2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

Defeated Minnesota Duluth 1–0 to advance to Frozen Four, Frozen Four Lost National Semifinal Game to Clarkson 3–4

Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	4th
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	4th
Record
Overall	26–8–5
Home	15–2–3
Road	10–5–2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Frost
Assistant coaches	Joel Johnson Bethany Brausen
Captain(s)	Lee Stecklein^[1]
Alternate captain(s)	Dani Cameranesi Kate Schipper
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The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his tenth season. The defending champions returned to the Frozen Four for the sixth consecutive year by upsetting Minnesota Duluth in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament, before losing to Clarkson in the Frozen Four.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lindsay Agnew^[2]	Forward	Canada	Played for Canada's U18 National Team
Serena D’Angelo^[3]	Goaltender	Canada	Competed in the PWHL
Kippin Keller^[4]	Forward	United States	Played for Minnetonka High School
Patti Marshall^[5]	Defense	United States	Skated with Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Katie Robinson^[6]	Defense	United States	Hails from Kasson, Minnesota
Alex Woken^[7]	Forward	United States	Skated with Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Regular Season

Standings

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	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Wisconsin*†	28	22	2	4	3	73	110	24	40	33	3	4	157	35
#4 Minnesota	28	19	4	5	3	65	88	46	39	26	8	5	124	69
#5 Minnesota Duluth	28	19	5	4	1	62	82	47	37	25	7	5	110	62
North Dakota	28	11	12	5	3	41	62	57	38	16	16	6	84	73
Ohio State	28	7	16	5	2	28	40	73	37	14	18	5	69	82
St. Cloud State	28	7	18	3	2	26	43	82	36	9	23	4	61	113
Bemidji State	28	7	18	3	1	25	49	80	35	12	20	3	67	90
Minnesota State	28	4	21	3	1	16	33	98	37	7	26	4	45	127
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

Source^[8]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
September 30	7:07	Lindenwood*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 3–0	1,282	1–0–0
October 1	2:07	Lindenwood*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 6–2	1,094	2–0–0
October 7	3:07	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Peters	W 3–1	584	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 8	3:07	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Peters	L 0–2	612	3–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 14	6:07	#4 Minnesota Duluth	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 4–3	1,861	4–1–0 (2–1–0)
October 15	4:07	#4 Minnesota Duluth	#3	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 3–2 ^OT	1,606	5–1–0 (3–1–0)
October 21	5:00	at Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Peters	W 3–2	576	6–1–0 (4–1–0)
October 22	2:00	at Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Peters	W 2–1	399	7–1–0 (5–1–0)
October 27	7:07	St. Cloud State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 5–2	1,286	8–1–0 (6–1–0)
October 28	7:07	St. Cloud State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 3–0	1,396	9–1–0 (7–1–0)
November 4	6:07	Minnesota State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 5–0	1,371	10–1–0 (8–1–0)
November 6	2:07	Minnesota State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 8–1	1,670	11–1–0 (9–1–0)
November 18	7:00	at #9 North Dakota	#2	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Peters	T 2–2 ^OT	2,360	11–1–1 (9–1–1)
November 19	4:00	at #9 North Dakota	#2	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Peters	T 2–2 ^OT	1,127	11–1–2 (9–1–2)
November 26	2:07	Bemidji State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 4–0	2,080	12–1–2 (10–1–2)
November 27	2:07	Bemidji State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 4–1	1,984	13–1–2 (11–1–2)
December 3	3:30	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Peters	W 2–0	2,273	14–1–2 (12–1–2)
December 4	2:00	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Peters	L 2–8	2,273	14–2–2 (12–2–2)
December 9	6:00	at Boston University*	#2	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Peters	W 5–1	623	15–2–2
December 10	2:00	at Boston University*	#2	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Peters	L 5–6 ^OT	353	15–3–2
January 8, 2017	3:00	vs. Minnesota State*	#2	Braemer Arena • Edina, MN (Women's Face-Off Classic)	Peters	W 5–3	1,308	16–3–2
January 13	3:07	at #4 Minnesota Duluth	#2	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Peters	L 2–3	1,710	16–4–2 (12–3–2)
January 14	3:07	at #4 Minnesota Duluth	#2	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Peters	L 3–5	2,024	16–5–2 (12–4–2)
January 20	7:07	Ohio State	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	May	W 2–1	2,374	17–5–2 (13–4–2)
January 21	2:07	Ohio State	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	May	T 1–1 ^OT	2,793	17–5–3 (13–4–3)
January 27	7:07	at St. Cloud State	#4	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Peters	W 2–1	217	18–5–3 (14–4–3)
January 28	3:07	at St. Cloud State	#4	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Peters	W 5–0	399	19–5–3 (15–4–3)
February 3	7:07	at Minnesota State	#4	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Peters	W 5–0	236	20–5–3 (16–4–3)
February 4	3:07	at Minnesota State	#4	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Peters	W 5–3	480	21–5–3 (17–4–3)
February 10	7:07	North Dakota	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 4–3	2,458	22–5–3 (18–4–3)
February 11	4:07	North Dakota	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 6–2	2,733	23–5–3 (19–4–3)
February 18	3:07	#1 Wisconsin	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	T 1–1 ^OT	3,498	23–5–4 (19–4–4)
February 18	3:03	#1 Wisconsin	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	T 0–0 ^OT	3,129	23–5–5 (19–4–5)
WCHA Tournament
February 24	6:07	Bemidji State*	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Peters	W 3–1	1,234	24–5–5
February 25	4:07	Bemidji State*	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Peters	L 1–2	1,483	24–6–5
February 26	4:07	Bemidji State*	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 3)	Peters	W 3–2	1,194	25–6–5
March 4	5:07	#2 Minnesota Duluth*	#5	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinals, Final Face-Off)	Peters	L 1–2 ^2OT	2,533	25–7–5
NCAA Tournament
March 11	2:30	at #3 Minnesota Duluth*	#5	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals)	Peters	W 1–0	1,549	26–7–5
March 17	8:00	vs. #2 Clarkson*	#5	Family Arena • St. Charles, MO (Semifinals Frozen Four)	Peters	L 3–4	2,762	26–8–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:^[9]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Lee Stecklein (C)	Senior (RS)	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1994-04-23	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
3	Anna Barlow	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1996-09-02	South St. Paul, Minnesota	South St. Paul Secondary
4	Tianna Gunderson	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1996-08-27	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau High School
5	Sophie Skarzynski	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1997-09-18	Lake Forest, Illinois	Loyola Academy
6	Kate Schipper (A)	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1995-06-28	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Breck School
7	Taylor Williamson	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1996-08-20	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School
8	Kippin Keller	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1997-12-16	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
9	Sydney Baldwin	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1996-01-15	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
10	Cara Piazza	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1995-10-09	Darien, Illinois	Downers Grove South High School
11	Kelsey Cline	Senior	D/F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1995-02-28	Bloomington, Minnesota	Bloomington Jefferson High School
12	Megan Wolfe	Senior	D/F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-06-08	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
14	Lindsay Agnew	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1998-03-09	Oakville, Ontario	King's Christian Collegiate
15	Paige Haley	Senior	D/F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1995-07-21	Red Wing, Minnesota	Red Wing High School
17	Sierra Smith	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1996-09-02	Stillwater, Minnesota	Stillwater Area High School
18	Katie Robinson	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1997-10-08	Kasson, Minnesota	Kasson-Mantorville High School
19	Kelly Pannek	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-12-29	Plymouth, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
20	Alex Woken	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1998-02-25	Fargo, North Dakota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
21	Dani Cameranesi (A)	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1995-06-30	Plymouth, Minnesota	Blake School
23	Caitlin Reilly	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1995-09-05	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
25	Nicole Schammel	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1996-04-09	Red Wing, Minnesota	Red Wing High School
26	Sarah Potomak	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1996-04-08	Aldergrove, British Columbia	George Eliot Secondary
27	Patti Marshall	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1998-05-11	Thief River Falls, MN	Shattuck-St. Mary's
30	Serena D'Angelo	Freshman	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1998-04-02	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Blyth Academy
31	Emma May	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1996-10-21	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
37	Sidney Peters	Junior (RS)	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1995-02-26	Geneva, Illinois	North American Hockey Academy

News and notes

January 8, 2017: The Golden Gophers competed in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Game against the MSU-Mankato Mavericks. The Golden Gophers prevailed by a 5–3 score.

Awards and honors

WCHA Weekly Honors

Lee Stecklein, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2017)^[10]
Kate Schipper, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 7, 2017)^[11]

Year End Awards

Kelly Pannek, Forward, Nations leading scorer (tied with Cayley Mercer, Clarkson), 19G, 43A, 62 Points
Kelly Pannek, Patty Kazmaier Award Top Ten Finalist^[12]
Sarah Potomak, Patty Kazmaier Award Top Ten Finalist^[13]
Kelly Pannek, Forward, All-WCHA First Team^[14]
Lee Stecklein, Defense, All-WCHA First Team^[15]
Sarah Potomak, Forward, All-WCHA Second Team^[16]
Dani Cameranesi, Forward, All-WCHA Third Team^[17]
Megan Wolfe, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team^[18]

All-America honors

Kelly Pannek, 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American ^[19]
Lee Stecklein, 2016–17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American

References

^ "Stecklein Begins Third Season as Captain". CBS Interactive. August 11, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Lindsay Agnew". CBS Interactive. June 16, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Serena D'Angelo". CBS Interactive. July 21, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Kippin Keller". CBS Interactive. June 23, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Patti Marshall". CBS Interactive. June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Katie Robinson". CBS Interactive. July 7, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Alex Woken". CBS Interactive. July 14, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "2016–17 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ "2016–17 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "UMD'S STALDER, UMN'S STECKLEIN AND UW'S MAUERMANN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of January 27 – 29, 2017". WCHA ice hockey. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
^ "UMN'S SCHIPPER, UMD'S ROONEY AND UW'S ROQUE NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of February 3 – 4, 2017". WCHA ice hockey. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
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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 2024–25
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) Kelly 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)