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

The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his eigth season. The Golden Gophers advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fourth consecutive year and defeated Harvard 4–1 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
	Defense		Played at Minnetonka High School^[2]
	Forward		Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's^[3]
Cara Piazza	Forward		Hails from Darien, Illinois^[4]
Nina Rodgers	Forward		Played for Team USA U-18^[5]

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.^[6]

Regular Season

Schedule

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|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=""| WCHA Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Roster

Source:^[8]

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) ^[9]
• Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 17, 2015)^[10]
• Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 24, 2015)^[11]
• Meghan Lorence, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 18, 2014) ^[12]
• Kelly Pannek, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014) ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six Gophers Invited to USA Hockey Festival – University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site. gophersports.com. 2014-08-12.
2. Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Sydney Baldwin. 3 September 2014. CBS Interactive . 19 March 2017.
3. Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Kelly Pannek. 23 July 2014. CBS Interactive . 19 March 2017.
4. Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Cara Piazza. 13 August 2014. CBS Interactive . 19 March 2017.
5. Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Nina Rodgers. 24 September 2014. CBS Interactive . 19 March 2017.
6. Web site: Pannek Leads Gophers Past SCSU, 5–0. 24 November 2014. CBS Interactive. 19 March 2017. 26 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626172258/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/112414aaa.html. dead.
7. Web site: 2014–15 Schedule . University of Minnesota . December 31, 2023.
8. Web site: 2014–15 Women's Hockey Roster . University of Minnesota Athletics . December 28, 2023.
9. Web site: Minnesota's Cameranesi and Pannek, and Wisconsin's Desbiens named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 21–24, 2014 . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305213004/http://wcha.com/women/pres1415/201411/nov25wpw.pdf . 5 March 2016 . 25 November 2014 . dead.
10. Web site: Minnesota's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and BSU's Joyce Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Trio honored for games of Feb. 13–16, 2015 . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109193744/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1415/201502/feb17wpw.php . 9 November 2018 . 17 February 2015 . dead.
11. Web site: UMN's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and SCSU's Friend, and UMD's Healey named WCHA players of the week for games of Feb. 20–22, 2015 . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109193759/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1415/201502/feb24wpw.pdf . 9 November 2018 . 24 February 2015 . dead.
12. Web site: Minnesota's Lorence, Bemidji State's Mowat and Wisconsin's Pankowski named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 13–15, 2014 . WCHA . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321113401/http://wcha.com/women/pres1415/201411/nov18wpw.pdf . 21 March 2016 . 19 November 2014 . dead.