2007–08 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2007–08 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
NCAA Frozen Four, Champions
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Record
Overall	34–4–1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Shannon Miller

The Bulldogs were WCHA regular season, WCHA playoff champions, and NCAA Frozen Four champions.

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GW	PPL	SHG
Haley Irwin	37	23	37	60	62	4	3	3
Laura Fridfinnson	39	22	22	44	22	3	8	2
Saara Tuominen	28	13	30	43	0	2	3	0
Elin Holmlov	36	20	21	41	24	2	7	1
Iya Gavrilova	26	19	22	41	43	7	5	0
Emmanuelle Blais	32	17	14	31	30	4	8	0
Myriam Trepanier	37	10	21	31	64	1	4	1
Heidi Pelttari	39	4	23	27	12	2	3	0
Jocelyne Larocque	39	4	22	26	60	2	1	0
Sara O'Toole	39	9	16	25	18	1	2	2
Karine Demeule	36	16	5	21	36	6	2	1
Jaime Rasmussen	39	2	11	13	0	0	1	0
Tawni Mattila	33	3	7	10	34	0	0	1
Tara Gray	39	1	9	10	26	0	0	0
Sarah Murray	39	1	3	4	24	0	0	0
Erin Olson	39	1	2	3	14	0	0	0
Kim Martin	36	0	2	2	6	0	0	0
Jessica Hawkins	39	1	0	1	12	0	0	0
Libby Guzzo	39	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Johanna Ellison	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amie Meyer	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Postseason

NCAA Frozen Four

• March 15: The Bulldogs overcome three, one-goal deficits and defeat the Mercyhurst Lakers by a 5–4 score in the NCAA Quarterfinals.^[2]
• March 20: Kim Martin made 41 saves against New Hampshire as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA championship game. The Bulldogs won by a 3–2 score.^[3]
• March 22: The Bulldogs defeat Wisconsin 4–0 in Duluth to win their fourth NCAA title. It is only the second shutout in championship game history.
  • Sophomore netminder Kim Martin is named the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player after making 28 saves against the Badgers and 69 over the tournament.
  • 2008 Frozen Four All-Tournament team: Sara O’Toole, Laura Fridfinnson, Myriam Trepanier, Heidi Pelttari, Kim Martin.^[4]

Awards and honors

• December 5: Freshman forward Iya Gavrilova and sophomore Kim Martin takes home USCHO.com Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Gavrilova picks up USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week accolades.^[5]
• February 26, 2008: Sophomore goaltender Kim Martin is named a 2008 Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist. She is the tenth Maroon and Gold player to be recognized in the as a top-10 finalist, and is the second netminder to land the honor.^[6]
• March 12: Kim Martin, Top Three finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award (Martin became the fifth top-three finalist from UMD to gain the honor) ^[7]
• June 26: The Bulldogs make their fourth visit to the White House. The Bulldogs are honored in a Rose Garden ceremony with President George W. Bush.^[8]
• Haley Irwin is named the WCHA Rookie of the Year, only the second Bulldog ever to collect the honor.
• Haley Irwin, All-WCHA First Team
• Haley Irwin, All-WCHA Rookie Team
• Kim Martin, All-WCHA First Team
• Saara Tuominen, All-WCHA Third Team
• Jocelyne Larocque, All-WCHA Third Team.
• Jocelyne Larocque, All-WCHA Rookie Team.^[9]

References

1. "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Women's Hockey 2007–2008 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
2. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
3. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
4. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
5. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
6. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
7. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
8. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
9. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

External links

• Official site