2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

NCAA Division I National Champions Defeated Princeton in First Round 6–2 to advance to Frozen Four Defeated Wisconsin 3–2 in overtime to advance to National Championship Defeated Boston College 3–1 to claim National title, National Champions

Conference	2nd WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	1st
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	1st
Record
Overall	35–4–1
Home	19–1–1
Road	13–3–0
Neutral	3–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Brad Frost
Assistant Coaches	Nadine Muzerall
Captain(s)	Hannah Brandt Lee Stecklein^[1]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program represented the University of Minnesota during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fifth consecutive year and defeated the Boston College Eagles by a 3–1 tally in the title game.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Anna Barlow	Defense	United States	Competed at South St. Paul Secondary
Tianna Gunderson	Forward	United States	From Roseau High School
Emma May	Goaltender	United States	Hails from Eagan, Minnesota
Sarah Potomak	Forward	Canada	Competed with Canada at IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds
Sophie Sharzynski	Defense	United States	Hails from Lake Forest, Illinois
Sierra Smith	Forward	United States	Competed with Stillwater Area High School
Taylor Williamson	Forward	United States	Played with Edina High School

Roster

2015–16 Golden Gophers

^[2]

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Minnesota !	Stecklein, LeeLee Stecklein (C)	3 !Junior	2.0 !D	72 !6' 0" (1.83 m)	Minnesota !Roseville, Minnesota !Roseville, Minnesota	!Roseville Area HS ( !Roseville Area HS
3	Minnesota !	Barlow, AnnaAnna Barlow	1 !Freshman	2.0 !D	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minnesota !South St. Paul, Minnesota !South St. Paul, Minnesota	!Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps ( !Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
4	Minnesota !	Gunderson, TiannaTianna Gunderson	1 !Freshman	3.0 !F	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minnesota !Roseau, Minnesota !Roseau, Minnesota	!Minnesota Selects North ( !Minnesota Selects North
5	Illinois !	Skarzynski, SophieSophie Skarzynski	1 !Freshman	2.0 !D	68 !5' 8" (1.73 m)	Illinois !Lake Forest, Illinois !Lake Forest, Illinois	!Team USA U18 ( !Team USA U18
6	Minnesota !	Schipper, KateKate Schipper	3 !Junior	3.0 !F	64 !5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnesota !Brooklyn Park, Minnesota !Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	!Breck School ( !Breck School
7	Minnesota !	Williamson, TaylorTaylor Williamson	1 !Freshman	3.0 !F	67 !5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minnesota !Edina, Minnesota !Edina, Minnesota	!Team USA U18 ( !Team USA U18
8	Wisconsin !	Kessel, AmandaAmanda Kessel	4 !Senior	3.0 !F	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Wisconsin !Madison, Wisconsin !Madison, Wisconsin	!US Olympic Team ( !US Olympic Team
9	Minnesota !	Baldwin, SydneySydney Baldwin	2 !Sophomore	2.0 !D	67 !5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minnesota !Minnetonka, Minnesota !Minnetonka, Minnesota	!Minnetonka HS ( !Minnetonka HS
10	Illinois !	Piazza, CaraCara Piazza	2 !Sophomore	3.0 !F	67 !5' 7" (1.7 m)	Illinois !Darien, Illinois !Darien, Illinois	!Downers Grove South HS ( !Downers Grove South HS
11	Minnesota !	Cline, KelseyKelsey Cline	3 !Junior	2.1 !D/F	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minnesota !Bloomington, Minnesota !Bloomington, Minnesota	!Bloomington Jefferson HS ( !Bloomington Jefferson HS
12	Minnesota !	Wolfe, MeganMegan Wolfe	3 !Junior	2.1 !D/F	68 !5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnesota !Eagan, Minnesota !Eagan, Minnesota	!Eagan HS ( !Eagan HS
13	Minnesota !	McMillen, MilicaMilica McMillen	4 !Senior	2.0 !D	70 !5' 10" (1.78 m)	Minnesota !St. Paul, Minnesota !St. Paul, Minnesota	!Breck School ( !Breck School
15	Minnesota !	Haley, PaigePaige Haley	3 !Junior	2.1 !D/F	69 !5' 9" (1.75 m)	Minnesota !Red Wing, Minnesota !Red Wing, Minnesota	!Red Wing HS ( !Red Wing HS
17	Minnesota !	Smith, SierraSierra Smith	1 !Freshman	3.0 !F	68 !5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnesota !Stillwater, Minnesota !Stillwater, Minnesota	!Minnesota Blades ( !Minnesota Blades
18	Oklahoma !	Garzone, BrookBrook Garzone	4 !Senior	2.1 !D/F	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oklahoma !Sand Springs, Oklahoma !Sand Springs, Oklahoma	!Shattuck-St. Mary's HS ( !Shattuck-St. Mary's HS
19	Minnesota !	Pannek, KellyKelly Pannek	2 !Sophomore	3.0 !F	68 !5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnesota !Plymouth, Minnesota !Plymouth, Minnesota	!Benilde-St. Margaret's HS ( !Benilde-St. Margaret's HS
20	Minnesota !	Rodgers, NinaNina Rodgers	2 !Sophomore	3.0 !F	65 !5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnesota !Minnetonka, Minnesota !Minnetonka, Minnesota	!Hopkins HS ( !Hopkins HS
21	Minnesota !	Cameranesi, DaniDani Cameranesi	3 !Junior	3.0 !F	65 !5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnesota !Plymouth, Minnesota !Plymouth, Minnesota	!Blake School ( !Blake School
22	Minnesota !	Brandt, HannahHannah Brandt (C)	4 !Senior	3.0 !F	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minnesota !Vadnais Heights, Minnesota !Vadnais Heights, Minnesota	!Hill-Murray HS ( !Hill-Murray HS
23	Minnesota !	Reilly, CaitlinCaitlin Reilly	2 !Sophomore	3.0 !F	65 !5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnesota !Chanhassen, Minnesota !Chanhassen, Minnesota	!Penn State ( !Penn State
25	Minnesota !	Schammel, NicoleNicole Schammel	2 !Sophomore	3.0 !F	65 !5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnesota !Red Wing, Minnesota !Red Wing, Minnesota	!Minnesota State ( !Minnesota State
26	British Columbia !	Potomak, SarahSarah Potomak	1 !Freshman	3.0 !F	65 !5' 5" (1.65 m)	Aldergrove, British Columbia	!Team Canada U18 ( !Team Canada U18
29	Ontario !	Leveille, AmandaAmanda Leveille	4 !Senior	1.0 !G	67 !5' 7" (1.7 m)	Ontario !Kingston, Ontario !Kingston, Ontario	!Frontenac Secondary School ( !Frontenac Secondary School
31	Minnesota !	May, EmmaEmma May	1 !Freshman	1.0 !G	66 !5' 6" (1.68 m)	Minnesota !Eagan, Minnesota !Eagan, Minnesota	!Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps ( !Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
37	Illinois !	Peters, SydneySydney Peters	2 !Sophomore (RS)	1.0 !G	70 !5' 10" (1.78 m)	Illinois !Geneva, Illinois !Geneva, Illinois	!North American Hockey Academy ( !North American Hockey Academy

Exhibition

Sarah Potomak made her debut for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a September 25, 2015 exhibition match against the Minnesota Whitecaps logging two assists on goals scored by Hannah Brandt as the squad prevailed by a 5-4 tally.^[3]

Regular season

News and notes

Sarah Potomak's regular season debut took place on October 1, 2015 in a 2-0 win against Penn State. Potomak scored an empty net goal, for the first goal of her NCAA career.^[4] In a two-game sweep of St. Cloud State on October 9–10, 2015, Potomak accumulated two goals and four assists. In the second game against St. Cloud, she logged the first multi-goal game of her NCAA career.^[5]
An 11-1 win against the MSU-Mankato Mavericks in November 2015 saw Sarah Potomak tie the program record for most points in one game. She would register a seven-point output consisting two goals and five assists.^[6] Potomak was featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd segment for the week of December 14, 2015.^[7]

2015-15 Schedule

^[8]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 1	at Penn State*	#1	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Amanda Leveille	W 2–0	1–0–0
October 2	at Penn State*	#1	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Sidney Peters	W 5–0	2–0–0
October 9	St. Cloud State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 7–0	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 10	St. Cloud State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Sidney Peters	W 11–0	4–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 16	at Ohio State	#1	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Amanda Leveille	W 7–2	5–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 17	at Ohio State	#1	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Amanda Leveille	W 11–2	6–0–0 (4–0–0)
October 23	Minnesota-Duluth	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 5–2	7–0–0 (5–0–0)
October 24	Minnesota-Duluth	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 6–1	8–0–0 (6–0–0)
October 29	at #7 North Dakota	#1	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Amanda Leveille	W 5–1	9–0–0 (7–0–0)
October 30	at #7 North Dakota	#1	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Amanda Leveille	L 3–4	9–1–0 (7–1–0)
November 13	#5 Bemidji State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 4–0	10–1–0 (8–1–0)
November 14	#5 Bemidji State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 8–3	11–1–0 (9–1–0)
November 20	Yale*	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 6–3	12–1–0
November 21	Yale*	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Sidney Peters	W 4–1	13–1–0
November 27	at Minnesota State	#3	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 11–1	14–1–0 (10–1–0)
November 28	at Minnesota State	#3	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Sidney Peters	W 2–1	15–1–0 (11–1–0)
December 4	at #1 Wisconsin	#3	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Amanda Leveille	L 2–3 ^OT	15–2–0 (11–2–0)
December 5	at #1 Wisconsin	#3	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Amanda Leveille	L 1–3	15–3–0 (11–3–0)
December 11	vs. St. Cloud State*	#3	John Rose Oval • Roseville, MN (Hall of Fame Game)	Amanda Leveille	W 7–0	16–3–0
January 9, 2016	Ohio State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 3–1	17–3–0 (12–3–0)
January 10	Ohio State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 9–0	18–3–0 (13–3–0)
January 16	Minnesota State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 3–2	19–3–0 (14–3–0)
January 17	Minnesota State	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Sidney Peters	W 2–1	20–3–0 (15–3–0)
January 22	at St. Cloud State	#3	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 7–0	21–3–0 (16–3–0)
January 23	at St. Cloud State	#3	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Sidney Peters	W 4–2	22–3–0 (17–3–0)
January 29	at #7 Bemidji State	#3	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 2–1	23–3–0 (18–3–0)
January 30	at #7 Bemidji State	#3	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 2–1 ^OT	24–3–0 (19–3–0)
February 5	#8 North Dakota	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 3–0	25–3–0 (20–3–0)
February 6	#8 North Dakota	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	T 0–0 ^OT	25–3–1 (20–3–1)
February 12	at Minnesota-Duluth	#3	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 7–3	26–3–1 (21–3–1)
February 13	at Minnesota-Duluth	#3	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 6–2	27–3–1 (22–3–1)
February 19	#2 Wisconsin	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 4–0	28–3–1 (23–3–1)
February 20	#2 Wisconsin	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 4–3 ^OT	29–3–1 (24–3–1)
WCHA Tournament
February 26	Ohio State*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Amanda Leveille	W 5–2	30–3–1
February 27	Ohio State*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Amanda Leveille	W 5–0	31–3–1
March 5	#8 North Dakota*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game)	Amanda Leveille	W 2–0	32–3–1
March 6	#3 Wisconsin*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Championship Game)	Amanda Leveille	L 0–1	32–4–1
NCAA Tournament
March 12	#7 Princeton*	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinal Game)	Amanda Leveille	W 6–2	33–4–1
March 18	vs. #2 Wisconsin*	#3	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (Frozen Four Semifinal Game)	Amanda Leveille	W 3–2 ^OT	34–4–1
March 20	vs. #1 Boston College*	#3	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (National Championship Game)	Amanda Leveille	W 3–1	35–4–1
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

NCAA

Sarah Potomak, 2015-16 WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year
Sarah Potomak, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 13, 2015)
Sarah Potomak, WCHA Player of the Week (Recognized for games of October 14–15, 2016) ^[9]
Sarah Potomak, WCHA Player of the Month (October 2016) ^[10]
Sarah Potomak, 2016 Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year Award^[11]
Sarah Potomak, 2016 WCHA Rookie of the Year honors^[12]
Sarah Potomak, Most Outstanding Player Award, 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

Hannah Brandt, Forward, Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist^[13]

Dani Cameranesi, Forward, Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist^[14]

Dani Cameranesi, Forward, WCHA Scoring Leader^[15]

Lee Stecklein, Defense, WCHA First Team All-Star^[16]

Hannah Brandt, Forward, WCHA First Team All-Star^[17]

Dani Cameranesi, Forward, WCHA First Team All-Star^[18]

Milica McMillen, Defense, WCHA Second Team All-Star^[19]

Sarah Potomak, Forward, WCHA Third Team All-Star^[20]

Sarah Potomak, Forward, WCHA All-Rookie Team^[21]

References

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↑ "2015-16 Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "Hockey Game Box Score (Final) : Minnesota Whitecaps vs #1 Minnesota (Sep 25, 2015 at Minneapolis, Minn.)" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
↑ "University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site - Women's Ice Hockey". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
↑ "Potomak Named WCHA Rookie of the Week - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
↑ "Potomak's seven points lead Gophers' women's hockey in rout over MSU Mankato". Star Tribune. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "Faces in the Crowd: December 14, 2015, Edited by Alexandra Fenwick". Sports Illustrated. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "2015-16 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "UMN'S POTOMAK, AND UND'S SHAW AND NUUTINEN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". WCHA.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "UMN'S POTOMAK, UND'S SHAW AND UW'S NORBY NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE MONTH". WCHA.com. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "Minnesota's Potomak Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". WCHA.com. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "WCHA ANNOUNCES 2015-16 POSTSEASON AWARDS". WCHA.com. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
↑ "Top-10 Finalists Named for 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". USA Hockey Foundation. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "Top-10 Finalists Named for 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". USA Hockey Foundation. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "Five Gophers Earn WCHA Accolades". CBS Interactive. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey champions
2001 Minnesota–Duluth 2002 Minnesota–Duluth 2003 Minnesota–Duluth 2004 Minnesota 2005 Minnesota 2006 Wisconsin 2007 Wisconsin 2008 Minnesota–Duluth 2009 Wisconsin 2010 Minnesota–Duluth 2011 Wisconsin 2012 Minnesota 2013 Minnesota 2014 Clarkson 2015 Minnesota 2016 Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
Venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)
Coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)
Notable players	Ronda Curtin Natalie Darwitz Rachael Drazan Courtney Kennedy Amanda Kessel Gisele Marvin Nadine Muzerall Noora Räty Lyndsay Wall Krissy Wendell
Patty Kazmaier Award winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013)
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
National Championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015 2016

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