2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In the 2000–01 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
Conference	1 WCHA
Record
Overall	23–9–2
Conference	18–4–2
Home	13–1–0
Road	10–6–2
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Laura Halldorson
Captain(s)	Tracy Engstrom Kris Scholz
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Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jerilynn Glenn	Forward	United States	Played at Forest Lake Area High School
La Toya Clarke	Forward	Canada	Played at Dunbarton High School
Kelsey Bills	Forward	Canada	Played at High Sutherland High School
Cecilia Retelle	Defender	United States	Played for Culver Academy
Melissa Coulombe	Defender	Canada	Played for St. Pierre Collegiate
Tracy Palinsky	Forward	Canada	Played at Notre Dame Secondary
Stefanie Snow	Defender	United States	Played for Cushing Academy
Stephanie Johnson	Goaltender	United States	Played at Minneapolis South High School

Regular Season

Standings

2000–01 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota†	24	18	4	2	–	38	114	49		34	23	9	2	135	75
Minnesota Duluth*	24	15	5	4	–	34	125	60		37	28	5	4	200	82
Wisconsin	24	13	6	5	–	31	100	64		35	21	9	5	145	94
St. Cloud State	24	12	10	2	–	26	92	94		35	17	16	2	131	133
Ohio State	24	11	10	3	–	25	76	65		37	18	16	3	119	96
Bemidji State	24	6	17	1	–	13	62	142		34	9	24	1	93	183
Minnesota State	24	0	23	1	–	1	18	113		35	2	31	2	32	147
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 17, 2024

Schedule

Source.

Date	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 14	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Killewald	W 4–1	187	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 15	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Killewald	W 5–4	807	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 21	Ohio State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 6–2	757	3–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 22	Ohio State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	L 2–4	703	3–1–0 (3–1–0)
October 27	at Minnesota State	Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN	Killewald	W 2–1	171	4–1–0 (4–1–0)
October 28	at Minnesota State	Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN	Johnson	W 6–1	203	5–1–0 (5–1–0)
November 4	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Killewald	L 2–3 OT	350	5–2–0 (5–1–0)
November 6	at Harvard*	Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA	Killewald	W 3–2	112	6–2–0 (5–1–0)
November 10	Minnesota Duluth	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 4–0	1,512	7–2–0 (6–1–0)
November 11	Minnesota Duluth	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 8–0	1,632	8–2–0 (7–1–0)
November 24	at Wisconsin	Middleton, WI	Killewald	W 5–2	643	9–2–0 (8–1–0)
November 25	at Wisconsin	Middleton, WI	Killewald	T 4–4 OT	422	9–2–1 (8–1–1)
December 1	Bemidji State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 9–1	935	10–2–1 (9–1–1)
December 2	Bemidji State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Johnson	W 8–4	931	11–2–1 (10–1–1)
December 9	at Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Killewald	L 1–5	525	11–3–1 (10–1–1)
December 10	at Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Killewald	L 0–4	457	11–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 6	Mercyhurst*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 3–0	561	12–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 7	Niagara*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 4–2	621	13–4–1 (10–1–1)
January 13	Minnesota State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 4–0	921	14–4–1 (11–1–1)
January 14	Minnesota State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Johnson	W 3–0	745	15–4–1 (12–1–1)
January 26	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Killewald	W 2–1	553	16–4–1 (12–1–1)
January 27	at New Hamshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Killewald	W 3–1	651	17–4–1 (12–1–1)
February 2	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN	Killewald	W 6–1	203	18–4–1 (13–1–1)
February 3	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN	Johnson	W 8–5	158	19–4–1 (14–1–1)
February 9	St. Cloud State	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 7–1	1,131	20–4–1 (15–1–1)
February 10	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Killewald	L 6–7	387	20–5–1 (15–2–1)
February 16	at Ohio State	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Killewald	L 0–1	264	20–6–1 (15–3–1)
February 17	at Ohio State	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Killewald	W 5–2	237	21–6–1 (16–3–1)
February 24	Wisconsin	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 6–2	1,403	22–6–1 (17–3–1)
February 25	Wisconsin	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Killewald	W 3–1	1,005	23–6–1 (18–3–1)
March 2	at Minnesota Duluth	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN	Killewald	T 2–2 OT	1,377	23–6–2 (18–3–2)
March 3	at Minnesota Duluth	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN	Killewald	L 1–3	1,625	23–7–2 (18–4–2)
WCHA Final Faceoff
March 9	vs. Ohio State*	Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN	Killewald	L 0–4	401	23–8–2 (18–4–2)
March 10	vs. Wisconsin*	Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN	Killewald	L 3–4	423	23–9–2 (18–4–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Courtney Kennedy	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1979-03-29	Woburn, Massachusetts	Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3		Jerilyn Glenn	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Ham Lake, Minnesota	Forest Lake Area High School
4		Nadine Muzerall	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1978-10-19	Mississauga, Ontario	Kimball Union Academy
6		Angela Borek	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1978-06-02	Burnsville, Minnesota	Burnsville High School
8		Kelly Olson	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1979-03-06	Little Canada, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
9		Megan Milbert	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1979-04-24	South St. Paul, Minnesota	South St. Paul Secondary
10		Kris Scholz	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1977-10-19	Hugo, Minnesota	Stillwater Area High School
14		La Toya Clarke	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Pickering, Ontario	Dunbarton High School
15		Kelsey Bills	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Carstairs, Alberta	Hugh Sutherland High School
16		Betsey Kukowski	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1979-02-23	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
17		Cecilia Retelle	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Madison, Wisconsin	Culver Academy
18		Emily Buchholz	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1978-09-27	Waupun, Wisconsin	Waupun High School
19		Melissa Coulombe	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba	St. Pierre Collegiate
21		Laura Slominski	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1980-06-28	Burnsville, Minnesota	Burnsville High School
22		Gwen Anderson	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1980-09-08	North St. Paul, Minnesota	North St. Paul High School
23		Tracy Palinsky	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Port Elgin, Ontario	Notre Dame Secondary
24		Tracy Engstrom	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1980-02-17	Willmar, Minnesota	Willmar High School
26		Alyson Sundberg	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1981-04-08	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
27		Ambria Thomas	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1978-10-30	Fairbanks, Alaska	West Valley High School
28		Stefanie Snow	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Bedford, New Hampshire	Cushing Academy
29		Ronda Curtin	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1980-11-02	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
35		Stephanie Johnson	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Brooklyn Center, Minnesota	Minneapolis South High School
36		Erica Killewald	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1979-11-20	Troy, Michigan	Troy High School