2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season


WCHA Regular Season WCHA Postseason NCAA Frozen Four, Champions

Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	1
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	1
Record
Overall	41–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Frost
Assistant coaches	Joel Johnson Nadine Muzerall
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Gophers hosted the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four and repeated as national champions.

Notably, the Gophers were the first ice hockey team in the history of today's NCAA Division I, of either sex, to complete an undefeated season.^[1] The last NCAA ice hockey team to complete an unbeaten season was the 1983–84 Bemidji State men's team, which then competed in Division II, a level that no longer holds a championship (the Beavers now compete in Division I hockey). The last team in the top level of NCAA ice hockey with an unbeaten season was the 1969–70 Cornell men's team, competing in the University Division, predecessor to today's Division I.

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Offseason

News and notes

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Hannah Brandt	Forward	United States	Winner of 2012 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
Brook Garzone	Forward	United States	Attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Amanda Leveille	Goaltender	Canada	Hails from Kingston, Ontario
Milica McMillen	Defense	United States	Attended the Breck School
Maryanne Menefee	Forward	United States	Attended Lansing Eastern High School
Lee Stecklein	Defense	United States	Attended Roseville Area High School

Regular season

Standings

#	Team v t e	WCHA Record								Overall
#	Team v t e	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	W	L	T	GF	GA
1	Minnesota	28	28	0	0	0	84	141	27	41	0	0	216	36
2	Wisconsin	28	17	9	2	2	55	70	46	23	10	2	103	53
2	North Dakota	28	18	9	1	0	55	96	64	26	12	1	144	88
4	Minnesota Duluth	28	13	13	2	1	42	72	71	14	16	4	81	85
4	Ohio State	28	12	13	3	3	42	75	80	19	15	3	107	96
6	Minnesota State	28	6	17	5	1	24	46	95	10	21	5	69	122
7	St. Cloud State	28	5	21	2	1	18	37	93	9	24	3	57	113
8	Bemidji State	28	5	22	1	0	16	40	101	6	26	2	49	127

Source: wcha.com

Roster

Source:^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Lee Stecklein	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	1994-04-23	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
3	Samantha Downey	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1991-02-19	Silver Bay, Minnesota	Proctor High School
4	Becky Kortum	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1991-05-07	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Hopkins High School
5	Rachel Ramsey	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1992-10-14	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
6	Katie Frischmann	Senior	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1991-01-06	Rochester, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7	Mira Jalosuo	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1989-02-03	Lieksa, Finland	Finland women's national ice hockey team
8	Amanda Kessel	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1991-08-28	Madison, Wisconsin	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
9	Sarah Davis	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1988-04-24	Paradise, Newfoundland	Warner Hockey School
10	Kelly Terry	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1992-06-06	Whitby, Ontario	Sinclair Secondary School
13	Milica McMillen	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1993-07-13	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Breck School
14	Maryanne Menefee	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1994-01-30	Lansing, Michigan	Lansing Eastern High School
15	Rachael Bona	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1992-10-25	Coon Rapids, Minnesota	Coon Rapids High School
16	Bethany Brausen	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1992-05-16	Little Canada, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
17	Jordyn Burns	Sophomore	D/F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1992-09-29	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
18	Brook Garzone	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1993-04-29	Sand Springs, Oklahoma	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
19	Megan Bozek	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1991-03-27	Buffalo Grove, Illinois	Chicago Mission
20	Meghan Lorence	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1992-06-25	Mounds View, Minnesota	Irondale High School
22	Hannah Brandt	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1993-11-27	Vadnais Heights, Minnesota	Hill-Murray School
27	Baylee Gillanders	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	1992-08-09	Kyle, Saskatchewan	Warner Hockey School
29	Amanda Leveille	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1994-06-10	Kingston, Ontario	Frontenac Secondary School
31	Shyler Sletta	Sophomore	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1993-05-22	Elko New Market, Minnesota	New Prague High School
41	Noora Räty	Senior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1989-05-29	Espoo, Finland	Finland women's national ice hockey team

Awards and honors

Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)^[3]
Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)^[4]
Amanda Kessel, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)
Amanda Kessel, Patty Kazmaier Award
Maryanne Menefee, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 10, 2012)^[5]
Noora Raty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)

Postseason awards

References

^ "Gophers get first perfect season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
^ "2012-13 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Minnesota's Kessel & Brandt, Minnesota State's Butters named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020.
^ "MSU's McCann, UND's Dagfinrud, UM's Räty & Brandt Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
^ "Minnesota State's Smith, Ohio State's Knapp, Minnesota's Menefee Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022.

NCAA Division I women's ice hockey champions

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)
Head coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA
Rivalries	Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Hannah Brandt (286 points, 170 assists) Nadine Muzerall (139 goals, 40 power play goals) Natalie Darwitz (2.48 points per game) Megan Bozek (146 points by a defense) Krissy Wendell (16 short handed goals) Kelley Stephens (242 penalty minutes) Noora Räty (114 wins, 43 shutouts) Amanda Leveille (1.18 goals against average)
National championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015 2016
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023
Olympians	Lyndsay Wall (2002, 2006) Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006) Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006, 2010) Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006) Kelly Stephens (2006) Gigi Marvin (2010, 2014, 2018) Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018) Megan Bozek (2014, 2022) Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018, 2022) Anne Schleper (2014) Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018, 2022) Hannah Brandt (2018, 2022) Dani Cameranesi (2018, 2022) Kelly Pannek (2018, 2022) Josefin Bouveng (2022) Nelli Laitinen (2022) Abbey Murphy (2022) Grace Zumwinkle (2022)
Patty Kazmaier winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013) Taylor Heise (2022)

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Located in: Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota

Academics

Colleges and schools	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools
Research centers and institutes	Institute for Advanced Study Charles Babbage Institute Institute on the Environment The Geometry Center GroupLens Research Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Immigration History Research Center Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Institute for Law and Politics Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Masonic Cancer Center Minnesota Population Center National Center for Engineering and Technology Education The Polar Geospatial Center University of Minnesota primate research Soudan Underground Laboratory University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute
Journals	Future Anterior Mechademia Management Information Systems Quarterly Minnesota Law Review Minnesota Journal of International Law Journal of Transport and Land Use Wíčazo Ša Review

Athletics

Teams	Golden Gophers Basketball men's women's Football Gymnastics Ice hockey men's women's Soccer Volleyball Wrestling
Venues	Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course 3M Arena at Mariucci Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field Huntington Bank Stadium Williams Arena
Culture	Goldy Gopher Ski-U-Mah Spirit Squads Minnesota Marching Band Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota
Other	Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Little Brown Jug Paul Bunyan's Axe/Slab of Bacon Floyd of Rosedale North Star College Cup

Campus

Buildings	Armory Bell Museum of Natural History Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Old Campus Historic District Eastcliff Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System (Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, James Ford Bell Library, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Walter Library) Moos Tower Masonic Cancer Center McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Weisman Art Museum
Transportation	Campus Shuttle Dinkytown Bikeway Bridge Gopher Way METRO Green Line (West Bank station, East Bank station, Stadium Village station) Transitway Washington Ave. Bridge
Other	Bohemian Flats Cedar-Riverside Dinkytown Grand Rounds Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Northrop Mall Stadium Village

Student life

History

Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

People

Founded: 1851
Students: 54,890
Endowment: 3.281 billion
Category
Commons

v t e Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey
Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies St. Thomas Tommies Wisconsin Badgers
Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) OSU Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) St. Thomas Ice Arena (St. Thomas) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)
Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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