Nicole Schammel

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Forward
Shoot/Catch:
L
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Red Wing, Minn.
High School:
Red Wing HS
Previous Team:
Minnesota State

PRONUNCIATION

2018-19 • Redshirt Senior Season: Named Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist, All-WCHA Second Team honoree, and All-USCHO Third Team • named AHCA All-American Scholar, CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • tied for WCHA Scoring Champion with 27 points (10g-17a) in 24 conference games • led Minnesota and ranked second in the WCHA with a career-high 47 points and 31 assists as one of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games • second on the team with 16 goals and four game-winning goals • tied for third on the team with three power-play goals • fifth on the team with a +26 plus/minus rating • second in the WCHA and eighth in the nation with 0.79 assists per game • third in the WCHA and 16th in the nation with 1.21 points per game • led the team with 13 multi-point games, including a team-high six multi-assist games • started the season with a nine-game point streak • had five points (4g-1a) in five postseason games • had a career-high four points (1g-3a) in 7-1 win at Yale (Nov. 30) • scored three goals, including game-winning in 3-1 win, in series split with Wisconsin (Jan. 18-19) • recorded her 100th collegiate point with two points (1g-1a) in 7-2 win at Ohio State (Jan. 25) • scored game-winning goal on the power play in 5-3 win over Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 3) • scored two goals, including game-winner, in 4-1 win over Minnesota Duluth in WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal (March 9) • named to Frozen Four All-Tournament Team after scoring game-winning goal on the power play in 2-0 win over Cornell in NCAA semifinal (March 22).

2017-18 • Redshirt Junior Season: Named WCHA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten, and WCHA All-Academic honoree • tied for second on the team with 32 points (17g-15a) while appearing in all 38 games • ranked second on the team with four power-play goals • tied for second on the team with 115 shots on goal • tied for fourth on the team with a +16 plus/minus rating • had six multi-point games, including a team-best three multi-goal games • began the season with a four-point series (2g-2a) in split with Merrimack (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) • named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals in a home sweep over St. Cloud State (Nov. 17-18) • had eight points (6g-2a) during a seven-game point streak (Oct. 29-Nov. 18) • recorded a career-high five-point series (2g-3a) against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 8-9) • had four points (3g-1a) in series split with Vermont (Jan. 12-13) • led the team with five points (3g-2a) in five postseason games • set up the first goal and scored an empty net goal in 3-1 WCHA Final Faceoff championship game win over Wisconsin (March 4).

2016-17 • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named AHCA All-American Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • tied for fourth on the team with two game-winning goals • made Gophers debut in season-opening 3-0 win against Lindenwood (Sept. 30) • had four points (3g-1a), including a game-winning goal, in series sweep against Minnesota State (Nov. 4-6) • scored a goal in the 2-1 shootout win for the extra WCHA point following a 2-2 overtime tie at North Dakota (Nov. 19) • posted an assist in the 4-0 win against Bemidji State (Nov. 26) • posted two assists in the series split at Boston University (Dec. 9-10) • had three points (2g-1a), including a game-winning goal, in the series sweep at St. Cloud State (Jan. 27-28) • had an assist on Sophie Skarzynski’s game-winning goal in the 5-0 win at Minnesota State (Feb. 3) • scored Minnesota’s goal in the 1-1 overtime tie against Wisconsin (Feb. 18).

2015-16 • Sophomore Season: Did not compete during the 2015-16 season, sitting out due to WCHA in-league transfer rules.

2014-15 • Freshman Season: Began collegiate career at Minnesota State • led the Mavericks with 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists in 36 games • honored as a two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week • recorded a hat trick against St. Cloud State (Feb. 2), becoming the first Maverick to tally a hat trick since Jan. 2013 • scored the first hat trick by a freshman since Oct. 2010.

High School/Club: Played at Red Wing High School for coaches Scott Haley, Dan Anderson, Mike Doyle and Tony Casci with Gopher teammate Paige Haley • led the Wingers to five-straight Minnesota Class A State Tournament appearances, including third-place showings in 2014, 2013, and 2009 • named a six-time letterwinner, four-time All-Missota Conference honoree, and two-time all-state honoree in hockey • honored as a Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist in 2014 • recorded 111 points on 65 goals and 46 assists as a senior to finish her high school career with 457 points (273g-184a) to rank second in Minnesota State High School League history • attended USA Hockey national development camps since 2011 • played club hockey for the Minnesota Whitecaps.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Jeanne Schammel • has two brothers, Jordan and Blake • brother Blake played hockey at Gustavus Adolphus from 2011-15 • completed her undergraduate degree in Business and Marketing Education and completed the Sport Management M.Ed. program • shoots left • multi-sport student-athlete who was also an all-conference golfer and tennis player in high school • enjoys golf, tennis, and fishing.