1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 season was the Golden Gophers' first season playing women's hockey. It was Laura Halldorson's first season coaching the new Gophers women's team, having been hired from Colby College the year prior to build the program. They finished fourth nationally, losing both the quarterfinal game and third-place game in the AWCHA tournament.

1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
Conference	AWCHA
Home ice	Mariucci Arena
Record
Overall	21–7–3
Home	13–2–3
Road	5–2–0
Neutral	3–3
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Laura Halldorson
Captain(s)	Julie Otto Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons  1998–99 »

Regular season

Schedule

Sources.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
November 2	6:15	Augsburg*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 8–0	6,854	1–0–0
November 6	7:00	Harvard*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	L 2–3	1,466	1–1–0
November 8	11:00	British Columbia*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 10–2	1,464	2–1–0
November 9	3:00	New Hampshire*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	L 1–5	1,824	2–2–0
November 15	2:00	St. Cloud State*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Harms	W 10–0	3,208	3–2–0
November 23	2:10	at Gustavus Adolphus*	Don Roberts Ice Rink • St. Peter, MN	Killewald	W 6–0	155	4–2–0
November 28	6:45	vs. Providence*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Killewald	W 5–4	55	5–2–0
November 29	2:30	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Killewald	W 6–1	96	6–2–0
November 30	11:00	vs. Cornell*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Killewald	W 3–2	60	7–2–0
December 16	7:00	Princeton*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 5–3	1,858	8–2–0
December 17	7:00	Princeton*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	T 5–5 OT	1,212	8–2–1
December 28	7:00	at Brown*	Providence, RI	Killewald	L 3–4	163	8–3–1
December 29	4:00	at Providence*	Providence, RI	Killewald	W 3–0	112	9–3–1
December 30	4:30	vs. New Hampshire*	Providence, RI	Killewald	L 5–6	123	9–4–1
January 6	7:00	St. Lawrence*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 6–1	1,086	10–4–1
January 7	7:00	St. Lawrence*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 5–0	906	11–4–1
January 15	7:00	at Boston College*	Conte Forum • Boston, MA	Killewald	W 4–3	200	12–4–1
Brown	7:00	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Killewald	L 1–3	157	12–5–1
January 18	3:01	at Yale*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Killewald	W 2–1	225	13–5–1
January 24	1:00	Northeastern*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	T 2–2 OT	1,571	13–5–2
January 25	1:00	Northeastern*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	T 1–1 OT	1,831	13–5–3
January 30	7:00	Manitoba*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 3–0	1,211	14–5–3
January 31	7:00	Manitoba*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 5–1	1,156	15–5–3
February 6	7:07	at Augsburg*	Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 9–2	700	16–5–3
February 7	2:00	Wisconsin (club)*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 10–0	1,131	17–5–3
February 22	4:00	Gustavus Adolphus*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Harms	W 10–0	1,221	18–5–3
February 27	7:00	Minnesota Thoroughbreds*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 4–2	1,807	19–5–3
March 1	2:00	Minnesota Blue J's*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 6–1	1,937	20–5–3
March 8	2:00	Augsburg*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 10–2	919	21–5–3
AWCHA Championship
March 20	5:00	vs. New Hampshire*	FleetCenter • Boston, MA	Killewald	L 1–4	1,239	21–6–3
March 21	12:00	vs. Northeastern*	FleetCenter • Boston, MA	Killewald	L 0–4	259	21–7–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Hattie Hoff	Freshman	D	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Red Wing, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbred
3		Laura Tryba	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
4		Nadine Muzerall	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1978-10-19	Mississauga, Ontario	Kimball Union Academy
5		Dacia Lyons	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Cottage Grove, Wisconsin	Monona Grove High School
6		Angela Borek	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1978-06-02	Burnsville, Minnesota	Burnsville High School
7		Sarma Pone	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1979-05-05	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Southwest High School
8		Kelly Olson	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1979-03-06	Little Canada, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
9		Megan Milbert	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1979-04-24	South St. Paul, Minnesota	South St. Paul Secondary
10		Kris Scholz	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1977-10-19	Hugo, Minnesota	Stillwater Area High School
11		Tai Thorsheim	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Stillwater, Minnesota	Stillwater Area High School
12		Matty Brekken	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1980-06-30	Devils Lake, North Dakota	Devils Lake High School
13		Betsey Kukowski	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1979-02-23	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
14		Brittny Ralph	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1978-03-14	Brooklyn Center, Minnesota	Brooklyn Center High School
		Julie Otto	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1975-05-08	Buffalo, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbred
17		Ambria Thomas	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1978-12-30	Fairbanks, Alaska	West Valley High School
18		Emily Buchholz	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1978-09-27	Waupun, Wisconsin	Waupun High School
19		Heather Alm	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1979-02-22	Woodbury, Minnesota	Woodbury High School
20		Lacey Franzmeier	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1979-05-20	Stacy, Minnesota	Forest Lake Area High School
21		Marisa Pettiford	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1980-06-28	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbred
22		Paula Vogt	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Richmond, Minnesota	Paynesville Trailblazers
23		Tracy Donaghue	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1979-01-12	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Osseo Senior High School
31		Sarah Harms	Sophomore	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Pengilly, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbred
36		Erica Killewald	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1979-11-20	Troy, Michigan	Troy High School