WCHA Administrative Office Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Mailing Address Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302, ™ Denver, CO 80210 p: 303 871-4223. f: 303 871-4770. [email protected] September 29, 2009/For Immediate Release WCHA Women’s office; WCHA 2009-10 Regular season gets underway friday in Public Relations Office Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner women’s WCHA; UW Hosts UND in First League Series p: 608 829-0104. f: 608 829-0105. Defending national champion Wisconsin hosts North Dakota in league opener; [email protected] defending WCHA Champion hosts Syracuse; UMD entertains Robert Morris; St. Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner Cloud plays Niagara; Ohio State AND Bemidji STATE HEAD EAST FOR ROAD SERIES for Public Relations p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200. MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, established as the premier collegiate women’s [email protected] college hockey conference in the country, opens its 11th campaign of regular season action this week, the Bill Brophy weekend of Oct. 2-4. Defending national champion Wisconsin will launch this season’s (2009-10) 112-game Women’s Public Relations Director league slate at home at the Kohl Center in Madison against North Dakota. p: 608-277-0282. In non-conference play this week, Minnesota plays host to Syracuse, Bemidji State travels to Mercyhurst, [email protected] Minnesota Duluth hosts Robert Morris, Ohio State heads to Boston University, and St. Cloud State entertains Mailing Address Niagara. Minnesota State, Mankato, meanwhile, will host an exhibition matchup with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association on Friday. 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Suite 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 Other 2009-10 conference openers, by team, are: Bemidji State (Oct. 10-11 vs Wisconsin), defending WCHA champion Minnesota (Oct. 9-10 at Ohio State), Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 10-11 vs St. Cloud State), Minnesota wcha women’s league State (Oct. 17-18 at North Dakota), Ohio State (Oct. 9-10 vs Minnesota), and St. Cloud State (Oct. 10-11 at Bemidji State University Minnesota Duluth). Since the inception of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four in 2001, three different WCHA teams have won the University of Minnesota Duluth national championship. The Badgers extended the string and kept the WCHA’s national title streak alive in Minnesota State University 2008-09 when they won their third national title by defeating Mercyhust, 4-0, in Boston in the NCAA title game University of North Dakota last March. The victory capped a memorable season for the WCHA, which placed three teams in the Frozen Four including league champion Minnesota, traditional power Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin, which also St. Cloud State University University of Wisconsin con’t home of a record 10 consecutive National FINAL 2008-09 WCHA STANDINGS Championship Teams Conference Only • Final Overall 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Pts GP W L T SW Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1 Minnesota$ 51 28 23- 2- 3 2 .875 143- 42 40 32- 5- 3 .838 198- 69 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF 2 Wisconsin#! 50 28 21- 2- 5 3 .839 133- 42 41 34- 2- 5 .890 207- 53 3 Minnesota Duluth 41 28 18- 6- 4 1 .714 109- 52 39 26- 9- 4 .718 150- 70 March 6-7 • Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN 4 St. Cloud State 27 28 11-14- 3 2 .446 63- 91 37 15-18- 4 .459 85-105 5 Minnesota State 21 28 7-16- 5 2 .339 74-122 36 12-19- 5 .403 95-141 visit us on the web at: North Dakota 21 28 9-16- 3 0 .375 62- 95 36 13-19- 4 .417 84-118 7 Ohio State 16 28 6-20- 2 2 .250 66-135 36 8-25- 3 .264 82-166 wcha.com 8 Bemidji State 11 28 3-22- 3 2 .161 38-109 36 6-25- 5 .236 51-125 $ WCHA regular season champ; # WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF champ; ! NCAA champ; (shootout win = 1 additional point)

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Games for Friday, Oct. 2: Robert Morris at Minnesota Duluth, 6:07 pm CT (nc); Syracuse at Minnesota, 6:07 pm CT (nc); Bemidji State at Mercyhurst, 7:00 pm ET (nc); Ohio State at Boston University, 7:00 pm ET (nc); Niagara at St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT (nc); North Dakota at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT (WCHA); Minnesota Whitecaps at Minnesota State, 7:37 pm CT (x). Games for Saturday, Oct. 3: Bemidji State at Mercyhurst, 2:00 pm ET (nc); Ohio State at Boston University, 3:00 pm ET (nc); Robert Morris at Minnesota Duluth, 3:07 pm CT (nc); Niagara at St. Cloud State, 4:07 pm CT (nc); North Dakota at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT (WCHA). Games for Sunday, Oct. 4: Syracuse at Minnesota, 2:07 pm CT (nc). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 won the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF, the league playoff championship. Team USA; Noora Raty, D, Team Finland; , D, Team Finland. Last season’s success marked the 10th straight national championship Minnesota Duluth (13 players): , F, Team Canada; Jocelyne won by a WCHA-member institution. Minnesota Duluth won the first Larocque, D, Team Canada; A - , F, Team Canada; A three NCAA titles in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2008. The Badgers have won - Jenny Potter, F, Team USA; Kim Martin, G, Team Sweden; Elin Holmlov, national crowns in 2006, 2007 in addition to last season. Minnesota F, Team Sweden; Jenni Asserholt, D, Team Sweden; Pernilla Winberg, F, took home the titles in 2004 and 2005, and the Golden Gophers also Team Sweden; A - , F, Team Sweden; A- Erika Holst, F, Team won the 2000 AWCHA Div. 1 national collegiate championship, prior to Sweden; Saara Tuominen, F, Team Finland; Maria Posa, D, Team Finland; the inception of the NCAA tournament, giving the league nine straight A - , F, Team Finland. national championships in nine years. Minnesota State, Mankato (1 player): Emilia Andersson, D, Sweden. Since this season will be contested during an Olympic year, the race North Dakota (2 players): Monique Lamoureux, F, Team USA; Jocelyne for the league title may be more wide open than ever. There are two new Lamoureux, F, Team USA. coaches – Eric Means moves from being a men’s assistant at Minnesota Ohio State (4 players): A - Emma Laaksonen, D, Team Finland; A - Tessa State, Mankato to leading the Mavericks’ women and Tracey DeKeyser Bonhomme, D, Team Canada; A - Lisa Chesson (2005-08), D, Team USA; takes over at Wisconsin for Mark Johnson, who is taking a sabbatical to Minttu Tuominen, F, Team Finland. coach the U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team. Wisconsin (10 players): A - , G, Team USA; A - Erika Lawler, The battle for the 2008-09 WCHA regular season championship will F, Team USA; , F, Team USA; Hilary Knight, F, Team USA; A again consist of a 28-game schedule for each of the league’s eight clubs, - Angie Keseley, F, Team USA; A - , D, Team USA; A - Kerry with each team playing the other seven four times – twice at home and Weiland, D, Team USA; A - Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej, F, Team USA; A -Carla twice on the road. During the course of the season, there will be a total MacLeod, D, Team Canada; A - , D, Team Canada. of eight weekends that will consist of all eight member teams engaged in WCHA play. They are Oct. 16-18, Dec. 11-13, Jan. 15-17, Jan. 22-23, Jan. 29-31, Feb. 5-8, Feb. 12-13 and Feb. 19-20. The league schedule concludes WCHA All-Stars Fall to Team USA SEPT. 25 Feb. 20. BEFORE 4,284 at Xcel Energy Center in st. paul The WCHA family will watch the 2010 Winter Olympics with great Four Goals in First Period Power U.S. Women’s National Team pride, knowing that many familiar faces will dot various Olympic team rosters. There are 17 underclassmen among the 36 former WCHA stars ST. PAUL, Minn. – Team USA got goals from six different players, jumped who are on national team rosters as of Sept. 25. Here is the list of WCHA on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Stars with four goals in players, underclassmen and alums, who hope to play in Vancouver in the first 10:43 of action and cruised to a 6-1 victory in the opening game the Winter Games in February. (Note: Team Finland and Team Slovakia of their 10-game pre-Olympic domestic tour Friday (Sept. 25) night before are not centralized so its members will play in the WCHA until January.) 4,284 fans at the Xcel Energy Center. (A- denotes alum): and Monique Lamoureux each had a and an assist Bemidji State (1 player): Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Team Slovakia. for Team USA and , a two-time Olympian, had two assists. Minnesota (6 players): A - Natalie Darwitz, F, Team USA; A - Rachael Team USA outshot the collegians, 46-15, and went three-for-four on the Drazen, D, Team USA; A - , F, Team USA; A - Jenny Potter, F, power-play. St. Cloud State’s Holly Roberts had the goal for the WCHA

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Numerical Roster: 4 – Brittany Haverstock, D, Wisconsin; 5 – Natalie Spooner, F, Ohio State; 6 – Holly Roberts, F, St. Cloud State; 7 – Shannon Reilly, D, Ohio State; 8 – Jaime Rasmussen, D, Minnesota Duluth; 9 – Mallory Deluce, F, Minnesota Duluth; 10 – Christina Lee, F, Minnesota State; 11 – Laura Mcintosh, F, Ohio State; 12 – Jasmine Giles, F, Wisconsin; 13 – Alyssa Wiebe, F, North Dakota; 16 – Danielle Hirsch, D, St. Cloud State; 17 – Emily West, F, Minnesota; 18 – Holly Snyder, D, Minnesota State; 19 – Laura Fridfinnson, F, Minnesota Duluth; 20 – Kelly Lewis, D, North Dakota; 21 – Brooke Ammerman, F, Wisconsin; 22 – , D, Minnesota; 25 – Caitlin Hogan, F, St. Cloud State; 31 – Alyssa Grogan, G, Minnesota; 37 – Ashley Nixon, G, St. Cloud State; 47 – Emmanuelle Blais, F, Minnesota Duluth; 88 – Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Bemidji State. Team Staff:Head Coach – Jeff Giesen, St. Cloud State. Assistant Coaches – Maria Lewis, North Dakota; Heather Farrell, Bemidji State. Athletic Trainer – Stef Arndt, St. Clous State. Equipment Manager – Paul Hickman, Wisconsin. Public Relations – Celest Stang, St. Cloud State. 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 stars. Defending national champion Wisconsin Hilary Knight, a key component of last year’s national collegiate championship team from Wisconsin, set up former Badger Jinelle Zaugg picked to win WCHA in 2009-10 Siergiej who beat goalie Zuzana Tomcikova just 1:56 into the game. Just Coaches pick defending WCHA champ Minnesota second, under three minutes later, another former Badger, Kerry Weiland, put in UMD third in preseason poll; UW’s Ammerman is pre- Darwitz’s rebound. Monique Lamoureux, one of six players with collegiate eligibility season player of the year, UW’s Decker is pre-season remaining, scored the first of three power-goals for Team USA at 8:17 and Rookie of the year Cahow made it 4-0 by beating the shell-shocked Tomcikova, the Bemidji State goalie who will play for Team Slovakia in the Winter Olympics in MADISON, Wis. – Defending national champion University of Wisconsin Vancouver, at 10:43. USA outshot the younger collegiate players, 16-1, is without its head coach and many familiar faces, but the Badgers are in the first 11 minutes. still the preseason pick to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Molly Engstrom scored the lone goal of the second period. Her power- women’s title, according to a poll of league-member head coaches. play drive at 4:11 beat Tomcikova’s replacement, Ashley Nixon of St. Cloud The Badgers collected six first place votes and 48 total points in the State. Nixon had 17 saves in 20 minutes of work. poll of the eight head coaches and edged out defending WCHA regular The WCHA All-Stars snuffed out Team USA’s bid for a shutout when season champion University of Minnesota, which placed second with 43 Roberts scored a power-play goal at 5:03 and beat 2009 Patty Kazmaier points and two first place votes. The University of Minnesota Duluth, with Memorial Award winner Jessie Vetter. The former Badger goalie finished 38 points, was selected to finish third. All three of those teams qualified with 14 saves. for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Frozen Four last got that goal back with a power-play blast from the point season. St. Cloud State University was picked to finish fourth in the final regular at 10:32 of the final period. It was the only goal allowed by Minnesota season standings, followed by Ohio State University in fifth, University of goalie Alyssa Grogan, who made eight saves. North Dakota in sixth, Minnesota State University, Mankato in seventh St. Cloud State head coach Jeff Giesen served as head coach of the place and Bemidji State University in eighth. WCHA All-Star Team while Bemidji State’s Heather Farrell and North Wisconsin’s sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman (River Vale, NJ) Dakota’s Maria Lewis were assistant coaches. Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson received five votes and is the head coaches’ pick to be preseason player is the head coach for the 2010 U.S. Women’s National Team and had 12 of the year in the WCHA. Ohio State sophomore forward Natalie Spooner of his former or current players compete in the game. (Scarborough, ON) is the pick of two coaches for player of year and Minnesota Duluth senior forward Saara Tuominen (Ylojarvi, Finland) also 2009-10 WCHA All-Star Team NUMERICAL Roster received a vote. No. Name, Position, WCHA team Wisconsin’s (Dousman, WI), a forward, received six votes 4 Brittany Haverstock, D, Wisconsin and is the coaches’ choice as preseason conference rookie of the year 5 Natalie Spooner, F, Ohio State while Ohio State forward Hokey Langan (Chatham, ON) and Minnesota 6 Holly Roberts, F, St. Cloud State Duluth Jennifer Harss (Rieden, Germany) each received a 7 Shannon Reilly, D, Ohio State vote. 8 Jaime Rasmussen, D, Minnesota Duluth With the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in February, many WCHA- 9 Mallory Deluce, F, Minnesota Duluth member team rosters are juggled this season. Wisconsin coach Mark 10 Christina Lee, F, Minnesota State Johnson has taken a sabbatical to coach Team USA and his job at UW 11 Laura Mcintosh, F, Ohio State has been filled by veteran assistant coach Tracey DeKeyser. Johnson’s 12 Jasmine Giles, F, Wisconsin 22-member Team USA roster is filled with 15 current and former WCHA 13 Alyssa Wiebe, F, North Dakota players, including UW’s Hilary Knight and Meghan Duggan and North 16 Danielle Hirsch, D, St. Cloud State Dakota’s Monique and Jocelyn Lamoureux who are all underclassmen. 17 Emily West, F, Minnesota Currently there are 33 current and former WCHA players listed on national 18 Holly Snyder, D, Minnesota State team rosters and planning to play in the Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. in February. 19 Laura Fridfinnson, F, Minnesota Duluth Eric Means, who takes over the coaching duties at Minnesota State, 20 Kelly Lewis, D, North Dakota Mankato this season, joins DeKeyser as a new voice behind the bench 21 Brooke Ammerman, F, Wisconsin in the WCHA. 22 Anne Schleper, D, Minnesota

25 Caitlin Hogan, F, St. Cloud State 31 Alyssa Grogan, G, Minnesota 2009-10 WCHA HEAD COACHES’ PRE-SEASON POLL 37 Ashley Nixon, G, St. Cloud State Rk Team (first place votes), points 47 Emmanuelle Blais, F, Minnesota Duluth 1 Wisconsin (6 first place votes), 48 points 88 Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Bemidji State 2 Minnesota (2), 43 3 Minnesota Duluth, 38 WCHA ALL-STAR Team Staff 4 St. Cloud State, 29 Head Coach: Jeff Giesen, St. Cloud State. Assistant Coaches: Maria Lewis, 5 Ohio State, 23 North Dakota; Heather Farrell, Bemidji State. Athletic Trainer: Stef Arndt, 6 North Dakota, 20 St. Clous State. Equipmeent Manager: Paul Hickman, Wisconsin. Public 7 Minnesota State, Mankato, 16 Relations: Celest Stang, St. Cloud State. 8 Bemidji State, 7 (note: coaches could not vote for their own teams in the poll and points were awarded on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system)

2009-10 Pre-Season WCHA Player of the Year (votes): Brooke Ammerman, So., F, Wisconsin (5); Natalie Spooner, So., F, Ohio State (2); Saara Tuominen, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (1). 2009-10 Pre-Season WCHA Rookie of the Year (votes): Brianna Decker, Fr., F, Wisconsin (6); Hokey Langan, Fr., F, Ohio State (1); Jennifer Harss, Fr., G, Minnesota Duluth (1). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 WCHA MEMBER TEAM WEEKLY NOTEBOOKS

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• The Beavers are looking to keep improving • The Bulldogs open up the 2009-10 season on their successes coming off a rebuilding this weekend at home against Robert Morris on season that saw the Beavers go 6-25-5 and 2-22- Oct. 2-3. It will mark the first time in program 3 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association history that UMD will hit the ice with the (WCHA) in the 2008-09 season Colonials, who are coming off a 4-0 exhibition • After losing 14 returning players after the with Wilfrid-Laurier Golden Hawks last Sunday. 2007-08 season, the young team was launched The Bulldogs are 7-0-2 all-time against College into a high level of competition most freshmen Hockey America opponents, and will face a CHA don’t get to see. foe to kick-off a season for a second straight • The 2009-10 squad will see all but four year. players return to the ice, including the top four • The Bulldogs graduated six players from their scorers from the 2008-09 season: forwards, Erin Cody (12g, 16a), Erin Johnson (10g, 2008-09 Frozen Four squad, including forwards 11a), Annie Bauerfield (8g, 13a), and defensemen Montana Vichorek (3g, 10a). The Sara O’Toole (12-13–43), Heidi Pelttari (4-23–27), four combined for 59% of the Beaver’s offensive output a year ago. Tawni Mattila (9-7–16), Erin Olson (1-3–4), blueliner Myriam Trepanier (2-5–7) and • The team will also be returning sophomore goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova netminder Johanna Ellison (14-3-1, 1.69). Absent from this season’s roster because who garnered All-WCHA Second Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors last of Olympic centralization will be senior forward Elin Holmlov (23-28–51) of Team year after posting a .915 save percentage, while making a league-best 882 saves Sweden, senior goaltender Kim Martin (11-6-3, 1.72) of Team Sweden, sophomore in conference play. Pernilla Winberg (14-27–41) of Team Sweden, sophomore defenseman Jenni • The Beavers begin their season on Oct. 2 when they travel to Erie, Pa. to take Asserholt (2-8–10) of Team Sweden, junior defenseman (4-33–37) on last year’s national championship runner-up Mercyhurst. of Team Canada, and junior forward Haley Irwin (22-22–44) of Team Canada. In addition, Team Finland member’s senior forward Saara Tuominen and freshman defenseman will join their national team ahead of the Olympics. Team Minnesota captain Tuominen registered 32 points (12g, 20a) last winter, en route to becoming the eighth player in Bulldog history to reach the 100 career-point mark. • The Golden Gophers were picked • Although the Bulldogs will lose their top-five scorers from the 2008-09 season to finish second behind Wisconsin in (four to centralization, one to graduation), UMD does retain the services of junior the WCHA preseason coaches’ poll. The forward Laura Fridfinnson, who has scored 42 goals and 36 assists over the past Badgers gained six first-place votes, two seasons. Fridfinnson, the Bulldogs second-leading scorer during her rookie followed by Minnesota with two votes. year with 44 points, was the third-highest goal-scorer for UMD a season ago (20) • Head coach enters his third and has played in 78 consecutive games. season at the helm of the Minnesota • UMD has added nine new players to its roster, including another 2006 Olympian women’s hockey team. Last year, Frost in Team German goaltender Jennifer Harss. led the team to a WCHA regular season • Head coach Shannon Miller, who will enter her 11th season behind the bench championship and a NCAA Frozen Four berth, the team’s first since the 2005-06 for UMD in 2009-10, owns the third-highest winning percentage in Div. 1 women’s season. Leading the team to a 32-5-3 overall record and a 23-2-3 mark in the hockey (.765) and is the fourth winningest coach of all-time with a 260-70-29 conference, Frost was also voted by his peers as the Co-WCHA Coach of the Year overall record. Miller has more NCAA titles (four), holds more NCAA Frozen Four for the second straight season. wins (nine), has made more NCAA tournament appearances (eight), and has • Tom Osiecki returns to the coaching staff after a year hiatus. Osiecki will serve won more NCAA tournament games (12) than any other head coach in women’s as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season as Natalie Darwitz is training with hockey history. Miller also had guided the Bulldogs to a record-tying six NCAA the United States National Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The appointment Frozen Four appearances. marks the second time in three years Osiecki has been with the Gopher women’s hockey program. Jamie Wood returns for his second year as assistant coach. • Minnesota has four captains this season in seniors Brittany Francis and Michelle Minnesota State Maunu and juniors Terra Rasmussen and Emily West. It is the first year for all as a team captain. • The Mavericks were picked seventh in • Although the Gophers lost some of their top scorers from a year ago, Minnesota this season’s WCHA Coaches’ Preseason returns 10 forwards this year. West is the Gophers’ returning leading scorer, tallying Poll. Minnesota State finished last season 40 points during her sophomore campaign. West was the team’s 2009 recipient with a 12-19-5 overall record and a 7-16-5 of the Bonnie Olein Unsung Hero Award. She scored 19 goals and 21 assists. Also conference record. returning to the forward corps is Francis (8-26–34), Sarah Erickson (10-13–23) and • The Mavericks return two of their top Kelli Blankenship (6-10–16). players from last season in leading scorer • Minnesota has three potential starting this season. The Gophers senior Christina Lee who earned 33 points return WCHA Goaltending Champion, Alyssa Grogan. As a rookie, Grogan held a and senior Holly Snyder who led all blueliners 1.67 goals-against average and a 16-2-2 record. Along with Grogan, Jenny Lura with 19 points. returns to the mix, while bringing on freshman Noora Räty. • Minnesota State opens up 2009-10 on-ice competition Friday, October 2, at • The Gophers have six newcomers entering into the fold. The incoming freshmen 7:30 pm, when they host the Minnesota Whitecaps in an exhibition game at All include Ms. Hockey award winner Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.), U.S. Under- Seasons Arena. 18 Team member (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), two members of the Finland • Guiding the Mavericks behind the bench, and marking his first season as head National Team in Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland) and Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) coach in 2009-10, is Eric Means. Means was a former assistant coach with Minnesota and Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) and Katie Frischmann (Rochester, State’s men’s hockey team. Minn.). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 captains are junior defensemen Teal Bishop and Reilly. WCHA TEAM weekly notebooks con’t • The Buckeyes return 10 of its top 12 point producers from last season, including the team leader McIntosh with 39 points (11g, 28a) as a freshman. Spooner was the leading goal-scorer last year with 21. North Dakota • Patrolling the OSU net will be junior Deidre Facklis, sophomore Barbara Bilko and freshman Chelsea Knapp. None enter the season with extended experience The Fighting Sioux opened the season against in goal, so the starting position will be up for grabs. the Manitoba Bisons in exhibition action this • Three Buckeyes – Laura McIntosh, Shannon Reilly and Natalie Spooner – played past weekend at the Ralph Englestad Arena. with the WCHA All-Stars Sept. 25 in St. Paul, Minn. The team faced the U.S. Women’s Sophomore Sara Dagenais gave the Sioux an National Team at the Xcel Energy Center, where Team USA came away with a 6- early lead last Friday scoring only four minutes 1 win. An Ohio State player did have a point in the game with former Buckeye into the contest. Junior Stephanie Roy gave the defenseman Lisa Chesson assisting on Team USA’s second goal. Sioux a 2-0 lead at the 6:45 mark of the third • Former Buckeye defenseman Emma Laaksonen became the first women’s hockey period. Sophomore Kelsey Ketcher would add player to enter the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Sept. 25. The program’s first a third period empty-net goal to seal a 3-1 win. All-American, as well as many other achievements, captains Team Finland and is The Sioux out shot Manitoba 27-10 in the game. in the running for her fourth Olympic Games. Neither team scored on the power-play as they • The Buckeyes next face WCHA foe Minnesota in their home-opener, Oct. 9-10 combined to go 0-for-7. at the OSU Ice Rink. Games begin at 7:07 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. • Junior captain Kelly Lewis and sophomore Alyssa Wiebe missed last Friday’s game competing for the WCHA All-Star Team against the U.S. Women’s National Team in St. Paul. Both returned to the lineup St. Cloud State lat Saturday and Wiebe scored both UND goals but the Bisons edged the Sioux 3-2. • The 2009-10 edition of the St. Cloud State • The Sioux’s three goaltenders, senior Brittany Kirkham, sophomore Stephanie women’s hockey program opened up the new Ney and redshirt freshman Jorid Dagfinrus, all played a single period in both of year with an exhibition game against the top the exhibition games vs Manitoba. women’s hockey team in the world, Team USA, • The Sioux will open the regular season against the defending national champion on Saturday, Sept. 27, in the National Hockey Wisconsin Badgers in Madison this weekend in the only conference action. CenteR. In front of a near record crowd for • The Sioux graduated four seniors last season in all-time leading scorer Melissa SCSU women’s hockey, fans were treated to Jaques, captain Casie Hanson and assistant captains Randi Motsko and Kelsey one of the best teams in the worlD. Gearing Fletcher. up for their run in the 2010 Winter Olympics, • The Sioux have 10 freshman and one redshirt freshman. Team USA blanked the Huskies in exhibition • Kelly Lewis was named this year’s captain while assistant captains are Kirkham play 13-0. and Cassandra Flanagan and junior Stephanie Roy. • Head coach Jeff Giesen found success for the second night in a row with junior • This is the second time the Sioux have opened their regular season against the goalie Ashley Nixon who blanked Team USA on 18 shots last Saturday night. The defending national champion (also in 2004-05, its first as member of the WCHA, Huskies were able to contain Team USA through the first frame, as St. Cloud State against Minnesota). The only other time the Sioux opened its regular season stopped three power-play attempts, going 3-for-3 on the penalty-kills through against a conference foe was 2005-06 at Minnesota State. the first period. But it wouldn’t take long for Team USA to turn on their offensive • The Sioux are sporting new jerseys this season for the first time in history. attack, scoring 13 goals (six in the second period and seven in the third) during • Courtney Drennen was added to this year’s staff as an interim assistant coach. the remainder of the contest. Drennen comes to UND after spending the last four seasons as a goaltender in • SCSU’s crowd of 1,120 against Team USA was the second largest crowd in SCSU the Mercyhurst College program. women’s hockey history, just shy of the record 1,144 set on Nov. 6, 1998 at the • Expectations for the Sioux continue to rise under head coach Brian Idalski as National Hockey Center in support of the first game of Div. 1 women’s hockey at every year his teams have improved in the standings taking over a team that went SCSU against St. Mary’s. winless in the WCHA (8th place) prior to his first year when the Sioux won four • On Friday, Sept. 25, Giesen served as the head coach of the 2009 WCHA All- games (7th place) and last year nine games (t-5th place). Star team, who played against Team USA to jump start Team USA’s Qwest Tour in St. Paul. The Huskies also had four players land on the All-Star roster – senior forwards Holly Roberts and Caitlin Hogan, senior defender Danielle Hirsch and Ohio State Nixon. Roberts scored the lone goal for the WCHA All-Stars at the Xcel Energy Center. Team USA defeated the WCHA All-Stars 6-1. Nixon was named the WCHA • The Buckeyes open the 2009-10 season with Player of the Game after stopping 17-of-18 Team USA shots in the second period. a non-conference series at Boston University, Roberts’ goal came at the 5:03 mark of the third period on the WCHA All-Star Oct. 2-3. Games begin at 7 p.m. this Friday and 3 power-play. All three Husky skaters were on the ice on the Roberts’ goal and Hogan p.m. Saturday at Walter Brown Arena. This is just was awarded a helper on the score. Roberts had two shots in the game and was the second meeting between the two programs even on the night in the plus/minus category. Hogan had an assist in the game after a series in Columbus last year (Jan. 2-3). The and Hirsch had one shot on net and was 2-for-4 in PIM. In two consecutive games Terriers won the opening game, 5-3, before the against Team USA, Nixon stopped 35-of-36 shots in two periods of play. teams skated to a 2-2 tie the next day. • The Huskies open their 2009-10 regular season with a two game set against • For the fourth-consecutive year, the Buckeyes Niagara University on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3. Tickets will be available prior to open the season against a team from Hockey both games via the National Hockey Center ticket window, by visiting stcloudstate. East and for the third year in a row the series is edu/athletics or by calling the box office at 1-877-SCSUTIX. If you can’t make it out on the road. Last year, OSU swept Providence to the game, you can listen to coverage of the season opening series via KVSC, (2-1, 3-2) in Rhode Island and the year before they split at Connecticut (3-2, 2-5). 88.1 FM or KVSC.ORG. For live video streaming, you can access the B2 Network In 2006-07, Ohio State topped Northeastern by scores of 9-3 and 7-1 at the OSU via stcloudstate.edu/athletics. Ice Rink. Overall, the Buckeyes are 18-13-3 against Hockey East teams. They have a winning record against Connecticut (5-1-0), Northeastern (7-3-2) and Providence (5-1-0) and a losing record against Boston University (0-1-1) and New Hampshire (1-7-0). They have never faced Boston College, Maine or Vermont. • Ohio State prepared for the upcoming season with an exhibition game vs Wilfrid Laurier on Sept. 26 at the OSU Ice Rink. The teams tied, 1-1, with the Golden Hawks knotting the score with 1:06 remaining in regulation. Scoring for the Buckeyes was Shannon Reilly with assists by Natalie Spooner and Rachel Davis. • The Buckeyes will have a young team this season with seven freshmen and seven sophomores. Six juniors and three seniors round out the roster. • Ohio State’s captains are seniors Rachel Davis and Raelyn LaRocque. Assistant 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 WCHA title. The Badgers collected six first-place votes and 48 points in a poll of WCHA TEAM weekly notebooks con’t the eight coaches to edge out defending WCHA champ Minnesota, which placed second with 43 points and two first-place votes. UW’s Brooke Ammerman received five votes and is the coaches’ pick to be preseason player of the year while Decker, Wisconsin a forward, received six votes and is the choice as preseason rookie of the year.

• The Badgers open the 2009-10 season with league play against North Dakota on Oct. 2-3 at the Kohl Center. The season-opener will also be the unveiling of the 2009 national championship banner, as the Badgers look to make its fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin is 8-2 in when opening the season and 6-4 in conference openers. The Badgers swept North Dakota with a 7-2 victory in its last matchup of the 2008-09 season in front of a season-high crowd of 2,983 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers have never dropped or tied a game to the Fighting Sioux. In 24 matchups, UW has won all of them. UW outscored North Dakota 22-9 last season. • With head coach Mark Johnson taking a year off to guide the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team, assistant coach Tracey DeKeyser will step in to lead the defending champs. DeKeyser has been with UW since its inception and has been at the helm of the program twice before as a co-coach with former assistant Dan Koch. DeKeyser will enlist in the help of UW alums, Peter Johnson and Jackie Friesen, to assist the Badgers in the 2009-10 season. • Three seniors will lead the UW squad, Jasmine Giles will be the team captain and will be assisted by Kyla Sanders and Emily Kranz. All three Badgers are first- time captains but have plenty of experience, suiting up for every game in their three-year career. • Junior Hilary Knight and senior Meghan Duggan will sit out a season to train for the 2010 Olympic Team. Knight led the nation in goals and points while setting three new UW season records with 83 points, 45 goals and 16 power-play goals in her sophomore campaign. The reigning WCHA Player of the Year and first-team All-American had 24 multi-point games and finished the season ranked 10th in UW’s career points list with two years of eligibility remaining. Duggan, a third-team All-WCHA selection and 2008-09 assistant captain, became Wisconsin’s all-time NCAA tournament points leader totaling three goals and 11 assists in her last three appearances. • In preparation for the Olympics, USA Hockey hosted a National Festival Camp, which included 11 former and current Badgers on the 41-player roster. Included on the roster were Duggan, Knight, sophomore Brooke Ammerman and freshman Brianna Decker. • Beyond losing Knight and Duggan, Wisconsin graduated six seniors from last year’s title squad that no doubt made a presence in the Badger lines. The class of 2009 brought home three NCAA titles in four years, while tallying the most wins in the NCAA since 2005-06 with 135. • The Badgers return six forwards that scored over 20 points last season – Brooke Ammerman, Jasmine Giles, Mallory Deluce, Kyla Sanders, Carolyne Prevost and Kelly Nash. Ammerman, a WCHA All-Rookie and Third Team selection, earned a spot on the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF All-Tournament Team and led UW in shot percentage. As the team’s top returning scorer, Ammerman finished second on the team in goals and finished the season with 54 points (27g, 27a). Giles, a senior forward was also named to the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF All-Tournament Team and returns as the second leading scorer for the Badgers. Giles tallied 44 points for the season (16g, 29a) and is one of four seniors to lead the 2009-10 squad. Kranz and Sanders return as senior forwards while goaltender Alannah McCready rounds out the senior class. • UW has nine newcomers for the 2009-10 season, including four defensemen, four forwards and a goaltender. The Wisconsin attack welcomes four freshmen in Decker, Breann Frykas, Lauren Unser and Derya Kelter. • UW will have a young blue line corps, but returns four defensemen in Brittany Haverstock, Olivia Jakiel, Malee Windmeier and Anne Dronen. Three freshmen – UW Alev Kelter, Saige Pacholok and Stefanie McKeough – will provide depth. • The Badgers will be young in the goaltending position, returning only McCready with game experience. McCready saw action in five games last season, backing up Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner Jessie Vetter. Also competing for the starting job will be Nikki Kaasa, a redshirt freshman and freshman Becca Ruegsegger. • The Kelter twins, Alev and Derya, come to UW as multi-sport athletes. They signed with soccer, which means they will miss at least one month of hockey competition before being eligible to play. • The UW schedule is highlighted by the first-ever women’s outdoor game. Wisconsin will host Bemidji State at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. • The defending national champs are the coaches’ preseason pick to win the 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 2009-10 WCHA MEMBER TEAM ROSTERS

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 2 Jackie Robertson SR D 5-8 R 21 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota / South St. Paul HS 3 Abby Williams SO F 5-2 L 20 Alexandria, Minnesota / Minnesota State Univ., Mankato 5 Nicole Rawlings SR F 5-3 L 21 Maplewood, Minnesota / Hill-Murray HS 6 Kaylee Keys SO F 5-4 R 19 St. Paul, Minnesota / Cretin Derham Hall HS 8 Erin Johnson JR F 5-6 L 20 Farmington, Minnesota / Farmington HS 9 Annie Bauerfeld JR F 5-6 R 20 Woodbury, Minnesota / South St. Paul HS 10 Emily Erickson SO F 5-8 L 19 Coleraine, Minnesota / Grand Rapids/Greenway HS 11 Erin Babineau SO F 5-4 L 20 St. Paul, Minnesota / Roseville HS 12 Lexy Parenteau JR D 5-7 R 21 Franconia, Minnesota / Chisago Lakes HS 13 Erin Cody JR F 5-7 R 21 Roseville, Minnesota / Roseville Area HS 14 Erika Wheelhouse FR D 5-3 L 18 Crookston, Minnesota / Crookston HS 15 Marlee Wheelhouse SO D/F 5-1 L 19 Crookston, Minnesota / Crookston HS 16 Mackenzie Thurston FR F 5-7 L 17 Ottawa, Ontario / All Saints Catholic HS 17 Sadie Lundquist FR F 5-5 R 18 Cloquet, Minnesota / Cloquet HS 18 Keirstin Visser FR D 5-8 L 18 Crapaud, Prince Edward Island / Mid Isle Matrix 20 Brittany DeBoer SO D 5-11 R 19 Spring Lake Park, Minnesota / Spring Lake Park HS 21 Hayley Williams SO F 5-3 R 19 Crete, Illinois / Chicago Mission 22 Lauren Williams SO F 5-2 R 19 Eagan, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbrreds 23 Molly Arola FR F 5-9 R 18 Walker, Minnesota / Grand Rapids/Greenway HS 25 Montana Vichorek SO D 5-7 R 19 Moose Lake, Minnesota / Cloquet HS 27 Frances Dorr SR F 5-6 R 21 Roseville, Minnesota / Roseville Area HS 29 Kimberly Lieder SO F/D 5-7 R 19 Eagan, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 31 Alana McElhinney SO G 5-8 L 18 , / Calgary Bruins 35 Eri Kiribuchi SO G 5-2 L 20 Praha, Czech Republic / Toronto Rattlers 88 Zuzana Tomcikova SO G 5-11 L 21 Bratislava, Slovakia / Slovakian National Team 91 Jamie Hatheway FR F 5-4 R 18 Trenton, Ontario / Durham Junior Lightening

Head Coach: Steve Sertich (Colorado College ’74). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 27-99-18 (.250) (3 Seasons). Record at Bemidji State (Entering 2009-10): 27-99-18 (.250) (3 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Heather Farrell (Ohio State ’01). Assistant Coach: Shane Veenker (Bemidji State ’93).

Minnesota Golden Gophers

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 1 Jenny Lura JR G 5-8 L 20 North Vancouver, British Columbia / B.C. Breakers 2 Kelly Seeler SO D 5-6 L 19 Eden Prairie, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 3 Samantha Downey FR F 5-9 R 18 Hermantown, Minnesota / Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall 4 Sarah Erickson SO F 5-6 R 19 Roseau, Minnesota / Bemidji HS 5 Laura May JR F 5-9 L 20 Dellwood, Minnesota / Mahtomedi HS 6 Katie Frischmann FR F/D 5-5 R 18 Rochester, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 7 Kelli Blankenship SR F 5-6 R 22 Lusby, Maryland / NAHA 8 Mira Jalosuo FR D 6-0 R 20 Lieksa, Finland / Finnish National Team 9 Jaimie Horton SR F 5-7 L 21 Maple Grove, Minnesota / Maple Grove HS 10 Brittany Francis SR F 5-7 R 21 Thunder Bay, Ontario / Toronto Junior Aeros 11 Becky Kortum FR F 5-7 L 18 Minnetonka, Minnesota / Hopkins HS 14 Chelsey Jones SR F 5-8 R 21 Lake Elmo, Minnesota / Stillwater HS 17 Emily West JR F 5-5 L 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado / Colorado Selects 18 Nikki Ludwigson SO F 5-7 R 20 Bloomington, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 19 Megan Bozek FR D 5-9 R 18 Buffalo Grove, Illinois / Chicago Mission 20 Alexandra Zebro SR D 6-0 R 21 Oak Grove, Minnesota / St. Francis/North Branch HS 22 Anne Schleper SO D 5-10 L 19 St. Cloud, Minnesota / St. Cloud Icebreakers 24 Jen Schoullis JR F 5-9 L 20 Erie, Pennsylvania / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 25 Terra Rasmussen JR F 5-7 L 21 Coon Rapids, Minnesota / Coon Rapids HS 26 Michelle Maunu SR D 5-6 R 22 Esko, Minnesota / Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 31 Alyssa Grogan SO G 5-6 L 19 Eagan, Minnesota / Eagan HS 41 Noora Räty FR G 5-4 L 20 Espoo, Finland / Finnish National Team

Head Coach: Brad Frost (Bethel ’96). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 59-12-7 (.801) (2 Seasons). Record at Minnesota (Entering 2009-10): 59-12-7 (.801) (2 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Jamie Wood (Middlebury ’94). Assistant Coach: Tom Osiecki (St. Thomas ’64). Goaltending Coach: Justin Johnson (Minnesota ’05). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 2009-10 WCHA MEMBER TEAM ROSTERS con’t

Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 2 Kirsti Hakala SR D 5-6 R 22 Cloquet, Minnesota / Wisconsin-Superior 7 Stephanie Lenz FR F Duluth, Minnesota / Northern Stars 8 Mariia Posa FR D 5-5 22 Helsinki, Finland / Team Finland 9 Katherine Wilson FR F 5-8 L 18 Winnipeg, Manitoba / Balmoral Hall Blazers 10 Audrey Cournoyer FR F 5-3 L 19 Montreal, Quebec / Cananda U-18 11 Kacy Ambroz SO F 5-7 R 19 New Prague, Minnesota / New Prague HS 13 Tara Gray JR D 5-10 R 21 Toronto, Ontario / Mississauga Aeros 14 Libby Guzzo JR F 5-7 R 21 Silver Bay, Minnesota / Kelley HS 19 Laura Fridfinnson JR F 5-8 L 21 Arborg, Manitoba / Canada U-22 21 Vanessa Thibault FR F 5-3 L 19 Lachine, Quebec / John Abbott College 22 Sarah Murray SR D 5-3 R 21 Fairbault, Minnesota / Shattuck St. Mary’s School 23 Saara Tuominen SR F 5-6 L Ylojarvi, Finland / Ilves/Team Finland 24 Gina Dodge FR F 5-5 R 18 Duluth, Minnesota / Northern Stars 29 Justine Fisher SO F 5-4 R 19 Littleton, Colorado / Colorado Select U-19 AAA 31 Lana Steck SO G 5-6 L 20 Winnipeg, Manitoba / St. Vital Victorias 47 Emmanuelle Blais SR F 5-4 R 21 Lasalle, Quebec / Dawson College Blues 49 Jessica Wong FR F 5-7 L Baddeck, Novaschotia / Canada U-18 87 Jennifer Harss FR G 5-7 L 22 Rieden, Germany / Team Germany 88 Jaime Rasmussen SR D/F 5-8 R 21 Garden Grove, California / Cal-Selects U-19 Team

Head Coach: Shannon Miller (Univ. of Saskatchewan ’85). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 260-70-29 (.765) (10 Seasons). Record at Minnesota Duluth (Entering 2009-10): 260-70-29 (.765) (10 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Laura Shuler (Northeastern ’94). Assistant Coach: Michelle McAteer (Minnesota Duluth ’03). Goaltending Coach: Brant Nicklin (Minnesota Duluth ’00). Strength and Conditioning Coach: Julianne Vasichek (Minnesota Duluth ’05)

Minnesota State Mavericks

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 1 Alli Altmann SO G 5-8 L 19 Eagan, Minnesota / Eagan HS 3 Lauren Zrust FR F 5-6 R 18 Blaine, Minnesota / Blaine HS 4 Amy Udvig JR D 5-3 L 21 New Brighton, Minnesota / Irondale HS 5 Sarah Schneekloth FR G 5-7 L 18 Worthington, Minnesota / Marshall 7 Kala Buganski SR F 5-8 L 21 Anoka, Minnesota / Anoka HS 8 Nina Tikkinen JR F 5-6 L 22 Salo, Finland / Karpat Oulu (Finland) 9 Ariel Mackley SO F 5-6 L 19 Burnsville, Minnesota / Burnsville HS 10 Christina Lee SR F 5-5 R 21 Maple Plain, Minnesota / Wayzata HS 12 Moira O’Connor SO F 5-6 R 19 Chicago, Illinois / North American Hockey Academy 13 Ida Clark SR D 5-3 L 23 Vallentuna, Sweden / MB Hockey (Sweden) 14 Erika Magnusson FR D 5-5 L 18 Fergus Falls, Minnesota / Fergus Falls HS 15 Ashley Young SR F 5-3 L 22 South St. Paul, Minnesota / South St. Paul HS 16 Emmi Leinonen SO F 5-5 L 20 Valkeakoski, Finland / Finnish National Team 17 Jenna Hewitt SR F 5-5 R 23 Anoka, Minnesota / Anoka HS 18 Holly Snyder SR D 5-7 R 22 Kenosha, Wisconsin / U-19 Team Wisconsin 19 Lisa Edman JR F 5-5 L 22 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden / Modo (Sweden) 21 Jenna Peterson SO F/D 5-8 L 19 Hopkins, Minnesota / Hopkins HS 23 Kathleen Rosso SR D 5-5 R 21 Rogers, Minnesota / Buffalo HS 25 Lauren Smith FR F 5-6 R 18 Burnsville, Minnesota / Holy Angels 27 Jamie Weiss FR F 5-6 R 19 Hermantown, Minnesota / PHM Mirage 29 Jackie Otto SO D 5-6 R 19 Lake Zurich, Illinois / Chicago Mission 33 Sydney Aveson FR G 5-6 L 18 West Covina, California / LA Selects 39 Paige Thunder JR G 5-9 L 20 Cloquet, Minnesota / Cloquet HS

Head Coach: Eric Means (Minnesota ’94). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 0-0-0. Record at Minnesota State (Entering 2009-10): 0-0-0. Assistant Coach: Jon Austin (Colorado College ’99). Assistant Coach: Shari Vogt (Minnesota State ’04). Assistant Coach: Dean Williamson (Minnesota ’91). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 2009-10 WCHA MEMBER TEAM ROSTERS con’t

North Dakota Fighting Sioux

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 2 Mary Loken FR F 5-6 R Roseau, Minnesota / Roseau HS 3 Janet Babchishin JR F 5-6 R Preeceville, Saskatchewan / Wayne State 5 Holly Perkins FR F 5-3 L Soldotha, Alaska / North American Hockey Academy 6 Allison Parizek FR F 5-4 R Minot, North Dakota / Minot HS 7 Jordan Slavin FR D 5-10 L Erie, Colorado / Colorado Select U19 8 Susanne Fellner SR D 5-3 L Fronhofer, Germany / German National Team 9 Kayla Berg FR D 5-5 R Fargo, North Dakota / Fargo North HS 12 Ashley Holmes SO D 5-9 R Miltona, Minnesota / Jefferson HS 13 Alyssa Wiebe SO F 5-7 L Saskatoon, Saskatchewan / Notre Dame 15 Megan Gilbert FR F 5-7 R Andover, Minnesota / Andover HS 16 Cassandra Flanagan SR D 5-7 R Great Falls, Manitoba / Notre Dame 17 Alanna Moir FR D 5-6 L , Alberta / Salisbury Composite HS 18 Jocelyne Lamoureux SO F 5-6 R Grand Forks, North Dakota / University of Minnesota 19 Margot Miller SO F 5-9 R West Bloomfield, Michigan / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 20 Kelly Lewis JR D 5-3 R Forest Lake, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 21 Kelsey Ketcher SO F 5-7 L Mound, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 22 Sara Dagenais SO F 5-6 L Montreal, Quebec / Dawson College 25 Alex Williams SR F 5-2 R Eagan, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 27 Jessica Harren FR F 5-7 R Woodbury, Minnesota / Hill Murray HS 28 Monique Lamoureux SO F 5-6 R Grand Forks, North Dakota / University of Minnesota 29 Stephanie Ney SO G 5-9 L 100 Mile House, British Columbia / 100 Mile House men’s midget AA 30 Jorid Dagfinrud SO G 5-6 L Sarpsborg, Norway / IHK Sparta Sarpsborg 32 Candace Molle FR D 5-5 L Anchorage, Alaska / North American Hockey Academy 33 Brittany Kirkham SR G 5-4 L Ottawa, Ontario / NCCP Junior Raiders 39 Stephanie Roy JR F 5-4 R Grand Digue, New Brunswick / Hebron Academy 91 Ashley Furia FR F 5-6 R Sedalia, Colorado / Colorado Select U19

Captain: Kelly Lewis. Assistant Captains: Cassandra Flanagan, Brittany Kirkham, Stephanie Roy. Head Coach: Brian Idalski (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ’01). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 125-62-21 (.651) (7 Seasons). Record at North Dakota (Entering 2009-10): 17-41-10 (.324) (2 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Maria Lewis (Rochester Institute of Technology ’99). Assistant Coach: Courtney Drennen (Mercyhurst ’09). Strength and Conditioning Coach: Quinn Peterson (Nebraska-Omaha ’04). Athletic Trainer: McKynsay Vanderpan (North Dakota ’02).

Ohio State Buckeyes

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 3 Brittany Carlson SO D 5-3 L 19 Hudson, Wisconsin / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 5 Natalie Spooner SO F 5-10 R 18 Scarborough, Ontario / Durham West Jr. Lightning 6 Teal Bishop JR D 5-7 L 20 Fairbanks, Alaska / North American Hockey Academy 7 Jenna Kilpatrick JR F 5-7 L 21 New Prague, Minnesota / New Prague HS 8 Kelly Wild SO D 5-3 L 19 Mendota Heights, Minnesota / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 9 Shannon Reilly JR D 5-5 R 20 Chanhassen, Minnesota / Benilde-St. Margaret’s 10 Melissa Feste SO F 5-3 R 19 Bloomington, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 11 Laura McIntosh SO F 5-4 L 19 Waterloo, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 12 Hokey Langan FR F 5-4 L 18 Chatham, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes 14 Michele Tonnessen SR F 5-7 R 21 Gahanna, Ohio / Ohio Flames 15 Minttu Tuominen FR F 5-5 R 19 Espoo, Finland / Espoo Blues 17 Liz Rizzo FR F 5-5 R 19 Glens Falls, New York / Berkshire School 18 Amanda Boskovich FR F 5-4 R 18 LaGrange, Illinois / Chicago Mission 19 Christina Mancuso JR F 5-7 L 21 Toronto, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Aeros 21 Kim Theut SO F 5-6 L 19 Harrison Township, Michigan / Little Caesars U-19 23 Tina Hollowell FR F 5-5 L 18 Clinton Township, Michigan / Little Caesars U-19 24 Sandy Nelson JR D 5-4 L 20 Blaine, Minnesota / Spring Lake Park High School 25 Paige Semenza FR F 5-4 R 18 Pittston, Pennsylvania / North American Hockey Academy 27 Rachel Davis SR D 5-6 R 21 Horton, Michigan / Honeybaked 28 Raelyn LaRocque SR F 5-6 L 22 The Pas, Manitoba / Chimos 31 Chelsea Knapp FR G 5-9 L 18 York, New York / Lawrence Academy 33 Barbara Bilko SO G 5-5 L 19 Coldwater, Michigan / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 34 Deidre Facklis JR G 5-8 L 20 Wilmette, Illinois / New Trier HS

Captains: Rachel Davis, Raelyn LaRocque. Assistant Captains: Teal Bishop, Shannon Reilly. Head Coach: Jackie Barto (Providence ’84). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 217-238-44 (.479) (15 Seasons). Record at Ohio State (Entering 2009-10): 147-185-34 (.448) (10 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Catherine Hanson (Providence ’98). Assistant Coach: Josh Liegl (Marian College ’01). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Bill McKenzie (Ohio State ’72). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 2009-10 WCHA MEMBER TEAM ROSTERS con’t

St. Cloud State Huskies

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 2 Katherine Allen FR D 5-3 L 18 Red Deer, Alberta / Red Deer Sutter Fund 4 Jenaca Fredheim SR D 5-4 R 21 Campbell River, British Columbia / Notre Dame Hounds 5 Diana Karouzos JR D 5-5 R 20 Chicago, Illinois / Colorado Selects 6 Holly Roberts SR F 5-6 R 22 St. Cloud, Minnesota / Warroad HS 8 Ashlan Lambert JR D 5-5 R 20 Eden Prairie, Minnesota / Boston College 9 Alecia Anderson JR F 5-10 L 20 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota / Park Center Pirates 10 Kylie Lane FR F 5-5 L 19 Roseau, Minnesota / Roseau HS 11 Courtney Josefson JR F 5-2 R 21 Bemidji, Minnesota / Bemidji HS 12 Alexandra Nelson FR F 5-9 R 18 Andover, Minnesota / Andover HS 13 Felicia Nelson SR F 5-7 L 22 St. Paul, Minnesota / Minnesota State Univ., Mankato 14 Brittany Toor SO F 5-5 R 19 Hartland, Michigan / Little Caesar Club 15 Meaghan Pezon SR F 5-6 R 21 Eden Prairie, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 16 Danielle Hirsch SR D 5-2 L 21 Bloomington, Minnesota / Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep 17 Kelly Meierhofer SR D 5-9 R 21 Sauk Rapids, Minnesota / Sauk-Rapids-Rice HS 18 Callie Dahl FR F 5-4 L 18 Stillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater HS 19 Haylea Schmid FR F 5-7 R 19 Oak Grove, Minnesota / St. Francis HS 20 Katie Kemmerer SR F 5-1 L 21 Anchorage, Alaska / North American Hockey Academy 21 Elizabeth Sitek FR F 5-7 R 18 Edina, Minnesota / Edina HS 22 Lisa Martinson FR D 5-5 R 18 St. Louis Park, Minnesota / St. Louis Park HS 24 Jocelyn Zabrick FR D 5-5 L 18 Airdrie, Alberta / Highwood Raiders 25 Caitlin Hogan SR F 5-2 R 21 Oakdale, Minnesota / North HS 27 Jaclyn Daggit SO D 5-6 R 19 St. Paul Park, Minnesota / Park HS 29 Tayler VanDenakker SO G 5-8 L 19 Winnipeg, Manitoba / Balmoral Hall Prep 30 Anna Donlan SO G 5-8 L 19 Hillsboro, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Wild 37 Ashley Nixon JR G 5-6 L 20 Blaine, Minnesota / Blaine HS

Captain: Felicia Nelson. Assistant Captains: Holly Roberts, Danielle Hirsch, Caitlin Hogan. Head Coach: Jeff Giesen (St. Cloud State ’93). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 45-51-16 (.473) (3 Seasons). Record at St. Cloud State (Entering 2009-10): 45-51-16 (.473) (3 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Jason Johnson (Saint John’s (MN) ’97). Assistant Coach: Jennifer Kranz (Providence ’02). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ian Andersen (Saint John’s (MN) ’99). Athletic Trainer: Stef Arndt (Gustavus Adolphus ’06). Strength and Conditioning Coach: Travis Zins (St. Cloud State ’02).

Wisconsin Badgers

No. Name Yr Pos Height S/C Age Hometown / Last Team 2 Kelly Nash JR F 5-6 R 20 Bonita, California / California Selects 3 Maria Evans JR F 5-4 R 22 Chanhassen, Minnesota / Chaska 4 Brittany Haverstock SO D 5-6 L 19 Halifax, Nova Scotia / Stoney Creek Junior Sabres 5 Stefanie McKeough FR D 5-7 R 18 Carlsbad Springs, Ontario / Stony Creek Sabres 6 Anne Dronen JR D 5-3 L 20 Chaska, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 8 Geena Prough JR D/F 5-2 R 20 Farmington, Michigan / Mercyhurst 9 Mallory Deluce JR F 5-7 L 20 London, Ontario / Mississauga Aeros 10 Derya Kelter FR F 5-5 R 18 Eagle River, Alaska / Chugiak 11 Kyla Sanders SR F 5-6 R 22 Parrish, Florida / North American Hockey Academy 12 Jasmine Giles SR F 5-7 L 21 Ottawa, Ontario / All Saints 13 Olivia Jakiel JR D 5-10 L 20 Santa Clarita, California / California Selects 14 Carla Pentimone JR F 5-3 L 20 Chicago, Illinois / Sacred Heart University 15 Alev Kelter FR D 5-8 R 18 Eagle River, Alaska / Chugiak 16 Saige Pacholok FR D 5-5 R 18 Edmonton, Alberta / 17 Emily Kranz SR F 5-7 L 21 Waukesha, Wisconsin / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 18 Brianna Decker FR F 5-4 R 18 Dousman, Wisconsin / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 19 Breann Frykas FR F 5-4 R 18 East St. Paul, Minnesota / Detroit Little Caesers 20 Brooke Ammerman SO F 5-8 R 19 River Vale, New Jersey / North American Hockey Academy 21 Lauren Unser FR F 5-4 R 18 West Salem, Wisconsin / Madison Capitols 22 Malee Windmeier JR D 5-9 R 21 Champlin, Minnesota / Coon Rapids 27 Carolyne Prévost SO F 5-4 L 19 Sarnia, Ontario / London Junior Devilettes 29 Nikki Kaasa SO G 5-10 L 19 St. Cloud, Minnesota / Technical HS 30 Becca Ruegsegger FR G 5-8 L 19 Lakewood, Colorado / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 35 Alannah McCready SR G 5-6 L 21 Blaine, Minnesota / Centennial

Captain: Jasmine Giles. Assistant Captains: Emily Kranz, Kyla Sanders. Interim Head Coach: Tracey DeKeyser (Wisconsin ’97). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 0-0-0. Record at Wisconsin (Entering 2009-10): 0-0-0. Assistant Coach: Jackie Friesen (Wisconsin ’97). Assistant Coach: Peter Johnson (Wisconsin ’83). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mark Greenhalgh (Wisconsin ’87). 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 2009-10 wcha women’s Composite schedule & Results

september november Date Game Time Date Game Time Fri/25 U.S. National Team 6 vs WCHA All-Star Team 1 7:05 pm CT Sun/1 Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN (x) Fri/6 Robert Morris @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm CT Univ. of Manitoba 1 @ North Dakota 3 (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/26 Wilfrid Laurier 1 @ Ohio State 1 ot (x) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT U.S. National Team 13 @ St. Cloud State 0 (x) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Univ. of Manitoba 3 @ North Dakota 2 (x) 4:07 pm CT Sat/7 Robert Morris @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT October Bemidji State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Date Game Time Ohio State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Fri/2 Bemidji State @ Mercyhurst (nc) 7:00 pm ET Thu/12 Wayne State @ Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State @ Boston University (nc) 7:00 pm ET Fri/13 Minnesota Duluth @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET North Dakota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wayne State @ Wisconsin (nc) 2:07 pm CT Niagara @ St. Cloud State (nc) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Syracuse @ Minnesota (nc) 6:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Robert Morris @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 6:07 pm CT Sat/14 Minnesota Duluth @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota Whitecaps @ Minnesota State (x) 7:37 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Sat/3 Bemidji State @ Mercyhust (nc) 2:00 pm ET Minnesota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Ohio State @ Boston University (nc) 3:00 pm ET Fri/20 St. Lawrence @ Ohio State (nc) 7:07 pm ET North Dakota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Niagara @ St. Cloud State (nc) 4:07 pm CT Bemidji State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Robert Morris @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 3:07 pm CT Sat/21 St. Lawrence @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Sun/4 Syracuse @ Minnesota (nc) 2:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Fri/9 Minnesota State @ Maine (nc) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Sat/10 Minnesota State @ Maine (nc) 2:00 pm ET Manitoba Maple Leafs @ North Dakota (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Sun/22 Minnesota State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/27 Minnesota Duluth @ Boston College (nc) 1:00 pm ET @ Hodgins-Berardo Arena, Coleraine, MN St. Cloud State @ Brown Univ. (nc) 2:00 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Providence College (nc) 7:00 pm ET North Dakota vs U.S. National Team (x) 7:00 pm CT Clarkson @ Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm CT @ Warroad, MN Maine @ North Dakota (nc) 2:07 pm CT Sun/11 St. Cloud State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Sat/28 Minnesota Duluth @ Boston College (nc) 2:00 pm ET Wisconsin @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Brown Univ. (nc) 1:00 pm ET Fri/16 Ohio State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Providence College (nc) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson @ Minnesota (nc) 3:07 pm CT Sat/17 Ohio State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Maine @ North Dakota (nc) 2:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT december Sun/18 Minnesota State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Date Game Time Fri/23 Bemidji State @ Northeastern (nc) 7:00 pm ET Fri/4 Minnesota @ Harvard (nc) 7:00 pm ET Ohio State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Sat/5 Minnesota @ Harvard (nc) 4:00 pm ET Sat/24 Bemidji State @ Northeastern (nc) 3:00 pm ET Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/6 Minnesota Duluth @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/30 Minnesota Duluth @ Mercyhurst (nc) 7:00 pm ET Fri/11 Ohio State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Sat/12 Ohio State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 1:07 pm CT Wayne State @ Bemidji State (nc) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Sat/31 Minnesota Duluth @ Mercyhust (nc) 3:00 pm ET Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Sun/13 Bemidji State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Wayne State @ Bemidji State (nc) 2:07 pm CT Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT 2009-10 wcha women’s release/no. 2/9-29-2009 wcha composite schedule con’t Date Game Time Fri/12 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT january Ohio State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Date Game Time St. Cloud State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/1 North Dakota @ Union College (nc) 7:00 pm ET North Dakota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/2 North Dakota @ Union College (nc) 4:00 pm ET Sat/13 Ohio State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Robert Morris @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Bemidji State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Mercyhurst vs Minnesota State (nc) 12:07 pm CT Minnesota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Sun/14 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 12:07 pm CT Providence @ St. Cloud State (nc) 3:07 pm CT Fri/19 St. Cloud State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Minnesota Duluth @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Sun/3 Robert Morris @ Ohio State (nc) 2:07 pm ET Wisconsin @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Providence vs Minnesota State (nc) 12:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Sat/20 St. Cloud State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 2:07 pm ET Mercyhurst @ St. Cloud State (nc) 3:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT @ National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN Wisconsin @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Tue/5 U.S. National Team @ Wisconsin (x) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Fri/8 Minnesota State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT • end of regular season • Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT @ Urban Plains Center, Fargo, ND Fri/26 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Sat/9 Minnesota State @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT (#8 Rank @ #1 Rank) TBA Ohio State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT (#7 Rank @ #2 Rank) TBA Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT (#6 Rank @ #3 Rank) TBA @ Urban Plains Center, Fargo, ND (#5 Rank @ #4 Rank) TBA Tue/12 U.S. Women’s National Team @ Minnesota (x) 7:07 pm CT Sat/27 2009 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Fri/15 Minnesota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT (#8 Rank @ #1 Rank) TBA Ohio State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT (#7 Rank @ #2 Rank) TBA St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT (#6 Rank @ #3 Rank) TBA Sat/16 Minnesota @ Bemidji State (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT (#5 Rank @ #4 Rank) TBA Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/28 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Ohio State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT (#8 Rank @ #1 Rank) (if necessary) TBA St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT (#7 Rank @ #2 Rank) (if necessary) TBA Sun/17 Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT (#6 Rank @ #3 Rank) (if necessary) TBA Fri/22 Bemidji State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET (#5 Rank @ #4 Rank) (if necessary) TBA St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT march Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Date Game Time Sat/23 Bemidji State @ Ohio State (WCHA) 2:07 pm ET Sat/6 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Semi-Final #1 1:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 4:07 pm CT Fri/29 Wisconsin @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Sun/7 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Minnesota State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Bemidji State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Championship Game 1:07 pm CT Sat/30 Wisconsin @ Ohio State (WCHA) 3:07 pm ET Fri/12 NCAA Women’s Regionals (TBA) TBA Minnesota State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT Sat/13 NCAA Women’s Regionals (TBA) TBA Bemidji State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Sun/14 NCAA Women’s Regionals (TBA) TBA Minnesota Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Fri/19 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four Sun/31 Minnesota Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Semi-Final #1 TBA pm ET february Semi-Final #2 TBA pm ET Date Game Time Sun/21 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four Fri/5 North Dakota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET @ Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Championship Game TBA pm ET Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Schedule Key Sat/6 North Dakota @ Ohio State (WCHA) 4:07 pm ET Face-offs for all Association-member home games are at Bemidji State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT either :07 or :37 after the hour; @ Camp Randall Hockey Classic (WCHA) conference; (nc) non-conference; (x) exhibition (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game) Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/7 Bemidji State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT