2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season explained

The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season was the team's 25th season of play for the program. They represented the University of Minnesota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his 15th season. They Golden Gophers won the WCHA regular-season title, but lost to Ohio State 3–2 in the conference tournament finals on home ice.^[1]

After the conference tournament, the Gophers were selected as an at-large bid for the 2022 NCAA tournament, gaining the second seed overall, behind Ohio State. They lost to the University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 2–1 at Ridder Arena in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.^[2]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Sadie Lindsay	Forward		Attended Breck School
Emily Zumwinkle	Defense		Attended Breck School – Sister of Grace Zumwinkle
Peyton Hemp	Forward		Attended Andover High School – 2021 Winner of Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
Emma Conner	Forward		Attended Edina HS
Tristana Tatur	Forward		Attended Maple Grove HS
Ella Huber	Forward		Played for Chicago Mission
Skylar Vetter	Goaltender		Attended Lakeville North High School

Regular season

Schedule

Source.^[3]

Roster

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Awards and honors

On October 18, 2021, Makayla Pahl was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week.^[5]
On October 25, 2021, Abigail Boreen was named the WCHA Forward of the Week.^[6]
Forward Peyton Hemp was named WCHA Rookie of the Month for the month of October on November 2, 2021.^[7]
Taylor Heise was named WCHA Forward of the Month and Peyton Hemp was the WCHA Rookie of the Month for November, 2021.^[8]
On December 2, 2021, Taylor Heise was named the National Player of the Month for the month of November.^[9]
Lauren Bench was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week, and Emily Zumwinkle was the WCHA Rookie of the Week, awarded on December 6, 2021.^[10]
Abigail Boreen, Skylar Vetter, and Peyton Hemp were awarded weekly WCHA honors for being the top conference Forward, Goaltender, and Rookie on January 10, 2022.^[11]
Skylar Vetter was awarded as the WCHA Rookie of the Week on January 17, 2022.^[12]
On January 24, 2022, Taylor Heise was named WCHA Forward of the Week, and Ella Huber picked up her first career WCHA weekly honor as the conference's Rookie of the Week.^[13]
On February 1, 2022, Taylor Heise was named as the WCHA Forward of the Month for January.^[14]
Emily Brown was given the WCHA Defender of the Week award, while Peyton Hemp picked up another WCHA Rookie of the Week on February 7, 2022.^[15]
Ella Huber earned her second WCHA Rookie of the Week award on February 21, 2022.^[16]
On February 24, 2022, four Gophers were named to the three all-WCHA teams for the season. Taylor Heise was a first-team selection, Abigail Boreen was named to the second team, and Madeline Wethington and Emily Brown were named to the third team. At the same time, Peyton Hemp, Ella Huber, and Emily Zumwinkle were named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.^[17]
Taylor Heise was named the February WCHA Offensive Player of the Month on February 28, 2022.^[18]
Peyton Hemp was named the February WCHA Rookie of the Month on February 28, 2022.
Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Year on March 1, 2022.^[19]
Peyton Hemp was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year on March 1, 2022.
Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Player of the Year on March 3, 2022.^[20]
Peyton Hemp was named the Division I National Rookie of the Year.^[21]
Taylor Heise won the Patty Kazmaier Award on March 26, 2022.^[22]
On April 1, 2022, Ella Huber was named National Rookie of the Month by the Hockey Commissioner's Association for the month of March.^[23]

Notes and References

Web site: Ohio State at Minnesota Box Score – March 6, 2022 . March 6, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 15, 2022.
Web site: 2022 Women's Ice Hockey Bracket . NCAA.org . National Collegiate Athletic Association . March 15, 2022.
Web site: 2021–22 Women's Hockey Schedule. University of Minnesota Athletics . December 31, 2023.
Web site: 2021–22 Women's Hockey Roster . University of Minnesota Athletics . December 30, 2023.
Web site: Four Teams Share Player of the Week Honors . October 18, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Weekly Award Winners Produce National-Level Results . October 25, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: WCHA Presents First Monthly Awards Of The Season . November 2, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Monthly Awards Presented For November . November 30, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Heise Collects National Honor . December 2, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Winning Teams Take Home Weekly Honors . December 6, 2021 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Minnesota, Ohio State Claim Weekly Awards . January 10, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Four Exciting Matchups Result In Four Weekly Awards . January 17, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Sweeps And Shutouts Result In Weekly Honors . January 24, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: Four Honored For January Play With Monthly Awards . February 1, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: High Points And Strong Defense Call For WCHA Honors . February 7, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: WCHA Presents Final Weekly Awards Of 2021–22 . February 21, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 7, 2022.
Web site: 2021–22 All-WCHA Teams Announced . February 24, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 4, 2022 . For Their Success on the Ice, 24 Players Recognized as All-WCHA Honorees.
Web site: WCHA Presents Final Monthly Honors . February 28, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 4, 2022 . Heading Into the Final Faceoff, League Announces Last Players of the Month for 2021–22.
Web site: WCHA Presents Four 2021–22 Individual Awards . March 1, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 4, 2022.
Web site: Minnesota's Heise Named WCHA Player Of The Year . March 3, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 4, 2022 . Heise Had a 60-Point Regular Season for the Gophers to Lead the Nation in Scoring.
Web site: Hemp Named National Rookie of the Year . March 16, 2022 . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota Athletics . March 27, 2022 . Forward Peyton Hemp, the WCHA Rookie of the Year, becomes the third winner in program history and first since 2016..
Web site: Taylor Heise Named 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner . USA Hockey . March 26, 2022 . PattyKaz.com . USA Hockey . March 27, 2022.
Web site: Huber Caps Off Debut Season as National Rookie of the Month . April 1, 2022 . GopherSports.com . University of Minnesota Athletics . April 5, 2022.