1999–2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season


1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
AWCHA National Champions
ConferenceWCHA
Record
Overall32–6–1
Conference21–2–1
Home15–3–0
Road13–2–1
Neutral4–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Shannon Kennedy
Kris Scholz
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
« 1998–99 2000–01 »

In the 1999–2000 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team from the University of Minnesota won its first women’s national team title at the AWCHA National Championship. Nadine Muzerall scored the game-winning goal in the 4–2 national championship win over Brown Bears and earned all-tournament honors with three goals and an assist in two games. For the season, Muzerall owned totals of 49 goals, 28 assists and 77 points.

Muzerall’s 49 goals, 16 power-play goals and 1.29 goals-per-game were school records. In a 10–0 win over Bemidji State, she set school records with five goals and seven points, during a season which saw her go on a 20-game point streak.[1]

Regular season

Standings

1999–2000 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota Duluth†* 24 21 1 2 – 44 170 42 33 25 5 3 196 62
Minnesota 24 21 2 1 – 43 150 35 39 32 6 1 206 69
Wisconsin 24 15 8 1 – 31 88 83 35 19 14 2 119 134
Ohio State 24 6 15 3 – 15 45 74 37 8 26 3 59 126
St. Cloud State 24 6 15 3 – 15 39 120 35 13 19 3 83 154
Bemidji State 24 5 17 2 – 12 54 117 35 15 18 2 119 138
Minnesota State 24 3 19 2 – 8 46 119 35 8 25 2 89 165
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Updated July 14, 2024

Schedule

Source.[2]

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record Ref
Regular Season
October 15 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–1  1,180 1–0–0 (1–0–0) [Recap 1]
October 16 3:05 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN Nicholas W 10–1  179 2–0–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 2]
October 23 2:00 at Providence* Providence, RI Killewald W 3–1  250 3–0–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 3]
October 24 2:00 at Providence* Providence, RI Killewald L 0–1  250 3–1–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 4]
October 29 7:00 at Northeastern* Boston, MA Killewald W 3–1  213 4–1–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 5]
October 30 7:00 at Northeastern* Boston Killewald L 1–4  197 4–2–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 6]
November 5 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–0  1,128 5–2–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 7]
November 7 2:05 Harvard* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 3–8  1,261 5–3–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 8]
November 12 7:05 at Ohio State Columbus, OH Killewald W 3–0  249 6–3–0 (3–0–0) [Recap 9]
November 13 7:05 at Ohio State Columbus, OH Killewald W 7–1  303 7–3–0 (4–0–0) [Recap 10]
November 19 7:05 at Wisconsin Madison, WI Nicholas W 7–4  530 8–3–0 (5–0–0) [Recap 11]
November 20 7:05 at Wisconsin Madison, WI Nicholas W 5–0  732 9–3–0 (6–0–0) [Recap 12]
November 23 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 7–1  688 10–3–0 (7–0–0) [Recap 13]
December 3 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 4–5  1,620 10–4–0 (7–1–0) [Recap 14]
December 4 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 0–1  1,673 10–5–0 (7–2–0) [Recap 15]
December 11 2:10 Dartmouth* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–4  851 11–5–0 (7–2–0) [Recap 16]
December 12 1:05 Dartmouth* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–3  1,181 12–5–0 (7–2–0) [Recap 17]
January 10 7:08 at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN Killewald W 4–2  261 13–5–0 (8–2–0) [Recap 18]
January 11 7:05 at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN Killewald W 11–1  1,128 14–5–0 (9–2–0) [Recap 19]
January 14 2:05 at Minnesota State Mankato, MN Nicholas W 7–1  123 15–5–0 (10–2–0) [Recap 20]
January 15 2:05 at Minnesota State Mankato, MN Killewald W 10–0  252 16–5–0 (11–2–0) [Recap 21]
January 21 7:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 6–1  755 17–5–0 (12–2–0) [Recap 22]
January 22 7:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–0  1,007 18–5–0 (13–2–0) [Recap 23]
January 29 1:05 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–2  904 19–5–0 (13–2–0) [Recap 24]
January 30 1:05 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 5–4  1,128 20–5–0 (13–2–0) [Recap 25]
February 4 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–1  1,103 21–5–0 (14–2–0) [Recap 26]
February 5 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 6–0  1,021 22–5–0 (15–2–0) [Recap 27]
February 8 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 8–3  804 23–5–0 (16–2–0) [Recap 28]
February 11 7:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN Killewald W 4–3  952 24–5–0 (17–2–0) [Recap 29]
February 12 7:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN Killewald T 2–2  1,041 24–5–1 (17–2–1) [Recap 30]
February 18 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–0  923 25–5–1 (18–2–1) [Recap 31]
February 19 3:05 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN Nicholas W 5–2  314 26–5–1 (19–2–1) [Recap 32]
February 26 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 11–3  1,367 27–5–1 (20–2–1) [Recap 33]
February 27 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 4–2  1,687 28–5–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 34]
WCHA Tournament
March 2 12:00 vs. Minnesota State* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Quarterfinal) Nicholas W 10–0  652 29–5–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 35]
March 3 3:30 vs. Wisconsin* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Semifinal) Killewald W 5–0  746 30–5–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 36]
March 4 7:00 vs. Minnesota Duluth* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Championship) Killewald L 0–2  1,826 30–6–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 37]
AWCHA Tournament
March 24 8:00 vs. Minnesota Duluth* Boston, MA (AWCHA Semifinal) Killewald W 3–2  1,409 31–6–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 38]
March 25 7:00 vs. Brown* Boston, MA (AWCHA Championship) Killewald W 4–2  2,249 32–6–1 (21–2–1) [Recap 39]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source[3]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Courtney Kennedy Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3 Shannon Kennedy Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1977-11-14 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4 Nadine Muzerall Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
5 Winny Brodt Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1978-02-18 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6 Angela Borek Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
7 Sarma Pone Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8 Kelly Olson Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9 Megan Milbert Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South Saint Paul, Minnesota South St. Paul Secondary
10 Kris Scholz Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1977-10-19 Hugo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
16 Betsey Kukowski Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-02-23 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
18 Emily Buchholz Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
20 Lacey Franzmeier Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1979-05-20 Stacy, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
21 Laura Slominski Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
22 Gwen Anderson Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-09-08 North Saint Paul, Minnesota North Saint Paul High School
23 Tracy Donaghue Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
24 Tracy Engstrom Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
26 Alyson Sundberg Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1981-04-08 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
27 Ambria Thomas Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
29 Ronda Curtin Freshman 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1980-11-02 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
35 Crystal Nicholas Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1980-07-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma Union High School
36 Erica Killewald Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors

  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in goals (49)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play goals (16)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play points (27)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in game-winning goals (9)
  • Nadine Muzerall, First Team All-WCHA
  • Nadine Muzerall, Minnesota team most valuable player honors

References

  1. ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "1999–2000 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "1999–00 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

Recaps

  1. ^ "St. Cloud State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 15, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Minnesota vs St. Cloud State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 16, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Minnesota vs Providence". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 23, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Minnesota vs Providence". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 24, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Minnesota vs Northeastern". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 29, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Minnesota vs Northeastern". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. October 30, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Brown vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 5, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Harvard vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 7, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "Minnesota vs Ohio State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 12, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Minnesota vs Ohio State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 13, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  11. ^ "Minnesota vs Wisconsin". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 19, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "Minnesota vs Wisconsin". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 20, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. November 23, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  14. ^ "Minnesota-Duluth vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 3, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Minnesota-Duluth vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 4, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "Dartmouth vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 11, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "Dartmouth vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. December 12, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "Minnesota vs Bemidji State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 10, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "Minnesota vs Bemidji State". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 11, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Minnesota vs MSU, Mankato". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 14, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  21. ^ "Minnesota vs MSU, Mankato". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 15, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  22. ^ "Bemidji State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 21, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  23. ^ "Bemidji State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 22, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  24. ^ "New Hampshire vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 29, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  25. ^ "New Hampshire vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. January 30, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  26. ^ "Ohio State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 4, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  27. ^ "Ohio State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 5, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  28. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 8, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  29. ^ "Minnesota vs Minnesota-Duluth". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 11, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  30. ^ "Minnesota vs Minnesota-Duluth". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 12, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  31. ^ "St. Cloud State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 18, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  32. ^ "St. Cloud State vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 19, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  33. ^ "Wisconsin vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 26, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  34. ^ "Wisconsin vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 27, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  35. ^ "MSU, Mankato vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 2, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  36. ^ "Wisconsin vs Minnesota". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 3, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  37. ^ "Minnesota vs Minnesota-Duluth". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 4, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  38. ^ "Minnesota vs Minnesota-Duluth". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 24, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  39. ^ "Minnesota vs Brown". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 25, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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