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Gophers to Resume WCHA Slate
1/7/2019 1:26:00 PM | Women's Hockey
No. 2 Minnesota plays on the road at Minnesota State this Friday and Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota (19-2-1, 9-2-1-0 WCHA) returns to WCHA action this weekend, traveling to Mankato, Minn., for a conference series with the Mavericks. The Gophers and Minnesota State face off at 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 11 and 3:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 12.
Fans can follow along by watching online via FloHockey, and free audio and live stats are available at GopherSports.com.
About the Series: Gophers vs. Mavericks
Minnesota owns an all-time record of 84-3-3 against Minnesota State, and the Gophers have won 39 consecutive games against the Mavericks. Last season, Minnesota won 6-1 and 5-2 on the road in Mankato, Minn., in November 2017 before securing a second sweep with 4-2 and 2-0 wins at home last January 2018.
Last Time Out: Gophers Win Minnesota Cup
The Gophers kicked off 2019 by earning a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth before defeating St. Cloud State 5-1 in the Minnesota Cup championship game. Against UMD, Olivia Knowles scored the game-winner in overtime after Taylor Williamson (2g) and Grace Zumwinkle scored in regulations. Alex Gulstene made 33 saves as the Bulldogs outshot the Gophers, 36-21. The Gophers followed up with a pair of goals each from Zumwinkle and Taylor Heise on the way to a 5-1 win over the Huskies.
Spreading the Wealth
Eleven Gopher forwards have scored at least four goals this season and, in total, 18 different skaters have scored goals. Twelve different Gophers are in double figures for points, and 21 different players have at least one point on the year. Twelve different players have scored game-winning goals for Minnesota led by four from Taylor Heise.
Pick Up Where You Left Off
The Gophers resume WCHA competition on a 12-game winning streak, during which the Gophers have outscored their opponents, 63-20. The Maroon & Gold average 5.25 goals per game while allowing just 1.67 goals per game over the team's last 12 games.
Special Teams Show Improvement
The Gophers rank second in the WCHA with a .280 power play percentage over the last seven weeks of games, going 7-for-25 on the power play in 12 games since Nov. 1. During the same stretch, Minnesota is 28-for-31 for the league's second-best penalty kill at .903.
Scoring Leaders
Through 22 games this season, Nicole Schammel (6g-2a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-11a), and Taylor Heise (9g-12a) lead the Gophers in scoring. Schammel is tied for the WCHA lead with 28 points while Zumwinkle ranks leads the league with 16 goals. Emily Brown (4g-13a) leads WCHA defense with four goals and is tied for the lead with 17 points while Patti Marshall (1g-11a) ranks fourth in scoring among WCHA blue-liners with 12 points. Meanwhile, Taylor Heise (9g-12a) leads WCHA rookies with 21 points.
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 362-66-31. 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 10th among all-time Gophers with 174 points (67g-107a). She is chasing Gigi Marvin in ninth place (87g-108a). Pannek's 107 career assists are tied for ninth in program history as well. She recorded her 100th career assist in Minnesota's season-opener. Meanwhile, Sarah Potomak is 31st in program history with 115 career points (39g-76a), trailing 30th-ranked Milica McMillen with 120 career points (44g-76a).
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 Taylor Heise (9g-12a), Amy Potomak (4g-13a), Emily Oden (5g-7a), Catie Skaja (4g-6a), and Gracie Ostertag (4a) have all appeared in all 22 games while Crystalyn Hengler (4a) has played in 19 games and Abigail Boreen (2g-2a) has appeared in 18 games.
Up Next: Border Battle
Minnesota returns to Ridder Arena to host Wisconsin in the second Border Battle series of the season next week. Puck drop is set for 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 18 and 4:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 19.
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.
Nationwide Gophers
After Minnesota played in the Windjammer Classic (Nov. 23-24), Vermont is now the 14th state where the Gophers have competed in program history: Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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.
Home, Sweet Home
The 2018-19 season marks the 17th season of Ridder Arena serving as the home of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota entered 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.
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. Sydney 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.
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.
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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Fans can follow along by watching online via FloHockey, and free audio and live stats are available at GopherSports.com.
About the Series: Gophers vs. Mavericks
Minnesota owns an all-time record of 84-3-3 against Minnesota State, and the Gophers have won 39 consecutive games against the Mavericks. Last season, Minnesota won 6-1 and 5-2 on the road in Mankato, Minn., in November 2017 before securing a second sweep with 4-2 and 2-0 wins at home last January 2018.
Last Time Out: Gophers Win Minnesota Cup
The Gophers kicked off 2019 by earning a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth before defeating St. Cloud State 5-1 in the Minnesota Cup championship game. Against UMD, Olivia Knowles scored the game-winner in overtime after Taylor Williamson (2g) and Grace Zumwinkle scored in regulations. Alex Gulstene made 33 saves as the Bulldogs outshot the Gophers, 36-21. The Gophers followed up with a pair of goals each from Zumwinkle and Taylor Heise on the way to a 5-1 win over the Huskies.
Spreading the Wealth
Eleven Gopher forwards have scored at least four goals this season and, in total, 18 different skaters have scored goals. Twelve different Gophers are in double figures for points, and 21 different players have at least one point on the year. Twelve different players have scored game-winning goals for Minnesota led by four from Taylor Heise.
Pick Up Where You Left Off
The Gophers resume WCHA competition on a 12-game winning streak, during which the Gophers have outscored their opponents, 63-20. The Maroon & Gold average 5.25 goals per game while allowing just 1.67 goals per game over the team's last 12 games.
Special Teams Show Improvement
The Gophers rank second in the WCHA with a .280 power play percentage over the last seven weeks of games, going 7-for-25 on the power play in 12 games since Nov. 1. During the same stretch, Minnesota is 28-for-31 for the league's second-best penalty kill at .903.
Scoring Leaders
Through 22 games this season, Nicole Schammel (6g-2a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-11a), and Taylor Heise (9g-12a) lead the Gophers in scoring. Schammel is tied for the WCHA lead with 28 points while Zumwinkle ranks leads the league with 16 goals. Emily Brown (4g-13a) leads WCHA defense with four goals and is tied for the lead with 17 points while Patti Marshall (1g-11a) ranks fourth in scoring among WCHA blue-liners with 12 points. Meanwhile, Taylor Heise (9g-12a) leads WCHA rookies with 21 points.
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 362-66-31. 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 10th among all-time Gophers with 174 points (67g-107a). She is chasing Gigi Marvin in ninth place (87g-108a). Pannek's 107 career assists are tied for ninth in program history as well. She recorded her 100th career assist in Minnesota's season-opener. Meanwhile, Sarah Potomak is 31st in program history with 115 career points (39g-76a), trailing 30th-ranked Milica McMillen with 120 career points (44g-76a).
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 Taylor Heise (9g-12a), Amy Potomak (4g-13a), Emily Oden (5g-7a), Catie Skaja (4g-6a), and Gracie Ostertag (4a) have all appeared in all 22 games while Crystalyn Hengler (4a) has played in 19 games and Abigail Boreen (2g-2a) has appeared in 18 games.
Up Next: Border Battle
Minnesota returns to Ridder Arena to host Wisconsin in the second Border Battle series of the season next week. Puck drop is set for 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 18 and 4:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 19.
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.
Nationwide Gophers
After Minnesota played in the Windjammer Classic (Nov. 23-24), Vermont is now the 14th state where the Gophers have competed in program history: Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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.
Home, Sweet Home
The 2018-19 season marks the 17th season of Ridder Arena serving as the home of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota entered 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.
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. Sydney 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.
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.
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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