, Emily Brown (2g-7a) and Patti Marshall (1g-7a) rank third and fourth, respectively, in scoring among WCHA defense. Amy Potomak (3g-7a) ranks third in scoring among WCHA rookies as well.
Coaching Milestone
The Gophers' 1-0 win over Wisconsin (Oct. 27) marked the 350th career win for head coach Brad Frost, whose all-time coaching record now stands at 354-66-31. Frost is in his 12th season at the helm of the program.
Scoring Milestones
Kelly Pannek is Minnesota's active career scoring leader as she ranks 11th among all-time Gophers with 166 points (61g-105a); her next point will move her into a tie with Ronda Curtin (107g-167a) for 10th in program history. Pannek recorded her 100th career assist in Minnesota's season-opener. Meanwhile, Sarah Potomak is tied for 31st in program history with 114 career points (39g-75a).
First Career Goals
Five Gopher rookies have scored their first collegiate goals as Amy Potomak (Sept. 28) and Taylor Heise (Sept. 29) scored in Minnesota's season-opening weekend while Catie Skaja found the back of the net against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5), and Emily Oden scored her first two career goals against St. Cloud State (Oct. 13). Most recently, Abigail Boreen netted her first collegiate goal against St. Cloud State (Nov. 17).
Immediate Impact
All seven of Minnesota's rookies have seen significant ice time already as Amy Potomak (3g-7a), Taylor Heise (4g-5a), Emily Oden (4g-2a), Catie Skaja (3g-2a), and Gracie Ostertag (2a) have all appeared in all 14 games while Abigail Boreen (1g) has played in 12 games and Crystalyn Hengler (2a) has appeared in 11 games.
Gophers Medal at Four Nations Cup
Kelly Pannek joined Gopher alums Megan Bozek, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Amanda Kessel, and Gigi Marvin in winning gold with the U.S. Women's National Team at the 2018 Four Nations Cup. Fellow Gophers alumna Noora Raty won bronze with Finland in the tournament, while redshirt junior Sarah Potomak was named to Canada's National Women's Team for the tournament but was unable to participate due to injury.
Up Next: Non-Conference Play Continues
The Gophers remain on the road for a series at Yale on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 before returning home to wrap up the first half of the season by hosting Robert Morris on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8.
Twenty Years of WCHA Women's Hockey
The 2018-19 season marks the league's 20th anniversary season. Throughout the season, the WCHA will celebrate the past, present, and future of college hockey's premier conference.
Home, Sweet Home
The 2018-19 season marks the 17th season of Ridder Arena serving as the home of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota enters the season with a record of 268-42-21 in home games at Ridder Arena, dating back to the 2002-03 season.
Pannek Serving as Captain
Senior Kelly Pannek is Minnesota's captain this year. Pannek returns to Minnesota for her redshirt senior season as an Olympic gold medalist after helping Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Gophers Tabbed as League Favorite
Minnesota and Wisconsin tied for the top spot in the 2018-19 WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll with 33 points apiece. Defending WCHA Final Faceoff champion Minnesota and defending WCHA regular season champion Wisconsin collected all seven first-place votes in the poll as the Badgers had four votes and the Gophers received three. Ohio State earned 24 points to edge Minnesota Duluth by one point and secure the third spot in the poll while Bemidji State (16), St. Cloud State (12), and Minnesota State (6) rounded out this year's poll.
Who's Back?
The Gophers return 17 players from last year's team, including seven seniors. Minnesota returns seven of its top-10 leading scorers from last year, including 2018 WCHA Scoring Champion and team scoring leader Grace Zumwinkle (17g-21a). Nicole Schammel returns after recording a career-high 32 points (17g-15a) last season, and Sophie Skarzynski (8g-19a) was one of the Gophers' top-five leading scorers a year ago as well. Along with 17 returners, the Gophers enjoy the addition of three players who red-shirted the 2017-18 season: U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek and Canada's National Women's Team members Amy Potomak and Sarah Potomak.
Heise Leads Incoming Class
Seven newcomers join the Gophers for the 2018-19 season, made up of six true freshmen and one junior transfer. WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn./Red Wing HS) leads Minnesota's talented freshmen class, which includes Abigail Boreen (Somerset, Wis./Hill-Murray), Crystalyn Hengler (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS), Emily Oden (Edina, Minn./Edina HS), Gracie Ostertag (Shakopee, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's), and Catie Skaja (New Prague, Minn./New Prague HS) along with Heise. Meanwhile, goaltender Sydney Scobee (Minnetrista, Minn.) joins the Maroon & Gold after spending two years at the University of Vermont where she played in 31 games, posting a .923 save percentage and a 2.59 goals against average.
Season Recap: A Look Back at 2017-18
Minnesota's 2017-18 season came to a close in the NCAA quarterfinal round after the Gophers punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament by winning the program's seventh overall WCHA Final Faceoff title and the team's first since 2013-14. The Gophers posted an overall record of 24-11-3 while going 13-8-3-0 in WCHA action. Minnesota finished third in the WCHA regular season race. Under the leadership of captains Sydney Baldwin and Cara Piazza, Minnesota made the program's 11th-straight and 16th overall appearance in the NCAA postseason. Baldwin collected WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, and CCM/AHCA All-American First Team honors while Sidney Peters was selected as this year's recipient of the prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award. Six newcomers joined the squad for their first season representing the Maroon & Gold while four seniors capped their collegiate careers in Baldwin, Peters, Piazza, and Caitlin Reilly.
WCHA Final Faceoff Returns to Ridder Arena
Minnesota will serve as host of the WCHA Final Faceoff in each of the next four seasons. The 2019 WCHA Final Faceoff is set for March 9-10, and the league awarded the 2020 through 2022 tournaments to Ridder Arena prior to the start of the 2018-19 season. The decision for the host site for the next three-year championship cycle was made following a vetting process by the league's Postseason Tournament Committee of submitted bids, the committee's subsequent recommendation, and a unanimous vote of approval by the WCHA Women's League Board of Directors. The league's postseason tournament has been held at Ridder Arena 11 times, most recently in 2017-18. Ridder Arena has also hosted the NCAA Women's Frozen Four in 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2018.
Goldy's Kids Club Returns in 2018-19
Youth in 8th grade or under can receive exclusive access to sporting events and Gopher gear. Goldy's Kids Club annual memberships run from July to May and allows members to have exclusive access to select ticket deals and special events. New Goldy's Kids Club memberships are $25 for each child and renewals are $20 for each child. All Goldy's Kids Club members receive free admission to all regular-season Gopher women's hockey home games at Ridder Arena.
Quest for Eighth National Title in 2018-19
Minnesota has won four of the last seven national championships and has seven national titles overall (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). The program looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2018-19.
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No. 2 Minnesota faces No. 8 St. Lawrence (8-5-1, 4-0-0 ECAC Hockey) in Friday's first semifinal before host Vermont (2-7-4, 2-6-2 Hockey East) takes on Syracuse (4-8-1, 4-3-0 CHA) in the second semifinal. The championship and third-place games wrap up the tournament on Saturday in Burlington, Vt. Fans can follow along with both games by watching online at UVMAthletics.com; free audio and live stats are available at GopherSports.com.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. St. Lawrence
Minnesota has an all-time record of 10-1-1 against St. Lawrence in a series dating back to January 1998. The teams have not met since January 2015 when the Gophers swept the Saints with 10-0 and 5-1 wins at Ridder Arena. Minnesota has won the last four games. Kelly Pannek is the only current Gopher who has played against St. Lawrence; she recorded six points (4g-2a) in the series, including scoring her second career hat trick. Her four-goal effort in the series remains her career high.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. Vermont
The Gophers' lone meeting with Vermont was last season when the teams split a series at Ridder Arena. Minnesota fell 4-2 in game one before bouncing back with a 6-1 win in game two last January. Nicole Schammel (3g-1a), Olivia Knowles (1g-2a), and Taylor Wente (1g-2a) led the Gophers against the Catamounts.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. Syracuse
The Gophers are 3-0-0 all-time against Syracuse, earning a non-conference sweep with 4-3 and 4-1 wins during the 2009-10 season and most recently winning 4-0 in October 2011. All three games took place at Ridder Arena.
Last Time Out: Minnesota Sweeps St. Cloud State
Last weekend, Minnesota earned a home-and-home sweep over St. Cloud State, winning 4-3 (OT) on the road before wrapping up the series with a 7-2 win at home. Kelly Pannek (2g-2a), Grace Zumwinkle (2g-1a), Taylor Heise (1g-2a), and Amy Potomak (1g-2a) led the Gophers against the Huskies while Alex Gulstene picked up two wins in net with a combined 30 saves on 35 shots faced in the two games.
Spreading the Wealth
Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for Minnesota led by Emily Brown, Taylor Heise, and Grace Zumwinkle with two apiece. Twenty-one different Gophers have registered at least one point this year.
Special Teams Show Improvement
After starting the season 4-for-27 on the power play and 12-for-17 on the penalty kill over the first eight games of the season, Minnesota is 4-for-12 on the power play and 14-for-15 on the penalty kill over the team's last six games.
Scoring Leaders
Through 14 games this season, Nicole Schammel (4g-12a), Grace Zumwinkle (8g-7a), Kelly Pannek (5g-6a), and Amy Potomak (3g-7a) have all reached double-figures in points to lead the Gophers. Schammel's 16 points and 1.14 points per game rank third in the WCHA. Meanwhile, Emily Brown (2g-7a) and Patti Marshall (1g-7a) rank third and fourth, respectively, in scoring among WCHA defense. Amy Potomak (3g-7a) ranks third in scoring among WCHA rookies as well.
Coaching Milestone
The Gophers' 1-0 win over Wisconsin (Oct. 27) marked the 350th career win for head coach Brad Frost, whose all-time coaching record now stands at 354-66-31. Frost is in his 12th season at the helm of the program.
Scoring Milestones
Kelly Pannek is Minnesota's active career scoring leader as she ranks 11th among all-time Gophers with 166 points (61g-105a); her next point will move her into a tie with Ronda Curtin (107g-167a) for 10th in program history. Pannek recorded her 100th career assist in Minnesota's season-opener. Meanwhile, Sarah Potomak is tied for 31st in program history with 114 career points (39g-75a).
First Career Goals
Five Gopher rookies have scored their first collegiate goals as Amy Potomak (Sept. 28) and Taylor Heise (Sept. 29) scored in Minnesota's season-opening weekend while Catie Skaja found the back of the net against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5), and Emily Oden scored her first two career goals against St. Cloud State (Oct. 13). Most recently, Abigail Boreen netted her first collegiate goal against St. Cloud State (Nov. 17).
Immediate Impact
All seven of Minnesota's rookies have seen significant ice time already as Amy Potomak (3g-7a), Taylor Heise (4g-5a), Emily Oden (4g-2a), Catie Skaja (3g-2a), and Gracie Ostertag (2a) have all appeared in all 14 games while Abigail Boreen (1g) has played in 12 games and Crystalyn Hengler (2a) has appeared in 11 games.
Gophers Medal at Four Nations Cup
Kelly Pannek joined Gopher alums Megan Bozek, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Amanda Kessel, and Gigi Marvin in winning gold with the U.S. Women's National Team at the 2018 Four Nations Cup. Fellow Gophers alumna Noora Raty won bronze with Finland in the tournament, while redshirt junior Sarah Potomak was named to Canada's National Women's Team for the tournament but was unable to participate due to injury.
Up Next: Non-Conference Play Continues
The Gophers remain on the road for a series at Yale on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 before returning home to wrap up the first half of the season by hosting Robert Morris on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8.
Twenty Years of WCHA Women's Hockey
The 2018-19 season marks the league's 20th anniversary season. Throughout the season, the WCHA will celebrate the past, present, and future of college hockey's premier conference.
Home, Sweet Home
The 2018-19 season marks the 17th season of Ridder Arena serving as the home of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota enters the season with a record of 268-42-21 in home games at Ridder Arena, dating back to the 2002-03 season.
Pannek Serving as Captain
Senior Kelly Pannek is Minnesota's captain this year. Pannek returns to Minnesota for her redshirt senior season as an Olympic gold medalist after helping Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Gophers Tabbed as League Favorite
Minnesota and Wisconsin tied for the top spot in the 2018-19 WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll with 33 points apiece. Defending WCHA Final Faceoff champion Minnesota and defending WCHA regular season champion Wisconsin collected all seven first-place votes in the poll as the Badgers had four votes and the Gophers received three. Ohio State earned 24 points to edge Minnesota Duluth by one point and secure the third spot in the poll while Bemidji State (16), St. Cloud State (12), and Minnesota State (6) rounded out this year's poll.
Who's Back?
The Gophers return 17 players from last year's team, including seven seniors. Minnesota returns seven of its top-10 leading scorers from last year, including 2018 WCHA Scoring Champion and team scoring leader Grace Zumwinkle (17g-21a). Nicole Schammel returns after recording a career-high 32 points (17g-15a) last season, and Sophie Skarzynski (8g-19a) was one of the Gophers' top-five leading scorers a year ago as well. Along with 17 returners, the Gophers enjoy the addition of three players who red-shirted the 2017-18 season: U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kelly Pannek and Canada's National Women's Team members Amy Potomak and Sarah Potomak.
Heise Leads Incoming Class
Seven newcomers join the Gophers for the 2018-19 season, made up of six true freshmen and one junior transfer. WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn./Red Wing HS) leads Minnesota's talented freshmen class, which includes Abigail Boreen (Somerset, Wis./Hill-Murray), Crystalyn Hengler (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS), Emily Oden (Edina, Minn./Edina HS), Gracie Ostertag (Shakopee, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's), and Catie Skaja (New Prague, Minn./New Prague HS) along with Heise. Meanwhile, goaltender Sydney Scobee (Minnetrista, Minn.) joins the Maroon & Gold after spending two years at the University of Vermont where she played in 31 games, posting a .923 save percentage and a 2.59 goals against average.
Season Recap: A Look Back at 2017-18
Minnesota's 2017-18 season came to a close in the NCAA quarterfinal round after the Gophers punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament by winning the program's seventh overall WCHA Final Faceoff title and the team's first since 2013-14. The Gophers posted an overall record of 24-11-3 while going 13-8-3-0 in WCHA action. Minnesota finished third in the WCHA regular season race. Under the leadership of captains Sydney Baldwin and Cara Piazza, Minnesota made the program's 11th-straight and 16th overall appearance in the NCAA postseason. Baldwin collected WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, and CCM/AHCA All-American First Team honors while Sidney Peters was selected as this year's recipient of the prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award. Six newcomers joined the squad for their first season representing the Maroon & Gold while four seniors capped their collegiate careers in Baldwin, Peters, Piazza, and Caitlin Reilly.
WCHA Final Faceoff Returns to Ridder Arena
Minnesota will serve as host of the WCHA Final Faceoff in each of the next four seasons. The 2019 WCHA Final Faceoff is set for March 9-10, and the league awarded the 2020 through 2022 tournaments to Ridder Arena prior to the start of the 2018-19 season. The decision for the host site for the next three-year championship cycle was made following a vetting process by the league's Postseason Tournament Committee of submitted bids, the committee's subsequent recommendation, and a unanimous vote of approval by the WCHA Women's League Board of Directors. The league's postseason tournament has been held at Ridder Arena 11 times, most recently in 2017-18. Ridder Arena has also hosted the NCAA Women's Frozen Four in 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2018.
Goldy's Kids Club Returns in 2018-19
Youth in 8th grade or under can receive exclusive access to sporting events and Gopher gear. Goldy's Kids Club annual memberships run from July to May and allows members to have exclusive access to select ticket deals and special events. New Goldy's Kids Club memberships are $25 for each child and renewals are $20 for each child. All Goldy's Kids Club members receive free admission to all regular-season Gopher women's hockey home games at Ridder Arena.
Quest for Eighth National Title in 2018-19
Minnesota has won four of the last seven national championships and has seven national titles overall (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). The program looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2018-19.
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