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Gophers to Host Yale
12/31/2019 10:35:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Minnesota returns to competition by hosting Yale in a non-conference series at Ridder Arena this weekend.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 2 Golden Gopher women's hockey team returns to action at Ridder Arena in the New Year by hosting Yale in a non-conference series this weekend. Puck drop is set for 4:07 p.m. CT on Saturday and 2:07 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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The Gophers will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss during Sunday's game and host their annual Skate with the Gophers event following the game. Sunday is also Daddy Daughter Day at Ridder Arena, and Minnesota is pleased to welcome Edina residents to campus for Edina Community Weekend during both games this weekend. Saturday's game against Yale is Goldy's Kids Club Day at Ridder Arena, and Sunday's game features a Cub Family 4-Pack ticket deal as well.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Top Mavericks in Prior Lake
Minnesota (15-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) closed out the first half of the regular season with a 4-0 win over Minnesota State at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake, Minn., for the 2019 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic. Taylor Heise (1g-1a) and Catie Skaja (2a) led the Gophers with multiple points while Sydney Scobee earned an 18-save shutout for the Maroon & Gold.
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About the Series: Minnesota vs. Yale
Minnesota owns a 7-0-0 all-time mark against Yale in a series dating back to January 1998. Most recently, the Gophers earned a road sweep over the Bulldogs last season, winning 7-1 in game one behind career-high points from Grace Zumwinkle (3g-2a) and Emily Brown (1g-2a), and completing the sweep with a 3-1 win in game two.
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Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, tied for 14th in Gophers' history with 158 career points (59g-99a). She is tied with Emily West (82g-76a) and is chasing 13th-ranked La Toya Clarke (67g-92a=159) and 12th ranked Laura Slominski (65g-97a=162). Sophomore Amy Potomak (17g-30a) is nearing 50 career points as well.
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Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
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Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (13g-12a), Grace Zumwinkle (13g-12a), and Taylor Heise (11g-14a) leads Minnesota in scoring with 25 points each on the season.
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League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.42 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 27 goals total in 19 games played. Sydney Scobee leads the NCAA with five shutouts. She leads the WCHA with a 1.40 goals against average and a .942 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
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Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
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Notable Notes
Up Next: St. Cloud State
The Gophers return to conference play by traveling to St. Cloud, Minn., for a series with the Huskies next weekend. Puck drop between Minnesota and St. Cloud State is at 6:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 10 and 3:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.
Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
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2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
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Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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The Gophers will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss during Sunday's game and host their annual Skate with the Gophers event following the game. Sunday is also Daddy Daughter Day at Ridder Arena, and Minnesota is pleased to welcome Edina residents to campus for Edina Community Weekend during both games this weekend. Saturday's game against Yale is Goldy's Kids Club Day at Ridder Arena, and Sunday's game features a Cub Family 4-Pack ticket deal as well.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Top Mavericks in Prior Lake
Minnesota (15-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) closed out the first half of the regular season with a 4-0 win over Minnesota State at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake, Minn., for the 2019 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic. Taylor Heise (1g-1a) and Catie Skaja (2a) led the Gophers with multiple points while Sydney Scobee earned an 18-save shutout for the Maroon & Gold.
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About the Series: Minnesota vs. Yale
Minnesota owns a 7-0-0 all-time mark against Yale in a series dating back to January 1998. Most recently, the Gophers earned a road sweep over the Bulldogs last season, winning 7-1 in game one behind career-high points from Grace Zumwinkle (3g-2a) and Emily Brown (1g-2a), and completing the sweep with a 3-1 win in game two.
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Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, tied for 14th in Gophers' history with 158 career points (59g-99a). She is tied with Emily West (82g-76a) and is chasing 13th-ranked La Toya Clarke (67g-92a=159) and 12th ranked Laura Slominski (65g-97a=162). Sophomore Amy Potomak (17g-30a) is nearing 50 career points as well.
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Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
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Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (13g-12a), Grace Zumwinkle (13g-12a), and Taylor Heise (11g-14a) leads Minnesota in scoring with 25 points each on the season.
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League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.42 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 27 goals total in 19 games played. Sydney Scobee leads the NCAA with five shutouts. She leads the WCHA with a 1.40 goals against average and a .942 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
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Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
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Notable Notes
- Minnesota has allowed just three power-play goals this season and leads the WCHA at 94.0 percent (47-for-50) on the penalty kill.
- Minnesota returns to the ice on an NCAA-best 10-game unbeaten streak, going 7-0-3 since Oct. 26.
Up Next: St. Cloud State
The Gophers return to conference play by traveling to St. Cloud, Minn., for a series with the Huskies next weekend. Puck drop between Minnesota and St. Cloud State is at 6:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 10 and 3:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.
Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
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2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
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Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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