2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

NCAA Quarterfinals, L 2–1 v. Minnesota Duluth

Conference	1WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	2^[1]
USCHO.com	2^[2]
Record
Overall	29–9–1
Conference	21–6–1
Home	15–6–0
Road	13–2–1
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Frost (15th season)^[3]
Assistant coaches	Natalie Darwitz^[3] Jake Bobrowski^[3]
Captain(s)	Emily Brown Olivia Knowles
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After the conference tournament, the Gophers were selected as an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament, gaining the second seed overall, behind Ohio State. They lost to the University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 2–1 at Ridder Arena in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.^[5]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Sadie Lindsay	Forward	United States	Attended Breck School
Emily Zumwinkle	Defense	United States	Attended Breck School – Sister of Grace Zumwinkle
Peyton Hemp	Forward	United States	Attended Andover High School – 2021 Winner of Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
Emma Conner	Forward	United States	Attended Edina HS
Tristana Tatur	Forward	United States	Attended Maple Grove HS
Ella Huber	Forward	United States	Played for Chicago Mission
Skylar Vetter	Goaltender	United States	Attended Lakeville North High School

Standings

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2021–22 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Minnesota †	28	21	6	1	1	68	122	57	39	29	9	1	169	72
#1 Ohio State*	27	21	6	0	0	63	125	43	38	32	6	0	175	58
#6 Wisconsin	27	18	6	3	2	57	98	44	38	26	8	4	144	56
#2 Minnesota Duluth	28	19	8	1	0	58	102	54	40	27	12	1	137	84
Minnesota State	28	10	17	1	1	32	61	100	35	15	19	1	95	120
Bemidji State	28	8	18	2	0	25	43	104	34	11	20	3	55	117
St. Cloud State	27	4	20	3	2	17	43	100	35	9	23	3	65	124
St. Thomas	27	3	23	1	0	10	31	123	33	5	27	1	41	142
Championship: March 6, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022

Schedule

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Source.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
Oct 1	7:00	#3 Ohio State	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Lauren Bench	L 2–4	1574	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
Oct 2	3:00	#3 Ohio State	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Skylar Vetter	L 1–4	1489	0–2–0 (0–2–0)
Oct 8	6:00	at #6/7 Minnesota Duluth	#?	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Bench	W 3–1	1039	1–2–0 (1–2–0)
Oct 9	3:00	at #6/7 Minnesota Duluth	#?	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Bench	L 4–5 ^OT	1004	1–3–0 (1–3–0)
Oct 15	6:00	Minnesota State	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Makayla Pahl	W 3–0	?	2–3–0 (2–3–0)
Oct 16	4:00	at Minnesota State	#?	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN	Pahl	W 6–2	505	3–3–0 (3–3–0)
Oct 22	1:00	at #3 Colgate*	#?	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Pahl	W 5–3	400	4–3–0 (3–3–0)
Oct 23	1:00	at #3 Colgate*	#?	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Bench	W 3–2	957	5–3–0 (3–3–0)
Oct 29	3:00	at Bemidji State	#3	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Vetter	W 5–2	284	6–3–0 (4–3–0)
Oct 30	2:00	at Bemidji State	#3	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Bench	W 3–2	471	7–3–0 (5–3–0)
Nov 12	6:00	RIT*	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Olivia King	W 10–0	1486	8–3–0 (5–3–0)
Nov 13	4:00	RIT*	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	W 7–1	1623	9–3–0 (5–3–0)
Nov 19	6:00	at St. Cloud State	#?	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Pahl	W 6–2	500	10–3–0 (6–3–0)
Nov 20	3:00	St. Cloud State	#?	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (2021 US Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic)	Vetter	W 5–1	1659	11–3–0 (7–3–0)
Nov 26	4:30	vs. Mercyhurst*	#3	Ford Ice Center • Nashville, TN (Smashville Showcase)	Bench	W 4–0	800	12–3–0 (7–3–0)
Nov 27	4:30	vs. #8 Colgate*	#3	Ford Ice Center • Nashville, TN (Smashville Showcase)	Vetter	L 1–2	1000	12–4–0 (7–3–0)
Dec 3	7:00	at #1 Wisconsin	#5	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Bench	W 3–2	2273	13–4–0 (8–3–0)
Dec 4	3:00	at #1 Wisconsin	#5	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Bench	T 2–2 ^OT	2273	13–4–1 (8–3–1)
Dec 10	7:00	#7/9 Minnesota Duluth	#3/4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	L 2–3	?	13–5–1 (8–4–1)
Dec 11	3:30	#7/9 Minnesota Duluth	#3/4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Pahl	W 2–1	1834	14–5–1 (9–4–1)
Jan 8	4:00	St. Thomas	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Vetter	W 8–0	1413	15–5–1 (10–4–1)
Jan 9	2:00	at St. Thomas	#5	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN	Bench	W 8–2	?	16–5–1 (11–4–1)
Jan 14	6:00	at Minnesota State	#4	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN	Vetter	W 7–2	203	17–5–1 (12–4–1)
Jan 15	4:00	Minnesota State	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Pahl	L 4–5 ^OT	1557	17–6–1 (12–5–1)
Jan 21	6:00	#1 Wisconsin	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Pahl	W 2–1	2278	18–6–1 (13–5–1)
Jan 22	4:00	#1 Wisconsin	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	W 4–3	2712	19–6–1 (14–5–1)
Jan 28	5:00	at #3/4 Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Bench	L 1–2 ^OT	598	19–7–1 (14–6–1)
Jan 29	2:00	at #3/4 Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Pahl	W 5–3	581	20–7–1 (15–6–1)
Feb 4	6:00	Bemidji State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	W 7–0	1392	21–7–1 (16–6–1)
Feb 5	4:00	Bemidji State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	W 5–2	1753	22–7–1 (17–6–1)
Feb 11	3:00	at St. Cloud State	#1	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Bench	W 5–3	342	23–7–1 (18–6–1)
Feb 12	3:00	St. Cloud State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Pahl	W 5–1	1741	24–7–1 (19–6–1)
Feb 17	7:00	at St. Thomas	#1	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN	Vetter	W 7–1	279	25–7–1 (20–6–1)
Feb 18	7:00	St. Thomas	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Bench	W 7–1	1730	26–7–1 (21–6–1)
WCHA Tournament
Feb 25	6:00	St. Thomas*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (First Round, Game 1)	Bench	W 4–0	937	27–7–1
Feb 26	4:00	St. Thomas*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (First Round, Game 2)	Bench	W 5–1	1146	28–7–1
Mar 5	1:00	#8 Minnesota Duluth*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game)	Bench	W 5–1	?	29–7–1
Mar 6	1:00	#2 Ohio State*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Championship Game)	Bench	L 2–3 ^OT	2075	29–8–1
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12	2:00	#8 Minnesota Duluth*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinal Game)	Bench	L 1–2	1447	29–9–1
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

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Source:^[7]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1	Olivia King	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2001-01-05	Garrison, Minnesota	Brainerd High School
2	Emily Brown	Graduate	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1998-12-30	Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
3	Catie Skaja	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1999-06-28	New Prague, Minnesota	New Prague High School
4	Audrey Wethington	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-04-01	Edina, Minnesota	Blake School
5	Madeline Wethington	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2000-07-14	Edina, Minnesota	Blake School
6	Gracie Ostertag	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2000-02-14	Shakopee, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
8	Sadie Lindsay	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-07-03	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Breck School
9	Taylor Heise	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2000-03-17	Lake City, Minnesota	Red Wing High School
10	Emily Zumwinkle	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2003-05-20	Excelsior, Minnesota	Breck School
11	Kyleigh Hanzlik	Senior (RS)	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1998-06-30	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	Robert Morris Colonials (College Hockey America)
13	Crystalyn Hengler	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1999-09-11	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School
14	Maggie Nicholson	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2002-03-21	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
15	Peyton Hemp	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2003-05-15	Andover, Minnesota	Andover High School
16	Amy Potomak	Senior (RS)	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1999-06-25	Aldergrove, British Columbia	George Eliot Secondary
17	Josey Dunne	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2002-02-11	O'Fallon, Missouri	Heritage Christian Academy
20	Emma Conner	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2002-10-01	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School
21	Emily Oden	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1999-11-14	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School
22	Abigail Boreen	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2000-04-03	Somerset, Wisconsin	Hill-Murray School
23	Tristana Tatur	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-02-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove Senior High School
24	Olivia Knowles	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1999-01-24	Campbell River, British Columbia	Penticton Secondary School
26	Ella Huber	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-12-18	Northfield, Illinois	New Trier High School
27	Savannah Norcross	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2000-06-10	Lynn, Massachusetts	New Hampton School
31	Skylar Vetter	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-05-14	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North High School
33	Makayla Pahl	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2001-07-28	Rochester, Minnesota	Mayo High School
35	Lauren Bench	Graduate	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1997-11-21	Eagan, Minnesota	Bemidji State Beavers (WCHA)

On October 18, 2021, Makayla Pahl was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week.^[8]
On October 25, 2021, Abigail Boreen was named the WCHA Forward of the Week.^[9]
Forward Peyton Hemp was named WCHA Rookie of the Month for the month of October on November 2, 2021.^[10]
Taylor Heise was named WCHA Forward of the Month and Peyton Hemp was the WCHA Rookie of the Month for November, 2021.^[11]
On December 2, 2021, Taylor Heise was named the National Player of the Month for the month of November.^[12]
Lauren Bench was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week, and Emily Zumwinkle was the WCHA Rookie of the Week, awarded on December 6, 2021.^[13]
Abigail Boreen, Skylar Vetter, and Peyton Hemp were awarded weekly WCHA honors for being the top conference Forward, Goaltender, and Rookie on January 10, 2022.^[14]
Skylar Vetter was awarded as the WCHA Rookie of the Week on January 17, 2022.^[15]
On January 24, 2022, Taylor Heise was named WCHA Forward of the Week, and Ella Huber picked up her first career WCHA weekly honor as the conference's Rookie of the Week.^[16]
On February 1, 2022, Taylor Heise was named as the WCHA Forward of the Month for January.^[17]
Emily Brown was given the WCHA Defender of the Week award, while Peyton Hemp picked up another WCHA Rookie of the Week on February 7, 2022.^[18]
Ella Huber earned her second WCHA Rookie of the Week award on February 21, 2022.^[19]
On February 24, 2022, four Gophers were named to the three all-WCHA teams for the season. Taylor Heise was a first-team selection, Abigail Boreen was named to the second team, and Madeline Wethington and Emily Brown were named to the third team. At the same time, Peyton Hemp, Ella Huber, and Emily Zumwinkle were named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.^[20]
Taylor Heise was named the February WCHA Offensive Player of the Month on February 28, 2022.^[21]
Peyton Hemp was named the February WCHA Rookie of the Month on February 28, 2022.^[21]
Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Year on March 1, 2022.^[22]
Peyton Hemp was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year on March 1, 2022.^[22]
Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Player of the Year on March 3, 2022.^[23]
Peyton Hemp was named the Division I National Rookie of the Year.^[24]
Taylor Heise won the Patty Kazmaier Award on March 26, 2022.^[25]
On April 1, 2022, Ella Huber was named National Rookie of the Month by the Hockey Commissioner's Association for the month of March.^[26]

^ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll". USCHO.com. US College Hockey Online. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

^ "DCU/USCHO Division I Women's Poll - March 7, 2022". USCHO.com. US College Hockey Online. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

^ "Ohio State at Minnesota Box Score - March 6, 2022". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

^ "2022 Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

^ "2021-22 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

^ "2021-22 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

^ "Four Teams Share Player of the Week Honors". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. October 18, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Weekly Award Winners Produce National-Level Results". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. October 25, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "WCHA Presents First Monthly Awards Of The Season". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. November 2, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Monthly Awards Presented For November". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. November 30, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Heise Collects National Honor". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. December 2, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Winning Teams Take Home Weekly Honors". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. December 6, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Minnesota, Ohio State Claim Weekly Awards". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. January 10, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Four Exciting Matchups Result In Four Weekly Awards". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Sweeps And Shutouts Result In Weekly Honors". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "Four Honored For January Play With Monthly Awards". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "High Points And Strong Defense Call For WCHA Honors". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "WCHA Presents Final Weekly Awards Of 2021-22". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

^ "2021-22 All-WCHA Teams Announced". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022. For Their Success on the Ice, 24 Players Recognized as All-WCHA Honorees

^ ^a ^b "WCHA Presents Final Monthly Honors". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022. Heading Into the Final Faceoff, League Announces Last Players of the Month for 2021-22

^ ^a ^b "WCHA Presents Four 2021-22 Individual Awards". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

^ "Minnesota's Heise Named WCHA Player Of The Year". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022. Heise Had a 60-Point Regular Season for the Gophers to Lead the Nation in Scoring

^ "Hemp Named National Rookie of the Year". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022. Forward Peyton Hemp, the WCHA Rookie of the Year, becomes the third winner in program history and first since 2016.

^ USA Hockey (March 26, 2022). "Taylor Heise Named 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner". PattyKaz.com. USA Hockey. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

^ "Huber Caps Off Debut Season as National Rookie of the Month". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

Contents

Offseason

Recruiting

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Roster

Awards and honors

References

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