2020–21 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season explained

The Bulldogs qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, ranked as the #5 seed.[1] Defeating the Colgate Raiders in the opening round, the Bulldogs were defeated 3-2 by the #1 ranked Northeastern Huskies in the Frozen Four.[2]

Emma Soderberg captured the WCHA 2020-21 Goaltending Championship. Statistically, she topped all conference goaltenders with both a 1.34 GAA and .951 save percentage. In addition, she tied for the league lead with five shutouts, while ranking second overall in wins with 11.[3]

In the USCHO.com final season rankings, the Bulldogs claimed the number four spot, its highest spot since 2010, when it placed first overall in the rankings.[4]

Offseason

Recruiting

Jojo ChobakGoaltenderWas a participant in the USA Under-18 Top 66 Camp in the summer of 2018
Katie DavisForwardUnited StatesWon a gold medal at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Nina Jobst-SmithDefense Attended Okanagan Hockey Academy
Born in North Vancouver, she has skated for the German National Team
Brieja ParentForwardUnited States Member of the USA Hockey Girls' 16/17 Players Development Camp

Regular season

Schedule

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Roster

2020–21 Bulldogs

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Awards and honors

All-America honors

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket. ncaa.com. 2021-03-16. en.
  2. News: UMD'S HISTORIC RUN COMES TO A HEARTBREAKING END IN OVERTIME AGAINST NORTHEASTERN. umdbulldogs.com. 2021-03-23. en.
  3. News: SODERBERG CLAIMS WCHA 2020-21 GOALTENDING TITLE FOR UMD. umdbulldogs.com . 2021-02-28. 2021-03-26. en.
  4. News: BULLDOGS NO. 4 USCHO.COM FINAL SEASON RANKING HIGHEST IN A DECADE. umdbulldogs.com . 2021-03-22. 2021-03-26. en.
  5. Web site: 2020–21 UMD Bulldogs Women's Ice Hockey Roster. University of Minnesota-Duluth. 23 March 2021.
  6. News: BELL AND SODERBERG NAMED WCHA DEFENSEMAN AND GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR. umdbulldogs.com. 2021-03-04. 2021-03-17. en.
  7. News: FOUR BULLDOGS SELECTED TO 2020-21 ALL-WCHA TEAMS. umdbulldogs.com. 2021-03-03. 2021-03-17. en.
  8. News: Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams. uscho.com . 2021-04-02. 2021-03-29. en.
  9. News: Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams . hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. 2021-03-19. en.