2009–10 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

thumb | right | alt=An action photograph of women's ice hockey players on the ice during a game between Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin at the DECC arena | Saara Tuominen playing for Minnesota Duluth against the Wisconsin Badgers in January 2010Canadian Ice Hockey Competition March 2026 August 2023 2009–10 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 1 USCHO.com/CBS College Sports 2 Shannon Miller Laura Schuler Michelle McAteer Brant Nicklin NCAA Frozen Four National Champions 2008–09 2010–11 Offseason May 21: The school has announced that eight players have signed national letters of intent to attend UMD in the fall of 2009. The signees include forward Jessica Wong, goaltender Jennifer Harss, forward Andrea Lanzl, defenseman Mariia Posa and forward and Duluth native Gina Dodge. The five signees will join forward Audrey Belanger-Cournoyer, forward Vanessa Thibault and forward Katherine Wilson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) who all inked letters with the Bulldogs last November. June 24: Former Bulldogs hockey player and assistant coach Caroline Ouellette has been selected the Most Valuable Player for the 2008–09 Canadian Women's Hockey League season.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4424&page=news UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey 2009-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165032/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4424&page=news 2011-07-25 dead Ouellette led her team to a first-place finish with a league-record 25 wins. She led the league with 33 assists August 19: Shannon Miller, who has guided the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team to four NCAA national titles, has inked a contract-extension that will keep it that way through 2012–13 season.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/081909aaa.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes September 9: The WCHA announced that Minnesota Duluth defenseman Jaime Rasmussen and forwards Emmanuelle Blais and Laura Fridfinnson have been named as WCHA All-Stars. The three players are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009–10 U.S Women's National Team in St. Paul, Minn. on September 25.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/090909aah.html?SPSID%3D38864%26SPID%3D3323%26DB_OEM_ID%3D8400 wcha.com 2009-09-26December 2016 medicmedic Regular season October 5: The Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team was ranked No. 6 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women's Hockey Poll of the season. Minnesota Duluth accumulated 63 points.http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/5/WHOCK_1005094806.aspx Mercyhurst Athletics October 31: Number 1 ranked Mercyhurst College suffered its first loss of the season to the hands of fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs skated away to a 4–3 win and a split of the two-game series at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 7–1 on the season while the Bulldogs improve to 6–4 overall.http://www.hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/31/WHOCK_1031095235.aspx Mercyhurst Athletics December 9: Jennifer Harss was named the Co-WCHA Defensive Player of the Week.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4738&page=news UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey 2009-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165132/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4738&page=news 2011-07-25 dead She made her first appearance in the Kohl Center on Dec. 4 and made 40 saves on 42 shots on goal in a 3–1 loss to Wisconsin. Harss then made 33 saves on December 6 in UMD's 2–2 overtime tie with the host Badgers. January 13: Senior Saara Tuominen and freshman Mariia Posa were named to Team Finland's 2010 Olympic roster. Bulldog alum Heidi Pelttari has also been added to the team.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/011310aac.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes February 11: Former Bulldog Leah Wrazidlo has been selected as a referee for women's games at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a side note, she became the first woman to referee an international men's hockey game in 2005, as France met Italy on Nov. 12, 2005, in Turin, Italy.http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/160004/September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes February 25: Former Bulldogs player Caroline Ouellette (Team Canada assistant captain) and redshirt Bulldogs player Haley Irwin both won gold medals with Team Canada in women's hockey. Ouellette won her third gold medal and became the Bulldog with the most gold medals. Team USA forward Jenny Potter won the silver and became the most decorated Olympic medalist in Bulldogs hockey history. Current Bulldogs Saara Tuominen and Mariia Posa won bronze with Finland. In total, seven active or former Bulldogs won Olympic medals.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?page%3D122 BULLDOG 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC UPDATES AND RECAPS - Women's Hockey 2010-03-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100217143133/http://umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?page=122 2010-02-17 Alumnus Heidi Pelttari, and Maria Rooth also won bronze with Finland. The Swedish team included former Bulldog Erika Holst and four redshirted Bulldogs. The redshirted Bulldogs representing Sweden were Elin Holmlov, Pernilla Winberg, Jenni Asserholt and Kim Martin. Standings UMD Roster Number Name Position Height Class 3 Jocelyne LarocqueD 5–6 Junior11 Kacy AmbrozF 5–7 Sophomore13 Tara GrayD 5–10 Junior14 Libby GuzzoF 5–7 Junior19 Laura FridfinnsonF 5–8 Junior22 Sarah MurrayD 5–3 Senior23 Saara TuominenF 5–6 Senior24 Gina Dodge F 5-5 Freshman26Heidi PelttariD 5–5 Senior29 Justine FisherF 5–4 Sophomore31 Lana SteckG 5–6 Sophomore47 Emmanuelle BlaisF 5–4 Senior51 Pernilla WinbergF 5–5 Sophomore72 Elin HolmlovF 5–9 Senior84 Jenni AsserholtD 5–8 Sophomore87Jennifer HarssG 5-7 Freshman 88Jaime RasmussenD 5–8 Senior Schedule Date Location Opponent Score Record Oct. 2 Duluth, MN Robert Morris Win, 5–2http://www.rmucolonials.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59604&SPID=6531&DB_OEM_ID=13900&ATCLID=204806365 No. 4 Minnesota Duluth Downs Robert Morris, 5-2 - Robert Morris University Robert Morris University 1–0–0 Oct. 3 Duluth, MN Robert Morris Loss, 4–1 http://www.rmucolonials.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59604&SPID=6531&DB_OEM_ID=13900&ATCLID=204806733 Colonials Overpower No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, 4-1 - Robert Morris University Robert Morris University 1–1–0 Oct. 10 Duluth, MN St. Cloud State Win, 5–3 2–1–0 Oct. 11 Duluth, MN St. Cloud State Win, 2–0 3–1–0 Oct. 16 Minneapolis Minnesota Loss, 3–1 3–2–0 Oct. 17 Minneapolis Minnesota Loss, 3–0 3–3–0 Oct. 23 Duluth, MN North Dakota Win, 4–1 4–3–0 Oct. 24 Duluth, MN North Dakota Win, 3–1 5–3–0 Oct. 30 Erie, PA Mercyhurst Loss, 5–2 5–4–0 Oct. 31 Erie, PA MercyhurstWin, 4–3 6–4–0 Nov. 6 St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud State Loss, 5–1 6–5–0 Nov. 7 St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud State Win, 5–0 7–5–0 Nov. 13 Columbus, OH Ohio State Win, 3–2 (OT) 8–5–0 Nov. 14 Columbus, OH Ohio State Win, 5–3 9–5–0 Dec. 12 Duluth, MN Bemidji State Win, 4–1 Dec. 13 Duluth, MN Bemidji State Tie, 2–2 Dec. 12 Bemidji, MN Bemidji State Win, 5–2 Dec. 13 Bemidji, MN Bemidji State Win, 3–0 Player stats = Indicates team leader Skaters Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHGEmmanuelle Blais41 32 3365 1.5854 4010 122 Laura Fridfinnson 39 23 31 54 1.3846 44 5 4 1 Katherine Wilson 41 17 26 43 1.0488 48 6 3 0 Jessica Wong 41 15 16 31 0.7561 30 3 1 0 Jaime Rasmussen41 8 22 30 0.7317 54 3 4 0 Audrey Cournoyer 41 9 18 27 0.6585 14 1 3 1 Saara Tuominen 31 9 14 23 0.7419 10 2 1 0 Vanessa Thibault 41 7 8 15 0.3659 30 0 2 1 Jocelyne Larocque 19 3 10 13 0.6842 0 0 2 0 Tara Gray41 5 7 12 0.292756 0 2 0 Mariia Posa 31 2 6 8 0.2581 6 0 1 0 Kacy Ambroz41 2 5 7 0.1707 14 0 0 0 Sarah Murray41 2 4 6 0.1463 24 0 0 0 Gina Dodge41 4 1 5 0.1220 24 1 2 0 Kirsti Hakala 39 0 2 2 0.0513 16 0 0 0 Justine Fisher 22 0 1 1 0.0455 2 0 0 0 Jennifer Harss 39 0 1 1 0.0256 0 0 0 0Stephanie Lenz 38 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0 Libby Guzzo41 0 0 0 0.0000 6 0 0 0 Lana Steck 5 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0 http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/minnesota-duluth-bulldogs/womens-college-hockey/team,umd/season,20092010/gender,w/sort,PTS.html Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Women's Hockey 2009–2010 Statistics: Overall USCHO.com 5 August 2010 Goaltenders Player Games Wins Losses Ties Goals against Minutes GAA Shutouts Saves Save %Lana Steck5 2 0 0 1 145 0.4134 1 47 .979 Jennifer Harss 39 29 8 2 80 2387 2.0110 5 1138 .934 Postseason Senior Emmanuelle Blais had 12 points over the last five games of the season, and ended her NCAA career on a five-game scoring streak.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4999&page=news UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey 2011-05-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165552/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4999&page=news 2011-07-25 Date Location Opponent Score Notes Feb. 26 Heritage Center North Dakota 6–2 Emmanuelle Blais scores 4 goalshttp://www.collegehockeystats.net/boxes/wmndndk1.f26 Welcome to collegehockeystats.net collegehockeystats.net Feb. 27 Heritage Center North Dakota 3–1 Sweep series 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 NCAA 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. Minnesota Duluth (28–8–2) is seeded Number 2 and the Bulldogs will host the New Hampshire Wildcats (19–8–5) on Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 pm central standard time. 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. Minnesota Duluth won the Frozen Four for the first three years that the tournament was held (2001, 2002 and 2003). The Golden Gophers proceeded to win the next two Frozen Four tournaments (2004 and 2005).http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030810aaa.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Neither team has won since. March 13: The Bulldogs earned their fourth consecutive trip to the Frozen Four by defeating the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program by a score of 2–1.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id%3D4970%26page%3Dnews UMD Bulldogs - Women's Hockey 2011-06-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165518/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4970&page=news 2011-07-25 March 21: The Bulldogs defeated Cornell 3–2 in triple overtime to win its fifth NCAA national championship. Jessica Wong scored the game-winning goal. Saara Tuominen and Jaime Rasmussen were the only players to have had two points in the championship game. Awards and honors Emmanuelle Blais, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 26)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102809aab.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Emmanuelle Blais, Patty Kazmaier Award nomineehttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html wcha.com 2010-02-19August 2017 medicmedic Emmanuelle Blais, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Teamhttp://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx Cornell University cornellbigred.com Audrey Cournoyer, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 9)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/111109aaa.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Laura Fridfinnson, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee Jennifer Harss, 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 Jaime Rasmussen, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 26) Preseason honors WCHA Preseason Player of the year finalist: Saara Tuominen, Minnesota Duluthhttp://www.uwbadgers.com/mobile/mobile_story.aspx?sportid%3D138%26storyID%3D19111 uwbadgers.com 2009-09-28December 2016 medicmedic WCHA Preseason Rookie of the year finalist: Jennifer Harss, Minnesota Duluth Regular season honors Katherine Wilson, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 12)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/101409aac.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Jessica Wong, Minnesota Duluth, WCHA Rookie of the Week(Week of January 20)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012010aac.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All-WCHA Team Emmanuelle Blais, F, All-WCHA First Teamhttp://www.wcha.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wcha/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/wchaw-2010awards-030410June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Jaime Rasmussen, D, All-WCHA First Team Jennifer Harss, G, All-WCHA Third Team selection Postseason honors Emmanuelle Blais, Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player Emmanuelle Blais, Frozen Four Tournament Team Laura Fridfinnson, Frozen Four Tournament Team Jennifer Harss, WCHA Final Face-Off All-Tournament Team 2010 Jessica Wong, Frozen Four Tournament Team Postseason news Sports Illustrated listed Emmanuelle Blais as one of its "Faces In The Crowd" (in its April 19, 2010 issue). Part of the recognition is attributed to Blais earning the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player award on March 21. Blais is also a 2009–10 RBK First Team All-American. Her 1.59 points per game was the fifth highest total in the country. Her 32 goals led the NCAA, and she had a career high of 65 points.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5050&page=news Blais is no longer just a Face in the Crowd April 15, 2010 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs athletics 2 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020916/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5050&page=news 18 March 2012 March 22: The Mayor of Duluth Don Ness presented head coach Shannon Miller with a proclamation declaring Friday, March 26, 2010 as "Shannon Miller Day'".http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5000&page=news A celebration to honor the 2010 NCAA Champions will take place Friday March 22, 2010 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs athletics 2 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020933/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5000&page=news 18 March 2012 April 12: Emmanuelle Blais was a co-winner of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Female Senior Athlete Award. The award was shared by four winners: the others being Jheri Booker (basketball), Clare Dahmen (soccer) and Kristin Danielson (softball).http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5043&page=news Blais named Co-Winner of UMD's outstanding female senior athlete for 2009–10 April 12, 2010 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs athletics 2 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020944/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5043&page=news 18 March 2012 June 7: Jessica Wong was named Nova Scotia's Female Team Athlete of the Year by Sport Nova Scotia. Wong was given the Ricoh Sport Award. She scored a goal to win the 2010 NCAA championship in triple-overtime, and she scored two goals to earn an Under-22 Women's World Championship gold.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5122&page=news Wong named Nova Scotia's Female Athlete of the Year June 7, 2010 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs athletics 2 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825203953/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=5122&page=news 25 August 2010 dead References 2 External links Official site Minnesota-Duluth Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons Category:NCAA women's ice hockey championship seasons Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons