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2001–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

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2001–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
Conference1 WCHA
Record
Overall28–4–6
Conference19–2–3
Home14–1–3
Road12–2–2
Neutral2–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Captain(s)Tracy Engstrom
Laura Slominski
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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In the 2001–02 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

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Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Notes
Brenda Reinen Goaltender  United States Played at Sun Prairie High School
Noelle Sutton Forward  United States Played at Maple Grove High School
Renee Curtin Forward  United States Played for Roseville Area High School
Stacy Troumbly Defense  United States Played for Hibbing High School
La Toya Clarke Forward  Canada Played for Dunbarton High School
Kelly Stephens Forward  United States Played for Shorewood High School
Kate Swenson Defense  United States Played for Maple Grove High School
Laura Cecko Forward  United States Played for Blaine High School
Jody Horak Forward  United States Played for Blaine High School
Kristy Oonincx Forward  Canada Played for College of Notre Dame
Stephanie Johnson Goaltender  United States Played for Minneapolis South High School

Regular Season

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Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†* 24 19 2 3 41 84 34 38 28 4 6 126 59
Minnesota Duluth 24 16 5 3 35 92 35 34 24 6 4 133 58
Wisconsin 24 17 6 1 35 76 36 35 22 11 2 110 51
Ohio State 24 9 12 3 21 53 59 37 18 15 4 90 91
Bemidji State 24 7 11 6 20 64 84 33 12 13 8 97 104
St. Cloud State 24 6 17 1 13 57 109 34 7 26 1 74 152
Minnesota State 24 1 22 1 3 26 95 32 4 26 2 38 110
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Updated July 20, 2024

Schedule

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Source.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 12 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, MN Johnson W 2–0  631 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 13 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Johnson W 4–1  617 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 20 2:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention CenterDuluth, MN Johnson L 0–7  850 2–1–0 (2–1–0)
October 21 2:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN Reinen T 1–1 OT 650 2–1–1 (2–1–1)
October 26 7:05 at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PA Reinen W 2–1 OT 195 3–1–1 (2–1–1)
October 27 7:05 at Niagara* Dwyer ArenaNiagara, NY Reinen L 1–2  679 3–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 2 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Reinen W 2–1  658 4–2–1 (3–1–1)
November 3 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 3–2  711 5–2–1 (4–1–1)
November 10 2:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Reinen W 2–2 OT 935 5–2–2 (4–1–2)
November 11 2:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 9–0  683 6–2–2 (5–1–2)
November 17 2:00 at Brown* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, RI Horak W 3–2  222 7–2–2 (5–1–2)
November 18 2:00 at Harvard* Bright Hockey CenterCambridge, MA Reinen W 3–2  175 8–2–2 (5–1–2)
November 24 2:05 Dartmouth* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 3–2 OT 803 9–2–2 (5–1–2)
November 25 1:05 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak T 3–3 OT 676 9–2–3 (5–1–2)
November 30 7:05 at Wisconsin Middleton, WI Horak W 4–1  313 10–2–3 (6–1–2)
December 1 7:05 at Wisconsin Middleton, WI Johnson W 4–3 OT 379 11–2–3 (7–1–2)
December 14 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 7–2  912 12–2–3 (8–1–2)
January 5 3:07 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MN Reinen W 5–1  119 13–2–3 (9–1–2)
January 7 7:05 St. Lawrence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 3–2  567 14–2–3 (9–1–2)
January 8 7:05 St. Lawrence* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak T 3–3 OT 632 14–2–4 (9–1–2)
January 12 2:04 at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, MN Reinen T 2–2 OT 186 14–2–5 (9–1–3)
January 13 2:02 at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN Horak W 3–2 OT 186 15–2–5 (10–1–3)
January 18 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Reinen W 1–0  1,751 16–2–5 (11–1–3)
January 19 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 3–1  2,255 17–2–5 (12–1–3)
January 26 2:05 University of Findlay* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Reinen W 7–1  735 18–2–5 (12–1–3)
January 27 2005 University of Findlay* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 4–0  731 19–2–5 (12–1–3)
February 1 7:05 at Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic CenterMankato, MN Horak W 3–0  127 20–2–5 (13–1–3)
February 2 7:05 at Minnesota State Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN Reinen W 6–1  147 21–2–5 (14–1–3)
February 8 7:05 at Ohio State Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH Horak W 5–0  255 22–2–5 (15–1–3)
February 9 7:05 at Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Reinen W 2–1 OT 347 23–2–5 (16–1–3)
February 16 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak L 0–2  1,346 23–3–5 (16–2–3)
February 17 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Reinen W 3–2 OT 1,529 24–3–5 (17–2–3)
March 1 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Horak W 4–1  1,327 25–3–5 (18–2–3)
March 2 8:08 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud State, MN Reinen W 9–1  247 26–3–5 (19–2–3)
WCHA Tournament
March 8 7:05 vs. Ohio State* Fogerty ArenaBlaine, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinal Game) Horak W 4–1  27–3–5 (19–2–3)
March 9 7:20 vs. * Fogerty Arena • Blaine, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Championship Game) Reinen W 3–2  28–3–5 (19–2–3)
NCAA Tournament
March 22 8:35 vs. Brown* Whittemore CenterDurham, NH (NCAA Frozen Four) Horak L 1–2  2,051 28–4–5 (19–2–3)
March 24 12:30 vs. Niagara* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (NCAA Consolation Game) Reinen T 2–1  28–4–6 (19–2–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Wisconsin Brenda Reinen Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1983-00-00 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Sun Prairie High School
3 Minnesota Jerilyn Glenn Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1981-00-00 Ham Lake, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
6 Minnesota Sarma Pone Senior F/D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8 Minnesota Noelle Sutton Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1982-00-00 Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School
9 Minnesota Ronda Curtin Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1980-11-02 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
11 Minnesota Renee Curtin Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1983-01-06 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
12 Minnesota Stacy Troumbly Freshman D 5' 2" (1.57 m) 1983-00-00 Bovey, Minnesota Hibbing High School
14 Ontario La Toya Clarke Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1981-06-11 Pickering, Ontario Dunbarton High School
15 Alberta Kelsey Bills Sophomore F/D 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1982-00-00 Carstairs, Alberta Hugh Sutherland High School
16 Ontario Tracy Palinsky Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1981-00-00 Port Elgin, Ontario Notre Dame Secondary
17 Wisconsin Cecilia Retelle Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1982-06-16 Madison, Wisconsin Culver Academy
18 Washington (state) Kelly Stephens Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1983-06-04 Shoreline, Washington Shorewood High School
19 Manitoba Melissa Coulombe Sophomore D 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1982-00-00 St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba St. Pierre Collegiate
21 Minnesota Laura Slominski Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
22 Minnesota Gwen Anderson Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-09-08 North St. Paul, Minnesota North St. Paul High School
23 Minnesota Rachel Allen Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Rosemount, Minnesota Rosemount High School
24 Minnesota Tracy Engstrom Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
25 Minnesota Kate Swenson Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1983-07-01 Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School
26 Minnesota Laura Cecko Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1983-06-28 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Blaine High School
27 Minnesota Jody Horak Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1982-00-00 Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
29 Saskatchewan Kristy Oonincx Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1983-09-09 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan College of Notre Dame
35 Minnesota Stephanie Johnson Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1982-06-23 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Minneapolis South High School

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2001–02 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "2001–02 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.