The 2010-2011 Bulldogs attemped to win their sixth NCAA Championship in school history as defending champions.

Offseason

• May 6: Maria Rooth will rejoin the Bulldog program on June 7 as an assistant coach. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired and is the Bulldogs’ all-time leading goal scorer with 119 career goals

• June 29: In March 2012, Minnesota Duluth will be the host school for the 2012 NCAA Division l Frozen Four women's tournament. The tournament will be held at the new Amsoil Arena, next to the current Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The Bulldogs hosted the Frozen Four in both 2008 and 2003.

• September 13: The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs visit the White House and are honored in a Rose Garden ceremony with President Barack Obama
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   as the 2010 NCAA National Champions.

• September 28: In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, the Bulldogs have been voted as the pre-season Number 1.

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers
10/1/2010	Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota Whitecaps The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area...	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm	4-3 (Shootout)	Audrey Cournoyer, Haley Irwin Haley Irwin Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.-Playing career:... , Jessica Wong, Laura Fridfinnson
10/2/2010	Minnesota White Caps	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm	6-4	Katie Wilson, Haley Irwin (2), Laura Fridfinnson (2), Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg is an ice hockey player. Winberg play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...

Regular season

• Nov. 6-7: Brienna Gillanders scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Bulldogs registered a 3-1 conference road victory over Bemidji State on November 6.
• December 3–4: Haley Irwin had a hand in every one of her teams’ seven goals last weekend at St. Cloud State. For her efforts, she was recognized as the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Dec. 7, 2010. It is her second honour of the season, having also earned the award on Nov. 24 (vs Ohio State). In both games against St. Cloud State, she had a total of three goals and four assists. On December 3, she had two assists, 12 shots on net, and was +2 in a 2-2 tie. On December 4, Irwin posted an assist on the first goal (which was also the game-winning goal) before she scored three straight goals and had a natural hat-trick. It was Irwin’s third hat trick of the season, and was followed up by an assist on UMD’s fifth goal. Irwin recorded 10 shots and was +2 in the game.

After the two game series, Irwin now leads the WCHA in scoring and ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season with a point per game average of 2.29 (32 points: 17 goals, 15 assists in 14 games). With a goals per game average of 1.21, Irwin ranks third in the nation.

• December 3–4: Ashley Nixon amassed 86 saves and posted a .925 save percentage in the Huskies series versus ’ weekend series against defending national and WCHA champion Minnesota Duluth, has been named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for Dec. 7, 2010. A senior from Blaine, Minn., Nixon made 39 saves – including 19 in the second period – against the No. 3/4- ranked Bulldogs on Friday, Dec. 3 at the National Hockey Center and lifted St. Cloud State to a 1-0 shootout victory following a 2-2 overtime tie. She also helped blank UMD on all five of their power-play chances and stopped all three UMD shots in the shootout to secure the extra league point for the Huskies.

Nixon then also got the starting call against Minnesota Duluth last Saturday, coming up with 47 saves – including 24 in the second period – in a 5-0 setback. Three of the goals she surrendered in that game came on the power-play.

• January 21: The top-ranked Badgers defeated the Bulldogs on the opening night of AMSOIL arena in front of 1,639 fans. The Badgers defeated the Bulldogs 4-1, extending their 11 game-winning streak, best in the NCAA. The Bulldogs still lead the all-time series 26-21-9. A ceremonial puck drop featured Bulldog legends Jenny Potter, Caroline Ouellette and Maria Rooth. In both games, the Bulldogs wore special edition black jerseys.

• January 22: For only the second time this season, the Bulldogs found themselves in a two-goal deficit after the first period of play. Despite trailing the No. 1 University of Wisconsin by two goals in each of the three periods, the Bulldogs scored three goals in the final 11 minutes of regulation to earn a 4-4 draw with the top-ranked Badgers in AMSOIL Arena.

• Jan 28-29: Laura Fridfinnson recorded three goals as the Bulldogs swept Bemidji State. In the sweep, Fridfinnson earned a +3 plus/minus rating. She helped UMD hold the Beavers to just two power-play goals in 11 opportunities. On January 28, she scored back-to-back tallies 1:14 and 4:32 of the second period to help her club build a 3-1 advantage.

• Jocelyne Larocque
  Jocelyne Larocque
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   became UMD’s 14th player to reach the 100 career point club during the Bulldogs 5-1 win over Ohio State on February 12, 2011. She joins current teammates Elin Holmlov, Laura Fridfinnson and Haley Irwin to form a 100-point quartet. Larocque’s assist on a power-play goal with 40 seconds remaining was her second-career game with four points. Already the all-time leading scoring defenseman in UMD history, Larocque became the first ever Bulldog blueliner to join the 100 point club.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers	Record	Conf Record
10/8/2010	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	7:07 pm			1-0-0	1-0-0
10/10/2010	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	2:07 pm			1-1-0	1-1-0
10/16/2010	Minnesota State-Mankato	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm	5-2	Jessica Wong, Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg is an ice hockey player. Winberg play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... , Laura Fridfinnson, Haley Irwin Haley Irwin Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.-Playing career:...	2-1-0	2-1-0
10/17/2010	Minnesota State-Mankato	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm	6-0		3-1-0	3-1-0
10/23/2010	Connecticut Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey program represents the University of Connecticut. The Huskies compete in Hockey East.-History:The 1-0 shutout by Connecticut on November 13, 2010 ended New Hampshire’s 17-game unbeaten streak against the Huskies. The Huskies penalty kill was a perfect...	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
10/24/2010	Connecticut	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
10/29/2010	Minnesota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
10/30/2010	Minnesota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
11/5/2010	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	7:07 pm
11/6/2010	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	6:07 pm
11/19/2010	Ohio State	Duluth, MN	7:37 pm
11/20/2010	Ohio State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
11/26/2010	Wisconsin	Madison, WI	7:07 pm
11/28/2010	Wisconsin	Madison, WI	7:07 pm
12/3/2010	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud , MN	7:07 pm
12/4/2010	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud , MN	7:07 pm
12/10/2010	North Dakota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
12/11/2010	North Dakota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/14/2011	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	7:07 pm
1/15/2011	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	4:07 pm
1/21/2011	Wisconsin	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/22/2011	Wisconsin	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/28/2011	Bemidji State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/29/2011	Bemidji State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
2/4/2011	Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, MN	7:07 pm
2/5/2011	Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, MN	3:07 pm
2/11/2011	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	6:07 pm
2/12/2011	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	3:07 pm	5-1
2/18/2011	St. Cloud State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
2/19/2011	St. Cloud State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm

Conference record

WCHA school	Record
Bemidji State
Minnesota State	2-0-0
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota	1-1-0
Ohio State
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Awards and honors

• Laura Fridfinnson, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 2, 2011)
• Brienna Gillanders, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 10)
• Haley Irwin, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2010)
• Jocelyne Larocque, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)
• Shannon Miller, YWCA's Woman of Distinction 2010 Award (celebrates women's leadership)
• Ahsley Nixon, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7)
• Pernilla Winberg, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of February 23, 2011)

Postseason honors

• Jocelyne Larocque
  Jocelyne Larocque
  Jocelyne Dawn Marie Larocque is a women’s ice hockey player for Canada women's national ice hockey team and former defensemen the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs...
  
  , WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
• Jocelyne Larocque, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
• Jocelyne Larocque, All-WCHA First Team
• Jocelyne Larocque
  Jocelyne Larocque
  Jocelyne Dawn Marie Larocque is a women’s ice hockey player for Canada women's national ice hockey team and former defensemen the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs...
  
  , 2011 First Team All-America selection
• Kim Martin
  Kim Martin
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  , WCHA Goaltending champion
• Jessica Wong, All-WCHA Second Team
• Haley Irwin
  Haley Irwin
  Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.-Playing career:...
  
  , All-WCHA Second Team