2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

March 2026 May 2025 File:Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers women Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine USCHO.com/CBS College Sports 23–12–1 17–10–1 15–5–0 7–6–1 1–1–0 Laura Halldorson Brad Frost Andrea NicholsBobbi Ross Ridder Arena 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Offseason September 2007: Former Gopher women's hockey greats Erica Killewald and Nadine Muzerall (Class of 2001) were inducted into the University of Minnesota's M Club Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Killewald and Muzerall were two of 13 Gopher greats to be inducted at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet. The duo were the first women's hockey players to be inducted into the hall of fame and the youngest in the group of 13.https://gophersports.com/news/2007/6/13/Killewald_and_Muzerall_First_Ever_Gopher_Women_s_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame_Inductees Killewald and Muzerall First-Ever Gopher Women's Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees September 14, 2024 Regular season Standings MIN Schedule Source2006–07 Women's Hockey Schedule https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/schedule/2006-07 September 14, 2024 University of Minnesota Athletics en September 14, 2024. yes yes yes Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 Regular Season October 6 7:07 w yes Maine Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 5–2 844 1–0–0 October 7 7:10 l yes New Hampshire Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 5–6 OT 1,139 1–1–0 October 13 6:07 w Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 4–1 869 2–1–0 1–0–0 October 14 3:07 w Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 5–2 1,110 3–1–0 2–0–0 October 21 2:07 l yes 4 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI Chartier 1–3 910 3–2–0 2–1–0 October 22 2:07 w yes 4 Wisconsin 1 Kohl Center Madison, WI Chartier 3–3 OT 970 3–2–1 2–1–1 October 27 7:07 w yes 6 Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Chartier 4–1 361 4–2–1 3–1–1 October 28 7:07 l yes 6 Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Chartier 1–2 308 4–3–1 3–2–1 November 3 7:07 w Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 5–3 1,430 5–3–1 4–2–1 November 4 7:07 w Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 1–0 1,545 6–3–1 5–2–1 November 11 1:07 w yes 4 Niagara Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 4–3 710 7–3–1 5–2–1 November 12 1:07 w yes 4 Niagara Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 3–1 901 8–3–1 5–2–1 November 17 2:07 w yes 4 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Chartier 5–2 349 9–3–1 6–2–1 November 18 4:07 w 4 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 4–1 1,149 10–3–1 7–2–1 December 1 7:07 w yes 4 Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, MN Chartier 4–1 516 11–3–1 8–2–1 December 2 2:07 w yes 4 Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 3–2 428 12–3–1 9–2–1 December 9 2:07 w yes 4 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Chartier 8–1 754 13–3–1 10–2–1 December 10 2:07 w yes 4 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Hanlon 1–0 212 14–3–1 11–2–1 January 5 7:07 l 4 Wisconsin 2 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Chartier 1–4 2,273 14–4–1 11–3–1 January 6 4:07 l 4 Wisconsin 2 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 0–3 3,251 14–5–1 11–4–1 January 12 7:07 l Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 1–7 1,092 14–6–1 11–5–1 January 13 7:07 w Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 3–1 1,083 15–6–1 12–5–1 January 19 7:07 l yes 7 Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center Mankato, MN Hanlon 2–3 300 15–7–1 12–6–1 January 20 3:07 l yes 7 Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center Mankato, MN Hanlon 3–4 689 15–8–1 12–7–1 January 27 3:07 w 8 North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 4–0 1,224 16–8–1 13–7–1 January 28 3:07 w 8 North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 5–1 1,541 17–8–1 14–7–1 February 2 7:07 w 8 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 4–0 1,232 18–8–1 15–7–1 February 3 7:07 w yes 8 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Hanlon 6–4 641 19–8–1 16–7–1 February 9 7:07 l Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 0–2 1,075 19–9–1 16–8–1 February 10 3:07 w Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Hanlon 5–3 1,080 20–9–1 17–8–1 February 17 3:07 l yes 8 Minnesota Duluth 7 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, MN Hanlon 1–7 1,372 20–10–1 17–9–1 February 18 3:07 l yes 8 Minnesota Duluth 7 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, MN Hanlon 1–5 1,427 20–11–1 17–10–1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 WCHA Tournament February 23 7:07 w yes 9 Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 1 Hanlon 5–1 385 21–11–1 17–10–1 February 24 6:07 w yes 9 Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 2 Hanlon 4–1 – 22–11–1 17–10–1 March 3 4:07 w yes 9 Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Semifinal Hanlon 3–2 OT 1,343 23–11–1 17–10–1 March 4 1:07 l yes Wisconsin Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Championship Hanlon 1–3 1,157 23–12–1 17–10–1 News and notes Kelli Blankenship was in her freshman season and appeared in every game. For the season, she scored nine goals and six assists for 15 points (including three power-play goals and one game-winning goal). On October 7, she scored two goals in an overtime loss against New Hampshire. Against WCHA rival Ohio State, she notched two goals in the 4–1 win (played on October 27). The weekend of December 9 and 10, Blankenship had a stellar series against North Dakota. She earned a career-high three points in the 8–1 win on December 9, and then she scored the Gophers’ only goal in the 1–0 win the next day. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=610965 Kelli Blankenship Bio – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics February 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626060212/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=610965 June 26, 2010 dead Melanie Gagnon was in her sophomore season and missed two games to compete with the Canadian Under-22 Team in January. Her five goals and 22 assists for 27 points, ranked first among defensemen. She ranked sixth in WCHA in scoring among defensemen. During the Easton Shootout (played on October 6 and 7), she had three assists. Her first power-play goal of the season was scored on October 27 in a 4–1 win over Ohio State. In an 8–1 victory over North Dakota, she scored a goal and an assist (game played on December 1). • Posted five points against North Dakota and was later named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance (1/27-28) • Netted a career-best goal and two assists for three points in the 5–1 win against UND (1/28) •  http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261470 Melanie Gagnon Bio – Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics February 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090512234943/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261470 May 12, 2009 dead Gigi Marvin was in her sophomore season. She led the team in scoring with 38 points (she ranked second on the team in goals (18), while her 20 assists ranked third). On the power play, she led the team with 10 power-play goals and 11 assists for 21 points. In addition, she netted six game-winning goals. During the season, she had six and seven game scoring streaks this season. The six game streak was from Nov. 12 – Dec 10, while the seven game streak was from Jan. 13 – Feb. 3. She held a .600 percent on the faceoff circle with 345 wins and 230 losses, a team best. To start the season, Marvin had a power-play goal against Maine (played on October 6) and would get her first game-winning goal of the season in the 4–1 win against Ohio State (played on October 27). Marvin had five points in the North Dakota series (played on January 27 and 28). In the series against St. Cloud State on February 2 and 3, Marvin would accumulate another five points. On February 10, she netted the game-winning goal in the 5–3 win over Bemidji State http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261472 Gigi Marvin Bio – Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics February 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090512234946/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261472 May 12, 2009 Dagney Willey was in her sophomore season and played in all 34 games for the Gophers to earn second letter. She posted four goals and 10 assists for 14 points and tied for second on the team in plus/minus rating. On October 22, she scored a goal and had five shots in the 3–3 tie against Wisconsin. She scored the first power-play goal of her career in a 4–1 win over St. Cloud State on November 18. In the 5–1 win over North Dakota on January 28, she tied a career-high with two assists.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261473 – Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics February 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 April 14, 2009 dead Roster Source:https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/2006-07 University of Minnesota Athletics 2006–07 Women's Hockey Roster December 27, 2023 yes yes 2 Whitney Graft junior F 5 4 Minnesota Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata High School yes 3 Melanie Gagnon sophomore D 5 5 1986 6 11 Manitoba St. Adolphe, Manitoba St. Norbert Collegiate High School yes 4 Andrea Nichols senior F 5 2 Minnesota Mountain Iron, Minnesota Hibbing High School yes 6 Rachael Drazan Rachael Drazan junior D 5 6 1986 1 11 Minnesota Orono, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's yes 7 Kelli Blankenship freshman F 5 6 1987 6 23 Maryland Lusby, Maryland North American Hockey Academy yes 8 Bobbi Ross junior F 5 7 Saskatchewan Verwood, Saskatchewan Collège Mathieu yes 9 Jaimie Horton freshman F 5 7 1988 4 24 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School yes 10 Brittany Francis freshman F 5 7 1987 12 2 Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros yes 11 Lindsay Block sophomore F 5 5 Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota Chaska High School yes 13 Maggie Souba senior F/D 5 5 Minnesota Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School yes 14 Tiffany Johnson freshman F 5 6 Minnesota Plymouth, Minnesota Wayzata High School yes 15 Anya Miller junior D 5 8 Minnesota Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School yes 16 Jenelle Philipczyk junior F 5 5 Minnesota Woodbury, Minnesota Eagan High School yes 17 Becky Wacker senior F 5 4 Maine York, Maine York High School yes 19 Gigi Marvin Gigi Marvin sophomore F 5 8 1987 3 7 Minnesota Warroad, Minnesota Warroad High School yes 20 Alexandra Zebro freshman D 6 0 1988 6 16 Minnesota Oak Grove, Minnesota Faithful Family Academy yes 22 Erica McKenzie junior F 5 8 Minnesota Hastings, Minnesota Hastings High School yes 23 Dagney Willey sophomore D 5 5 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School yes 26 Michelle Maunu freshman D 5 6 1987 7 15 Minnesota Esko, Minnesota Esko High School yes 32 Brittany Krause freshman G 5 4 Minnesota Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing High School yes 33 Brittony Chartier sophomore G 6 0 Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Bishop Carroll High School, Calgary Oval X-TremeNational Women’s Under-22 Team Roster Named for Three-Game Series in Pierrefonds, QC Against USA https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2003-nr-077-en Hockey Canada February 28, 2024 August 17, 2003 yes 39 Kim Hanlon sophomore G 5 6 Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School Postseason February 23–24: Melanie Gagnon tallied three points against Bemidji State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. On March 3, Gagnon scored an unassisted goal in the WCHA semifinal game against Minnesota Duluth. Gigi Marvin scored a power-play, game-winning goal in the overtime period to advance the Gophers to the WCHA Championship game. Dagney Willey allied a power-play assist in the 3–2 WCHA semifinal win over Minnesota Duluth. International Kelli Blankenship competed at the USA Hockey Winter Training Camp. Melanie Gagnon, Canadian Under 22 Team Gigi Marvin played for the U.S. Select Team at the 2006 Four Nation’s Cup and was later named to Team USA’s 2007 National Team, where she earned a silver medal at the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships Awards and honors Kelli Blankenship, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 29) Kelli Blankenship, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 11) Melanie Gagnon, All-WCHA Third Team selection Melanie Gagnon, WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree Gigi Marvin, All-WCHA First Team honoree Gigi Marvin, WCHA Scholar Athlete Gigi Marvin, WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree Gigi Marvin, co-most valuable player, (along with Bobbi Ross) Gigi Marvin, WCHA All-Tournament Team Gigi Marvin, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (week of February 4) Dagney Willey, Ridder Award Dagney Willey, WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons Minn Minne Minne