2001–02 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
| 2001–02 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season |
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| NCAA Frozen Four, National Champions |
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| Conference |
WCHA |
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| Record |
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| Overall |
24-6-4 |
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| Coaches and Captains |
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| Head Coach |
Shannon Miller |
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| Assistant Coaches |
Stacy Wilson |
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Preseason
- October 5–6, 2001: Bulldogs head coach Shannon Miller, forwards Erika Holst, Maria Rooth, Hanne Sikio and goaltender Tuula Puputti represented UMD in the first-ever WCHA All-Star Team. The team played two exhibition games against the U.S. National Team.[1]
Regular season
- December 2: The 2001 National Champions were honored by the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center.[2]
- February 23: The Bulldogs had their 50th WCHA win in just their third year of WCHA competition.[3]
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | GW | PPL | SHG |
| Maria Rooth | 30 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Erika Holst | 30 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Hanne Sikio | 26 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Laurie Alexander | 34 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tricia Guest | 33 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Joanne Eustace | 32 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Larissa Luther | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Kristina Petrovskaia | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satu Kiipeli | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nora Tallus | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jessi Flink | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michelle McAteer | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Navada Russell | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Julianne Vasichek | 34 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Hempel | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Mikel | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Smith | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leah Kasper | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuula Puputti | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Fearing | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Tudahl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghan Stotts | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Sautter | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Hagen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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International
Awards and honors
- November 6: Patricia Sautter received the USCHO Defensive Player of the Week.
- November 26: Hanne Sikio received the Bulldogs first ever USCHO Offensive Player of the Week award.
- In addition, Sikio received her second career WCHA Player of the Week honors.[13]
- March 21: Maria Rooth, 2001-2002 All-American honors (It was the second consecutive year that she was selected as an All-American) [14]
Postseason
- March 24: Joanne Eustace and defenseman Larissa Luther were selected to the 2002 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- April 2: The Bulldogs were honored for their athletic and academic achievements at the State Capitol, where resolutions were read, authorized by State Representative Tom Huntley and State Senator Yvonne Prettner-Solon.[15]
- May 9: The Bulldogs were honored by the Regents of University of Minnesota and President Mark G. Yudolf.[16]
- May 16: Maria Rooth, Verizon Academic All-District At-Large second team.[17]
- May 21: The two-time National Champions traveled to Washington D.C. to be honored by President George W. Bush for the second consecutive time.[18]
References
External links
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| | Olympians | |
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| | National Championships | |
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| | Conference Championships |
- WCHA: 2000
- 2001
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- 2003
- 2008
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