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Women-in-Hockey Digest Monday, January 25 1999 Volume 01 : Number 357
In this issue:
MINNESOTA WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Just Havin Fun #4
Team Quebec 4 McGill 2
McGill goalie vying for roster spot on National Team
I need help.
I need help!!
Re: I need help!!
Re: I need help!!
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 15:47:50
From: "Craig Roberts"
Subject: MINNESOTA WOMEN'S HOCKEY
GOPHERS SWEEP HAWKS BEHIND HEGLAND'S HAT TRICK
Amber Hegland recorded her first career hat trick and Minnesota posted its
16th consecutive victory with a 7-1 win over Wilfrid Laurier.
The Gophers, 17-1-1, completed a sweep of the two-game series and remained
unbeaten in their last 17 games.
Jenny Schmidgall scored Minnesota's first two goals, giving her team a 2-0
lead at the 13:31 mark of the opening period. Hegland got her first goal
just 28 seconds later and the Gophers led 3-0 after 20 minutes.
Laura Slominski scored 4:27 into the second period and Hegland and Ambria
Thomas followed to give Minnesota a 6-0 lead after two period.
The Golden Hawks avoided the shutout when Jenn Neilson scored with 9:11 to
play in the final period before Hegland completed her hat trick with 5:02
to play.
Charmaine Boteju had 44 saves for Wilfrid Laurier, 12-10-0, as they were
outshot 51-3. Minnesota's Crystal Nicholas had two saves.
The Gophers return to action next weekend as they participate in the New
Hampshire Invitational, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
GAME SUMMARY
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
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Wilfrid Laurier..... 0 0 1 - 1
Minnesota........... 3 3 1 - 7
1st period - 1, MINN, Jenny Schmidgall 23 (Ambria Thomas) 01:08. 2, MINN,
Jenny Schmidgall 21 (Nadine Muzerall, Emily Buchholz) 13:31. 3, MINN, Amber
Hegland 3 (Winny Brodt) 13:59. Penalties - Emily Buchholz, MINN (checking)
07:01; Jenn Neilson, WLU (holding) 16:21; Lacey Franzmeier, MINN (roughing)
16:21.
2nd period - 4, MINN, Laura Slominski 8 (Winny Brodt) 04:27. 5, MINN, Amber
Hegland 12 (Winny Brodt, Laura Slominski) 07:46. 6, MINN, Ambria Thomas 7
(Jenny Schmidgall, Emily Buchholz) 13:57. Penalties - None.
3rd period - 7, WLU, Jenn Neilson 10:49. 8, MINN, Amber Hegland 13 (Brittny
Ralph, Laura Slominski) 14:58. Penalties - Heather Hossie, WLU (holding)
01:03; Lisa Backman, WLU (cross-checking) 04:09.
Shots on goal - WLU 1-0-2-3; MINN 12-24-15-51. Power plays - WLU 0 of 1;
MINN 0 of 2. Goalies - WLU, Charmaine Boteju (51 shots-44 saves); MINN,
Crystal Nicholas 7-0-0 (3-2). Referees - Evonne Young, Glen Anderson.
A-921.
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Craig Roberts
Assistant Sports Information Director
Women's Intercollegiate Athletics
University of Minnesota
Check out our website at www.gophersports.com
Or call the Diet Coke Gopher Sports Hotline
612-626-STAT (7828)
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 15:08:39 -0500
From: email@hidden (Patti Domingo)
Subject: Just Havin Fun #4
Hi,
Fridayâs, womenâs hockey team from the South Shore Women's hockey
league in Massachusetts would once again like to invite you to the
ãJust Havinâ Fun #4ä tournament. This tournament is being held in
Monsey, NY at the Sport-O-Rama rinks.
This year we are going to have 2 divisions, B and C. We are once again
trying to get 6-8 teams in each division. Last year there were 6 teams
in each division. Teams that have participated are Chesapeake Bay
Lightning, NJ Selects, NJ Bandits, Brooklyn Blades, Hickory Hill,
Stoneham Unicorns, Hudson River Waves, Storm, Pelham Pelicans,
Springfield, Westchester Wildcats, Chelsea Comets, Ravens, Nighthawks
and ourselves. Itâs a blast and the competition is great.
SO,
You are invited to participate in the "Just Havin' Fun #3" Women's Ice
Hockey Tournament, May 14-16th in Monsey, NY. There will be two
divisions and each team will be guaranteed three games. The games will
start on Friday evening, with championship games on Sunday. The
tournament fee will be $565 per team. There are two hotels nearby. I
do not have the rate information as of yet but will get it soon.
This is a fun, informal tournament. We do require that all teams and
players be registered USA Hockey and all players be rostered with the
team they are playing for. It is a "B" and "C" level tourney.
If you are interested in participating please call or email me as soon
as possible. I will require a $100 deposit by February 28th, and full
payment by April 1st. If you have any questions please call.
Thanks
Patti Domingo
367 Alewife Brook Parkway
Somerville, MA 02144
(617)629-3989
email@hidden
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:41:17 PST
From: "Dan Madden"
Subject: Team Quebec 4 McGill 2
Team Quebec doubles McGill 4-2
The McGill Martlets women's hockey club finished fourth at the Theresa
Humes Invitational Tournament at Concordia University on the weekend.
The Martlets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Quebec Provincial Junior
team in Sunday's Consolation final.
McGill dominated the opening period and led 2-0 after 20 minutes
on goals by Julie Hornsby and Kathleen O'Reilly.
Team Quebec responded with a pair of goals in the middle stanza to
even the count at 2-2 after 40 minutes.
In the third period, Marie Eve Desfosses' wrist shot from the blueline
found the top shelf through traffic midway through the period to give
Quebec a 3-2 advantage. Desfosses stretched Team Quebec's lead to 4-2 at
14:42 when she banged in a rebound past McGill netminder Amey Doyle.
The shots on goal were even 27-27.
Earlier in the tournament, McGill defeated UQTR 4-1, Saturday, to
advance to the Consolation final. Kathleen O'Reilly, who was named to
the tournament all-star team, scored twice with singles to Dana
Rittmaster and Sophie Acheson.
McGill is 3-1-1 against the Patriotes this season. The two clubs
will meet in the opening round of the playoffs, February 19th.
On Friday, McGill dropped a 5-2 decision to Guelph. Julie Hornsby and
Johanne Beaudoin scored in a losing cause. McGill led 2-1 before
surrendering four straight goals.
Concordia University won its 7th straight Theresa Humes Tournament
title with a convincing 7-0 win over Guelph. The Ottawa Senior "AAA"
Raiders bounced UQTR 3-1 in the 5th place match.
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:58:31 PST
From: "Dan Madden"
Subject: McGill goalie vying for roster spot on National Team
McGill's Kim St. Pierre hoping for shot at Worlds
McGill University goalie Kim St. Pierre is eyeing the 1999 World
Women's Hockey Championships in Finland.
St. Pierre's play with the National team at the 3-Nations Cup and
most recently during a 4-game series with touring Finland will make the
choice difficult for the decision makers. Veteran Leslie Reddon and Sami
Jo small are also vying for a roster spot.
The final decision is expected this week.
St. Pierre, a 19 year old from Chateauguay, Quebec, won both her
outings against Finland. She was in the net for Canada's 6-2 victory
Thursday at Renfrew, Ontario. She was named Canadian Player of the Game,
Friday, in a 2-1 Canada win in Montreal.
St. Pierre was also a member of Canada's gold-medal contingent at
the 3-Nations Cup in Finland in December. She has four victories against
Finland, in her first season of International competition.
The McGill netminder will rejoin her university team this week
following 1 week with the National team.
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:00:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Susanica Tam
Subject: I need help.
Hi everyone. This is Susan, formerly known as email@hidden. But
my dad's an....well, not very nice, so he killed that account. Anyway,
enclosed is a letter i sent to my local rink owner, but not much got
done. So i'm "expanding my horizons" if you will...
ok. I know it's long, but if you would at least read it, i would be
very grateful.
Thank you,
Susanica
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:02:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Susanica Tam
Subject: I need help!!
oops. . The letter didn't get attached.
ok, here it is:
Hi,
I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Susan Tam.
I'm 15
years old, a sophomore at Westlake High. I live in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Growing up in Boulder, CO, I took to the ice at the age 8 with a couple
friends and was spotted right off by a local coach. Ten months later,
i had
flown through skating school and passed all preliminary USFSA tests.
Thus came
the competitive life, rising at 4:30 in the morning to get to the
rink. I was
pushed mainly by my coach, who "saw natural talent". My parents never
thought
much of it and always complained about taking me to the rink.
Although I
loved the speed and the ice, i never much really cared for the cute
little
moves, flash costumes, and squealing little girls. As a result, i often
ventured out for more exciting games of ice hockey with other boys my
age. I
was generally quicker than they were and had a good time. However,
after about
two years of skating, a combination of burn out, injuries, financial
burden
and the lack of parental support drove me to quit. I was about in 5th
grade
at the time.
It wasn't until two years later that I met a new best friend. She was
from
Michigan, both parents hockey fans. Naturally, I became involved in
the sport
once again from the very beginning, even going to the airport to meet
our new
pro team, the Avs. As the success of the Avs rose, I followed hockey
more
closely than ever, knowing every move, every score, every stat with
the Avs.
My love for hockey escalated to an obsession. It wasn't long before
Jessica
(my friend) signed up to play hockey for herself. Of course, I wanted
to play
too but my parents forbade it. At the time, I was ok with it since it
was only
roller, and i figured there was always next season. However, home life
for me
became progressively worse that year, as my parents began to have
problems.
Being the older child, i bore the brunt of all their anger, often
being the
target and having it taken out on me. Although hockey became an
escape, it was
only a dream because i couldn't really play. That year I was assigned
a social
worker as living at home became a nightmare.
Everything was a mess when all of a sudden my dad got a job transfer
and we
were all moved to Thousand Oaks.
It was December of 1996 when we came and i had to readjust to new
friends,
new place, new everything. Hockey was temporarily put on hold as i
struggled
with looking at the dismal L.A Kings and depressing lack of cold
weather. To make
an already long story somewhat shorter, it brings me to the present.
It's
taken a while but hockey is once again dominating my life. And so are my
parents, who, just as before, forbid it. However, they seem unable to
stop me.
Hockey is almost all i think about, dream about, wish about. It has
come to
the point where I am sneaking out nights to play, making up stories,
going to
friend's houses to "study" to satisfy my need to play or at least
skate. It's
become really hard though. It looks like i'm stuck. It's extremely
agonizing
to have to go through this. But I'm closer than ever to my dreams.
Following
what i know about girls hockey, i know i have great opportunities. I
really
want to play for Team LA. I don't know, sometimes it seems so
hopeless. I'm at
the point where I don't know what to do. Like, I have the will but not
the
way. You see, in all the years i missed out, everyone caught up and
passed me,
especially the boys. I could outskate them but my skills-
stickhandling,shooting, passing- are really not up to what I need now.
It's hard to get
out and practice but if i only had the chance i would. What i guess
i'm trying
to do is, writing this letter to all the people i can think of that
have to do
with hockey. It's kind of like an S.O.S. I feel like i'm running out
of time.
If there is any way or any one who can help, please let me know.
ANYTHING
would help: midnight ice time....(ANY free ice time)...places,
lessons...clinics..free equipment..money is always a problem for me,
being a
teen and having not-nice parents. I spend nearly all my money on
hockey, and
discounted stuff always helps. Thanks for your time.
My email adress:
email@hidden
phone:
leave a message at (805) 492-7938
Thank you,
"Susanica"
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:16:41 -0800
From: email@hidden (Megan Bryant)
Subject: Re: I need help!!
Hi.
Did you know that there is a female league in the Valley?
It is in Panorama City. Also, there is a girl, I think she is one of the
goalies, who lives out your way. I think her Mom brings her in.
Who have you talked to at Team L.A.? They are definately playing.
I believe they practice out of Sylmar but I am not sure.
Please e-mail me back. There are many opportunities for women to play
ice hockey in Los Angeles. Whether you want all female or co-ed.
Also, if you want to check out the Panorama League, there is a web site fo
it at: http://www.rhythm.com/~oblio
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Megan Bryant
Rhythm & Hues
310 448 7551
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:05:22 EST
From: email@hidden
Subject: Re: I need help!!
Susanica:
Hi! My name is Al Clemens and I am the President of United Scholastic
Achievers, Inc. Each year we sponsor teams to participate in the Canadian Cup
Tournament - Montreal, Quebec. As in previous years, we have taken kids from
around the country to participate on our "Team USA." In the past, we have had
several girls participate with our organization: Courtney Bank, Nikki Petrich
& Hilary Tokar . . . all of whom are currently being heavily scouted.
Currently, we are looking for additional Bantam age players (83-84 birth
years). Do you fall within this category? The Pee Wees and Mites are just
about full. If so, I'd like to look into the possibility of having you
participate with our group this year in Montreal. Perhaps we could work with
some of the other members of this group to finance your participation.
Please contact me if this is something that you'd like to discuss further. I
can fax you some additional information.
Best wishes & Good Luck,
AL CLEMENS
United Scholastic Achievers, Inc.
P.O. Box 321
Durand, MI 48429-0321
888-776-5079 (Pager)
734-761-4700 ext. 3335
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:17:56 -0600
From: "Craig Roberts"
Subject: MINNESOTA WOMEN'S HOCKEY
THIS WEEK--Minnesota faces its toughest test of the season this weekend as it
takes part in the New Hampshire Invitational.
The Gophers open with a rematch of last weekend's 6-4 win over defending
Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union champion Concordia at 4 p.m. CST Friday.
Saturday, Minnesota faces defending national champion New Hampshire at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday before closing out tournament play at 11 a.m. Sunday versus the
Beatrice Aeros.
MINNESOTA RECENTLY--The fourth-ranked Gophers saw their unbeaten streak reach 17
games as they defeated Wilfrid Laurier 10-0 and 7-1 at home Friday and Saturday.
Minnesota's winning streak reached 16 games over the weekend as it got goals
from all four lines and points from 13 of 20 skaters and, in each game, 17 of 18
players recorded shots on goal.
In Friday's 10-0 win, frosh forwards Laura Slominski (Burnsville,
Minn./Burnsville) and Jenny Schmidgall (Edina, Minn./Edina) recorded two goals
and an assist while sophomore blueliner Courtney Kennedy (Woburn,
Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols) also scored two goals. Winny Brodt
(Roseville, Minn./Roseville Area) chipped in a career-high four assists while
Erica Killewald (Troy, Mich./Troy) stopped nine shots to record her second
shutout of the season.
Saturday, the Gophers outshot the Golden Hawks 51-3 en route to a 7-1 win.
Senior co-captain Amber Hegland (Farmington, Minn./Farmington) scored her first
career hat trick while Schmidgall added two more goals and Brodt registered
three assists.
CONCORDIA RECENTLY--The Stingers hosted their annual Theresa Humes Tournament
over the weekend, sweeping three games for the title to raise their record to
20-3-1 on the season.
Concordia opened with a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Raiders Friday and followed that
with a 3-0 win over the Quebec Juniors Saturday. In Sunday's finale, the
Stingers downed the University of Guelph 7-0.
Stinger head coach Les Lawton is in his 16th season as the teamÍs head coach. He
won his 400th career game, Jan. 17, with a 3-0 win over Providence at the High
Peaks Classic in Lake Placid, N.Y. He is currently 403-124-48 at Concordia,
where he received his degree in 1989.
NEW HAMPSHIRE RECENTLY--The second-ranked Wildcats posted a pair of home wins
over the weekend, including a 2-1 victory over third-ranked Brown.
Friday, New Hampshire scored four times in the first 6:26 of the third period,
overcoming a 2-1 deficit for a 5-3 win over Providence. After falling behind 2-1
in the second period, Samantha Holmes got the Wildcats back to even with her
second goal of the game just 48 seconds into the final period. Michelle Thornton
gave her team its first lead at 4:00 of the period and Carrie Jokiel and Melisa
Heitzman scored 23 seconds apart to round out the four-goal surge.
Saturday, New Hampshire needed to come from behind again, scoring twice in the
third period, to top the Bears. Brown went ahead 1-0 just 6:48 into the first
period and held that lead until Heitzman scored a power-play goal at 6:54 of the
third period and Carisa Zaban got the game-winner less than three minutes later.
With the two wins, the Wildcats are now unbeaten in their last nine games
(8-0-1) and boast a 14-1-4 overall record.
Head coach Karen Kay is in her seventh season at New Hampshire, compiling at
146-45-19 record during that time. She graduated from Providence in 1985 with
degrees in psychology and business and also completed her degree in athletic
training following her graduation.
ABOUT THE BEATRICE AEROS--One of Canada's top Senior AAA teams, the Aeros have
won nine of the last 10 Ontario Provincial Championships and currently hold a
12-point lead in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League's Western Division
with a 24-1-1 record.
The Aeros feature four 1998 Olympians, including three from Team Canada. On
defense, they feature Canadian Olympians Geraldine Heaney, Cassie Campbell and
former Brown standout Becky Kellar while Finnish Olympian Sari Krooks is among
the team's top forwards.
In goal, they feature another former Brown Bear in Lauren Goldstein, who has
allowed just four goals in 519 minutes while posting six shutouts in 10 starts.
SCORING STREAK SNAPPED--Sophomore co-captain Kris Scholz (Hugo, Minn./Stillwater
Area), who scored a goal and two assists Friday, saw her school-record 15-game
point-scoring streak come to an end as she was shutout Saturday.
During her 15-game streak, Scholz scored 11 goals and 27 points and had seven
multiple-point games.
MOVING ON UP„The MVP at last year's national championships and a member of the
1998 USA WomenÍs Select Team, Winny Brodt has established herself as one of the
country's top players on defense.
However, she was moved up to center for the Gophers game with St. Cloud State,
Jan. 9, and has thrived at the new position.
In six games at center, with Amber Hegland at left wing and Laura Slominski at
right wing, she has scored 14 points and recorded five multiple-point games,
including a four-assist effort Friday versus Wilfrid Laurier. She is also +15
during those six games and leads the team for the season with a +39 rating.
SYNCHRONICITY--The line of Winny Brodt with wings Amber Hegland and Laura
Slominski has been synchronized since they formed earlier this month, giving the
Gophers three solid forward lines.
The trio has combined for 13 goals and 36 points in six games together,
including seven goals and 18 points this past weekend.
INCOGNITO--Despite the attention she received coming off the U.S. Olympic team,
Jenny Schmidgall has received little fanfare for leading Minnesota with 24 goals
and 51 points in just 17 games.
After having an 11-game point and goal-scoring streak snapped by St. Lawrence on
Jan. 15, she has put together four consecutive multiple-point games, tallying
six goals and 13 points.
She now has eight multiple-goal games, including her last three in a row, and 13
multiple-point games, nine of which have come in her last 10 games.
THE BUZZ ON MUZ--The longest current point-scoring streak on the Gophers now
belongs to Nadine Muzerall (Mississauga, Ontario/Kimball Union Academy), who has
points in each of her last 14 games.
Last year's team scoring leader and MVP, she had just two points over the
weekend but notched her 20th goal of the season Friday and is now one point shy
of 100 for her career.
REPRESENTING THEIR COUNTRY--First-year center Jenny Schmidgall and sophomore
blueliner Winny Brodt played for the U.S. Women's Select Team at the Three
Nations Cup in Finland, Dec. 10-15.
Canada grabbed a 2-1 win over the United States, Dec. 10, in the tourney opener,
but the U.S. rebounded the next day with a 3-2 win over Finland as Schmidgall
assisted on the game-tying goal and then scored the game-winner 56 seconds into
the third period.
After a two-day respite, the U.S. again fell to Canada, Dec. 14, 4-3 in a
shootout before closing out play with a 4-3 win over Finland.
Schmidgall, who played in the 1998 Olympics, and Brodt, a member of the 1996
U.S. Women's Select Team, were chosen from the USA Hockey WomenÍs Festival for
the national team and were joined by Gopher head coach Laura Halldorson, who
served as the team's assistant coach.
NATIONAL STATISTICS„Minnesota was ranked highly in a number of team statistical
categories last week, as were several Gopher players.
Total points--2. Jenny Schmidgall, 45; t5. Nadine Muzerall, 33; t9. Kris Scholz,
29. Points per game--1. Schmidgall, 3.00; 5. Muzerall, 2.20; t10. Scholz, 1.71.
Totals goals--2. Schmidgall, 20; 3. Muzerall, 19; t18. Scholz, 11. Goals per
game--2. Schmidgall, 1.33; 3. Muzerall, 1.27; t20. Scholz, 0.65. Total
assists--t2. Schmidgall, 25; 8. Scholz, 18; t13. Muzerall, Shannon Kennedy, 14.
Assists per game„t2. Schmidgall, 1.67; 8. Scholz, 1.06; t11. Muzerall, 0.93;
t14. S. Kennedy, 0.88; 17. Laura Slominski, 0.87. Power-play goals--t2.
Schmidgall, Muzerall, 7; t13. Scholz, Courtney Kennedy, 3. Short-handed
goals--t1. Muzerall, 2. Game-winning goals--t5. Muzerall, 3; t13. S. Kennedy, 2,
Emily Buchholz 2.
Goals against average--1. Crystal Nicholas, 0.47; 5. Erica Killewald, 1.49. Save
percentage--2. Nicholas, .951; t4. Killewald, .934. Winning percentage--1.
Nicholas, 1.000; 3. Killewald, .864. Shutouts--2. Nicholas, 4.
Scoring offensee--1st, 6.65. Scoring defense--2nd, 1.18. Scoring margin--1st,
+5.47. Power play--1st, 38.8%. Penalty kill--5th, 88.7%.
THE SERIES--Minnesota has faced two of this weekend's three opponents in the
past, having met both this season.
The Gophers are 1-0-0 against Concordia after a 6-4 win, Jan. 16, in Lake
Placid, N.Y. Minnesota is 0-3-1 versus New Hampshire, including the teams' 1-1
tie in the All-American East-West Challenge, Nov. 7.
WHEN LAST WE MET--The Gophers overcame an early 2-0 deficit to defeat Concordia
6-4 at the High Peaks Hockey Classic, Jan. 16, in Lake Placid.
After falling behind 2-0 and 3-1 in the first period, Minnesota came back to
score twice in the final four minutes of the opening period to tie the score at
3-3. Nadine Muzerall then scored twice in the second period and Kris Scholz
added an empty-net goal in the game's final minute to secure the win.
Minnesota, which lost three times last season to New Hampshire, pulled out a 1-1
tie against the defending national champions, Nov. 7, at Mariucci Arena.
Carisa Zaban put the Wildcats ahead 1-0 early in the second period and they held
that lead until Jenny Schmidgall recorded her first goal as a Gopher with 9:44
to play in the third period. The game also featured a battle between two of the
nationÍs top goalies as Minnesota's Erica Killewald stopped 31 shots while
Alicia Roberts had 24 saves for New Hampshire.
THE COACH--Now in her second season behind the Minnesota bench and ninth season
as a college head coach, Laura Halldorson has established herself as one of the
nation's premier coaches in women's hockey, sporting an 97-83-13 overall record
and a 38-8-4 mark at Minnesota.
She began her head coaching career at Colby College, where she led the White
Mules, one of only two non-Division I schools at the time in the 12-team Eastern
Collegiate Athletic Conference, to a 12-9-1 overall record in 1995-96, earning
ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors as well as being named the New England Hockey
Writers' Coach of the Year. While at Colby, she also recruited and coached ECAC
Player of the Year Meaghan Sittler.
At the national level, she was the assistant coach for the gold medal-winning
team at the 1998 U.S. Olympic Festival and also served as an assistant for the
U.S. Women's Select team that competed in the Three Nations Cup in Finland.
A native of Plymouth, Minn., and a 1981 graduate of Wayzata High School,
Halldorson played four years at Princeton, where she was a co-captain and
all-conference performer while leading the Tigers to three Ivy League titles.
She graduated from Princeton in 1985 with a degree in psychology.
A member of the 1987 U.S. National Women's Team and three national club
championship teams with the Minnesota Checkers, Halldorson returned to her alma
mater in 1987 to begin her collegiate coaching career as an assistant.
IT'S HOME--The home of Gopher Women's Hockey is Mariucci Arena (9,700). One of
the finest college hockey facilities in the country, Mariucci Arena will be
Minnesota's home until the new womenÍs hockey facility, scheduled to open in the
fall of 2000, is completed.
Known as one of the toughest arenas in the nation on visiting teams, the Gophers
are 17-3-4 in the five-year-old building.
ON THE AIR--A pair of Gopher games will be aired live by Midwest Sports Channel
this season.
The first telecast was Minnesota's clash with Harvard, Nov. 5, in the opening
game of the All-American East-West Challenge.
The second will be part of a doubleheader with the Minnesota men's team on Feb.
20. The women's game gets underway at 2:30 p.m. as the Gophers take on
Providence, to be followed by the men's clash with St. Cloud State at 7:05 p.m.
Veteran broadcaster Frank Mazzocco will handle play-by-play duties while former
Minnesota North Star Tom Reid does the color commentary.
ON THE AIR, PART II--Eight Gopher games will be carried by KKMS-980 AM radio
this season, beginning Nov. 27 with the Princeton Thanksgiving Invitational.
KKMS broadcast the Nov. 27-28 games from Princeton's Hobey Baker Rink and will
carry two of this weekend's games, Friday and Saturday, from the Towse Center at
the University of New Hampshire Invitational.
Additionally, KKMS will carry four home games: Feb. 5 versus Cornell; Feb. 7
versus Minnesota State, Mankato; Feb. 21 versus Providence; and Feb. 26 versus
Brown.
Tom Witschen will call all of the play-by-play action with former Gopher
volleyball standout Sarah Pearman handling the color commentary.
GONE POLLING--Minnesota moved up a spot in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll
to second, its highest ranking ever, and maintinaed its number four spot in
American Hockey Magazine/USA Today poll last week. Harvard remained in the top
spot in both polls.
U.S. College Hockey Online Poll (Jan. 18, 1999)
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Pts LW
1. Harvard (9) 16-1-0 99 1
2. Minnesota (1) 8-1-1 85 3
3. New Hampshire 12-1-4 84 2
4. Brown 9-1-3 72 4
5. Princeton 10-5-1 60 5
6. Providence 9-3-2 43 6
7. Dartmouth 7-5-4 37 8
8. Northeastern 10-4-2 27 7
Others receiving votes: Cornell 13.
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll (Jan. 19, 1999)
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Pts LW
1. Harvard (5) 16-1-0 25 1
2. Brown 9-1-3 18 3
3. New Hampshire 12-1-4 15 2
4. Minnesota 15-1-1 12 4
5. Providence 11-4-2 3 NR
Others receiving votes: Princeton 2.
UP NEXT--The Gophers return home for their third three-game weekend in four
weeks, Feb. 5-7, when they host Cornell and Minnesota State, Mankato.
Minnesota will face the Big Red at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Mariucci Arena
before hosting the Mavericks in a 3 p.m. matinee Sunday.
THE POWER PLAY--As a team, Minnesota is 26-for-71 (36.6%) on the power play
after going 0-for-4 versus Wilfrid Laurier, ending a 14-game streak in which
they has scored at least one power-play goal in every game. The Gophers' 71
power plays have resulted in 103:09 of power-play time and they average a goal
every 3:58 while on the power play. Here are the individual power-play numbers.
Player GP G A Pts SOG Pct.
Jenny Schmidgall 17 7 10 17 26 .269
Kris Scholz 19 3 10 13 8 .375
Nadine Muzerall 17 7 4 11 19 .368
Emily Buchholz 18 2 4 6 8 .250
Winny Brodt 17 1 5 6 9 .111
Courtney Kennedy 17 3 2 5 14 .214
Brittny Ralph 18 1 3 4 10 .100
Shannon Kennedy 17 0 3 3 4 .000
Laura Slominski 18 1 1 2 4 .250
Matty Brekken 9 0 2 2 2 .000
Amber Hegland 19 1 0 1 2 .500
Tai Thorsheim 18 0 1 1 0 .000
Ambria Thomas 16 0 1 1 4 .000
Tracy Engstrom 19 0 0 0 7 .000
Angela Borek 18 0 0 0 2 .000
Kelly Olson 14 0 0 0 1 .000
Megan Milbert 12 0 0 0 1 .000
Minnesota 19 26 46 72 121 .215
Opponents 19 7 12 19 65 .108
THE PENALTY KILL--As a team, Minnesota is 58-for-65 (89.2%) killing penalties
with their opponents having spent 106:05 on the power play, averaging a goal
every 15:09. Here are the individual penalty-kill numbers.
Player GP G A Pts SOG Pct.
Nadine Muzerall 17 2 0 2 5 .400
Jenny Schmidgall 17 1 0 1 4 .250
Brittny Ralph 18 1 0 1 2 .000
Courtney Kennedy 17 0 1 1 1 .000
Tracy Engstrom 19 0 1 1 0 .000
Shannon Kennedy 17 0 0 0 3 .000
Laura Slominski 18 0 0 0 2 .000
Ambria Thomas 16 0 0 0 3 .000
Kris Scholz 19 0 0 0 1 .000
Emily Buchholz 18 0 0 0 1 .000
Tai Thorsheim 18 0 0 0 1 .000
Winny Brodt 17 0 0 0 1 .000
Matty Brekken 9 0 0 0 1 .000
Kelly Olson 14 0 0 0 1 .000
Megan Milbert 12 0 0 0 1 .000
Minnesota 19 4 2 6 27 .148
Opponents 19 0 0 0 3 .000
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Craig Roberts, University of Minnesota
Assistant Sports Information Director
Check out the Gophers on the Web at http://www.gophersports.com
Or call the Diet Coke Gopher Sports Hotline at (612) 626-STAT
GO GOPHERS!
For women's college hockey statistics go to:
http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=273
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