2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

March 2026 May 2025 December 2022 File:Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 4 USCHO.com/CBS College Sports 3 3–1–0 18–6–4 20–1–1 6–6–4 0–2–0 Brad Frost Tom Osiecki Jamie Wood Michelle Maunu Brittany FrancisTerra RasmussenEmily West Ridder Arena WCHA regular season champions NCAA Frozen Four Lost semifinals, 2–3 vs. Minnesota Duluth 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost in his third season and played their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis hosted the Frozen Four.https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/022609aab.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and attempted to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Offseason Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) and Katie Frischmann (Rochester, Minn.) will join the Golden Gopher program for the upcoming season. The two additions close out the Gopher freshman recruiting class for the 2009–2010 campaign, which also includes Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.), Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) and Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland). Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008–09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20–7–1 record.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3744328September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Katie Frischmann, is a 5–5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33–25–5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse. August 24: Three former Golden Gophers hockey players made the United States National Team roster. Natalie Darwitz, Rachael Drazan and Gigi Marvin will compete with Team USA as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In all, 23 players were named to the team, while 21 advance as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and a chance at a gold medal.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204779102September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes September 9: The WCHA announced that Golden Gophers goaltender Alyssa Grogan, defenseman Anne Schleper and forward Emily West have been named as WCHA All-Stars. The three Gophers are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009–10 U.S Women's National Team in St. Paul, Minn.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204790654September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Regular season October 5: The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team was ranked No. 2 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women's Hockey Poll of the season. Minnesota accumulated 139 points and six first-place nods.https://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/5/WHOCK_1005094806.aspx Lakers Ranked No. 1 in USCHO.com Women's Hockey Poll Mercyhurst University Athletics Tuesday, January 12: The Golden Gophers played an exhibition game against the United States women's Olympic hockey team at Ridder Arena. The US team beat the Gophers by a score of 8–5.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204868405September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Team USA outshot the Golden Gophers, 56–21. February 28: Incoming Gophers freshman, Bethany Brausen, a senior forward at Roseville Area High School, has won the 15th annual Ms. Hockey Award by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204897825September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Brausen became the third player from Roseville to be named Ms. Hockey/ The first was Winny Brodt, while the second was former Golden Gopher Ronda Curtin.http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/pages/landing?Rosevilles-Brausen-wins-Minnesota-Ms-Hoc=1&blockID=188427&feedID=3697 North Standings MIN Schedule Source2009–10 Women's Hockey Schedule https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/schedule/2009-10 September 29, 2024 University of Minnesota Athletics en September 29, 2024. yes yes yes Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 Regular Season October 2 6:07 w yes 3 Syracuse Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 4–3 921 1–0–0 October 4 2:07 w yes 3 Syracuse Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 4–1 1,049 2–0–0 October 9 7:07 w yes 2 Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Grogan 6–5 361 3–0–0 1–0–0 October 10 7:07 w yes 2 Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink Columbus, OH Räty 6–1 572 4–0–0 2–0–0 October 16 7:07 w 2 Minnesota Duluth 5 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 3–1 1,152 5–0–0 3–0–0 October 17 4:07 w 2 Minnesota Duluth 5 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 3–0 1,119 6–0–0 4–0–0 October 23 2:07 w yes 2 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Räty 4–0 259 7–0–0 5–0–0 October 24 4:07 w 2 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 7–0 1,176 8–0–0 6–0–0 October 30 2:07 l yes 2 Wisconsin 9 Kohl Center Madison, WI Räty 2–4 1,905 8–1–0 6–1–0 November 1 2:07 w yes 2 Wisconsin 9 Kohl Center Madison, WI Grogan 2–5 1,870 8–2–0 6–2–0 November 13 7:07 w yes Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center Mankato, MN Räty 4–1 265 9–2–0 7–2–0 November 14 3:07 t yes Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center Mankato, MN Räty 1–1 OT 384 9–2–1 7–2–1 November 20 6:07 w 2 Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 4–2 927 10–2–1 8–2–1 November 21 4:07 w 2 Bemidji State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 3–1 1,202 11–2–1 9–2–1 November 27 7:07 w yes 2 Clarkson 3 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 4–0 1,033 12–2–1 9–2–1 November 28 3:07 w yes 2 Clarkson 3 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 2–0 1,080 13–2–1 9–2–1 December 4 7:00 l yes yes 2 Harvard 9 Bright Hockey Center Cambridge, MA Räty 0–1 409 13–3–1 9–2–1 December 5 4:00 t yes yes 2 Harvard 9 Bright Hockey Center Cambridge, MA Räty 0–0 OT 703 13–3–2 9–2–1 December 12 2:07 w yes 2 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Räty 3–1 446 14–3–2 10–2–1 December 13 2:07 w yes 2 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Räty 5–0 374 15–3–2 11–2–1 January 8 6:07 w 2 Ohio State 10 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 5–2 951 16–3–2 12–2–1 January 9 4:07 w 2 Ohio State 10 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 6–0 1358 17–3–2 13–2–1 January 15 6:07 t yes 2 Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, MN Räty 1–1 SO 135 17–3–3 13–2–2 January 16 4:07 t yes 2 Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, MN Räty 1–1 SO 242 17–3–4 13–2–3 January 22 7:07 w 2 North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 3–0 982 18–3–4 14–2–3 January 23 4:07 w 2 North Dakota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Räty 2–0 1,594 19–3–4 15–2–3 January 29 7:07 w 2 Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 4–2 1,172 20–3–4 16–2–3 January 30 4:07 w 2 Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 4–1 1,361 21–3–4 17–2–3 February 5 7:07 l yes 1 Minnesota Duluth 5 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, MN Grogan 1–3 1,248 21–4–4 17–3–3 February 6 7:07 l yes 1 Minnesota Duluth 5 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Lura 0–3 1,322 21–5–4 17–4–3 February 12 7:07 t 2 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 2–2 SO 1,319 21–5–5 17–4–4 February 13 2:07 l yes 2 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, MN Lura 3–6 714 21–6–5 17–5–4 February 19 6:07 l 2 Wisconsin 8 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 3–4 OT 1,227 21–7–5 17–6–4 February 20 4:07 w 2 Wisconsin 8 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN Grogan 3–2 1,404 22–7–5 18–6–4 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 WCHA Tournament February 26 7:07 w yes 3 Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 1 Räty 8–5 924 23–7–5 18–6–4 February 27 4:07 w yes 3 Minnesota State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, First Round, Game 2 Räty 4–3 3OT 905 24–7–5 18–6–4 March 6 3:07 w yes 3 Ohio State Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, Semifinal Game Räty 5–4 2OT 1,252 25–7–5 18–6–4 March 7 12:07 l yes 3 Minnesota Duluth 2 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN WCHA Tournament, Championship Game Räty 2–3 824 25–8–5 18–6–4 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 12 NCAA Tournament March 13 4:07 w yes 3 Clarkson 6 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN NCAA Tournament, First Round Räty 3–2 OT 785 26–8–5 18–6–4 March 19 8:38 l yes 3 Minnesota Duluth 2 Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN NCAA Tournament, Frozen Four Räty 2–3 2,070 26–9–5 18–6–4 Roster Source:https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/2009-10 University of Minnesota Athletics 2009–10 Women's Hockey Roster December 28, 2023 yes yes 1 Jenny Lura junior G 5 8 1989 9 7 British Columbia North Vancouver, British Columbia Sentinel Secondary School yes 2 Kelly Seeler sophomore D 5 6 1990 5 18 Minnesota Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School yes 3 Samantha Downey freshman F 5 9 1991 2 19 Minnesota Silver Bay, Minnesota Proctor High School yes 4 Sarah Erickson sophomore F 5 6 1990 3 28 Minnesota Roseau, Minnesota Bemidji High School yes 5 Laura May junior F 5 8 1989 8 5 Minnesota Dellwood, Minnesota Mahtomedi High School yes 6 Katie Frischmann freshman F/D 5 5 1991 1 6 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota Thoroughbreds yes 7 Kelli Blankenship senior F 5 6 1987 6 23 Maryland Lusby, Maryland North American Hockey Academy yes 8 Mira Jalosuo Mira Jalosuo freshman D 6 0 1989 2 3 Finland Lieksa, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team yes 9 Jaimie Horton senior F 5 7 1988 4 24 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School yes 10 Brittany Francis senior F 5 7 1987 12 2 Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros yes 11 Becky Kortum freshman F 5 7 1991 5 7 Minnesota Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High School yes 14 Chelsey Jones senior F 5 8 1988 1 28 Minnesota Lake Elmo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School yes 17 Emily West junior F 5 5 1989 3 22 Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Pine Creek High School yes 18 Nikki Ludwigson sophomore F 5 7 1989 9 18 Minnesota Bloomington, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School yes 19 Megan Bozek Megan Bozek freshman D 5 9 1991 3 27 Illinois Buffalo Grove, Illinois Chicago Mission yes 20 Alexandra Zebro senior D 6 0 1988 6 16 Minnesota Oak Grove, Minnesota Faithful Family Academy yes 22 Anne Schleper Anne Schleper sophomore D 5 10 1990 1 30 Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota Cathedral High School yes 24 Jen Schoullis junior F 5 9 1989 3 7 Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania Shattuck-Saint Mary's yes 25 Terra Rasmussen junior F 5 7 1988 9 4 Minnesota Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids High School yes 26 Michelle Maunu senior D 5 6 1987 7 15 Minnesota Esko, Minnesota Esko High School yes 31 Alyssa Grogan sophomore G 5 6 1990 5 15 Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota Eagan High School yes 41 Noora Räty Noora Räty freshman G 5 5 1989 5 29 Finland Espoo, Finland Finland women's national ice hockey team Player stats Skaters Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHG Emily West 38 23 23 46 1.2105 62 10 4 3Sarah Erickson40 18 22 40 1.0000 32 2 5 0 Brittany Francis40 13 25 38 0.9500 26 1 7 0Anne Schleper40 12 20 32 0.8000 46 2 7 0 Laura May40 12 12 24 0.6000 16 3 3 1Megan Bozek40 6 18 24 0.6000 40 1 6 0 Chelsey Jones40 11 9 20 0.5000 24 3 2 1Kelli Blankenship 37 9 10 19 0.5135 32 0 1 0Terra Rasmussen 39 9 8 17 0.4359 26 3 1 0Becky Kortum40 4 10 14 0.3500 28 0 0 0 Kelly Seeler40 3 11 14 0.3500 86 0 2 0Alexandra Zebro 35 1 7 8 0.2286 26 0 0 0Samantha Downey40 4 2 6 0.1500 12 1 1 0Mira Jalosuo 36 1 5 6 0.1667 14 0 0 0Michelle Maunu40 0 4 4 0.1000 22 0 0 0Jaimie Horton40 1 2 3 0.0750 8 0 0 0Noora Raty26 0 3 3 0.1154 0 0 0 0Katie Frischmann40 2 0 2 0.0500 4 0 0 0Alyssa Grogan 13 0 1 1 0.0769 2 0 0 0Nikki Ludwigson40 0 1 1 0.0250 4 0 0 0Jenny Lura 3 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0 http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/minnesota-golden-gophers/womens-college-hockey/team,umn/season,20092010/gender,w/sort,PTS.html Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey 2009–2010 Statistics: Overall USCHO.com August 5, 2010 Goaltenders Player Games Wins Losses Ties Goals against Minutes GAA Shutouts Saves Save %Noora Räty26 18 4 4 36 1624 1.3303 7 663 .948Alyssa Grogan 13 8 3 1 29 738 2.3574 2 249 .896Jenny Lura 3 0 2 0 8 129 3.7291 0 37 .822 Postseason February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204897322September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes WCHA Playoffs Date Location Opponent Score Notes Feb 26 Ridder Arena MSU-Mankato 8–5 May and Kortum get 3 points eachhttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204896669September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Feb 27 Ridder Arena MSU-Mankato 4–3 (3 OT) Emily West gets the game winner WCHA Final Faceoff March 7: The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3–2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to win the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF playoff championship. It is the Bulldogs fifth WCHA playoff championship. This was their first postseason victory over the Golden Gophers since 2003. In addition, the Bulldogs lost three previous league playoff games against the Gophers at Ridder Arena.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030710aab.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Date Location Opponent Score Notes March 6 Ridder Arena Ohio State 5–4 (2 OT) Laura May scored the game-winning goal March 7 Ridder Arena Minnesota Duluth NCAA hockey tournament March 8: Two teams from the WCHA will compete for the 10th NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The University of Minnesota will be the host school for the 2010 Frozen Four, to be held March 19 and 21 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. WCHA Tournament champion University of Minnesota Duluth, and at-large selection Minnesota will be two of eight competing teams. The Golden Gophers (25–8–5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23–11–5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time. March 13: Emily West scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Golden Gophers defeated Clarkson and earned a trip to the Frozen Four. The final score was 3–2 in overtime.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204907854June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Awards and honors Kelli Blankenship, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participanthttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html ncaa.com March 16, 2010August 2017 medicmedic Chelsey Jones, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/100709aaa.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Sarah Erickson, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/101409aac.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Sarah Erickson, Minnesota, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of January 11) Noora Räty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102109aaa.html wcha.com October 21, 2009December 2016 medicmedic Noora Räty, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 26)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102809aab.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Noora Räty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7)http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204846594June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 25)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012710aaa.html wcha.com January 30, 2010December 2016 medicmedic Noora Räty, Patty Kazmaier Award nomineehttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html wcha.com February 19, 2010August 2017 medicmedic Noora Raty, WCHA Goaltending Champion Anne Schleper, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee Anne Schleper, WCHA Defensive Player of the Yearhttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204900997September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Emily West, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee All-WCHA Team Noora Raty, G, All-WCHA First Team Anne Schleper, D, All-WCHA First Team Emily West, F, All-WCHA First Team Noora Raty, WCHA All-Rookie Team All-America selections Noora Raty, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season#All-America honors Anne Schleper, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team Postseason April 26: Golden Goldy Award (an award gala held each year to celebrate the University's athletic achievements) Noora Raty earned a Golden Goldy Award as the University's Female Rookie of the Year Anne Schleper also earned a Golden Goldy Award. She was honored as the Female Breakthrough Athlete http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204937179 Raty and Schleper Earn Department Honors April 26, 2010 Minnesota Golden Gophers June 25, 2010September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes See also 2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey season 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons Minnesota Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons Minn Minne Minne