# 1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 season was the Golden Gophers' first season playing women's hockey. It was Laura Halldorson's first season coaching the new Gophers women's team, having been hired from Colby College the year prior to build the program. They finished fourth nationally, losing both the quarterfinal game and third-place game in the AWCHA tournament.

## Regular season
### Schedule

Sources.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| November 2 | 6:15 | Augsburg* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 8–0 | 6,854 | 1–0–0 |
| November 6 | 7:00 | Harvard* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 2–3 | 1,466 | 1–1–0 |
| November 8 | 11:00 | British Columbia* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–2 | 1,464 | 2–1–0 |
| November 9 | 3:00 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 1–5 | 1,824 | 2–2–0 |
| November 15 | 2:00 | St. Cloud State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Harms | W 10–0 | 3,208 | 3–2–0 |
| November 23 | 2:10 | at Gustavus Adolphus* | Don Roberts Ice Rink • St. Peter, MN | Killewald | W 6–0 | 155 | 4–2–0 |
| November 28 | 6:45 | vs. Providence* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 5–4 | 55 | 5–2–0 |
| November 29 | 2:30 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 6–1 | 96 | 6–2–0 |
| November 30 | 11:00 | vs. Cornell* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 3–2 | 60 | 7–2–0 |
| December 16 | 7:00 | Princeton* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–3 | 1,858 | 8–2–0 |
| December 17 | 7:00 | Princeton* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,212 | 8–2–1 |
| December 28 | 7:00 | at Brown* | Providence, RI | Killewald | L 3–4 | 163 | 8–3–1 |
| December 29 | 4:00 | at Providence* | Providence, RI | Killewald | W 3–0 | 112 | 9–3–1 |
| December 30 | 4:30 | vs. New Hampshire* | Providence, RI | Killewald | L 5–6 | 123 | 9–4–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 | St. Lawrence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 1,086 | 10–4–1 |
| January 7 | 7:00 | St. Lawrence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–0 | 906 | 11–4–1 |
| January 15 | 7:00 | at Boston College* | Conte Forum • Boston, MA | Killewald | W 4–3 | 200 | 12–4–1 |
| Brown | 7:00 | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Killewald | L 1–3 | 157 | 12–5–1 |
| January 18 | 3:01 | at Yale* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Killewald | W 2–1 | 225 | 13–5–1 |
| January 24 | 1:00 | Northeastern* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,571 | 13–5–2 |
| January 25 | 1:00 | Northeastern* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,831 | 13–5–3 |
| January 30 | 7:00 | Manitoba* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 3–0 | 1,211 | 14–5–3 |
| January 31 | 7:00 | Manitoba* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–1 | 1,156 | 15–5–3 |
| February 6 | 7:07 | at Augsburg* | Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 9–2 | 700 | 16–5–3 |
| February 7 | 2:00 | Wisconsin (club)* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–0 | 1,131 | 17–5–3 |
| February 22 | 4:00 | Gustavus Adolphus* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Harms | W 10–0 | 1,221 | 18–5–3 |
| February 27 | 7:00 | Minnesota Thoroughbreds* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–2 | 1,807 | 19–5–3 |
| March 1 | 2:00 | Minnesota Blue J's* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 1,937 | 20–5–3 |
| March 8 | 2:00 | Augsburg* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–2 | 919 | 21–5–3 |
| AWCHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 20 | 5:00 | vs. New Hampshire* | FleetCenter • Boston, MA | Killewald | L 1–4 | 1,239 | 21–6–3 |
| March 21 | 12:00 | vs. Northeastern* | FleetCenter • Boston, MA | Killewald | L 0–4 | 259 | 21–7–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. ||||||||

## Roster

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