2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

WCHA Regular Season Champions Frozen Four Champions, W, 4–1 vs. Harvard Crimson
Conference	WCHA
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Brad Frost
Assistant Coaches	Nadine Muzerall Joel Johnson Andy Kent
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program will represented the University of Minnesota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fourth consecutive year and defeated the Harvard Crimson by a 4–1 tally in the title game.

Offseason

August 5: Six members of the Gophers roster were invited to the 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. Among the Gophers attending will include Rachael Bona, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Milica McMillen, Cara Piazza and Lee Stecklein. The six are looking for spots on the US Under-22 team which shall take on Team Canada from August 21–24 in Calgary, Alberta.^[1]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Sydney Baldwin	Defense	United States	Played at Minnetonka High School
Cara Piazza	Forward	United States	Hails from Darien, Illinois

News and notes

November 24: The Minnesota Golden Gophers and St. Cloud State Huskies faced off in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Women’s Face-Off Classic. Golden Gophers freshman Kelly Pannek registered her first NCAA career hat trick as Minnesota prevailed by a 5–0 tally. Goaltender Amanda Leveille earned the shutout in a 19-save effort.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Gophers scorers	Record
Nov. 24/14	St. Cloud State	Braemar Arena	5–0
Nov. 29/14	Princeton	Princeton, NJ	2–1
Nov. 30/14	Princeton	Princeton, NJ	5–2
Dec. 5/14	St. Cloud State	Ridder Arena	12–0
Dec. 6/14	St. Cloud State	Ridder Arena	7–0
Jan. 4/15	St. Lawrence	Ridder Arena	10–0
Jan. 6/15	St. Lawrence	Ridder Arena	5–1
Jan. 10/15	Wisconsin	Ridder Arena	4–1
Jan. 11/15	Wisconsin	Ridder Arena	1–1
Jan. 16/15	Minnesota State	Ridder Arena	7–3
Jan. 17/15	Minnesota State	Mankato, MN	7–1
Jan. 23/15	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, MN	4–0
Jan. 24/15	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, MN	7–1
Jan. 30/15	Ohio State	Ridder Arena	3–3
Jan. 31/15	Ohio State	Ridder Arena	3–1
Feb. 6/15	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	0–3
Feb. 7/15	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	3–1
Feb. 13/15	Minnesota-Duluth	Ridder Arena	7–1
Feb. 14/15	Minnesota-Duluth	Ridder Arena	2–0
Feb. 20/15	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	3–2
Feb. 21/15	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	4–2

WCHA Tournament

Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Gophers scorers	Notes
February 27, 2015	Minnesota State	Ridder Arena	10–0		Gophers lead quarterfinals 1–0
February 28, 2015	Minnesota State	Ridder Arena	5–1		Gophers win series 2–0 Advance to WCHA Final Face-Off
March 7, 2015	Bemidji State	Grand Forks	0–1

NCAA Tournament

Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Gophers scorers	Notes
March 14, 2015	RIT	Ridder Arena	6–2		Advance to NCAA Frozen Four
March 20, 2015	Harvard	Ridder Arena	4–1^[3]	Wolfe, Brandt, Lorence, Bona	Gophers capture national title

Awards and honors

Sydney Baldwin, 2015 WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Rachael Bona, 2015 ALL-WCHA THIRD TEAM
Hannah Brandt, Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist
Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Player of the Year
Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Scoring Champion
Hannah Brandt, 2015 ALL-WCHA FIRST TEAM
Hannah Brandt, 2015 ALL-WCHA FIRST TEAM
Dani Cameranesi, 2015 ALL-WCHA FIRST TEAM
Milica McMillen, 2015 ALL-WCHA SECOND TEAM
Kelly Pannek, 2015 WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Rachel Ramsey, 2015 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
Rachel Ramsey, 2015 ALL-WCHA FIRST TEAM
Lee Stecklein, 2015 ALL-WCHA FIRST TEAM

WCHA Weekly Honors

Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014) ^[4]
Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 17, 2015)^[5]
Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 24, 2015)^[6]
Meghan Lorence, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 18, 2014) ^[7]
Kelly Pannek, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014) ^[4]

References

NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey champions

2001 Minnesota–Duluth 2002 Minnesota–Duluth 2003 Minnesota–Duluth 2004 Minnesota 2005 Minnesota 2006 Wisconsin 2007 Wisconsin 2008 Minnesota–Duluth 2009 Wisconsin 2010 Minnesota–Duluth 2011 Wisconsin 2012 Minnesota 2013 Minnesota 2014 Clarkson 2015 Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey

Venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)

Coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)

Notable players	Ronda Curtin Natalie Darwitz Rachael Drazan Courtney Kennedy Amanda Kessel Gigi Marvin Nadine Muzerall Noora Räty Lyndsay Wall Krissy Wendell

Patty Kazmaier Award winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013)

Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

National Championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015

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