2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers; women's ice hockey season
WCHA Regular Season Champions; Frozen Four Champions; NCAA National Champions, Won Final 4–1 vs. Harvard Crimson March 22, 2015
Conference	1st WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	1
Record
Overall	34–3–4
Home	19–1–3
Road	14–1–1
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brad Frost
Assistant coaches	Nadine Muzerall; Joel Johnson; Andy Kent
Captain(s)	Rachael Bona; Rachel Ramsey
Alternate captain(s)	Meghan Lorence; Lee Stecklein
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The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his eighth season. The Golden Gophers advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fourth consecutive year and defeated Harvard 4–1 in the title game.

Offseason

August 5: Six members of the Gophers roster were invited to the 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. Among the Gophers attending will include Rachael Bona, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Milica McMillen, Cara Piazza and Lee Stecklein. The six are looking for spots on the US Under-22 team which shall take on Team Canada from August 21–24 in Calgary, Alberta.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Sydney Baldwin	Defense	United States	Played at Minnetonka High School^[3]
Kelly Pannek	Forward	United States	Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's^[4]
Cara Piazza	Forward	United States	Hails from Darien, Illinois^[5]
Nina Rodgers	Forward	United States	Played for Team USA U-18^[6]

News and notes

November 24: The Minnesota Golden Gophers and St. Cloud State Huskies faced off in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Women’s Face-Off Classic. Golden Gophers freshman Kelly Pannek registered her first NCAA career hat trick as Minnesota prevailed by a 5–0 tally. Goaltender Amanda Leveille earned the shutout in a 19-save effort.^[7]

Regular Season

Standings

2014–15 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Minnesota^†	28	22	2	4	2	72	116	36	41	34	3	4	184	48
#4 Wisconsin*	28	19	6	3	1	61	89	36	40	29	7	4	138	45
#8 North Dakota	28	16	9	3	2	53	67	43	37	22	12	3	97	59
Minnesota Duluth	28	14	10	4	2	48	68	56	37	20	12	5	98	70
#10 Bemidji State	28	13	14	1	1	41	58	57	39	21	17	1	86	70
Ohio State	28	12	13	3	1	40	60	61	36	17	16	3	82	76
St. Cloud State	28	5	22	1	1	17	28	98	37	8	28	1	45	127
Minnesota State	28	1	26	1	0	4	30	129	36	3	32	1	42	160
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

Source:^[8]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 3	7:07	Penn State*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Sidney Peters	W 8–0	2,155	1–0–0
October 4	7:07	#6 Boston University*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Amanda Leveille	W 5–2	1,962	2–0–0
October 10	6:07	at Minnesota Duluth	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Leveille	W 3–0	1,061	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 11	6:07	at Minnesota Duluth	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Leveille	T 3–3 ^OT	1,303	3–0–1 (1–0–1)
October 17	7:07	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Leveille	W 4–1	2,273	4–0–1 (2–0–1)
October 18	3:07	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Leveille	W 2–1 ^OT	2,273	5–0–1 (3–0–1)
October 24	7:07	#9 North Dakota	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 5–2	1,647	6–0–1 (4–0–1)
October 25	4:07	#9 North Dakota	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 5–0	2,494	7–0–1 (5–0–1)
October 31	7:07	Bemidji State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	T 2–2 ^OT	1,105	7–0–2 (5–0–2)
November 1	4:07	Bemidji State	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	L 0–1	2,198	7–1–2 (5–1–2)
November 14	5:07	at Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Leveille	W 4–2	328	8–1–2 (6–1–2)
November 15	1:07	at Ohio State	#2	The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Leveille	W 5–3	284	9–1–2 (7–1–2)
November 21	7:07	at Minnesota State	#2	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Leveille	W 5–1	230	10–1–2 (8–1–2)
November 22	4:07	Minnesota State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 4–0	2,499	11–1–2 (9–1–2)
November 24	7:00	vs. St. Cloud State*	#2	Braemar Ice Rink • Edina, MN (Women's Face-Off Classic)	Leveille	W 5–0	2,250	12–1–2
November 29	1:00	at Princeton*	#2	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Leveille	W 2–1	223	13–1–2
November 30	1:00	at Princeton*	#2	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Leveille	W 5–2	202	14–1–2
December 5	7:07	St. Cloud State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 12–0	1,521	15–1–2 (10–1–2)
December 6	4:07	St. Cloud State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 7–0	1,672	16–1–2 (11–1–2)
January 4, 2015	4:07	St. Lawrence*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 10–0	1,053	17–1–2
January 6	7:07	St. Lawrence*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 5–1	850	18–1–2
January 10	4:30	#3 Wisconsin	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 4–1	2,441	19–1–2 (12–1–2)
January 11	2:07	#3 Wisconsin	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	T 1–1 ^OT	2,728	19–1–3 (12–1–3)
January 16	7:07	Minnesota State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Peters	W 7–3	1,714	20–1–3 (13–1–3)
January 17	4:07	at Minnesota State	#2	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Leveille	W 7–1	207	21–1–3 (14–1–3)
January 23	3:07	at St. Cloud State	#2	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Shyler Sletta	W 4–0	355	22–1–3 (15–1–3)
January 24	3:07	at St. Cloud State	#2	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Leveille	W 7–1	455	23–1–3 (16–1–3)
January 30	7:07	Ohio State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	T 3–3 ^OT	2,340	23–1–4 (16–1–4)
January 31	2:07	Ohio State	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 3–1	2,032	24–1–4 (17–1–4)
February 6	7:07	at North Dakota	#2	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Leveille	L 0–3	4,818	24–2–4 (17–2–4)
February 7	4:07	at North Dakota	#2	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Leveille	W 3–1	1,879	25–2–4 (18–2–4)
February 13	7:07	#6 Minnesota Duluth	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 7–1	2,588	26–2–4 (19–2–4)
February 14	4:07	#6 Minnesota Duluth	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Leveille	W 2–0	2,730	27–2–4 (20–2–4)
February 20	2:07	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Leveille	W 3–2	393	28–2–4 (21–2–4)
February 21	2:07	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Peters	W 4–2	540	29–2–4 (22–2–4)
WCHA Tournament
February 27	7:07	Minnesota State*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Leveille	W 10–0	1,131	30–2–4
February 28	4:07	Minnesota State*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Leveille	W 5–1	1,406	31–2–4
March 7	2:00	vs. #10 Bemidji State*	#2	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Semifinal Game)	Leveille	L 0–1	1,059	31–3–4
NCAA Tournament
March 14	4:00	RIT*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinal Game)	Leveille	W 6–2	1,796	32–3–4
March 20	5:00	#3 Wisconsin*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game Frozen Four)	Leveille	W 3–1	3,400	33–3–4
March 22	3:00	#4 Harvard*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (National Championship Game)	Leveille	W 4–1	3,400	34–3–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:^[9]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Lee Stecklein (A)	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1994-04-23	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
3	Kate Flug	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-02-15	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
5	Rachel Ramsey (C)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1992-10-14	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
6	Kate Schipper	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1995-06-28	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Breck School
7	Rachael Bona (C)	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1992-10-25	Coon Rapids, Minnesota	Coon Rapids High School
9	Sydney Baldwin	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1996-01-15	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
10	Cara Piazza	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1995-10-09	Darien, Illinois	Downers Grove South High School
11	Kelsey Cline	Sophomore	D/F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1995-02-28	Bloomington, Minnesota	Bloomington Jefferson High School
12	Megan Wolfe	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-06-08	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
13	Milica McMillen	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1993-07-13	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Breck School
14	Maryanne Menefee	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1994-01-30	Lansing, Michigan	Lansing Eastern High School
15	Paige Haley	Sophomore	D/F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1995-07-21	Red Wing, Minnesota	Red Wing High School
18	Brook Garzone	Junior	D/F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1993-04-29	Sand Springs, Oklahoma	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
19	Kelly Pannek	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-12-29	Plymouth, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
20	Meghan Lorence (A)	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1992-06-25	Mounds View, Minnesota	Irondale High School
21	Dani Cameranesi	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1995-06-30	Plymouth, Minnesota	Blake School
22	Hannah Brandt	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1993-11-27	Vadnais Heights, Minnesota	Hill-Murray School
27	Nina Rodgers	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1996-04-08	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Hopkins High School
29	Amanda Leveille	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1994-06-10	Kingston, Ontario	Frontenac Secondary School
31	Shyler Sletta	Senior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1993-05-22	Elko New Market, Minnesota	New Prague High School
37	Sidney Peters	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1995-02-26	Geneva, Illinois	North American Hockey Academy

Awards and honors

Sydney Baldwin, 2015 WCHA All-Rookie Team
Rachael Bona, 2015 All-WCHA Third Team
Hannah Brandt, Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist
Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Player of the Year
Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Scoring Champion
Hannah Brandt, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
Hannah Brandt, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
Dani Cameranesi, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
Milica McMillen, 2015 All-WCHA Second Team
Kelly Pannek, 2015 WCHA All-Rookie Team
Rachel Ramsey, 2015 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
Rachel Ramsey, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
Lee Stecklein, 2015 All-WCHA First Team

WCHA Weekly Honors

Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014) ^[10]
Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 17, 2015)^[11]
Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 24, 2015)^[12]
Meghan Lorence, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 18, 2014) ^[13]
Kelly Pannek, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014) ^[10]

References

^ "Gophers Name 2014–15 Captains". University of Minnesota. September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ "Six Gophers Invited to USA Hockey Festival – University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site". gophersports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Sydney Baldwin". CBS Interactive. September 3, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Kelly Pannek". CBS Interactive. July 23, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Cara Piazza". CBS Interactive. August 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "Meet the Newcomers: Nina Rodgers". CBS Interactive. September 24, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "Pannek Leads Gophers Past SCSU, 5–0". CBS Interactive. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "2014–15 Schedule". University of Minnesota. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ "2014–15 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Minnesota's Cameranesi and Pannek, and Wisconsin's Desbiens named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 21–24, 2014" (PDF). WCHA. November 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016.
^ "Minnesota's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and BSU's Joyce Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Trio honored for games of Feb. 13–16, 2015". WCHA. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
^ "UMN's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and SCSU's Friend, and UMD's Healey named WCHA players of the week for games of Feb. 20–22, 2015" (PDF). WCHA. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2018.
^ "Minnesota's Lorence, Bemidji State's Mowat and Wisconsin's Pankowski named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 13–15, 2014" (PDF). WCHA. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2016.

[1] "Gophers Name 2014–15 Captains". University of Minnesota. September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[gophersports-2] "Six Gophers Invited to USA Hockey Festival – University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site". gophersports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

[3] "Meet the Newcomers: Sydney Baldwin". CBS Interactive. September 3, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[4] "Meet the Newcomers: Kelly Pannek". CBS Interactive. July 23, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[5] "Meet the Newcomers: Cara Piazza". CBS Interactive. August 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[6] "Meet the Newcomers: Nina Rodgers". CBS Interactive. September 24, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[7] "Pannek Leads Gophers Past SCSU, 5–0". CBS Interactive. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[8] "2014–15 Schedule". University of Minnesota. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

[9] "2014–15 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[wcha.com-10] "Minnesota's Cameranesi and Pannek, and Wisconsin's Desbiens named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 21–24, 2014" (PDF). WCHA. November 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016.

[11] "Minnesota's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and BSU's Joyce Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Trio honored for games of Feb. 13–16, 2015". WCHA. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.

[12] "UMN's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and SCSU's Friend, and UMD's Healey named WCHA players of the week for games of Feb. 20–22, 2015" (PDF). WCHA. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2018.

[13] "Minnesota's Lorence, Bemidji State's Mowat and Wisconsin's Pankowski named WCHA players of the week for games of Nov. 13–15, 2014" (PDF). WCHA. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2016.

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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)