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2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceRidder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com3
USA Hockey3
Record
Overall10–3–1
Conference6–3–1
Home3–2–0
Road7–1–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrad Frost (18th season)[1]
Assistant coachesGreg May[1]
Jessica Scott[1]
Mitch Baker[1]
Captain(s)Peyton Hemp
Abbey Murphy
Ella Huber
Nelli Laitinen[2]
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represent the University of Minnesota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

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Departing players

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Players who left the Gophers after last season
Player Position Class Destination
Taylor Stewart Defender Graduated
Madeline Wethington Defender Graduated Ottawa Charge
Josie Hemp Defender Sophomore Vermont
Sadie Lindsay Forward Senior St. Thomas
Emily Zumwinkle Defender Senior Ohio State
Isa Goettl Forward Sophomore Bemidji State
Josie Dunne Forward Graduate
Tristana Tatur Forward Senior Mercyhurst
Solveig Neunzert Defender Graduated
Lucy Morgan Goaltender Graduated

Players drafted

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Professional Women's Hockey League[3]
Round Player Position Team
7 Madeline Wethington D Ottawa Charge

Recruiting

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Players who joined the Gophers since last season
Player Position Nationality Notes
Krista Parkkonen Defender  Finland Transfer from Vermont[4]
Natálie Mlýnková Forward  Czech Republic Transfer from Vermont[4]
Chloe Primerano Defender  Canada RINK Kelowna[5]
Gracie Graham Defender  Canada RINK Kelowna[5]
Kendra Distad Forward  United States Minnetonka High School[5]
Ayla Puppe Forward  United States Northfield High School[5]
Hannah Clark Goaltender  Canada Etobicoke Dolphins[5]
Carly Humphrey Defender  United States [5]
Kate Kosobud Defender  United States [5]
Sydney Morrow Defender  United States Transfer from Colgate[6]

Regular season

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Standings

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2024–25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 27 47 12 14 13 1 0 81 14
#2 Ohio State 12 7 3 2 1 0 1 23 39 23 17 12 3 2 70 32
#3 Minnesota 10 6 3 1 1 0 0 18 31 23 14 10 3 1 44 28
#4 Minnesota Duluth 10 5 4 1 0 0 1 17 25 27 12 6 5 1 30 32
#8 St. Cloud State 10 4 4 2 0 0 1 15 15 26 14 8 4 2 29 29
St. Thomas 10 2 7 1 0 1 1 9 14 28 14 5 8 1 33 37
Bemidji State 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 6 12 34 14 3 10 1 24 46
Minnesota State 8 1 6 1 0 1 0 5 19 29 10 3 6 1 27 30
Championship: March 8, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 10, 2024

Schedule

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Sources[7][8]

As of November 23, 2024.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
WCHA Tournament
September 27 5:00 at #9 Connecticut* #3 Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Vetter W 4–1  679 1–0–0
September 28 2:00 at #9 Connecticut* #3 Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, CT Vetter W 3–2 OT 476 2–0–0
October 4 6:00 Boston University* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Vetter W 1–0  1,031 3–0–0
October 6 1:00 Boston University* #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Clark W 5–2  807 4–0–0
October 11 5:00 at #4 Ohio State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Vetter L 3–4  642 4–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 12 2:00 at #4 Ohio State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Clark T 1–1 SOL 763 4–1–1 (0–1–1)
October 18 6:00 #1 Wisconsin #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Vetter L 0–5  3,139 4–2–1 (0–2–1)
October 19 3:00 #1 Wisconsin #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Clark L 3–4  3,224 4–3–1 (0–3–1)
October 25 TBA Minnesota State #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Clark W 8–2  1,163 5–3–1 (1–3–1)
October 26 2:00 at Minnesota State #4 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN Vetter W 3–2 OT 427 6–3–1 (2–3–1)
November 1 3:00 at Bemidji State #3 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Clark W 2–1  286 7–3–1 (3–3–1)
November 2 2:00 at Bemidji State #3 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Clark W 4–1  305 8–3–1 (4–3–1)
November 15 6:00 at #4 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Clark W 4–1  1,287 9–3–1 (5–3–1)
November 16 3:00 at #4 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Clark W 3–2  1,578 10–3–1 (6–3–1)
November 22 6:00 #10 St. Cloud State #3 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Clark W 5–2  3,165 11–3–1 (7–3–1)
November 23 3:00 at #10 St. Cloud State #3 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Clark L 1–3  x 11–4–1 (7–4–1)
December 6 7:00 at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
December 7 6:00 at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 1 5:00 vs. Bemidji State* Lakeville Hasse Arena • Lakeville, MN (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic) tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 3 4:30 Penn State / Brown* Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 4 4:30 Penn State / Brown* Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 10 6:00 St. Thomas Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 11 2:00 St. Thomas Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 17 6:00 Minnesota State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 18 2:00 at Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 24 12:00 Bemidji State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 25 11:30 Bemidji State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
January 31 6:00 Ohio State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 1 2:00 Ohio State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 7 TBA at Wisconsin LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 8 TBA at Wisconsin LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 14 6:00 St. Cloud State Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 15 3:00 at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 21 6:00 Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
February 22 2:00 Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN tbd  –  x –– (––)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

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Source:[9]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
4 Minnesota Audrey Wethington Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2002-04-01 Edina, Minnesota Blake School
5 Minnesota Kate Kosobud Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2006-06-12 Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
6 Minnesota Ayla Puppe Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2006-05-29 Northfield, Minnesota Northfield High School
7 Finland Nelli Laitinen (C) Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2002-04-29 Lohja, Finland Kiekko-Espoo
8 British Columbia Chloe Primerano Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2007-01-02 Kelowna, British Columbia RINK-Kelowna
9 Minnesota Ava Lindsay Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2005-02-20 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
11 Sweden Josefin Bouveng Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2001-05-15 Vassunda, Sweden Brynäs IF
13 Hungary Emma Kreisz Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2003-09-02 Budapest, Hungary Stanstead College
14 Minnesota Maggie Nicholson Graduate D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2002-03-21 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
15 Minnesota Peyton Hemp (C) Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 2003-05-15 Andover, Minnesota Andover High School
16 Minnesota Allie Franco Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2004-01-27 Oakdale, Minnesota Hill-Murray School
17 Minnesota Kendra Distad Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2006-02-25 Burnsville, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
18 Illinois Abbey Murphy (C) Senior (RS) F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 2002-04-14 Evergreen Park, Illinois Chicago Mission
20 Minnesota Emma Conner Junior (RS) F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2002-10-01 Edina, Minnesota Edina High School
21 Minnesota Lauren O'Hara Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 2005-03-02 Blaine, Minnesota Centennial High School
22 Minnesota Elly Klepinger Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2005-02-08 Corcoran, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
24 Minnesota Carly Humphrey Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2006-03-03 Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
26 Illinois Ella Huber (C) Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2002-12-18 Northfield, Illinois Chicago Mission
29 Minnesota Madison Kaiser Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2004-07-10 Ham Lake, Minnesota Holy Family Catholic High School
31 Minnesota Skylar Vetter Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2003-05-14 Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North High School
32 Connecticut Sydney Morrow Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2004-04-12 Darien, Connecticut Shattuck-Saint Mary's
35 Minnesota Sophia Johnson Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2004-04-16 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka High School
47 British Columbia Gracie Graham Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 2006-01-09 Kelowna, British Columbia RINK-Kelowna
56 Ontario Hannah Clark Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2006-05-12 Oshawa, Ontario Etobicoke Dolphins
64 Finland Krista Parkkonen Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2002-06-25 Lappeenranta, Finland Vermont (Hockey East)
96 Czech Republic Natálie Mlýnková Graduate F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 2001-05-24 Zlín, Czech Republic Vermont (Hockey East)

Awards and honors

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Rankings

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Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (Final)
USCHO 3 2 2 3 4 3 3
USA Hockey 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Women's Hockey (September 20, 2024). "Gophers Name Women's Hockey Captains for 2024-25 Season". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Kuehl, Tyler (June 10, 2024). "A full list of every pick from the 2024 PWHL Draft". DailyFaceoff.com. The Nation Network Ltd. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Gophers Add Pair of Transfers to Bolster 2024–25 Roster". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Kennedy, Ian (July 2, 2024). "Recruiting Class: Minnesota Loads Up, Primerano Joins Early". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 13, 2024. Minnesota's recruiting class for the 2025–2026 NCAA women's hockey season is one of the best to enter the collegiate levels in years, including phenom Chloe Primerano and several members of Canada and USA's U-18 national teams.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Ian (July 20, 2024). "Minnesota Continues To Load Up Adding Transfer Sydney Morrow". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 21, 2024. Sydney Morrow, the top scoring defender in NCAA hockey has transferred to join the powerhouse Golden Gophers women's hockey team at the University of Minnesota.
  7. ^ "2024–25 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Minnesota to Play in 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic". University of Minnesota Athletics. July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024–25 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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