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The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost in his third season and played their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis hosted the Frozen Four.[1] The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and attempted to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
WCHA regular season champions
NCAA Frozen Four, Lost semifinals, 2–3 vs. Minnesota Duluth
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine4
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports3
Record
Overall3–1–0
Conference18–6–4
Home20–1–1
Road6–6–4
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Frost
Assistant coachesTom Osiecki
Jamie Wood
Captain(s)Michelle Maunu
Alternate captain(s)Brittany Francis
Terra Rasmussen
Emily West
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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  • Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) and Katie Frischmann (Rochester, Minn.) will join the Golden Gopher program for the upcoming season. The two additions close out the Gopher freshman recruiting class for the 2009–2010 campaign, which also includes Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.), Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) and Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland).

Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008–09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20–7–1 record.[2]

Katie Frischmann, is a 5–5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33–25–5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.

  • August 24: Three former Golden Gophers hockey players made the United States National Team roster. Natalie Darwitz, Rachael Drazan and Gigi Marvin will compete with Team USA as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In all, 23 players were named to the team, while 21 advance as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and a chance at a gold medal.[3]
  • September 9: The WCHA announced that Golden Gophers goaltender Alyssa Grogan, defenseman Anne Schleper and forward Emily West have been named as WCHA All-Stars. The three Gophers are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009–10 U.S Women's National Team in St. Paul, Minn.[4]

Regular season

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  • October 5: The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team was ranked No. 2 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women's Hockey Poll of the season. Minnesota accumulated 139 points and six first-place nods.[5]
  • Tuesday, January 12: The Golden Gophers played an exhibition game against the United States women's Olympic hockey team at Ridder Arena. The US team beat the Gophers by a score of 8–5.[6] Team USA outshot the Golden Gophers, 56–21.
  • February 28: Incoming Gophers freshman, Bethany Brausen, a senior forward at Roseville Area High School, has won the 15th annual Ms. Hockey Award by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.[7] Brausen became the third player from Roseville to be named Ms. Hockey/ The first was Winny Brodt, while the second was former Golden Gopher Ronda Curtin.[8]

Standings

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2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota Duluth†* 28 20 6 2 1 43 90 55 41 31 8 2 138 83
Minnesota† 28 18 6 4 3 43 91 49 40 26 9 5 129 74
St. Cloud State 28 11 11 6 4 32 70 77 37 15 14 8 96 103
Wisconsin 28 15 12 1 0 31 84 63 36 18 15 3 107 82
Ohio State 28 12 13 3 1 28 90 94 37 17 15 5 122 117
Bemidji State 28 9 12 7 3 28 47 64 38 12 19 7 65 98
Minnesota State 28 5 18 5 3 18 49 92 34 7 22 5 66 117
North Dakota 28 7 19 2 0 16 44 71 34 8 22 4 61 92
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Updated July 21, 2024

Schedule

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Source[9]

As of September 29, 2024.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 6:07 Syracuse* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 4–3  921 1–0–0
October 4 2:07 Syracuse* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–1  1,049 2–0–0
October 9 7:07 at Ohio State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Grogan W 6–5  361 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 10 7:07 at Ohio State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Räty W 6–1  572 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 16 7:07 #5 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–1  1,152 5–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 17 4:07 #5 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–0  1,119 6–0–0 (4–0–0)
October 23 2:07 at St. Cloud State #2 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Räty W 4–0  259 7–0–0 (5–0–0)
October 24 4:07 St. Cloud State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 7–0  1,176 8–0–0 (6–0–0)
October 30 2:07 at #9 Wisconsin #2 Kohl Center • Madison, WI Räty L 2–4  1,905 8–1–0 (6–1–0)
November 1 2:07 at #9 Wisconsin #2 Kohl Center • Madison, WI Grogan W 2–5  1,870 8–2–0 (6–2–0)
November 13 7:07 at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN Räty W 4–1  265 9–2–0 (7–2–0)
November 14 3:07 at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN Räty T 1–1 OT 384 9–2–1 (7–2–1)
November 20 6:07 Bemidji State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–2  927 10–2–1 (8–2–1)
November 21 4:07 Bemidji State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–1  1,202 11–2–1 (9–2–1)
November 27 7:07 #3 Clarkson* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 4–0  1,033 12–2–1 (9–2–1)
November 28 3:07 #3 Clarkson* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 2–0  1,080 13–2–1 (9–2–1)
December 4 7:00 at #9 Harvard* #2 Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA Räty L 0–1  409 13–3–1 (9–2–1)
December 5 4:00 at #9 Harvard* #2 Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA Räty T 0–0 OT 703 13–3–2 (9–2–1)
December 12 2:07 at North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Räty W 3–1  446 14–3–2 (10–2–1)
December 13 2:07 at North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Räty W 5–0  374 15–3–2 (11–2–1)
January 8 6:07 #10 Ohio State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 5–2  951 16–3–2 (12–2–1)
January 9 4:07 #10 Ohio State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 6–0  1358 17–3–2 (13–2–1)
January 15 6:07 at Bemidji State #2 John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Räty T 1–1 SO 135 17–3–3 (13–2–2)
January 16 4:07 at Bemidji State #2 John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Räty T 1–1 SO 242 17–3–4 (13–2–3)
January 22 7:07 North Dakota #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 3–0  982 18–3–4 (14–2–3)
January 23 4:07 North Dakota #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Räty W 2–0  1,594 19–3–4 (15–2–3)
January 29 7:07 Minnesota State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 4–2  1,172 20–3–4 (16–2–3)
January 30 4:07 Minnesota State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 4–1  1,361 21–3–4 (17–2–3)
February 5 7:07 at #5 Minnesota Duluth #1 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Grogan L 1–3  1,248 21–4–4 (17–3–3)
February 6 7:07 at #5 Minnesota Duluth #1 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Lura L 0–3  1,322 21–5–4 (17–4–3)
February 12 7:07 St. Cloud State #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan T 2–2 SO 1,319 21–5–5 (17–4–4)
February 13 2:07 at St. Cloud State #2 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Lura L 3–6  714 21–6–5 (17–5–4)
February 19 6:07 #8 Wisconsin #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan L 3–4 OT 1,227 21–7–5 (17–6–4)
February 20 4:07 #8 Wisconsin #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Grogan W 3–2  1,404 22–7–5 (18–6–4)
WCHA Tournament
February 26 7:07 Minnesota State* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 1) Räty W 8–5  924 23–7–5 (18–6–4)
February 27 4:07 Minnesota State* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 2) Räty W 4–3 3OT 905 24–7–5 (18–6–4)
March 6 3:07 Ohio State* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, Semifinal Game) Räty W 5–4 2OT 1,252 25–7–5 (18–6–4)
March 7 12:07 #2 Minnesota Duluth* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Tournament, Championship Game) Räty L 2–3  824 25–8–5 (18–6–4)
NCAA Tournament
March 13 4:07 #6 Clarkson* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Tournament, First Round) Räty W 3–2 OT 785 26–8–5 (18–6–4)
March 19 8:38 #2 Minnesota Duluth* #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Tournament, Frozen Four) Räty L 2–3  2,070 26–9–5 (18–6–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Jenny Lura Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1989-09-07 North Vancouver, British Columbia Sentinel Secondary School
2   Kelly Seeler Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-18 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
3   Samantha Downey Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-02-19 Silver Bay, Minnesota Proctor High School
4   Sarah Erickson Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-03-28 Roseau, Minnesota Bemidji High School
5   Laura May Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1989-08-05 Dellwood, Minnesota Mahtomedi High School
6   Katie Frischmann Freshman F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-01-06 Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7   Kelli Blankenship Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1987-06-23 Lusby, Maryland North American Hockey Academy
8   Mira Jalosuo Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1989-02-03 Lieksa, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team
9   Jaimie Horton Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1988-04-24 Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School
10   Brittany Francis Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1987-12-02 Thunder Bay, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
11   Becky Kortum Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1991-05-07 Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High School
14   Chelsey Jones Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1988-01-28 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
17   Emily West Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-03-22 Colorado Springs, Colorado Pine Creek High School
18   Nikki Ludwigson Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1989-09-18 Bloomington, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
19   Megan Bozek Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-03-27 Buffalo Grove, Illinois Chicago Mission
20   Alexandra Zebro Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1988-06-16 Oak Grove, Minnesota Faithful Family Academy
22   Anne Schleper Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1990-01-30 St. Cloud, Minnesota Cathedral High School
24   Jen Schoullis Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1989-03-07 Erie, Pennsylvania Shattuck-Saint Mary's
25   Terra Rasmussen Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1988-09-04 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids High School
26   Michelle Maunu Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1987-07-15 Esko, Minnesota Esko High School
31   Alyssa Grogan Sophomore G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1990-05-15 Eagan, Minnesota Eagan High School
41   Noora Räty Freshman G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-05-29 Espoo, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team

Player stats

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Skaters

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Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHG
Emily West 38 23 23 46 1.2105 62 10 4 3
Sarah Erickson 40 18 22 40 1.0000 32 2 5 0
Brittany Francis 40 13 25 38 0.9500 26 1 7 0
Anne Schleper 40 12 20 32 0.8000 46 2 7 0
Laura May 40 12 12 24 0.6000 16 3 3 1
Megan Bozek 40 6 18 24 0.6000 40 1 6 0
Chelsey Jones 40 11 9 20 0.5000 24 3 2 1
Kelli Blankenship 37 9 10 19 0.5135 32 0 1 0
Terra Rasmussen 39 9 8 17 0.4359 26 3 1 0
Becky Kortum 40 4 10 14 0.3500 28 0 0 0
Kelly Seeler 40 3 11 14 0.3500 86 0 2 0
Alexandra Zebro 35 1 7 8 0.2286 26 0 0 0
Samantha Downey 40 4 2 6 0.1500 12 1 1 0
Mira Jalosuo 36 1 5 6 0.1667 14 0 0 0
Michelle Maunu 40 0 4 4 0.1000 22 0 0 0
Jaimie Horton 40 1 2 3 0.0750 8 0 0 0
Noora Raty 26 0 3 3 0.1154 0 0 0 0
Katie Frischmann 40 2 0 2 0.0500 4 0 0 0
Alyssa Grogan 13 0 1 1 0.0769 2 0 0 0
Nikki Ludwigson 40 0 1 1 0.0250 4 0 0 0
Jenny Lura 3 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0

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Goaltenders

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Player Games Wins Losses Ties Goals against Minutes GAA Shutouts Saves Save %
Noora Räty 26 18 4 4 36 1624 1.3303 7 663 .948
Alyssa Grogan 13 8 3 1 29 738 2.3574 2 249 .896
Jenny Lura 3 0 2 0 8 129 3.7291 0 37 .822

Postseason

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  • February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.[12]

WCHA Playoffs

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Date Location Opponent Score Notes
Feb. 26 Ridder Arena MSU-Mankato 8–5 May and Kortum get 3 points each[13]
Feb. 27 Ridder Arena MSU-Mankato 4–3 (3 OT) Emily West gets the game winner

WCHA Final Faceoff

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  • March 7: The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3–2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to win the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF playoff championship. It is the Bulldogs fifth WCHA playoff championship. This was their first postseason victory over the Golden Gophers since 2003. In addition, the Bulldogs lost three previous league playoff games against the Gophers at Ridder Arena.[14]
Date Location Opponent Score Notes
March 6 Ridder Arena Ohio State 5–4 (2 OT) Laura May scored the game-winning goal
March 7 Ridder Arena Minnesota Duluth

NCAA hockey tournament

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  • March 8: Two teams from the WCHA will compete for the 10th NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The University of Minnesota will be the host school for the 2010 Frozen Four, to be held March 19 and 21 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. WCHA Tournament champion University of Minnesota Duluth, and at-large selection Minnesota will be two of eight competing teams. The Golden Gophers (25–8–5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23–11–5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time.
  • March 13: Emily West scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Golden Gophers defeated Clarkson and earned a trip to the Frozen Four. The final score was 3–2 in overtime.[15]

Awards and honors

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  • Kelli Blankenship, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[16]
  • Chelsey Jones, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)[17]
  • Sarah Erickson, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)[18]
  • Sarah Erickson, Minnesota, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of January 11)
  • Noora Räty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)[19]
  • Noora Räty, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 26)[20]
  • Noora Räty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7)[21]
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 25)[22]
  • Noora Räty, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[23]
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Goaltending Champion
  • Anne Schleper, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[23]
  • Anne Schleper, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year[24]
  • Emily West, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[23]

All-WCHA Team

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  • Noora Raty, G, All-WCHA First Team
  • Anne Schleper, D, All-WCHA First Team
  • Emily West, F, All-WCHA First Team
  • Noora Raty, WCHA All-Rookie Team

All-America selections

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  • Noora Raty, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team[25]
  • Anne Schleper, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team

Postseason

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  • April 26: Golden Goldy Award (an award gala held each year to celebrate the University's athletic achievements)
    • Noora Raty earned a Golden Goldy Award as the University's Female Rookie of the Year
    • Anne Schleper also earned a Golden Goldy Award. She was honored as the Female Breakthrough Athlete[26]

See also

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References

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  10. ^ "2009–10 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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