2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season explained

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his 16th season. The Golden Gophers won the 2023 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament and advanced to the Frozen Four of the 2023 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Wisconsin 2–3 in overtime.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Josefin Bouveng^[1]	Forward		Played for Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Allie Franco^[2]	Forward/Defense		Attended Hill-Murray HS
Nelli Laitinen^[3]	Defense		Won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Madison Kaiser	Forward		Member of the U.S. women's U18 team in 2021
Abbey Murphy	Forward		Returning to the team after taking a year off to play in the 2022 Winter Olympics
Lizi Norton	Defense		Transfer from Minnesota Duluth
Grace Zumwinkle^[4]	Forward		Returning for her 5th year after taking a year off to play in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Regular season

Schedule

Source^[5] .

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Roster

Source:^[6]

Awards and honors

• On October 17, 2022, Grace Zumwinkle was named WCHA Forward of the Week for the eighth time.^[7]
• On October 17, 2022, Skylar Vetter was honored with her second WCHA Goaltender of the Week.
• On October 31, 2022, Taylor Heise was named WCHA Forward of the Week.^[8]
• On October 31, 2022, Skylar Vetter was honored with her third WCHA Goaltender of the Week.
• On November 1, 2022, Skylar Vetter was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Month for October.^[9]
• On November 1, 2022, Abbey Murphy was awarded with her first-ever WCHA Forward of the Month.
• On December 12, 2022, Taylor Heise was again named WCHA Forward of the Week.^[10]
• On December 12, 2022, Skylar Vetter was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week.
• On January 3, 2023, Skylar Vetter was awarded her second WCHA Goaltender of the Month this season for posting 3 shutouts and only 1 goal against during December.^[11]
• On January 4, 2023, Taylor Heise was named National Player of the Month by the Hockey Commissioners Association for December.^[12]
• On January 4, 2023, Skylar Vetter was acknowledged as the National Goaltender of the Month for her impersonation of a brick wall during December 2022.
• On January 9, 2023, Grace Zumwinkle was named WCHA Forward of the Week.
• On January 23, 2023, Taylor Heise was again acknowledged as the WCHA Forward of the Week.
• On January 23, 2023, Madison Kaiser was awarded with her first WCHA Rookie of the Week.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gophers Add Swedish Olympian to 2022–23 Signing Class . 2022-05-22 . University of Minnesota Athletics . en.
2. Web site: Gophers Add Two in 2022–23 Signing Class . 2022-04-24 . University of Minnesota Athletics . en.
3. Web site: Gophers Add Laitinen to 2022–23 Signing Class . 2022-05-22 . University of Minnesota Athletics . en.
4. Web site: Eight Seniors Return for 2022–23 . 2022-05-22 . University of Minnesota Athletics . en.
5. Web site: 2022–23 Women's Hockey Schedule . 2022-10-11 . University of Minnesota Athletics . en.
6. Web site: 2022–23 Women's Hockey Roster . August 20, 2022 . University of Minnesota Athletics . August 20, 2022.
7. Web site: High-Scoring Offense Power Weekly Awards . October 17, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . October 27, 2022 . No Shortage of Points in WCHA Weekly Awards for Minnesota, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.
8. Web site: Athlete Awards . October 31, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . November 6, 2022.
9. Web site: October Players of the Month Showcase Top Performances . . November 1, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . November 6, 2022 . Minnesota, Ohio State, and Wisconsin Gather Monthly Honors.
10. Web site: Trio of Teams Honored with WCHA Players of the Week . December 12, 2022 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . January 21, 2023.
11. Web site: Four Programs Recognized with December's Monthly Honors . . January 3, 2023 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . January 7, 2023 . Ohio State, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Collect Players of the Month for December Efforts.
12. Web site: Heise, Vetter Named to National Honors . . January 4, 2023 . WCHA.com . Western Collegiate Hockey Association . January 7, 2023 . Gopher Duo Named National Players of the Month by Hockey Commissioners Association.