2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season explained

The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his tenth season. The defending champions returned to the Frozen Four for the sixth consecutive year by upsetting Minnesota Duluth in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, before losing to Clarkson in the Frozen Four.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lindsay Agnew^[1]	Forward		Played for Canada's U18 National Team
Serena D’Angelo^[2]	Goaltender		Competed in the PWHL
Kippin Keller^[3]	Forward		Played for Minnetonka High School
Patti Marshall^[4]	Defense		Skated with Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Katie Robinson^[5]	Defense		Hails from Kasson, Minnesota
Alex Woken^[6]	Forward		Skated with Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Regular Season

Schedule

Roster

Source:^[8]

News and notes

January 8, 2017: The Golden Gophers competed in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Game against the MSU-Mankato Mavericks. The Golden Gophers prevailed by a 5–3 score.

Awards and honors

WCHA Weekly Honors

Lee Stecklein, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2017)^[9]
Kate Schipper, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 7, 2017)^[10]

Year End Awards

Kelly Pannek, Forward, Nations leading scorer (tied with Cayley Mercer, Clarkson), 19G, 43A, 62 Points
Kelly Pannek, Patty Kazmaier Award Top Ten Finalist^[11]
Sarah Potomak, Patty Kazmaier Award Top Ten Finalist^[12]
Kelly Pannek, Forward, All-WCHA First Team^[13]
Lee Stecklein, Defense, All-WCHA First Team^[14]
Sarah Potomak, Forward, All-WCHA Second Team^[15]
Dani Cameranesi, Forward, All-WCHA Third Team^[16]
Megan Wolfe, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team^[17]

All-America honors

Kelly Pannek, 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American ^[18]
Lee Stecklein, 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American

Notes and References

Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Lindsay Agnew . 16 June 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Serena D'Angelo . 21 July 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Kippin Keller . 23 June 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Patti Marshall. 30 June 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Katie Robinson . 7 July 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: Meet the Newcomers: Alex Woken . 14 July 2016 . CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: 2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule . University of Minnesota . December 31, 2023.
Web site: 2016–17 Women's Hockey Roster . University of Minnesota Athletics . December 29, 2023.
Web site: UMD'S STALDER, UMN'S STECKLEIN AND UW'S MAUERMANN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of January 27 – 29, 2017 . WCHA ice hockey. 2017-01-31 . 2017-02-09.
Web site: UMN'S SCHIPPER, UMD'S ROONEY AND UW'S ROQUE NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of February 3 – 4, 2017 . WCHA ice hockey. 2017-02-07 . 2017-02-09.
Web site: Top-10 Finalists Named for 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award. 23 February 2017. USA Hockey Foundation . 1 May 2017.
Web site: ibid.. 23 February 2017. USA Hockey Foundation . 1 May 2017.
Web site: WCHA Hands Out 2017 Awards. 2 March 2017. CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: ibid.. 2 March 2017. CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: ibid.. 2 March 2017. CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: ibid.. 2 March 2017. CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
Web site: ibid.. 2 March 2017. CBS Interactive . 1 May 2017.
News: 2017 All-American Teams. ahcahockey.com. May 13, 2021. en.