2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season explained

The 2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his fourth season.

Offseason

• June 18: Six University of Minnesota players have been named to the United States Under-22 Team. Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Jen Schoullis and Emily West have all been named to the team. The Minnesota contingent is the largest group from one school. The U22 team will depart from the Festival early and travel to Toronto to compete in the three-game Under-22 Series against Canada from August 18–21.^[1]
• June 18: Brad Frost announced the hiring of Joel Johnson as an assistant coach. Johnson was the head coach of the Bethel University men's hockey team. Previously, he was an assistant coach during the Golden Gophers' 2000 and 2004 national championships. Johnson replaces Jamie Wood, who accepted an associate head coaching position at the University of New Hampshire.^[2]

Exhibition

Sun, Sep 26	Manitoba	Ridder Arena	2:00 PM	8–0^[3]	Amanda Kessel (3), Emily West (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Nikki Ludwigson
Fri, Oct 08	Minnesota Whitecaps	Ridder Arena	6:00 PM	3–2	Jen Schoulis (2), Sarah Davis^[4]

Regular season

• October 1: In her first game as a Golden Gopher, Amanda Kessel registered four points (two goals, two assists). The following day, Kessel scored the game-winning goal as the Gophers won by a 3–0 score. The game against Clarkson marked the first time in school history that the Gophers opened a season against a ranked opponent.^[5]
• October 9: With the 1–0 shutout over Wayne State, the Gophers have not allowed a goal in 180 minutes. Dating back to the 2009–10 season, Minnesota has not allowed a goal in 200:45 minutes played.^[6]
• October 22–23: Anne Schleper had six points (1 goal, 5 assists), including four points on the power-play. In the first game, Schleper tied a career-high with four points. She assisted on Sarah Davis' game-winning power-play goal. The following day, Schleper assisted on two of Minnesota's three power-play goals. Schleper is the first defender to earn the league's weekly offensive honor since Minnesota Duluth's Jocelyne Larocque on Jan. 28, 2009.^[7]
• October 22–23: Noora Räty recorded back to back shutouts against the St. Cloud State Huskies. She held the Huskies scoreless as Minnesota swept the series by scores of 5–0 and 3–0, respectively. Raty played the full 120:00 minutes of the series. She accumulated14 saves in the first game, while posting 18 in the second game. In the season, she has yet to allow a goal, holding a 1.000 save percentage and a 0.00 goalsagainst

average.^[7]

• The January 29, 2011 game between Wisconsin and Minnesota was played before a women's college hockey record crowd of 10,668.^[8]
• Feb. 5: The Golden Gophers had four different skaters score goals in a 4–1 win over St. Cloud State. Amanda Kessel contributed with a goal and two assists as the Gophers earned their 20th win of the season. With the win and a Bemidji State loss to Wisconsin, the Gophers have clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.^[9]
• February 4–5: Amanda Kessel produced three goals and seven points to lead the Golden Gophers to a two-game home-ice series sweep over St. Cloud State. On February 4, she scored two goals and set up two others for four points as the Gophers prevailed by an 8–0 mark. Her four points tied a career game high, which came against Clarkson in her first collegiate game on Oct. 1. The following day, she was involved in all three Gophers goals, as she scored one and assisted on two. One of the assists was Ashley Stenerson's first collegiate goal.^[10]

Schedule

Fri, Oct 01	Clarkson	at Potsdam, N.Y.	7:00 PM	5–0	Amanda Kessel (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Sarah Erickson	1–0–0	0-0-0
Sat, Oct 02	Clarkson	at Potsdam, N.Y.	3:00 PM	3–0	Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Megan Bozek^[11]	2–0–0	0-0-0
Sat, Oct 09	Wayne State	Ridder Arena	2:00 PM	1–0	Amanda Kessel	3–0–0	0-0-0
Fri, Oct 15	North Dakota *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Oct 16	North Dakota *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Oct 22	St. Cloud State *	at St. Cloud, Minn.	7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 23	St. Cloud State *	at St. Cloud, Minn.	7:07 PM
Fri, Oct 29	Minnesota Duluth *	at Duluth, Minn.	7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 30	Minnesota Duluth *	at Duluth, Minn.	7:07 PM
Fri, Nov 05	Wisconsin *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Nov 06	Wisconsin *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Nov 19	Minnesota State *	at Mankato, Minn	7:07 PM
Sat, Nov 20	Minnesota State *	at Mankato, Minn.	3:07 PM
Fri, Nov 26	Harvard	Ridder Arena	6:00 PM
Sun, Nov 28	Harvard	Ridder Arena	1:00 PM
Fri, Dec 03	Bemidji State *	at Bemidji, Minn.	2:07 PM
Sat, Dec 04	Bemidji State *	at Bemidji, Minn.	2:07 PM
Fri, Dec 10	Ohio State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Dec 11	Ohio State *	Ridder Arena	2:07 PM
Fri, Jan 07	Minnesota State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Jan 08	Minnesota State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 14	Minnesota Duluth *	Ridder Arena	7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 15	Minnesota Duluth *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 21	Ohio State *	at Columbus, Ohio	7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 22	Ohio State *	at Columbus, Ohio	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 28	Wisconsin *	at Madison, Wis.	TBA
Sat, Jan 29	Wisconsin *	at Madison, Wis.	TBA
Fri, Feb 04	St. Cloud State *	Ridder Arena	7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 05	St. Cloud State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 11	Bemidji State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Feb 12	Bemidji State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 18	North Dakota *	at Grand Forks, N.D.	7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 19	North Dakota *	at Grand Forks, N.D.	7:07 PM

Conference record

WCHA school	Record
Bemidji State
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
Ohio State
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Roster

Source:^[12]

Postseason

• March 4: Amanda Kessel scored a hat trick in the semifinal of the 2011 WCHA Final Face-off as Minnesota defeated the defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs by a 4–2 tally.^[13]

WCHA Final Faceoff

Fri, Feb 25	WCHA First Rounds	Ridder Arena	Ohio State	4–2
Sat, Feb 26	WCHA First Rounds	Ridder Arena	Ohio State	3–2
Fri, Mar 04	WCHA FINAL FACEOFF semi-final	Ridder Arena	Minnesota-Duluth	4–2
Sat, Mar 05	WCHA FINAL FACEOFF championship	Ridder Arena	Wisconsin	4–5 (OT)^[14]
Fri, Mar 11 to Sat, Mar 12	NCAA Regionals	at Top Seeds
Fri, Mar 18 to Sun, Mar 20	NCAA Frozen Four	at Erie, Pa.

NCAA regional match

The Golden Gophers participated in the regional matches of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Ice hockey Tournament. It was the first time that Boston College beat Minnesota in NCAA history.^[15]

March 12

1:00 pm ET

Minnesota (26–9–2) at Boston College (23–6–6)

Boston College, 4–1^[16]

Stack with two goals, Schaus with 31 saves

Awards and honors

• Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 23, 2011)^[17]
• Sarah Davis, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 26, 2011)^[18]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Pre-Season Rookie of the Year^[19]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5)^[20]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 15) ^[21]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 7)
• Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)
• Anne Schleper, WCHA co-Offensive Players of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)^[7]
• Kelly Terry, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 7) ^[22]

Postseason honors

• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Year^[23]
• Noora Raty, 2011 Second Team All-America selection^[24]
• Anne Schleper, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award^[25]

WCHA First Team

• Noora Raty
• Anne Schleper

WCHA Third team

• Megan Bozek
• Amanda Kessel

WCHA All-Rookie Team

• Baylee Gillanders
• Amanda Kessel
• Kelly Terry

WCHA All-Academic Team

• Megan Bozek
• Samantha Downey
• Sarah Erickson
• Alyssa Grogan
• Mira Jalosuo
• Becky Kortum
• Nikki Ludwigson
• Jenny Lura
• Noora Räty
• Anne Schleper

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six Gophers Named to U.S. Under-22 Team. June 18, 2010. Minnesota Golden Gophers. 25 June 2010.
2. Web site: Frost Hires Joel Johnson as Assistant Coach. June 18, 2010. Minnesota Golden Gophers. 25 June 2010.
3. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205001398 Minnesota vs. University of Manitoba Box Score – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
4. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205008955 Minnesota vs. Whitecaps Box Score – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
5. https://archive.today/20121206034314/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205004743 Gophers Open Season with 5–0 Win – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
6. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205009409 Kessel and Raty Lead Gophers to 1–0 Win – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
7. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201010/oct27wpw.php WCHA.com – UND's Lamoureux, UM's Schleper & Raty, MSU's Grogan Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
8. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb2wpw.php WCHA.com – Ohio State's Spooner, Minnesota Duluth's Fridfinnson, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
9. http://www.wcha.com/women/recaps11.php?wminstc1.f05 WCHA.com – WCHA Game Recaps
10. Web site: UM’s Kessel, UMD’s Fridfinnson & Kenyon, UND’s Lamoureux-Kolls Named WCHA Women’s Players of the Week . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311165041/http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb9wpw.pdf . 11 March 2012 . 9 February 2011 . dead.
11. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205005173 Minnesota 3, Clarkson 0 – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
12. Web site: 2010–11 Women's Hockey Roster . University of Minnesota Athletics . December 28, 2023.
13. Web site: Kessel Nets Hat Trick to Send Team to Championship – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics . 2011-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113228/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205109262 . 2011-07-11 . dead .
14. Web site: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Box Score – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics . 2011-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113245/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205110041 . 2011-07-11 . dead .
15. Web site: Women's Ice Hockey Defeats Minnesota, 4–1, Advances To Frozen Four – BOSTON COLLEGE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE . 2011-03-14 . 2011-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513020324/http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/031211aab.html . dead .
16. Web site: Boston College heads to Frozen Four - NCAA.com . 2018-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921071635/http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/2011-03-12/boston-college-heads-frozen-four . 2012-09-21 . dead .
17. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb23wpw.php WCHA.com – Minnesota Duluth's Winberg, Minnesota's Bozek, Wisconsin's Packer Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
18. Web site: Wisconsin’s Duggan, North Dakota’s Ney, Minnesota’s Davis Named WCHA Women’s Players of the Week . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122002916/http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan26wpw.pdf . 22 November 2020 . 26 January 2011 . dead.
19. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201009/sep22poll.php WCHA.com – League Head Coaches Select Defending National Champion Minnesota Duluth to Win WCHA in 2010–11
20. Web site: Tomcikova tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week – Bemidji State University Official Athletic Site . 2010-10-06 . 2010-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027055316/http://www.bsubeavers.com/news/default/100/3431/ . dead .
21. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201012/dec15wpw.php WCHA.com – Wisconsin's Ammerman and Rigsby, Minnesota's Kessel Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
22. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201012/dec7wpw.php WCHA.com – Minnesota Duluth's Irwin, St. Cloud State's Nixon, Minnesota's Terry Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113253/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205108360&DB_OEM_ID=8400 Kessel Named League's Rookie; Raty/Schelper First Team – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
24. Web site: American Hockey Coaches Association . 2011-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062103/http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html . 2012-03-14 . dead .
25. Web site: 2010–11 Sportsmanship Honorees . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510045418/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/genrel/auto_pdf/2010-11_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship.pdf . 10 May 2019 . dead.