2011–12 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season explained

The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs attempted to win their sixth NCAA women's Frozen Four championship. The school hosted two postseason events: the 2012 NCAA Frozen Four Championship, and the 2011 WCHA's Final Face-Off, both at AMSOIL Arena. Of note, head coach Miller was chair of the Ethics Committee for US women's college hockey. In addition, she was a member of the NCAA Division 1 Championships Committee, one of only two coaches in the entire country to serve on both committees.[1]

Offseason

News and notes

Recruiting

In April 2010, Bridgette Lacquette and Jenna McParland were part of the Canadian Under 18 squad that captured gold at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships. In the first game of the tournament (on March 27), Lacquette had three points in a 6-3 win over Russia.[6] As a member of the gold medal winning squad, both players were featured on hockey cards in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.[7] In addition, both players participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009-10 season.[8]

Player Nationality Position Notes
ForwardEnstrom has made 89 appearances for Sweden, including the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. She was a World Championship bronze medalist in 2007
ForwardGrahm led Sweden with five points at the 2008 Women's World Championship
Zoe HickelPlayed for the Under 18 USA team
Bridgette Lacquette Played for the Under 18 Canadian team
Jenna McParland Played for the Under 18 Canadian team
Tea Villia

Exhibition

Date Opponent LocationTimeScore
9/30/2011 Minnesota WhitecapsDuluth, MN 7:07 pm
10/1/2011 Minnesota WhitecapsDuluth, MN 3:07 pm

Regular season

Standings

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2011-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017045148/http://umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5862&page=news . 2011-10-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2011-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401104726/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5829&page=news . 2012-04-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2011-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017044841/http://umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5858&page=news . 2011-10-17 . dead .
  4. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2011-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017043622/http://umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5884&page=news . 2011-10-17 . dead .
  5. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2011-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017042648/http://umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5924&page=news . 2011-10-17 .
  6. Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada.
  7. Web site: 2010 Upper Deck UD World of Sports Checklist. 21 August 2010.
  8. Web site: 61 hockey champions to attend HCF Celebrity Classic Gala. NHL.com.
  9. Web site: UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey . 2012-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120517063324/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=6452&page=news . 2012-05-17 .
  10. Web site: Season Archives - collegehockeystats.net.
  11. Web site: UW’s Ammerman, UMD’s Irwin, BSU’s Vichorek, UND’s Jakobsen Named WCHA Women’s Players of the Week . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122140835/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb22wpw.pdf . 2020-11-22 . 2012-02-22 . dead.
  12. Web site: Wisconsin’s Prévost, St. Cloud State’s Friend, Minnesota Duluth’s McParland Named WCHA Women’s Players of the Week . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305200105/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan17wpw.pdf . 2021-03-05 . 2012-01-17 . dead.
  13. Web site: Minnesota Duluth’s Wilson, Ohio State’s Steffes, Bemidji State’s Kelly Named WCHA Women’s Players of the Week . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812125147/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov2wpw.php . 2014-08-12 . 2011-11-02 . dead.