Women's Hockey | 11/17/2020 1:00:00 PM
MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 4 University of Minnesota women's hockey team begins the 2020-21 regular season by hosting No. 5 Ohio State at Ridder Arena this weekend. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 21 and 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 22.
Who's Back?
Head coach Brad Frost returns for his 14th season at the helm of the program with a .818 winning percentage in his first 13 seasons. The Gophers return 15 players from last year's team, including eight of Minnesota's top-10 scorers from 2019-20. Senior Grace Zumwinkle (25g-20a), junior Taylor Heise (18g-25a), and redshirt junior Amy Potomak (18g-18a) are Minnesota's top returning scorers while the Maroon & Gold also return five of the team's top six defense from last season led by seniors Emily Brown and Olivia Knowles.
Who's New?
Eight newcomers joined the Gophers for the 2020-21 season. Goaltender Lauren Bench (Eagan, Minn./Burnsville High School) has transferred to Minnesota as a graduate student after completing her undergraduate degree at Bemidji State while freshmen forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) complete the newest class of Gophers.
Notable Notes
- Seniors Emily Brown and Grace Zumwinkle are serving as team captains while fellow seniors Olivia Knowles and Taylor Wente are assistant captains for the Gophers.
- The Gophers are 16-2-0 all-time in home-openers at Ridder Arena since 2002-03.
- In all-time season-opening games, Minnesota has a record of 21-2-0 as the Maroon & Gold begins the 24th season of Gopher women's hockey with an all-time record of 680-143-56.
Minnesota wrapped up the 23rd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA Tournament qualifiers and WCHA regular-season runners-up along with tying for third at the WCHA Final Faceoff in 2019-20. The Gophers posted a record of 27-6-3 before the season was cut short prior to the NCAA quarterfinal round when the NCAA announced it was ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns on March 12, 2020. The Maroon & Gold said goodbye to six graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 13th season at the helm of the program.
Scoring Milestones on the Horizon
Senior Grace Zumwinkle is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, ranked 29th in program history with 124 career points (67g-57a) in 113 career games. Junior Emily Oden is closing in on 50 career points, starting the season with 48 career points (16g-32a) while junior Taylor Heise (31g-47a) and senior Emily Brown (13g-46a) are nearing 50 career assists as well.
24th Season
The 2020-21 season marks the 24th season of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota enters the season with an all-time record of 680-143-56.
Home, Sweet Home
The 2020-21 season marks the 19th season of Ridder Arena serving as the home of Gopher women's hockey. Minnesota starts the season with an all-time record of 299-49-22 in home games at Ridder Arena, dating back to the 2002-03 season.
Gophers in the Pros
Four University of Minnesota alumnae are competing in the NWHL this season Amanda Leveille, Meghan Lorence, Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal, and Winny Brodt-Brown have signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps for 2020-21. Meanwhile,
Ten Gopher women's hockey alums are on regional rosters for the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) this season: Sarah Potomak (Calgary); Amanda Kessel and Gigi Marvin (New Hampshire); Sydney Scobee, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein, Nicole Schammel, and Noora Raty (Minnesota).
In addition, Patti Marshall (Brynas IF in Sweden), Alex Woken (Mad Dogs Mannheim in Germany), Katie Robinson (TPS Naisten Liiga in Finland), and Megan Bozek and Noora Raty (Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays) are playing professional hockey in Europe this season.
Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2020-21.
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