2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

March 2026 December 2015 File:Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers women Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA 1 USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 1 USCHO.com/CBS College Sports 1 36–2–2 25–1–2 19–0–1 14–2–1 3–0–0 Laura Halldorson Brad Frost Kelly StephensKrissy Wendell Ridder Arena WCHA Champions 2005 National Champions 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Gophers had an overall record of 36–2–2, and a 25–1–2 record in WCHA conference play. Both totals established the most wins in a season and in conference action since the start of the Gophers program in 1997–98. From the beginning of the season to the end, the Gophers were ranked No. 1. In addition, the Gophers were ranked in the top five in every statistical category, including winning percentage, power-play and offensive scoring.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263428 Laura Halldorson gophersports.com June 23, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 April 14, 2009 Regular season Standings MIN During the 2004–05 season, Krissy Wendell set an NCAA record (since tied) for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7.2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf NCAA After graduating from Minnesota, she had the career record for most shorthanded goals in a career with 16. Ironically, both marks were tied by Meghan Agosta. Krissy Wendell scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 WCHA championship game against Wisconsin. She followed that with a hat trick against ECAC champion Harvard. She was the NCAA runner-up in the scoring race to Gophers teammate Natalie Darwitz with 98 points. Schedule Source2004–05 Women's Hockey Schedule https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/schedule/2004-05 September 14, 2024 University of Minnesota Athletics en September 14, 2024. yes yes yes Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 Regular Season October 8 7:07 w yes North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Horak 8–0 2,823 1–0–0 1–0–0 October 9 7:05 w yes North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Reinen 7–1 1,325 2–0–0 2–0–0 October 15 7:05 w 1 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 7–0 1,193 3–0–0 3–0–0 October 16 7:05 w 1 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 7–1 1,002 4–0–0 4–0–0 October 22 2:05 w yes 1 Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, MN Horak 5–0 163 5–0–0 5–0–0 October 23 2:05 w yes 1 Bemidji State John S. Glas Fieldhouse Bemidji State, MN Reinen 5–2 158 6–0–0 6–0–0 October 29 7:05 w yes Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center Mankato, MN Horak 6–1 411 7–0–0 7–0–0 October 30 7:05 w yes Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center Mankato, MN Reinen 6–0 610 8–0–0 8–0–0 November 6 1:05 w Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 10–0 1,556 9–0–0 9–0–0 November 7 1:05 w Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 5–1 1,853 10–0–0 10–0–0 November 19 7:05 w Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 4–2 2,457 11–0–0 11–0–0 November 20 7:05 t Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 2–2 OT 2,480 11–0–1 11–0–1 November 26 1:00 w yes yes 1 Northeastern Bright Hockey Center Cambridge, MA Reinen 8–1 200 12–0–1 11–0–1 November 27 4:10 w yes yes 1 Harvard 4 Bright Hockey Center Cambridge, MA Horak 5–3 527 13–0–1 11–0–1 December 4 2:05 w yes 1 Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI Horak 2–0 1,338 14–0–1 12–0–1 December 5 2:05 t yes 1 Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI Horak 3–3 OT 1,186 14–0–2 12–0–2 December 11 2:00 l yes yes 1 Dartmouth 2 Thompson Arena Hanover, NH Horak 5–7 1,786 14–1–2 12–0–2 December 12 11:00 w yes yes 1 Dartmouth 2 Thompson Arena Hanover, NH Horak 4–3 OT 1,316 15–1–2 12–0–2 January 7 7:05 w Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Reinen 2–0 1,449 16–1–2 13–0–2 January 8 2:05 w Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 5–0 1,009 17–1–2 14–0–2 January 14 7:05 w yes Brown Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 8–2 1,264 18–1–2 14–0–2 January 15 7:05 w yes Brown Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Reinen 5–0 1,319 19–1–2 14–0–2 January 21 7:07 w yes 1 Ohio State 10 Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Horak 4–1 271 20–1–2 15–0–2 January 22 7:07 w yes 1 Ohio State 10 Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Reinen 4–2 275 21–1–2 16–0–2 January 29 2:05 w Wisconsin Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 4–1 2,461 22–1–2 17–0–2 January 30 2:05 w Wisconsin Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 2–1 2,013 23–1–2 18–0–2 February 4 7:07 w yes 1 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Horak 4–1 311 24–1–2 19–0–2 February 5 7:07 w yes 1 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Reinen 5–1 489 25–1–2 20–0–2 February 12 2:05 w North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Reinen 7–0 1,781 26–1–2 21–0–2 February 13 2:05 w North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Reinen 4–2 1,445 27–1–2 22–0–2 February 19 3:05 w Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Horak 5–0 2,194 28–1–2 23–0–2 February 20 3:00 w Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Reinen 3–0 2,148 29–1–2 24–0–2 February 26 7:07 l yes 1 Minnesota Duluth 2 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, MN Horak 4–2 3,001 29–2–2 24–1–2 February 27 3:07 w yes 1 Minnesota Duluth 2 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, MN Horak 1–0 1,854 30–2–2 25–1–2 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 WCHA Tournament March 3 7:34 w yes Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA First Round Reinen 6–3 1,011 31–2–2 25–1–2 March 5 7:30 w yes Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinals Horak 7–1 1,308 32–2–2 25–1–2 March 6 4:10 w yes Wisconsin Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Final Faceoff, Finals Horak 3–2 OT 1,513 33–2–2 25–1–2 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 NCAA Tournament March 18 7:05 w yes Providence Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN NCAA Tournament, First Round Horak 6–1 1,194 34–2–2 25–1–2 March 25 8:30 w yes yes Dartmouth Whittemore Center Durham, NH NCAA Frozen Four Horak 7–2 2,204 35–2–2 25–1–2 March 27 4:08 w yes yes 1 Harvard 2 Whittemore Center Durham, NH NCAA Championship Horak 4–3 2,056 36–2–2 25–1–2 Roster Source:https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/2003-04 University of Minnesota Athletics 2003–04 Women's Hockey Roster December 27, 2023 yes yes 1 Brenda Reinen senior G 5 6 Wisconsin Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Sun Prairie High School yes 2 Whitney Graft freshman F 5 4 Minnesota Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata High School yes 4 Andrea Nichols sophomore F 5 2 Minnesota Mountain Iron, Minnesota Hibbing High School yes 5 Chelsey Brodt Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal junior D 5 4 1983 12 7 Minnesota Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School yes 6 Liz Palkie freshman F 5 6 Minnesota Carlton, Minnesota Carlton High School yes 7 Krissy Wendell Krissy Wendell-Pohl junior F 5 6 1981 9 12 Minnesota Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Park Center Senior High School yes 8 Bobbi Ross freshman F 5 7 Saskatchewan Verwood, Saskatchewan Collège Mathieu yes 8 Noelle Sutton senior F 5 8 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School yes 10 Krista Johnson junior D 5 8 Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School yes 11 Ashley Albrecht junior D 5 4 Minnesota South Saint Paul, Minnesota South Saint Paul Secondary yes 12 Stacy Troumbly senior F/D 5 2 Minnesota Bovey, Minnesota Hibbing High School yes 13 Maggie Souba sophomore F/D 5 5 Minnesota Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School yes 15 Anya Miller freshman D 5 8 Minnesota Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School yes 16 Jenelle Philipczyk freshman F 5 5 Minnesota Woodbury, Minnesota Eagan High School yes 17 Becky Wacker sophomore F 5 4 Maine York, Maine York High School yes 18 Kelly Stephens Kelly Stephens-Tysland senior F 5 6 1983 6 4 Washington Shoreline, Washington Shorewood High School yes 21 Allie Sanchez junior D 5 6 Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Johnson High School yes 22 Erica McKenzie freshman F 5 8 Minnesota Hastings, Minnesota Hastings High School yes 25 Lyndsay Wall Lyndsay Wall sophomore D 5 8 1985 5 12 New York Churchville, New York Churchville-Chili High School yes 27 Jody Horak senior G 5 7 Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School yes 30 Natalie Lamme junior G 5 7 Minnesota Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing High School Player stats = Indicates team leader Skaters Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points P/G Points per game PIM Penalties minutes GWG Game-winning goals PPG Power-play goals SHG Short-handed goals Natalie Darwitz40 42 72 114 2.8500 0 9 9 5Krissy Wendell 40 43 61 104 2.6000 0 9 14 7Kelly Stephens 40 33 43 76 1.9000 0 5 16 2 Lyndsay Wall39 14 34 48 1.2308 0 0 12 0Bobbi Ross40 15 18 33 0.8250 0 2 10 2Erica McKenzie36 12 9 21 0.5833 0 2 3 0Andrea Nichols40 10 8 18 0.4500 0 2 3 2Chelsey Brodt40 4 13 17 0.4250 0 0 1 0Ashley Albrecht40 4 12 16 0.4000 0 2 1 0Becky Wacker36 5 7 12 0.3333 0 2 0 1 Allie Sanchez39 2 8 10 0.2564 0 1 0 0 Liz Palkie40 3 5 8 0.2000 0 0 0 0Noelle Sutton34 2 5 7 0.2059 0 0 0 0 Anya Miller39 2 5 7 0.1795 0 0 0 0 Jenelle Philipczyk40 2 4 6 0.1500 0 1 0 0Maggie Souba35 1 3 4 0.1143 0 1 0 0Krista Johnson31 1 2 3 0.0968 0 0 0 0Stacy Troumbly36 2 0 2 0.0556 0 0 1 0Whitney Graft31 0 1 1 0.0323 0 0 0 0Jody Horak28 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0Brenda Reinen12 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/stats/2004-05 2004–05 Women's Hockey Cumulative Statistics GopherSports.com University of Minnesota Athletics September 13, 2024 Goaltenders Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 Player GP Games played W Win L Loss T Ties GA Goals Against TOI Time on ice GAA Goals Against Average SO Shutouts SV Saves SV% Save percentage Jody Horak 28 24 2 2 41 1691:41 1.45 8 498 .924 Brenda Reinen 12 12 0 0 12 719:37 1.00 5 212 .946 Postseason The Gophers then went on to win their second straight WCHA Championship with a 3–2 overtime win over Wisconsin. In the NCAA playoffs, the Gophers defeated the Providence Friars by a 6–1 score. With the win, the Gophers advanced to its fourth-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearance. The Gophers defeated the Dartmouth Big Green by a 7–2 score in the semifinal game. In the first period, the Gophers scored five goals in the first period. On March 27, the Gophers defeated the Harvard Crimson by a 4–3 mark to win their consecutive national championship. Awards and honors Natalie Darwitz, Patty Kazmaier Award top three finalist Laura Halldorson, WCHA Coach of the Year (her third award) Krissy Wendell, Patty Kazmaier Award (Wendell became the first player from Minnesota, and the first from the WCHA to win the Patty Kazmaier Award) The Gophers had four players garner All-America honors, the most in a single season.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=263428 Laura Halldorson gophersports.com June 23, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090414092513/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400 April 14, 2009 References Minnesota Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons Category:NCAA women's ice hockey championship seasons Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons Minn Minne Minne