2001–02 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
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Preseason
- October 5-6, 2001: Bulldogs head coach Shannon Miller, forwards Erika Holst, Maria Rooth, Hanne Sikio and goaltender Tuula Puputti represented UMD in the first-ever WCHA All-Star Team. The team played two exhibition games against the U.S. National Team.
Regular season
- December 2: The 2001 National Champions were honored by the Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
at the Xcel Energy CenterXcel Energy CenterThe Xcel Energy Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named for its locally-based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 18,064, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena is owned by the...
. - February 23: The Bulldogs had their 50th WCHA win in just their third year of WCHA competition.
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | GW | PPL | SHG |
| Maria Rooth | 30 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Erika Holst | 30 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Hanne Sikio Hanne Sikiö Hanne Sikio is an ice hockey player that has competed for Finland in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs:-Salt Lake 2002:-References:... |
26 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Laurie Alexander | 34 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tricia Guest | 33 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Joanne Eustace | 32 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Larissa Luther | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Kristina Petrovskaia | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satu Kiipeli | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nora Tallus | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jessi Flink | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michelle McAteer | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Navada Russell | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Julianne Vasichek | 34 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Hempel | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Mikel | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Smith | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leah Kasper | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuula Puputti | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Fearing | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Tudahl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghan Stotts | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Sautter | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Hagen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
- Seven Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City to compete in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
. Maria RoothMaria RoothMaria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
and Erika HolstErika HolstErika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
played for bronze medal winner Sweden. Hanne SikioHanne SikiöHanne Sikio is an ice hockey player that has competed for Finland in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs:-Salt Lake 2002:-References:...
and goaltender Tuula PuputtiTuula PuputtiTuula Puputti is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.- References :...
skated for fourth-place Finland and Kristina Petrovskaya finished fifth with Team Russia. The Bulldogs had two players in the Olympic gold medal game. Canadian Caroline OuelletteCaroline OuelletteCaroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
won the gold medal and American Jenny PotterJenny PotterJenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
won the silver medal.
Awards and honors
- November 6: Patricia Sautter received the USCHO Defensive Player of the Week.
- Sautter also received the WCHA Rookie of the Week honors. She helped the Bulldogs sweep the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockeyWisconsin Badgers women's ice hockeyThe Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.-History:On October 8, 1999, the Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers in the first ever Women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI...
program in an away series with 1-0 and 2-1 wins.
- Sautter also received the WCHA Rookie of the Week honors. She helped the Bulldogs sweep the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
- November 26: Hanne Sikio received the Bulldogs first ever USCHO Offensive Player of the Week award.
- In addition, Sikio received her second career WCHA Player of the Week honors.
- March 21: Maria Rooth, 2001-2002 All-American honors (It was the second consecutive year that she was selected as an All-American)
Postseason
- March 24: Joanne Eustace and defenseman Larissa Luther were selected to the 2002 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- April 2: The Bulldogs were honored for their athletic and academic achievements at the State Capitol, where resolutions were read, authorized by State Representative Tom Huntley and State Senator Yvonne Prettner-Solon.
- May 9: The Bulldogs were honored by the Regents of University of Minnesota and President Mark G. Yudolf.
- May 16: Maria Rooth , Verizon Academic All-District At-Large second team.
- May 21: The two-time National Champions traveled to Washington D.C. to be honored by President George W. Bush for the second consecutive time.