2008–09 WCHA women's ice hockey season

American college ice hockey season August 2023 September 2026 The 2008-09 WCHA hockey season was the 10th season of WCHA women's play. Since its inception, WCHA teams have won the national championship every season. The defending NCAA champions were the WCHA's Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Season outlook Sept 23, 2008: The University of Minnesota Duluth, was the pre-season choice to repeat as Western Collegiate Hockey Association champions in 2008–09, according to league coaches. The Bulldogs received five first-place votes and a total of 47 points in the pre-season poll (league coaches could not vote for their own team). The Bulldogs edged the Minnesota Golden Gophers, which grabbed two first-place votes, and the Wisconsin Badgers, which had one 1st place vote.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/092308aab.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes UMD, Wisconsin and Minnesota were ranked first through third in the national USA Today/US Hockey Magazine preseason college hockey poll as well. For the second consecutive season, league-member coaches have picked Minnesota Golden Gophers senior forward Gigi Marvin as the pre-season most valuable player. Four other players: Wisconsin forwards Meghan Duggan and Erika Lawler plus Minnesota Duluth goaltender Kim Martin, a Patty Kazmaier finalist last year, and teammate Haley Irwin, the forward who led the league in scoring with 60 points last season - also received votes for preseason MVP. Forward Pernilla Winberg of the University of Minnesota Duluth was selected as the pre-season WCHA Rookie of the Year. Others receiving votes included Jocelyne Lamoureux, a forward from the University of Minnesota.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/092308aab.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Regular season Gigi Marvin tallied three points in the 4–3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth (October 10). She netted three goals in the series sweep over St. Cloud State to earn her first WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Honors. Her second conference honor was received when she scored four goals en route to a sweep over North Dakota (December 5–6). In a 5–2 win over North Dakota, she recorded her first career hat trick. The first series of the second half of the season was notable for Marvin. She had a career-high six points in one game while accumulating eight total points in the series sweep over Niagara (January 3–4). On January 9, she had three points in a 9–2 win over. She scored a goal and three assists in the 9–1 win over Minnesota State on January 30. In the series sweep over North Dakota from February 13–14, she had a goal and two assists in the series sweep over North Dakota. In the St. Cloud State Series, which was played from February 20–21, she added three goals and an assist. It was in the St. Cloud State Series that the Gophers clinched the WCHA regular season championship.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 2010-02-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090512234946/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=261472 2009-05-12 As a freshman in 2008–09, Jocelyne Lamoureux finished second on the team and fourth in the nation with 65 points (28 goals, 37 assists). The Gophers appeared in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. At season's end, she was earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors. In 2008–09, Monique Lamoureux was a freshman for the Gophers but was the team's third leading goal scorer, and a second team All-America selection.Sports Illustrated, House of Hockey by Garry Smith, February 1, 2010, p.54 By mid-February 2009, Monique was leading the nation with 64 points on 32 assists and 32 goals.http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV%3DAF_10%26id%3D254934%26DetailedNews%3Dyes USA Hockey 2010-02-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100104105243/http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_10&id=254934&DetailedNews=yes 2010-01-04 By season’ end, she ranked third in the NCAA and first among rookies with 75 points in 40 games (39 goals, 36 assists). She ranked second in the nation with five shorthanded goals and tied for third with eight game-winners. She participated in her first Frozen Four that season. In addition, she was the WCHA scoring champion, and WCHA Rookie of the Year. She was the only freshman to be named a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/monique-lamoureux https://web.archive.org/web/20100124090010/http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/monique-lamoureux dead January 24, 2010 USA Hockey Postseason Jessie Vetter was the WCHA Final Face-Off MVP as Wisconsin won the League championship and garnered the top seed going into the NCAA championships.http://www.insidehockey.com/columns/3261June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Awards and honors Patty Kazmaier Award, Jessie Vetter, Wisconsin WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Melanie Gagnon, Senior, Defenseman, Minnesota WCHA Rookie of the Year, Monique Lamoureux, Freshman, Forward, Minnesota WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Gigi Marvin, Senior, Forward, Minnesotahttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3685263 - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 2009-04-14 WCHA Coach of the Year (tie), Brad Frost, Head Coach, Minnesota and Mark Johnson, Head Coach, Wisconsin WCHA Scoring Champion, Monique Lamoureux, Freshman, Forward, Minnesota WCHA Goaltending Champion, Alyssa Grogan, Freshman, Goaltender, Minnesota http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3685263 - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics 2010-02-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 2009-04-14 All-WCHA Teams First Team Player Class Position School Hilary Knight Sophomore Forward Wisconsin Monique Lamoureux Freshman Forward Wisconsin Jocelyne Lamoureux Freshman Forward Wisconsin Melanie Gagnon Senior Defense Wisconsin Jocelyne Larocque Sophomore Defense Minnesota Duluth Jessie Vetter Senior Goaltender Wisconsin Second Team Player Class Position School Gigi Marvin Senior Forward Minnesota Erika Lawler Senior Forward Wisconsin Elin Holmlöv Junior Forward Minnesota Duluth Rachael Drazan Senior Defense Minnesota Anne Schleper Freshman Defense Minnesota Zuzana Tomcikova Freshman Goaltender Bemidji State Third Team Player Class Position School Meghan Duggan Junior Forward Wisconsin Haley Irwin Sophomore Forward Minnesota Duluth Brooke Ammerman Freshman Forward Wisconsin Alycia Matthews Senior Defense Wisconsin Jaime Rasmussen Freshman Defense Minnesota Duluth Kim Martin Junior Goaltender Minnesota Duluth All-Rookie Team Player Position School Brooke Ammerman Forward Wisconsin Monique Lamoureux Forward Minnesota Jocelyne Lamoureux Forward Minnesota Brittany Haverstock Defense Wisconsin Anne Schleper Defense Minnesota Zuzana Tomcikova Goaltender Wisconsin All-Academic Team Player Class School Kelli Blankenship Junior Minnesota Rachael Drazan Senior Minnesota Brittany Francis Junior Minnesota Melanie Gagnon Senior Minnesota Gigi Marvin Senior Minnesota Michelle Maunu Junior Minnesota Terra Rasmussen Sophomore Minnesota Dagney Willey Senior Minnesota Alexandra Zebro Junior Minnesota Team of the Decade Player Position School Nationality Sara Bauer Forward Wisconsin Tessa Bonhomme Defense Ohio State Ronda Curtin Defense Minnesota Natalie Darwitz Forward Minnesota Molly Engstrom Defense Wisconsin Caroline Ouellette Forward Minnesota Duluth Jenny Schmidgall-Potter Forward Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth Maria Rooth Forward Minnesota Duluth Jessie Vetter Goaltender Wisconsin Krissy Wendell Forward Minnesota http://www.wcha.com/about/wcha-about.htmlSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes See also National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship 2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey season 2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season References WCHA WCHA Category:WCHA women's ice hockey seasons