1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceAWCHA
Record
Overall29–4–3
Home14–3–2
Road7–0–1
Neutral8–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Amber Hegland
Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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Regular season

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Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
Oct 30 7:10 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic CenterMankato, MN Killewald W 11–1  1,067 1–0–0
November 5 7:05 Harvard* Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–3  1,315 1–1–0
November 7 1:30 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,216 1–1–1
November 14 2:00 at Bemidji State* Sanford CenterBemidji, MN Nicholas W 10–0  280 2–1–1
November 15 2:00 at Minnesota Duluth* Duluth Entertainment Convention CenterDuluth, MN Nicholas W 10–0  110 3–1–1
November 20 7:00 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 8–1  1,227 4–1–1
November 27 5:00 vs. Northeastern* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ Killewald W 5–2  55 5–1–1
November 28 5:00 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Killewald W 3–1  115 6–1–1
November 29 11:30 vs. Queen's* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Nicholas W 10–0  85 7–1–1
December 3 7:00 Gustavus Adolphus* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 8–1  781 8–1–1
December 18 7:00 at Manitoba* Wayne Fleming ArenaWinnipeg, MB Killewald W 3–1  56 9–1–1
December 19 10:11 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Nicholas W 9–2  37 10–1–1
December 20 11:05 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Killewald W 8–2  42 11–1–1
January 9 7:00 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  1,356 12–1–1
January 15 5:00 vs. St. Lawrence* Olympic Center Ice RinkLake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–0  181 13–1–1
January 16 8:00 vs. Concordia* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 6–4  153 14–1–1
January 17 5:00 vs. Toronto* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–1  138 15–1–1
January 22 7:03 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–0  745 16–1–1
January 23 7:00 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 7–1  921 17–1–1
January 29 5:00 vs. Concordia* Whittemore CenterDurham, NH Killewald W 3–0  191 18–1–1
January 30 2:30 at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald T 0–0 OT 703 18–1–2
January 31 12:00 vs. Beatrice Aeros* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 0–9  170 18–2–2
February 5 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–1  916 19–2–2
February 6 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–0  1445 20–2–2
February 7 3:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 4–0  903 21–2–2
February 13 7:05 Augsburg* Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  300 22–2–2
February 14 4:05 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 10–1  196 23–2–2
February 20 2:36 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 1–0  1,125 24–2–2
February 21 1:05 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–1  1,341 25–2–2
February 26 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–2  2,579 25–3–2
February 27 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,359 25–3–3
March 7 1:05 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  359 26–3–3
March 11 7:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–0  415 27–3–3
March 22 7:00 Olympic Development Program* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–1  704 28–3–3
AWCHA Tournament
March 26 8:22 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Semifinals) Killewald L 2–3 OT 2,447 28–4–3
March 27 4:08 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Third-Place Game) Killewald W 3–2  2,507 29–4–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
  • November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5–2 win over Northeastern, a 3–1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10–0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.[2]
  • During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).[3]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2   Courtney Kennedy Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3   Shannon Kennedy Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1977-11-14 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4   Nadine Muzerall Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
5   Winny Brodt Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1978-02-18 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6   Angela Borek Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
7   Sarma Pone Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8   Kelly Olson Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9   Megan Milbert Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South Saint 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 Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
12   Matty Brekken Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1980-06-30 Devils Lake, North Dakota Devils Lake High School
13   Betsey Kukowski Sophomore 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
16   Jenny Schmidgall Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
18   Emily Buchholz Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
19   Amber Hegland Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Farmington, Minnesota Farmington High School
20   Lacey Franzmeier Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1979-05-20 Stacy, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
21   Laura Slominski Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
23   Tracy Donaghue Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
24   Tracy Engstrom Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
27   Ambria Thomas Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
35   Crystal Nicholas Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1980-07-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma Union High School
36   Erica Killewald Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors

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  • Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
  • Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
  • Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)[2]
  • Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team[5]
  • Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American

References

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  1. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Women Players of the Week". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.