University of Minnesota Athletics
Laura Halldorson - M Club Hall of Fame
Laura Halldorson
Class of 2014
Hockey: 1997-2007
Laura Halldorson was the first coach in the history of Minnesota's varsity women's hockey program. Her team captured the first women's team national title for Minnesota in any sport in 2000, winning the AWCHA National Championship. It would be the first of three national titles for Halldorson's Gophers. During her 10 years as head coach, the team won nearly 80 percent of its games and reached the NCAA Frozen Four eight times. For her efforts, Halldorson was recognized as the National Coach of the Year three times.