FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WCHA PLAYERS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL SHOWING AT 2016 WORLDS Twenty-one of 36 participants medal, two named All-Stars and Hilary Knight tabbed MVP

EDINA, Minn. – April 5, 2016 – Led by the 11 who helped the United States win its third consecutive gold, 21 current and former Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) players medaled at the 2016 International Federation (IIHF) World Championships, held March 28 through April 4 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Eight members of the silver-medalist Canadian squad hailed from the WCHA, while a pair of Russian forwards earned bronze.

All told, 36 women with WCHA ties participated in Kamloops, representing seven of the league’s member institutions (, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, University of North Dakota, , St. Cloud State University and University of Wisconsin), and competing for six different countries (United States of America, Canada, Finland, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden). The eighth league school, Bemidji State University, had a current student-athlete on the initial U.S. roster; however, Stephanie Anderson missed the competition following successful emergency surgery March 15 after suffering from appendicitis).

Former Wisconsin star Hilary Knight was named to the All-Star Team, was tabbed the competition’s best forward and – for the second consecutive year – was selected as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Joining Knight on the All-Star Team was defenseman and former North Dakota standout .

The final 2016 Women’s Worlds statistical leaderboard featured several WCHA products. Knight led the tournament with seven goals and tied for first with nine points; the Lamoureux twins (Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson), along with current Minnesota Duluth sophomore Lara Stalder, all had a Worlds-best five assists; Knight and Lamoureux-Davidson tied for top honors with a +8 rating; and, former Wisconsin great Alex Rigsby led all with a .986 save percentage, a 0.31 goals-against average and two shutouts (including a 32-save, 1-0 blanking in the Americans’ 1-0, win over Canada in the gold-medal game).

A look at all WCHA-affiliated players in the top-20 of individual statistical leaders at the 2016 Women’s World Championships (bold indicates a current WCHA student-athlete):

POINTS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM POS GP G A PTS t-1 Hilary Knight, UW USA F 5 7 2 9 t-3 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, UND USA F 5 3 5 8 t-3 Lara Stalder, UMD SUI F 5 3 5 8 5 Monique Lamoureux, UND USA D 5 2 5 7 t-7 , OSU CAN F 5 3 3 6 9 , UW USA F 5 2 4 6 12 , UND FIN F 6 4 1 5 19 , UMN USA D 4 1 3 4

GOALS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM POS GP G S SG% 1 Hilary Knight, UW USA F 5 7 21 33.33 3 Michelle Karvinen, UND FIN F 6 4 21 19.05 t-4 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, UND USA F 5 3 12 25.00 t-4 Natalie Spooner, OSU CAN F 5 3 17 17.65 t-4 Lara Stalder, UMD SUI F 5 3 23 13.04 t-9 , UMD RUS F 6 3 17 17.65 t-13 Brianna Decker, UW USA F 5 2 13 15.38 t-13 Halli Krzyzaniak, UND CAN D 5 2 10 20.00 t-13 Monique Lamoureux, UND USA D 5 2 19 10.53 t-13 Meaghan Mikkelson, UW CAN D 5 2 6 33.33

ASSISTS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM POS GP A t-1 Monique Lamoureux, UND USA D 5 5 t-1 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, UND USA F 5 5 t-1 Lara Stalder, UMD SUI F 5 5 8 Brianna Decker, UW USA F 5 4 11 Megan Bozek, UMN USA D 4 3 t-12 Annie Pankowski, UW USA F 5 3 t-12 Natalie Spooner, OSU CAN F 5 3

FACE-OFFS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM POS GP FO+ FO- FO% 2 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, UND USA F 5 38 17 69.09 5 Pernilla Winberg, UMD SWE F 5 44 27 61.97 11 Michelle Lowenhielm, UMD SWE F 5 18 15 54.55 12 Brianna Decker, UW USA F 5 44 41 51.76 13 Blayre Turnbull, UW CAN F 5 24 23 51.06 t-14 Emily Clark, UW CAN F 5 14 14 50.00

PLUS/MINUS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM POS GP + - +/- t-1 Hilary Knight, UW USA F 5 8 0 +8 t-1 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, UND USA F 5 8 0 +8 3 Monique Lamoureux, UND USA D 5 7 0 +7 7 Lara Stalder, UMD SUI F 5 6 1 +5 t-9 Brianna Decker, UW USA F 5 5 0 +5 16 Megan Bozek, UMN USA D 4 4 0 +4 t-17 Annie Svedin, OSU SWE D 5 4 0 +4

DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM GP G A PTS 1 Monique Lamoureux, UND USA 5 2 5 7 2 Megan Bozek, UMN USA 4 1 3 4 6 Mira Jalosuo, UMN FIN 6 0 3 3 t-7 Halli Krzyzaniak, UND CAN 5 2 0 2 t-7 Meaghan Mikkelson, UW CAN 5 2 0 2 t-11 Brigette Lacquette, UMD CAN 4 0 2 2 t-13 Lee Stecklein, UMN USA 5 0 2 2

GOALKEEPERS RK PLAYER, SCHOOL TEAM GP MIN GA SV SV% GAA SHO 1 Alex Rigsby, UW USA 3 192:30 1 71 98.61 0.31 2

Here is the full breakdown of WCHA-affiliated participants at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championships, including the 11 current student-athletes and 25 league alumnae. For more information on the tournament, visit www.worldwomen2016.com/en/.

United States of America (Gold Medal) Canada (Silver Medal) Goaltenders (2) Defense (4) Alex Rigsby, Wisconsin Jocelyne Laroque, Minnesota Duluth , Wisconsin Brigette Lacquette, Minnesota Duluth *Halli Krzyzaniak, North Dakota Defense (3) Meaghan Mikkelson, Wisconsin Megan Bozek, Minnesota Monique Lamoureux, North Dakota Forwards (4) *Lee Stecklein, Minnesota Natalie Spooner, Ohio State Sarah Davis, Minnesota Forwards (6) *Emily Clark, Wisconsin Brianna Decker, Wisconsin Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin , Wisconsin #Zoe Hickel, Minnesota Duluth Hilary Knight, Wisconsin Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, North Dakota *Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin Russia (Bronze Medal) Finland (Fourth Place) Forwards (2) Defense (3) Iya Gavrilova, Minnesota Duluth Mira Jalosuo, Minnesota Alexandra Vafina, Minnesota Duluth *Anna Kilponen, North Dakota Minttu Tuominen, Ohio State

Forwards (3) Michelle Karvinen, North Dakota *Suvi Ollikainen, St. Cloud State *Vilma Tanskanen, North Dakota Sweden (Fifth Place) Switzerland (Won Relegation Round Series) Defense (4) Forwards (1) Johanna Fallman, North Dakota *Lara Stalder, Minnesota Duluth *Caroline Markstrom, St. Cloud State Emilia (Andersson) Ramboldt, Minnesota State Annie Svedin, Ohio State

Forwards (4) Jenni Asserholt, Minnesota Duluth *Maria Lindh, Minnesota Duluth *Michelle Lowenhielm, Minnesota Duluth Pernilla Winberg, Minnesota Duluth * - Played in WCHA in 2015-16 # - Replaced Stephanie Anderson, Bemidji State About the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) The women’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association has won a record 16 national championships in 17 years since its inception in 1999, while producing six winners, 82 All-Americans and numerous Olympic and international team members. The eight-team Division 1 conference consists of: Bemidji State University (Beavers), the University of Minnesota (Golden Gophers), the University of Minnesota Duluth (Bulldogs), Minnesota State University (Mavericks), the University of North Dakota, Ohio State University (Buckeyes), St. Cloud State University (Huskies) and the University of Wisconsin (Badgers). For more information, visit www.wcha.com.

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