Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
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The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth
at the AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota
. The team is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
(WCHA) and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) in the Division I tier. The Bulldogs have won five NCAA Championships
in the ten year history of the Women's NCAA Frozen Four.
On October 1, 1999, the Bulldogs played their first exhibition game in Salt Lake City, Utah
against the Olympic Oval Team from Calgary, Alberta. This game opened the new hockey facility for the 2002 Olympic Games.
The Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers on October 8, 1999 in the first women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI. It was the highest attended game of the season (3,892) and resulted in an 8-0 defeat of the Badgers. Forward Maria Rooth (Angelholm, Sweden) was selected as Player of the Week in the WCHA on November 22, 1999, the first for UMD.
The Bulldogs season-starting winning streak of 12 games was snapped by Princeton University with a 2-2 tie in Princeton, NJ on December 10, 1999. UMD won the Lake Placid Tournament hosted by St. Lawrence University on January 22, 2000. Freshman goalie Tuula Puputti, freshman forward Hanne Sikio and junior defenseman Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament Team. Sikio was also selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Minnesota Gophers hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss 4-3 in a sold out game at Pioneer Hall (Duluth, MN) on February 11, 2000.
The Bulldogs clinched the women's WCHA regular season championship on February 26, 2000 with a sweep of Minnesota State-Mankato and earned the number one seed for the 2000 WCHA playoffs.
UMD took the inaugural NCAA Division I national championship on March 25, 2001 by defeating St. Lawrence University by a score of 4-2. This marked the first NCAA team championship for the Bulldogs. Maria Rooth was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament while her teammates Tuula Puputti and Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament team. On June 25, 2001 the Bulldogs were honored at the White House by President George W. Bush
, the first women's hockey team to be invited to the White House.
Five Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City to compete with their national teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics. From the 2001-2002 roster, forwards Maria Rooth and Erika Holst played for bronze medal winner Sweden while forward Hanne Sikio and goaltender Tuula Puputti skated for fourth-place Finland. Kristina Petrovskaia finished fifth with Team Russia. UMD also had two players in the Olympic final game, 2001-2002 newcomer and Olympic gold medalist Caroline Ouellette (Canada) and returning Bulldog and 2002 Olympic silver medalist Jenny Potter (USA).
The Bulldogs, 2002 NCAA national women’s hockey champions, were recognized by the Minnesota Twins baseball team at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis on May 6, 2002. Jenny Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State. Ouellette set an NCAA record for most shorthanded goals in one game with 2. This was accomplished on November 14, 2003 versus North Dakota.
On March 22, 2010 Duluth Mayor Don Ness
presented Shannon Miller with a proclamation declaring Friday, March 26, 2010 as "Shannon Miller Day."
On January 21, 2011, 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. The following day (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.
Records as of June 12, 2011
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
at the AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
. The team is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
(WCHA) and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) in the Division I tier. The Bulldogs have won five NCAA Championships
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournaments determine the top women's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I and Division III. Women's ice hockey does not have a Division II classification. Under NCAA rules, Division II schools are allowed to compete as Division I members in sports...
in the ten year history of the Women's NCAA Frozen Four.
History
On September 10, 1997, University of Minnesota Duluth Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin and Athletic Director Bob Corran announced that women's Division I hockey would be making its debut at UMD for the 1999-2000 season. On April 20, 1998, Shannon Miller, head coach of Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was hired as the head coach.On October 1, 1999, the Bulldogs played their first exhibition game in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
against the Olympic Oval Team from Calgary, Alberta. This game opened the new hockey facility for the 2002 Olympic Games.
The Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers on October 8, 1999 in the first women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI. It was the highest attended game of the season (3,892) and resulted in an 8-0 defeat of the Badgers. Forward Maria Rooth (Angelholm, Sweden) was selected as Player of the Week in the WCHA on November 22, 1999, the first for UMD.
The Bulldogs season-starting winning streak of 12 games was snapped by Princeton University with a 2-2 tie in Princeton, NJ on December 10, 1999. UMD won the Lake Placid Tournament hosted by St. Lawrence University on January 22, 2000. Freshman goalie Tuula Puputti, freshman forward Hanne Sikio and junior defenseman Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament Team. Sikio was also selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Minnesota Gophers hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss 4-3 in a sold out game at Pioneer Hall (Duluth, MN) on February 11, 2000.
The Bulldogs clinched the women's WCHA regular season championship on February 26, 2000 with a sweep of Minnesota State-Mankato and earned the number one seed for the 2000 WCHA playoffs.
UMD took the inaugural NCAA Division I national championship on March 25, 2001 by defeating St. Lawrence University by a score of 4-2. This marked the first NCAA team championship for the Bulldogs. Maria Rooth was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament while her teammates Tuula Puputti and Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament team. On June 25, 2001 the Bulldogs were honored at the White House by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, the first women's hockey team to be invited to the White House.
Five Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City to compete with their national teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics. From the 2001-2002 roster, forwards Maria Rooth and Erika Holst played for bronze medal winner Sweden while forward Hanne Sikio and goaltender Tuula Puputti skated for fourth-place Finland. Kristina Petrovskaia finished fifth with Team Russia. UMD also had two players in the Olympic final game, 2001-2002 newcomer and Olympic gold medalist Caroline Ouellette (Canada) and returning Bulldog and 2002 Olympic silver medalist Jenny Potter (USA).
The Bulldogs, 2002 NCAA national women’s hockey champions, were recognized by the Minnesota Twins baseball team at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis on May 6, 2002. Jenny Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State. Ouellette set an NCAA record for most shorthanded goals in one game with 2. This was accomplished on November 14, 2003 versus North Dakota.
On March 22, 2010 Duluth Mayor Don Ness
Don Ness
Don Ness is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and the current mayor of that city. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.-Early life and education:...
presented Shannon Miller with a proclamation declaring Friday, March 26, 2010 as "Shannon Miller Day."
On January 21, 2011, 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. The following day (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.
Rivalries
Minnesota–Duluth, a traditional rival to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in men's hockey, would start its own rivalry in the women’s game. The school gave a three-year, $210,000 contract to Shannon Miller, who coached Canada to the 1998 Olympic final in Nagano. Miller recruited players from Canada, Finland and Sweden, including four Olympians. The rivalry grew as Miller recruited a pair of players away from Minnesota: star forward Jenny Schmidgall, (whose 93 points in 1999-2000 would lead the nation), and defenseman Brittny Ralph, who would serve as the Bulldogs' first ever captain. In the first season, Duluth would lose just once to the Gophers in their first five meetings, which included a 2-0 Bulldogs victory in the final of the WCHA tournament.Attendance
When the program still played at the DECC, despite the team's success, UMD women's hockey rarely drew a large crowd to its home ice. According to the website US College Hockey Online, the women's hockey team averaged 610 people out of an official 5233 seats, an 11.6% capacity. Even while winning five out of ten national titles, more than any other program, the Bulldogs averaged sixth in attendance in women's Division I hockey. The men's team, however, averaged an attendance of 4253 per game having won one national title, an 86.2% capacity rating. They moved in with the men's team in 2010 to the new AMSOIL Arena.Season by season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = TiesRecords as of June 12, 2011
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Coach | Postseason |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season 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... |
22 | 8 | 3 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Tournament berth |
| 2009-10 2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Offseason:*May 21: The school has announced that eight players have signed national letters of intent to attend UMD in the fall of 2009. The signees include forward Jessica Wong, goaltender Jennifer Harss, forward Andrea Lanzl, defenseman Mariia Posa and forward and Duluth native Gina Dodge... |
31 | 8 | 2 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Champions |
| 2008-09 2008–09 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season The Bulldogs began their tenth NCAA season as the defending NCAA Champions for a fourth time in program history.-Regular season:*November 22: Elin Holmlov scored four consecutive goals against North Dakota... |
26 | 9 | 4 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2007-08 2007–08 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season The Bulldogs were WCHA regular season, WCHA playoff champions, and NCAA Frozen Four champions.-Player stats:Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals-NCAA Frozen Four:*March 15:... |
34 | 4 | 1 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Champions |
| 2006-07 2006–07 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season Led by head coach Shannon Miller, the team had 128 goals for, and 68 goals against. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 4 ties. Their WCHA Conference record was 19 wins, 6 losses and 3 ties... |
24 | 11 | 4 | Shannon Miller | |
| 2005-06 2005–06 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Player stats:-Skaters:-Goaltenders:-Awards and honors:*Noemie Marin, Top 10 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award*Riitta Schaublin, Top 3 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award-References:... |
22 | 9 | 3 | Shannon Miller | |
| 2004-05 2004–05 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Regular season:*In the 2004-05 season, Ouellette was a factor on more than 60 percent of goals scored by the Bulldogs. Among the top nine scorers on the Bulldogs, she had nine penalties, which were the fewest. Throughout her NCAA career, she never had double digits in penalties.*November 9, 2004:... |
26 | 6 | 2 | Shannon Miller | |
| 2003-04 2003–04 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Regular season:*Caroline Ouellette set an NCAA record for most shorthanded goals in one game with 2. This was accomplished on November 14, 2003 versus North Dakota.-Player stats:... |
20 | 12 | 2 | Shannon Miller | |
| 2002-03 2002–03 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Regular season:*Jenny Potter set an NCAA record for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State.... |
31 | 3 | 2 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Champions |
| 2001-02 2001–02 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -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:... |
24 | 6 | 4 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Champions |
| 2000-01 2000–01 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season -Player stats:Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals-Postseason:... |
28 | 5 | 4 | Shannon Miller | NCAA Champions |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 5 | 3 | Shannon Miller | |
Olympians
- The following Bulldogs players have participated in Olympic women's hockey:
- 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...
, 2002 (Sweden) - 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....
, 2002 (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:...
, 2002 (Finland) - 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 :...
, 2002 (Finland) - Kristina Petrovskaia, 2002 (Russia)
- 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...
, 2002, 2006 and 2010 (Canada) - Jenny Schmidgall-Potter 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 (United States)
- Haley IrwinHaley IrwinHaley 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:...
, 2010 Canadian Olympic Team - Mariia PosaMariia PosaMariia Posa is a member of the Finland women's ice hockey national team. She plays also for the University of Minnesota-Duluth.-Minnesota Duluth:...
, 2010 Finnish Olympic Team - Saara TuominenSaara TuominenSaara Elisa Tuominen has competed for Finland in ice hockey. At the 2006 Torino Olympics, Tuominen scored one goal and four assists...
, 2010 Finnish Olympic Team - Former Bulldog Leah Wrazidlo was a referee for women’s games at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wrazidlo was the first woman to referee an international men's hockey game in 2005 when France played Italy on Nov. 12, 2005 in Turin, Italy.
- Jennifer Harss, 2006 (Germany)
- February 25, 2010: Former Bulldog 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...
(Team Canada assistant captain) and redshirt Bulldogs player Haley Irwin won gold medals with Team Canada in women’s hockey. Ouellette won her third gold medal and became the Bulldog with the most gold medals. Team USA forward 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 and became the most decorated Olympic medalist in Bulldogs hockey history. Former Bulldog Saara Tuominen and current Bulldog Mariia Posa won bronze with Finland. In total, seven active or former Bulldogs won Olympic medals. Alumni Heidi PelttariHeidi PelttariHeidi Pelttari is a Finnish hockey player who plays for Ilves and the Finnish national team on Winter Olympics 2006. She is also played for team Finland in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
and 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...
also won bronze with Finland. The Swedish team included former Bulldog 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....
and redshirted Bulldogs Elin HolmlovElin HolmlövElin Holmlöv is a Swedish ice hockey player. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won the bronze medal at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba.She played also for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey...
, Pernilla WinbergPernilla WinbergPernilla 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...
, Jenni AsserholtJenni AsserholtJenni Asserholt is an ice hockey player. She play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
and Kim MartinKim MartinKim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team...
.
Postseason history
- Won the first three NCAA Division I women's ice hockey national championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
- On March 18, 2007 the Bulldogs lost in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game to Wisconsin 4-1.
- The Bulldogs won their fourth national title in 2008 by defeating two-time defending champion Wisconsin 4-0 in Duluth. The victory capped a memorable season for UMD, which went 33-4-1 and also scored an overtime victory over Wisconsin to win the title of the WCHA Final Face-off, the league playoff championship.
- Won their fifth NCAA Division I women's ice hockey national championship in 2010.
Notable players
- Haley IrwinHaley IrwinHaley 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:...
- 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...
- Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
- Maria Rooth
- Tuula Puputti
- Hanne Sikio
Awards and honors
- Jessica Koizumi, 2007 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
- Maria Rooth, Player of the Week in the WCHA on November 22, 1999
- Emmanuelle BlaisEmmanuelle BlaisEmmanuelle Blais , is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, 2010 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team - Jessica Wong, 2010 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
- Laura Fridfinnson, 2010 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Patty Kazmaier Award nominees
- Noemie MarinNoémie MarinNoémie Marin is a former Olympic softball player and a hockey player with the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Softball:...
, Top 10 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award - Noemie Marin, Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award
- Riitta Schaublin, Top 3 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award
- Emmanuelle BlaisEmmanuelle BlaisEmmanuelle Blais , is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee - Laura Fridfinnson, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
Statistical leaders
- Caroline Ouellette, NCAA leader, 2003-04 season, Points per game, 2.38
- Caroline Ouellette, NCAA leader, 2003-04 season, Assists per game, 1.47
- Patricia Sautter, NCAA leader, 2001-02 season, Goalie winning percentage, .868
Retired numbers
- Maria Rooth is the only University of Minnesota Duluth female athlete in any sport to have her jersey number retired.
See also
- Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
- List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (Shannon Miller ranks sixth on all-time list)