Women's hockey

Post by **Bash Brother** » Fri Nov 13 3:31 pm

Wisconsin's goalie has just set the NCAA consecutive shutout record. The streak is at 452 minutes and counting.

That comes out to about 7.5 games of shutout.

Post by **Bash Brother** » Sat Nov 14 3:52 pm

This is now at 601:15. Or 10 games.

Unreal.

Post by **gopher6** » Sat Sep 10 3:41 pm

Jenny Potter dismissed at Ohio State
http://www.uscho.com/2016/09/09/numerou ... ny-potter/

Post by **Iceburg** » Sat Sep 10 4:05 pm

gopher6 wrote:Jenny Potter dismissed at Ohio State
http://www.uscho.com/2016/09/09/numerou ... ny-potter/

That's been out there a while, sounds like Gopher assistant Nadine Muzerall will be the new coach.

Post by **davescharf** » Sat Sep 10 4:12 pm

Iceburg wrote:
gopher6 wrote:Jenny Potter dismissed at Ohio State
http://www.uscho.com/2016/09/09/numerou ... ny-potter/

That's been out there a while, sounds like Gopher assistant Nadine Muzerall will be the new coach.

Give him credit for at least finding the right thread to post this in

Post by **Gopher Hockey Rube** » Sat Sep 10 5:13 pm

Iceburg wrote:
gopher6 wrote:Jenny Potter dismissed at Ohio State
http://www.uscho.com/2016/09/09/numerou ... ny-potter/

That's been out there a while, sounds like Gopher assistant Nadine Muzerall will be the new coach.

Well in his defense the reasons for her dismissal just came out I believe.

Post by **Bonin21** » Sat Oct 08 6:25 pm

Lost to BSU today

Post by **Slap Shot** » Sat Oct 08 8:55 pm

Post by **The Rube** » Sat Oct 08 9:02 pm

Slap Shot wrote:Wow.

Kinda followed the Tweeter feed, and it seemed like BSU was playing them tough all weekend.

Post by **D2D** » Sat Oct 08 10:14 pm

The Rube wrote:Kinda followed the Tweeter feed, and it seemed like BSU was playing them tough all weekend.

Beavers played them tough last year at home as well, losing 1-2 in both games.

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Tue Oct 11 1:13 pm

Bemidji is good. Their goalie has the Gophers number. Its not like we tied Ohio State or anything...looking at you BADgers.

Post by **BIll** » Thu Oct 13 5:50 pm

FOX Sports North announces women's college hockey television package
http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/fo ... uth-101316

Post by **thinkbui** » Fri Oct 14 10:45 am

Interesting given that they had refused to broadcast the women's side for as long as they did. Not sure if this means anything dire is going on with FSN's bottom line, but this is great news for us fans for at least the immediate future.

Post by **Laxref** » Fri Oct 14 12:23 pm

I wonder why none of the games being broadcast are at ridder?

Post by **Iceburg** » Fri Oct 14 1:45 pm

Laxref wrote:I wonder why none of the games being broadcast are at ridder?

No student broadcast feed to pick up maybe. I'm guessing they are looking to do this dirt cheap. That would explain the number of St. Cloud games.

Post by **D2D** » Fri Oct 14 1:59 pm

Iceburg wrote:
Laxref wrote:I wonder why none of the games being broadcast are at ridder?

No student broadcast feed to pick up maybe. I'm guessing they are looking to do this dirt cheap. That would explain the number of St. Cloud games.

Per "ARM" on the USCHO Women's Forum: "St. Cloud plays in an arena that is already set up for TV and is close for the Minneapolis crews. The two road games are likely just convenient dates."

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Fri Oct 14 2:20 pm

ARM is Arlan Matilla, who was the USCHO womens columnist until this year. He posts here sometimes too. If he says it, its true.

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Fri Oct 14 2:20 pm

Laxref wrote:I wonder why none of the games being broadcast are at ridder?

The Frozen Faceoff Championship Game will be from Ridder in March.

Post by **The Rube** » Sat Oct 15 5:31 pm

Gopherguy05 wrote:ARM is Arlan Matilla, who was the USCHO womens columnist until this year. He posts here sometimes too. If he says it, its true.

This. He knows his women's hockey, for sure. Nice guy, too. Met him many years ago.

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Sat Oct 15 8:29 pm

#2/3 Gophers sweep #4 UMD. Sarah Potomak with the OT winner today to make it 3-2 Gophers

Post by **grothm01** » Thu Nov 24 8:33 pm

Are all women's hockey tickets general admission? If not, how many seats are available for general admission?

Post by **The Rube** » Thu Nov 24 8:37 pm

grothm01 wrote:Are all women's hockey tickets general admission? If not, how many seats are available for general admission?

I think you pay a couple bucks more for a seat, but it is GA. Dunno how many seats, though. I'd WAG 2000?

Post by **grothm01** » Thu Nov 24 9:16 pm

I bought tickets from the Black Friday deal - only general admission available. Wondering how much before game time would be needed to get decent seats.

Post by **Armadillo** » Thu Nov 24 9:27 pm

I've walked up and gotten GA seats. GA is everything except between the blue lines.

Post by **D2D** » Thu Nov 24 11:50 pm

Armadillo wrote:GA is everything except between the blue lines.

Not exactly true, but a good approximation. I have season tickets reserved, but in a corner where the Gophers shoot twice. So those are definitely not GA. But for most games, i.e. excluding Wisconsin and league playoffs, you can buy GA's for $8 ($5 for seniors and young kids) and pretty much sit anywhere, until of course you are asked to move.

Post by **D2D** » Thu Nov 24 11:55 pm

Also great deal if you buy tomorrow Black Friday:
Pick 1 Gopher Men's Hockey game and 1 Gopher Women's Hockey game for just $20!
Retail Price: $40
Sale Price: $20
https://www.mygophersports.com/Online/d ... paign=BF16

Post by **HockeyBum** » Sat Nov 26 8:48 pm

Took the family to the Gopher Women's Hockey game this afternoon vs. Bemidji. First period was pretty much dead even, but the Gophers dominated the 2nd and 3rd and won 4-0. Shots were something like 51-17, but it was only a 1-0 game until halfway through the third period. Not a lot of quality scoring chances until late in the game.

Unlike the previous 3-4 years, this team has flaws and is beatable. Don't get me wrong... they're still very good, but they don't seem to have a lot of finishers after the first line. For having 51 shots, the BSU goalie didn't have to make very many spectacular saves.

Post by **Bonin21** » Sat Dec 03 5:33 pm

Shut out the BADgers 2-0. Get the sweep tomorrow.

Post by **midevil bowievil** » Sat Dec 03 6:10 pm

Yep. Hope Cameranesi is alright. She was down on the ice for a couple of minutes.

Post by **nowheresville** » Sun Dec 04 11:19 am

Cameranesi's injury looked pretty bad. Went down hard without any major contact, seemed like it was her knee. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looked.

Today's game is on FSN at 2.

Post by **D2D** » Sun Dec 04 12:24 pm

nowheresville wrote:Cameranesi's injury looked pretty bad. Went down hard without any major contact, seemed like it was her knee. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looked.

I'm fearing the worst. Losing our leading goal scorer for the rest of the season would obviously be a severe blow.
Also, on another forum someone posted that Agnew may not play again this season? Can anyone confirm one way or the other?

Post by **gopher6** » Sun Dec 04 1:04 pm

Bonin21 wrote:Shut out the BADgers 2-0. Get the sweep tomorrow.

game 2 on FSN at 2pm :dup:

Post by **RalphCox** » Sun Dec 04 1:11 pm

Cameranesi out today. That hurts big time.

Post by **Iceburg** » Sun Dec 04 1:41 pm

D2D wrote:Also, on another forum someone posted that Agnew may not play again this season? Can anyone confirm one way or the other?

I'm assuming you mean Alex Woken, and I haven't heard if her's is season ending or not.

Post by **The Rube** » Sun Dec 04 2:04 pm

gopher6 wrote:
Bonin21 wrote:Shut out the BADgers 2-0. Get the sweep tomorrow.

game 2 on FSN at 2pm

It is on at OC aEden Prairie....I got some pull.....

Post by **The Rube** » Sun Dec 04 2:29 pm

Well this sucks.

Post by **gopherguy06** » Sun Dec 04 2:45 pm

4-2 Wisconsin after one.

Post by **JWG** » Sun Dec 04 2:59 pm

WI is good. A split would be very acceptable. Unliked but acceptable.

Post by **D2D** » Sun Dec 04 4:00 pm

Iceburg wrote:
D2D wrote:Also, on another forum someone posted that Agnew may not play again this season? Can anyone confirm one way or the other?

I'm assuming you mean Alex Woken, and I haven't heard if her's is season ending or not.

Yes, meant Woken. They did say on TV today that she's out the rest of the year with a torn ACL.

Post by **Bonin21** » Sun Dec 04 4:12 pm

Well not great

Post by **JWG** » Sun Dec 04 4:14 pm

A split in WI is good.

Post by **D2D** » Sun Dec 04 4:19 pm

It's official: the Gopher women played just as poorly today as the men did last night with a very similar result. The difference was that the women were playing the No. 1 ranked team in the country.

Post by **HockeyBum** » Sun Dec 04 4:48 pm

Didn't see the game, but interesting stat from the boxscore... Caitlin Reilly scored a goal, and still finished with a -6 for the game. Ouch.

Post by **streakygopher** » Sun Dec 04 5:15 pm

Welp, the women gave up 8 goals...they must suck too.

Post by **JWG** » Sun Dec 04 5:36 pm

Minnesota sports... :wink:

Post by **outofstateoutofmind** » Tue Dec 06 4:19 pm

Robb Stauber is the new coach of the US Women's National Hockey Team. Brett Strot is an assistant.

USA Women's Winter Training Camp Roster:

Goaltenders:
Nicole Hensley, Lakewood, Colo., Minnesota Whitecaps
Alex Rigsby, Delafield, Wis., Minnesota Whitecaps
Kaitlin Burt, Lynn, Mass., Boston College
Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Warroad, Minn., Minnesota Whitecaps
Maddie Rooney, Andover, Minn., Minnesota Duluth

Defensemen:
Lee Stecklein, Roseville, Minn., Minnesota
Jincy Dunne, O'Fallon, Mo., Ohio State
Megan Keller, Farmington, Mich., Boston College
Jenny Ryan, Victor, N.Y., Wisconsin
Monique Lamoureux, Grand Forks, N.D., Minnesota Whitecaps
Emily Pfalzer, Getzville, N.Y., Buffalo Beauts
Cayla Barnes, Corona, Calif., New Hampton School
Megan Bozek, Buffalo Grove, Ill., Buffalo Beauts
Anne Schleper, St. Cloud, Minn., Buffalo Beauts
Gigi Marvin, Warroad, Minn., Boston Pride
Kacey Bellamy, Westfield, Mass., Boston Pride
Kali Flanagan, Burlington, Mass., Boston College

Forwards:
Meghan Duggan, Danvers, Mass., Boston Pride
Haley Skarupa, Rockville, Md., Connecticut Whale
Kelly Pannek, Plymouth, Minn., Minnesota
Brianna Decker, Dousman, Wis., Boston Pride
Kelli Stack, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, Connecticut Whale
Jocelyne Lamoureux, Grand Forks, N.D., Minnesota Whitecaps
Stephanie Anderson, North St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota Whitecaps
Hannah Brandt, Vadnais Heights, Minn., Minnesota Whitecaps
Hilary Knight, Sun Valley, Idaho, Boston Pride
Taylar Cianfarano, Oswego, N.Y., Quinnipiac
Shiann Darkangelo, Brighton, Mich., Buffalo Beauts
Dani Cameranesi, Plymouth, Minn., Minnesota
Alex Carpenter, North Reading, Mass., Boston Pride
Kendall Coyne, Palos Heights, Ill., Minnesota Whitecaps
Annie Pankowski, Laguna Hills, Calif., Wisconsin
Amanda Kessel, Madison, Wis., New York Riveters
Dana Trivigno, Setauket, N.Y., Connecticut Whale
Zoe Hickel, Anchorage, Alaska, Boston Pride
Amanda Pelkey, Montpelier, Vt., Boston Pride
Grace Zumwinkle, Excelsior, Minn., Breck School

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Tue Dec 06 4:27 pm

Sounds like Camaranesi will be back after Christmas.

Post by **D2D** » Tue Dec 06 4:33 pm

Gopherguy05 wrote:Sounds like Camaranesi will be back after Christmas.

Terrific news if it happens. Can I ask where you heard it?

Post by **MATT** » Tue Dec 06 7:52 pm

outofstateoutofmind wrote:Grace Zumwinkle, Excelsior, Minn., Breck School

Wow! By my rough count: Pro: 24, College: 11, High School: 2. (Pretty sure I miscounted somewhere, but I'm not going to go back and recount, haha)

Post by **Iceburg** » Tue Dec 06 9:01 pm

"Unrivalled siblings: The Potomaks of Aldergrove become first sisters to make Hockey Canada senior women’s nats"

Post by **D2D** » Tue Dec 06 9:04 pm

MATT wrote:
outofstateoutofmind wrote:Grace Zumwinkle, Excelsior, Minn., Breck School

Just watched the stream of the Breck/Edina game. Zumwinkle scored 3 to give Breck a 4-1 lead late in the 2nd period, but Edina's depth wore Breck down and they came back to win 5-4 in OT. Zumwinkle now has 24 goals in just 9 games; easy to see why she was selected for the USA camp at such a young age.

Post by **RalphCox** » Mon Dec 12 12:50 pm

Okay this is too good to be true.. a must watch. The game winner call for Boston on Saturday.

https://instagram.com/p/BN7MaUgj69R/

Post by **Bertogliat** » Mon Dec 12 1:19 pm

RalphCox wrote:Okay this is too good to be true.. a must watch. The game winner call for Boston on Saturday.

https://instagram.com/p/BN7MaUgj69R/

The win meant an awful lot to that young man.

Post by **Goldy77** » Mon Dec 12 1:55 pm

Bertogliat wrote:
RalphCox wrote:Okay this is too good to be true.. a must watch. The game winner call for Boston on Saturday.

https://instagram.com/p/BN7MaUgj69R/

The win meant an awful lot to that young man.

Exciting stuff

Post by **outofstateoutofmind** » Mon Dec 12 4:10 pm

Bertogliat wrote:
RalphCox wrote:Okay this is too good to be true.. a must watch. The game winner call for Boston on Saturday.

https://instagram.com/p/BN7MaUgj69R/

The win meant an awful lot to that young man.

Just realized that I know that guy.

Post by **Iceburg** » Sat Dec 17 11:43 am

USA-Canada on NBCSN at 3:30 today. Lee Stecklein, Hannah Brandt, Amanda Kessel, Megan Bozek and Anne Schleper playing for the Americans, both Potomak sisters will play for Canada.

Post by **JWG** » Sat Dec 17 1:32 pm

Breaking news, women's team involved in absolutely zero controversy.

Shocked fans not really shocked.

Post by **Gopher Hockey Rube** » Sat Dec 17 1:38 pm

JWG wrote:Breaking news, all women's teams involved in absolutely zero controversy.

Shocked fans not really shocked.

FYP

Post by **D2D** » Sat Dec 17 2:22 pm

Iceburg wrote:USA-Canada on NBCSN at 3:30 today. Lee Stecklein, Hannah Brandt, Amanda Kessel, Megan Bozek and Anne Schleper playing for the Americans, both Potomak sisters will play for Canada.

I was hoping Kelly Pannek would be playing...

Post by **NYC Gopher fan** » Sat Dec 17 2:23 pm

My cousin is on team USA but I just realized I no longer have that channel

Post by **frozen4champs** » Sat Dec 17 4:02 pm

Maybe a big blow to Wisconsin's team, as Ann-Renée Desbiens, their all world goalie, was hurt during the 1st period of todays game. Appeared to be a knee injury.

Post by **NYC Gopher fan** » Sat Dec 17 4:17 pm

On a positive note, I am able to watch game.
However my cousin won't get much ice time if this special teams parade continues

Post by **Bonin21** » Mon Jan 16 12:21 pm

Girls got swept this weekend. 2-4 in the last six is the worst stretch in more than six years.

Post by **dryfly** » Mon Jan 16 12:29 pm

Bonin21 wrote:Girls got swept this weekend. 2-4 in the last six is the worst stretch in more than six years.

Don't get mad girls - get even. You will likely have to face them and/or Whiskey in playoffs so get ready now.

Parity is returning to the women's side of the sport ...

Post by **HockeyBum** » Mon Jan 16 1:10 pm

dryfly wrote:
Bonin21 wrote:Girls got swept this weekend. 2-4 in the last six is the worst stretch in more than six years.

Don't get mad girls - get even. You will likely have to face them and/or Whiskey in playoffs so get ready now.

Parity is returning to the women's side of the sport ...

From the games I've watched this year, they are still a good team, but very beatable. They don't get enough production outside of their top line. The top line has combined for 115 points this season. The players on the second line are always changing in and out, but any second line combination would have about 30 points or less. The lack of scoring depth is a problem.

Post by **D2D** » Mon Jan 16 4:36 pm

HockeyBum wrote:The lack of scoring depth is a problem.

They have missed on too many of their recent recruits, particularly on their current freshman class. And they haven't been getting the kind of consistent goaltending that they did under Leveille and Raty. Other defensive stalwarts such as Stecklein and Wolfe have not been playing up to the high expectations that they've set for themselves either. So lately it's a combination of things, and hopefully they will be able to regroup and get things back on track. But even if they do, this team is simply not as talented as it's been the past few years. To get to the Frozen Four in March they will need some bounces, in addition to improved play and all-out effort from everyone on the roster.

Fortunately, help is on the way. I believe all six of the 2017-18 recruiting class will have a positive impact on the team's success next season. But first things first, starting with this weekend at home vs. the Buckeyes.

Post by **HockeyBum** » Mon Jan 16 8:50 pm

D2D wrote:
HockeyBum wrote:The lack of scoring depth is a problem.

They have missed on too many of their recent recruits, particularly on their current freshman class.

With the exception of Potomak, the sophomore class hasn't done squat either. They have a lot of exciting players coming in the next few years, but largely whiffing on 2 classes in a row is pretty baffling for this program.

Post by **D2D** » Mon Jan 16 9:16 pm

HockeyBum wrote:
D2D wrote:
HockeyBum wrote:The lack of scoring depth is a problem.

They have missed on too many of their recent recruits, particularly on their current freshman class.

With the exception of Potomak, the sophomore class hasn't done squat either. They have a lot of exciting players coming in the next few years, but largely whiffing on 2 classes in a row is pretty baffling for this program.

I agree. Still time for players on both classes to step up, but the lack of raw talent is puzzling, and disappointing. Hard to imagine where this team would be without #19 junior Kelly Pannek. She's carrying the team right now.

Post by **Beauner** » Mon Jan 16 9:24 pm

Frost on the hot seat? :wink:

Post by **Orion** » Mon Jan 16 9:28 pm

It's all Kessel's fault.

#Amanda

Post by **Gopherguy05** » Mon Jan 16 10:12 pm

I don't think you can.blame this years freshman class too much when the best one tore an acl in November. She would be making a big difference.

Whether or not people wanted to believe it or not, this was always going to be a "down" year for the Gophers. You don't graduate what you did and expect to stay at that high of a level.

But I fully expect next years freshmen class to go down with last years seniors as some of the best classes the U has ever had. Frankly Zumwinkle and Potomak could play on our second line right now.

Post by **outofstateoutofmind** » Tue Jan 17 12:15 am

I think Gulstene would be starting on this team too.

Post by **Hammy** » Tue Jan 17 7:54 am

It is pretty tough to sustain that level of excellence every single year. You know they won't stay "down" for long.

Post by **Five-HoleFrenzy** » Tue Jan 17 11:38 am

At 16-5-2 and still highly ranked they haven't fallen that far. Peters has zero confidence in net right now and that is having an affect on the rest of the lineup. The freshmen class is getting pretty solid play from the 2 defensemen and you can definitely see the skill in Agnew and with her it's just a matter of time before it clicks. Woken is also a very good player. The sophomore class, in reality, is a small one as a few of the players like Gunderson and Smith are really just roster fill-ins for running a full practice. Potomak, Williamson, and Skarzinkski are the main three and Williamson is the one that is hard to figure as far as her production. Maybe more important is the non production defensively that they are getting from 2 of the senior class in Haley and Cline. Both are liabilities on defense, so much so with Haley that she plays forward, albeit sparingly.

The good news is they are capable of playing better and have a lot of players with post-season experience. If they get any kind of competence in net they will be a factor.

Post by **HockeyBum** » Fri Jan 20 10:01 pm

The women had to come from behind in the 3rd period tonight to beat a very mediocre Ohio State team 2-1 at home. A win is a win, but they're definitely not up to their usual standards over at Ridder these days.