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GOPHER WOMEN'S HOCKEY Seven-Time National Champions • 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 TM 7 National titles • 13 NCAA Frozen Fours • 9 WCHA regular season titles • 6 WCHA Final Face-Off titles • 39 All-American honors • 31 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists GAMES 5-6: NO. 9 MINNESOTA AT BEMIDJI STATE 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Record: 1-2-1 • WCHA Record: 0-1-1-0 (W-L-T-SoW) 2017-18 Record (WCHA) ...............................................1-2-1 (0-1-1-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT National Ranking (USCHO/USA Today) ......................................9/T-8 09/24 KOREAEXH W, 4-0 Head Coach.............................................................................Brad Frost 09/29 MERRIMACK L, 4-3 Record at Minnesota .................................320-55-28 (11th Season) 10/01 MERRIMACK W, 4-1 BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS 10/06 OHIO STATE* L, 3-2 2017-18 Record (WCHA) ...............................................1-2-1 (0-0-0-0) SO L, 2-0 10/07 OHIO STATE* T, 5-5 (OT) National Ranking (USCHO/USA Today) .................................... RV/RV 10/13 at Bemidji State* 3:07 PM Head Coach...........................................................................Jim Scanlon 10/14 at Bemidji State* 3:07 PM Record at Bemidji State ................................... 56-50-8 (4th Season) 10/20 at Minnesota Duluth* 3:37 PM 10/21 at Minnesota Duluth* 3:37 PM MINNESOTA AT BEMIDJI STATE • SANFORD CENTER • BEMIDJI, MINN. 10/28 WISCONSIN* 4:07 PM Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 • 3:07 p.m. CT 10/29 WISCONSIN* 3:07 PM Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 • 3:07 p.m. CT 11/03 at Minnesota State* 7:07 PM Video: Video at BSUBeavers.com 11/04 at Minnesota State* 3:07 PM Audio: Free Audio at GopherSports.com 11/10 at Mercyhurst 2:00 PM Stats: Live Stats at GopherSports.com 11/11 at Mercyhurst 1:00 PM Twitter: @GopherWHockey, #GWH, #Gophers 11/17 ST. CLOUD STATE* 7:07 PM On the Road Again 11/18 ST. CLOUD STATE* 4:07 PM No. 9 Minnesota travels to Bemidji State for its first road series of the year this 11/25 at Lindenwood 2:00 PM week. Game time is 3 p.m. CT both Friday and Saturday at the Sanford Center. 11/26 at Lindenwood 2:00 PM 12/01 BEMIDJI STATE* 6:07 PM Gophers Open League Play with Ohio State 12/02 BEMIDJI STATE* 4:07 PM Minnesota lost 3-2 and tied 5-5 in overtime against Ohio State last weekend. The 12/08 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 7:07 PM Gophers were led by Caitlin Reilly (2g-1a), Alex Woken (1g-2a), and Sydney Baldwin 12/09 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 4:07 PM (3a) in the series, and Alex Gulstene played both games in net, combining for 60 01/05 MINNESOTA WHITECAPSEXH 7:07 PM saves on 68 shots faced. 01/09 ST. CLOUD STATE 6:07 PM 01/12 VERMONT 6:07 PM About the Series: Minnesota vs. Bemidji State The Gophers are 69-8-7 all-time against Bemidji State, going 5-2-0 against the 01/13 VERMONT 4:07 PM Beavers last season. Minnesota and BSU met in the 2017 WCHA First Round with 01/19 at Ohio State* 5:07 PM the Gophers winning the series two games to one in the best-of-three round. 01/20 at Ohio State* 2:07 PM The teams also split a series on the road in Bemidji, Minn., last October before 01/26 MINNESOTA STATE* 6:07 PM Minnesota swept BSU at home in November 2016. 01/27 MINNESOTA STATE* 4:07 PM 02/02 at St. Cloud State* 3:07 PM Scouting the Beavers 02/03 at St. Cloud State* 3:07 PM Bemidji State (1-2-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) enters this weekend’s series after suffering a 02/16 at Wisconsin* 7:07 PM road sweep at No. 2 Clarkson. The Beavers fell 2-0 in game one and dropped a 5-4 02/17 at Wisconsin* 3:07 PM decision in game two. This week’s series marks BSU’s WCHA opening series after 02/23 vs. WCHA First Round% TBD the team opened 2017-18 by hosting Syracuse and tying 0-0 in overtime before winning 5-0. 02/24 vs. WCHA First Round% TBD 02/25 vs. WCHA First Round% TBD Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Jim Scanlan, Bemidji State was $ 03/03 WCHA FINAL FACEOFF SEMIFINAL TBD picked to finish fifth in the WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Beavers return $ 03/04 WCHA FINAL FACEOFF FINAL TBD 16 players from last season’s 12-20-3 team along with adding nine newcomers. 03/10 vs. NCAA Quarterfinal& TBD Thirteen different players have recorded at least one point for BSU in two series so 03/16 NCAA FROZEN FOUR SEMIS+ TBD far this season led by sophomore Haley Mack (2g-a), senior captain Emma Terres 03/18 NCAA FROZEN FOUR FINAL+ TBD (1g-2a), sophomore Kiki Radke (1g-2a), and freshman Clair DeGeorge (1g-2a). Fellow seniors forward Summer Thibodeau and goaltender Erin Deters join Terres Home games in BOLD CAPS at Ridder Arena. in serving as captains. Rankings reflect USCHO.com poll at time of game. EXH * WCHA game | Exhibition game Immediate Impact % WCHA First Round (at top seeds) $ WCHA Final Face-Off (Ridder Arena, Minneapolis) All five of Minnesota’s freshmen have seen significant ice time in the first two & NCAA First Round (at top seeds) series of the season with all four skaters picking up their first collegiate point and + NCAA Frozen Four (Ridder Arena, Minneapolis) goaltender Alex Gulstene securing her first career win in her first career start. Olivia Knowles (2g-2a), Grace Zumwinkle (3g-1a), Taylor Wente (1g), and Emily Tough • Grateful • Disciplined • Devoted Brown (1a) have all registered at least one point on the year. 2017-18 SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall record 1-2-1 Special Teams Success In home games 1-2-1 The Gophers have surrendered just one power play goal this season after going In road games 0-0-0 11-for-11 on the penalty kill to start the season. Minnesota leads the WCHA and In neutral-site games 0-0-0 ranks sixth in the country with a .917 percentage (11-for-12) on the PK. On the Against USCHO.com poll ranked opponents 0-0-0 power play, Grace Zumwinkle leads the nation with three power-play goals, and Against WCHA opponents 0-1-1 the Gophers are tied with Minnesota Duluth for the WCHA lead on the power play, Against ECAC Hockey teams 0-0-0 converting on 28.6 percent of attempts at 4-for-14. Against CHA teams 0-0-0 Against Hockey East teams 1-1-0 In non-conference games 1-1-0 Home, Sweet Home In overtime games 0-0-1 Despite going 1-2-1 at home to start the 2017-18 season, the Gophers have In day games (4:07 p.m. or earlier) 1-0-1 compiled a record of 111-8-11 in home games at Ridder Arena dating back to the In night games 0-2-0 2011-12 season. Minnesota scores first 1-1-1 Opponent scores first 0-1-0 Scoring Milestone Minnesota leads at 1st intermission 0-1-1 Sydney Baldwin recorded her 50th career point with an assist in game one against Minnesota trails at 1st intermission 0-1-0 Merrimack. She currently stands at 54 career points with 12 goals and 42 assists. Tied at 1st intermission 1-0-0 Minnesota leads at 2nd intermission 1-0-0 Minnesota trails at 2nd intermission 0-1-0 Twenty Years of Gopher Women’s Hockey Tied at 2nd intermission 0-1-1 The 2017-18 season marks the 21st season in Gopher women’s hockey history. Minnesota leads in shots 1-2-0 Minnesota enters this weekend’s series with Bemidji State with an all-time program Minnesota trails in shots 0-0-1 record of 598-122-50. Shots are even 0-0-0 Minnesota has 0-19 shots 0-0-0 Gophers Tabbed as League Favorite Minnesota has 20-29 shots 0-1-0 Minnesota has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's preseason Minnesota has 30-39 shots 1-0-1 favorite heading into the 2017-18 season. The Gophers collected four first-place Minnesota has 40-49 shots 0-0-0 votes and 34 points in the annual preseason poll of the league's seven head Minnesota has 50 or more shots 0-1-0 coaches. Minnesota allows 0-19 shots 1-1-0 Minnesota allows 20-29 shots 0-1-0 Minnesota allows 30-39 shots 0-0-0 The Gophers edged back-to-back defending WCHA champion Wisconsin by one Minnesota allows 40-49 shots 0-0-1 point in the league's pre-season poll as the Badgers posted 33 points with three Minnesota allows 50 or more shots 0-0-0 first-place votes. Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State tied for third in the poll with Minnesota scores on power play 1-2-1 23 points each while Bemidji State (14 points), St. Cloud State (11 points), and Minnesota is scoreless on power play 0-0-0 Minnesota State (9 points) rounded out the poll. Opponent scores on power play 0-0-1 Opponent is scoreless on power play 1-2-0 Frost Enters Second Decade Scoring 1 goal 0-0-0 Head coach Brad Frost is back for his 11th season at the helm of the program Scoring 2 goals 0-1-0 with a career record of 319-53-27 in his first 10 seasons.