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2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Record
Overall	29-11-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Laura Halldorson
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons « 2004–05 2006–07 »

The 2005–06 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Laura Halldorson and play their home games at Ridder Arena.

Regular season[edit]

In her freshman year, Gigi Marvin ranked second on the team in points and first in assists with 30. She tied for fourth in the WCHA in overall scoring and second in assists. She had seven power-play goals, three game-winning goals and one short-handed goal. In addition, she was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week five times. On October 7, 2005, she earned her first career goal on her first career shot in a 3-0 win over Connecticut.^[1] She had a four-game scoring streak from October 14–22. On November 4, she had a career-high five point game in the 9-5 win over Ohio State, including four assists. For her efforts, she was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week. She added three assists in a 5-1 win over Brown on November 12. In the Gophers’ 5-0 win over St. Cloud State on January 14, she scored two goals and two assists for four points. She assisted on the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Mercyhurst College on January 21. In early February, Marvin notched two goals and an assist in Minnesota’s 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota State and later earned rookie of the week honor. She contributed on all three goals in the Gophers’ 3-2 win over St. Cloud State on February 17. The week later, she would get five points in the sweep against North Dakota and receive the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Source:^[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Whitney Graft	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Wayzata, Minnesota	Wayzata High School
3		Melanie Gagnon	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		St. Adolphe, Manitoba	St. Norbert Collegiate High School
4		Andrea Nichols	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Mountain Iron, Minnesota	Hibbing High School
5		Chelsey Brodt	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1983-12-07	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
6		Liz Palkie	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Carlton, Minnesota	Carlton High School
8		Bobbi Ross	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Verwood, Saskatchewan	Collège Mathieu
9		Marley Wournell	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Vernon, British Columbia	Clarence Fulton Secondary School
10		Krista Johnson	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
11		Ashley Albrecht	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		South Saint Paul, Minnesota	South Saint Paul Secondary
13		Maggie Souba	Junior	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead High School
14		Lindsay Block	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Chaska, Minnesota	Chaska High School
15		Anya Miller	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Elk River, Minnesota	Elk River High School
16		Jenelle Philipczyk	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Woodbury, Minnesota	Eagan High School
17		Becky Wacker	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		York, Maine	York High School
19		Gigi Marvin	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1987-03-07	Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad High School
21		Allie Sanchez	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Saint Paul, Minnesota	Johnson High School
22		Erica McKenzie	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Hastings, Minnesota	Hastings High School
23		Dagney Willey	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Maple Grove, Minnesota	Osseo Senior High School
30		Natalie Lammé	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing High School, Ohio State[4]
33		Brittony Chartier	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)		Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Bishop Carroll High School, Calgary Oval X-Treme[5]
39		Kim Hanlon	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School

Postseason[edit]

In the 2006 WCHA playoffs, Marvin made several contributions. She notched three goals and two assists in the WCHA first round against Minnesota State. On March 11, Marvin set up Jenelle Philipczyk for the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth. She would assist on Allie Sanchez’ power-play goal in the WCHA Championship game against Wisconsin.

Awards and honors[edit]

• Gigi Marvin, WCHA All-Tournament Team
• Gigi Marvin, led WCHA Rookies in scoring
• Gigi Marvin, named WCHA Rookie of the Year
• Gigi Marvin, All-WHCA Rookie Team
• Gigi Marvin, All-WCHA third team selection.

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