1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceAWCHA
Record
Overall29–4–3
Home14–3–2
Road7–0–1
Neutral8–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Amber Hegland
Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

Regular season

Schedule

Source.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record Ref
Regular Season
October 30 7:10 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 11–1  1,067 1–0–0 [Recap 1]
November 5 7:05 Harvard* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–3  1,315 1–1–0 [Recap 2]
November 7 1:30 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,216 1–1–1 [Recap 3]
November 14 2:00 at Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Nicholas W 10–0  280 2–1–1 [Recap 4]
November 15 2:00 at Minnesota Duluth* Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Nicholas W 10–0  110 3–1–1 [Recap 5]
November 20 7:00 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 8–1  1,227 4–1–1 [Recap 6]
November 27 5:00 vs. Northeastern* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Killewald W 5–2  55 5–1–1 [Recap 7]
November 28 5:00 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Killewald W 3–1  115 6–1–1 [Recap 8]
November 29 11:30 vs. Queen's* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Nicholas W 10–0  85 7–1–1 [Recap 9]
December 3 7:00 Gustavus Adolphus* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 8–1  781 8–1–1 [Recap 10]
December 18 7:00 at Manitoba* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Killewald W 3–1  56 9–1–1 [Recap 11]
December 19 10:11 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Nicholas W 9–2  37 10–1–1 [Recap 12]
December 20 11:05 vs. Alberta* Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB Killewald W 8–2  42 11–1–1 [Recap 13]
January 9 7:00 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  1,356 12–1–1 [Recap 14]
January 15 5:00 vs. St. Lawrence* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–0  181 13–1–1 [Recap 15]
January 16 8:00 vs. Concordia* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 6–4  153 14–1–1 [Recap 16]
January 17 5:00 vs. Toronto* Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY Killewald W 5–1  138 15–1–1 [Recap 17]
January 22 7:03 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–0  745 16–1–1 [Recap 18]
January 23 7:00 Wilfrid Laurier* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 7–1  921 17–1–1 [Recap 19]
January 29 5:00 vs. Concordia* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald W 3–0  191 18–1–1 [Recap 20]
January 30 2:30 at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH Killewald T 0–0 OT 703 18–1–2 [Recap 21]
January 31 12:00 vs. Beatrice Aeros* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 0–9  170 18–2–2 [Recap 22]
February 5 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–1  916 19–2–2 [Recap 23]
February 6 7:05 Cornell* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–0  1445 20–2–2 [Recap 24]
February 7 3:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 4–0  903 21–2–2 [Recap 25]
February 13 7:05 Augsburg* Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  300 22–2–2 [Recap 26]
February 14 4:05 at Minnesota State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN Killewald W 10–1  196 23–2–2 [Recap 27]
February 20 2:36 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 1–0  1,125 24–2–2 [Recap 28]
February 21 1:05 Providence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–1  1,341 25–2–2 [Recap 29]
February 26 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 1–2  2,579 25–3–2 [Recap 30]
February 27 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald T 1–1 OT 1,359 25–3–3 [Recap 31]
March 7 1:05 St. Cloud State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 10–0  359 26–3–3 [Recap 32]
March 11 7:05 Minnesota State* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–0  415 27–3–3 [Recap 33]
March 22 7:00 Olympic Development Program* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–1  704 28–3–3 [Recap 34]
AWCHA Tournament
March 26 8:22 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Semifinals) Killewald L 2–3 OT 2,447 28–4–3 [Recap 35]
March 27 4:08 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Third-Place Game) Killewald W 3–2  2,507 29–4–3 [Recap 36]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
  • November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5–2 win over Northeastern, a 3–1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10–0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.[2]
  • During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).[3]

Roster

Source:[4]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Courtney Kennedy Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3 Shannon Kennedy Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1977-11-14 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4 Nadine Muzerall Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
5 Winny Brodt Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1978-02-18 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6 Angela Borek Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
7 Sarma Pone Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8 Kelly Olson Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9 Megan Milbert Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South Saint Paul, Minnesota South St. Paul Secondary
10 Kris Scholz Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1977-10-19 Hugo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
11 Tai Thorsheim Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
12 Matty Brekken Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1980-06-30 Devils Lake, North Dakota Devils Lake High School
13 Betsey Kukowski Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-02-23 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
14 Brittny Ralph Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-03-14 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Brooklyn Center High School
16 Jenny Schmidgall Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
18 Emily Buchholz Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
19 Amber Hegland Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Farmington, Minnesota Farmington High School
20 Lacey Franzmeier Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1979-05-20 Stacy, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
21 Laura Slominski Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
23 Tracy Donaghue Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
24 Tracy Engstrom Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
27 Ambria Thomas Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
35 Crystal Nicholas Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1980-07-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma Union High School
36 Erica Killewald Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors

  • Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
  • Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
  • Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)[2]
  • Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team[5]
  • Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American

References

  1. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Women Players of the Week". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.

Recaps

  1. ^ "Minnesota vs MSU, Mankato". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 30, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Harvard vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 5, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 7, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Minnesota vs Bemidji State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 14, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Minnesota vs Minnesota-Duluth". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 15, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 20, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. ^ "Northeastern vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 27, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Minnesota vs Princeton". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 28, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  9. ^ "Queen's vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 29, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "Gustavus Adolphus vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "Minnesota vs Manitoba". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 18, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  12. ^ "Minnesota vs Alberta". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 19, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Minnesota vs Alberta". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 20, 1998. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "St. Cloud State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 9, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "Minnesota vs St. Lawrence". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 15, 1999. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  16. ^ "Minnesota vs Concordia". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 16, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "Minnesota vs Toronto". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 17, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  18. ^ "Wilfrid Laurier vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 22, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  19. ^ "Wilfrid Laurier vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 23, 1999. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  20. ^ "Minnesota vs Concordia". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 29, 1999. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  21. ^ "Minnesota vs New Hampshire". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 30, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  22. ^ "Beatrice Aeros vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 31, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  23. ^ "Cornell vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 5, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  24. ^ "Cornell vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 6, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  25. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 7, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  26. ^ "Minnesota vs Augsburg". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 13, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  27. ^ "Minnesota vs MSU, Mankato". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 14, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  28. ^ "Providence vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 20, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  29. ^ "Providence vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 21, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  30. ^ "Brown vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 26, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  31. ^ "Brown vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 27, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  32. ^ "St. Cloud State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 7, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  33. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 11, 1999. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  34. ^ "Olympic Dev. Program vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 22, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  35. ^ "New Hampshire vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 26, 1999. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  36. ^ "Brown vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 27, 1999. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
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