2007–08 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
| 2007–08 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| NCAA Frozen Four, Champions | |
| Conference | WCHA |
| Home ice | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 34–4–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Shannon Miller |
| Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons « 2006–07 2008–09 » | |
The Bulldogs were WCHA regular season, WCHA playoff champions, and NCAA Frozen Four champions.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
| Minnesota Duluth†* | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | – | 48 | 118 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 166 | 58 | |||
| Minnesota | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | – | 44 | 96 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 135 | 75 | |||
| Wisconsin | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | 43 | 94 | 36 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 142 | 58 | |||
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | – | 26 | 54 | 78 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 86 | 102 | |||
| Ohio State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | – | 25 | 81 | 94 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 115 | |||
| Minnesota State | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | – | 22 | 67 | 82 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 77 | 104 | |||
| North Dakota | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | – | 12 | 45 | 99 | 36 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 56 | 133 | |||
| Bemidji State | 28 | 1 | 25 | 2 | – | 4 | 24 | 94 | 36 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 38 | 115 | |||
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 21, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Player stats
[edit]| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GWG | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haley Irwin | 37 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Laura Fridfinnson | 39 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Saara Tuominen | 28 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Elin Holmlov | 36 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Iya Gavrilova | 26 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Emmanuelle Blais | 32 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Myriam Trepanier | 37 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Heidi Pelttari | 39 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jocelyne Larocque | 39 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sara O'Toole | 39 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Karine Demeule | 36 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jaime Rasmussen | 39 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tawni Mattila | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tara Gray | 39 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Murray | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Olson | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Martin | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Hawkins | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libby Guzzo | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johanna Ellison | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amie Meyer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]NCAA Frozen Four
[edit]- March 15: The Bulldogs overcome three, one-goal deficits and defeat the Mercyhurst Lakers by a 5–4 score in the NCAA Quarterfinals.[2]
- March 20: Kim Martin made 41 saves against New Hampshire as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA championship game. The Bulldogs won by a 3–2 score.[3]
- March 22: The Bulldogs defeat Wisconsin 4–0 in Duluth to win their fourth NCAA title. It is only the second shutout in championship game history.
- Sophomore netminder Kim Martin is named the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player after making 28 saves against the Badgers and 69 over the tournament.
- 2008 Frozen Four All-Tournament team: Sara O’Toole, Laura Fridfinnson, Myriam Trepanier, Heidi Pelttari, Kim Martin.[4]
Awards and honors
[edit]- December 5: Freshman forward Iya Gavrilova and sophomore Kim Martin takes home USCHO.com Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Gavrilova picks up USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week accolades.[5]
- February 26, 2008: Sophomore goaltender Kim Martin is named a 2008 Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist. She is the tenth Maroon and Gold player to be recognized as a top-10 finalist, and is the second netminder to land the honor.[6]
- March 12: Kim Martin, Top Three finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award (Martin became the fifth top-three finalist from UMD to gain the honor) [7]
- June 26: The Bulldogs make their fourth visit to the White House. The Bulldogs are honored in a Rose Garden ceremony with President George W. Bush.[8]
- Haley Irwin is named the WCHA Rookie of the Year, only the second Bulldog ever to collect the honor.
- Haley Irwin, All-WCHA First Team
- Haley Irwin, All-WCHA Rookie Team
- Kim Martin, All-WCHA First Team
- Saara Tuominen, All-WCHA Third Team
- Jocelyne Larocque, All-WCHA Third Team.
- Jocelyne Larocque, All-WCHA Rookie Team.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Women's Hockey 2007–2008 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2010.