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2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Gophers hosted the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four and repeated as national champions.

2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
WCHA Regular Season
WCHA Postseason
NCAA Frozen Four, Champions
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine1
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports1
Record
Overall41–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Frost
Assistant coachesJoel Johnson
Nadine Muzerall
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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Notably, the Gophers were the first ice hockey team in the history of today's NCAA Division I, of either sex, to complete an undefeated season.[1] The last NCAA ice hockey team to complete an unbeaten season was the 1983–84 Bemidji State men's team, which then competed in Division II, a level that no longer holds a championship (the Beavers now compete in Division I hockey). The last team in the top level of NCAA ice hockey with an unbeaten season was the 1969–70 Cornell men's team, competing in the University Division, predecessor to today's Division I.

Offseason edit

News and notes edit

Recruiting edit

Player Position Nationality Notes
Hannah Brandt Forward   United States Winner of 2012 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
Brook Garzone Forward   United States Attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Amanda Leveille Goaltender   Canada Hails from Kingston, Ontario
Milica McMillen Defense   United States Attended the Breck School
Maryanne Menefee Forward   United States Attended Lansing Eastern High School
Lee Stecklein Defense   United States Attended Roseville Area High School

Regular season edit

Standings edit

# Team
 WCHA Record Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA W L T GF GA
1 Minnesota 28 28 0 0 0 84 141 27 41 0 0 216 36
2 Wisconsin 28 17 9 2 2 55 70 46 23 10 2 103 53
2 North Dakota 28 18 9 1 0 55 96 64 26 12 1 144 88
4 Minnesota Duluth 28 13 13 2 1 42 72 71 14 16 4 81 85
4 Ohio State 28 12 13 3 3 42 75 80 19 15 3 107 96
6 Minnesota State 28 6 17 5 1 24 46 95 10 21 5 69 122
7 St. Cloud State 28 5 21 2 1 18 37 93 9 24 3 57 113
8 Bemidji State 28 5 22 1 0 16 40 101 6 26 2 49 127

Source: wcha.com

Roster edit

Source:[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2   Lee Stecklein Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 1994-04-23 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
3   Samantha Downey Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-02-19 Silver Bay, Minnesota Proctor High School
4   Becky Kortum Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1991-05-07 Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High School
5   Rachel Ramsey Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1992-10-14 Chanhassen, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
6   Katie Frischmann Senior F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1991-01-06 Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7   Mira Jalosuo Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 1989-02-03 Lieksa, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team
8   Amanda Kessel Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1991-08-28 Madison, Wisconsin Shattuck-Saint Mary's
9   Sarah Davis Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1988-04-24 Paradise, Newfoundland Warner Hockey School
10   Kelly Terry Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1992-06-06 Whitby, Ontario Sinclair Secondary School
13   Milica McMillen Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1993-07-13 Saint Paul, Minnesota Breck School
14   Maryanne Menefee Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1994-01-30 Lansing, Michigan Lansing Eastern High School
15   Rachael Bona Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1992-10-25 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids High School
16   Bethany Brausen Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1992-05-16 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
17   Jordyn Burns Sophomore D/F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1992-09-29 Chanhassen, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
18   Brook Garzone Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1993-04-29 Sand Springs, Oklahoma Shattuck-Saint Mary's
19   Megan Bozek Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1991-03-27 Buffalo Grove, Illinois Chicago Mission
20   Meghan Lorence Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1992-06-25 Mounds View, Minnesota Irondale High School
22   Hannah Brandt Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1993-11-27 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Hill-Murray School
27   Baylee Gillanders Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 1992-08-09 Kyle, Saskatchewan Warner Hockey School
29   Amanda Leveille Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1994-06-10 Kingston, Ontario Frontenac Secondary School
31   Shyler Sletta Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1993-05-22 Elko New Market, Minnesota New Prague High School
41   Noora Räty Senior G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1989-05-29 Espoo, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team

Awards and honors edit

  • Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)[3]
  • Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)[4]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)
  • Amanda Kessel, Patty Kazmaier Award
  • Maryanne Menefee, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 10, 2012)[5]
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)

Postseason awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gophers get first perfect season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Minnesota's Kessel & Brandt, Minnesota State's Butters named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "MSU's McCann, UND's Dagfinrud, UM's Räty & Brandt Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Minnesota State's Smith, Ohio State's Knapp, Minnesota's Menefee Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022.
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