# 2000–01 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In the 2000–01 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Jerilynn Glenn | Forward | United States | Played at Forest Lake Area High School |
| La Toya Clarke | Forward | Canada | Played at Dunbarton High School |
| Kelsey Bills | Forward | Canada | Played at High Sutherland High School |
| Cecilia Retelle | Defender | United States | Played for Culver Academy |
| Melissa Coulombe | Defender | Canada | Played for St. Pierre Collegiate |
| Tracy Palinsky | Forward | Canada | Played at Notre Dame Secondary |
| Stefanie Snow | Defender | United States | Played for Cushing Academy |
| Stephanie Johnson | Goaltender | United States | Played at Minneapolis South High School |

## Regular Season
### Standings

2000–01 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota† | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | 38 | 114 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 135 | 75 |
| Minnesota Duluth* | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | – | 34 | 125 | 60 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 200 | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | – | 31 | 100 | 64 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 145 | 94 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | 26 | 92 | 94 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 131 | 133 |
| Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | – | 25 | 76 | 65 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 119 | 96 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | 13 | 62 | 142 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 93 | 183 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 0 | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | 113 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 147 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 17, 2024 ||||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 14 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | W 4–1 | 187 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 15 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | W 5–4 | 807 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 21 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–2 | 757 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 22 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 2–4 | 703 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) |
| October 27 | at Minnesota State | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 2–1 | 171 | 4–1–0 (4–1–0) |
| October 28 | at Minnesota State | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Johnson | W 6–1 | 203 | 5–1–0 (5–1–0) |
| November 4 | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Killewald | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 350 | 5–2–0 (5–1–0) |
| November 6 | at Harvard* | Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA | Killewald | W 3–2 | 112 | 6–2–0 (5–1–0) |
| November 10 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–0 | 1,512 | 7–2–0 (6–1–0) |
| November 11 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 8–0 | 1,632 | 8–2–0 (7–1–0) |
| November 24 | at Wisconsin | Middleton, WI | Killewald | W 5–2 | 643 | 9–2–0 (8–1–0) |
| November 25 | at Wisconsin | Middleton, WI | Killewald | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 422 | 9–2–1 (8–1–1) |
| December 1 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 9–1 | 935 | 10–2–1 (9–1–1) |
| December 2 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Johnson | W 8–4 | 931 | 11–2–1 (10–1–1) |
| December 9 | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Killewald | L 1–5 | 525 | 11–3–1 (10–1–1) |
| December 10 | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Killewald | L 0–4 | 457 | 11–4–1 (10–1–1) |
| January 6 | Mercyhurst* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 3–0 | 561 | 12–4–1 (10–1–1) |
| January 7 | Niagara* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–2 | 621 | 13–4–1 (10–1–1) |
| January 13 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–0 | 921 | 14–4–1 (11–1–1) |
| January 14 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Johnson | W 3–0 | 745 | 15–4–1 (12–1–1) |
| January 26 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 2–1 | 553 | 16–4–1 (12–1–1) |
| January 27 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 3–1 | 651 | 17–4–1 (12–1–1) |
| February 2 | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 203 | 18–4–1 (13–1–1) |
| February 3 | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN | Johnson | W 8–5 | 158 | 19–4–1 (14–1–1) |
| February 9 | St. Cloud State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 7–1 | 1,131 | 20–4–1 (15–1–1) |
| February 10 | at St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Killewald | L 6–7 | 387 | 20–5–1 (15–2–1) |
| February 16 | at Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Killewald | L 0–1 | 264 | 20–6–1 (15–3–1) |
| February 17 | at Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Killewald | W 5–2 | 237 | 21–6–1 (16–3–1) |
| February 24 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–2 | 1,403 | 22–6–1 (17–3–1) |
| February 25 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 3–1 | 1,005 | 23–6–1 (18–3–1) |
| March 2 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Killewald | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,377 | 23–6–2 (18–3–2) |
| March 3 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Killewald | L 1–3 | 1,625 | 23–7–2 (18–4–2) |
| WCHA Tournament |||||||
| March 9 | vs. Ohio State* | Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinal Game) | Killewald | L 0–4 | 401 | 23–8–2 (18–4–2) |
| March 10 | vs. Wisconsin* | Rochester Recreation Center • Rochester, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff, Consolation Game) | Killewald | L 3–4 | 423 | 23–9–2 (18–4–2) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Roster

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