# 1999–2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In the 1999–2000 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team from the University of Minnesota won its first women’s national team title at the AWCHA National Championship. Nadine Muzerall scored the game-winning goal in the 4–2 national championship win over Brown Bears and earned all-tournament honors with three goals and an assist in two games. For the season, Muzerall owned totals of 49 goals, 28 assists and 77 points.
Muzerall’s 49 goals, 16 power-play goals and 1.29 goals-per-game were school records. In a 10–0 win over Bemidji State, she set school records with five goals and seven points, during a season which saw her go on a 20-game point streak.

## Regular Season
### Standings

1999–2000 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 Duluth†* | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | – | 44 | 170 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 196 | 62 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | – | 43 | 150 | 35 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 206 | 69 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | 31 | 88 | 83 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 119 | 134 |
| Ohio State | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | – | 15 | 45 | 74 | 37 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 59 | 126 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | – | 15 | 39 | 120 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 83 | 154 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | – | 12 | 54 | 117 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 119 | 138 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | – | 8 | 46 | 119 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 89 | 165 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 14, 2024 ||||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| Oct 15 | 7:05 | St. Cloud State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–1 | 1,180 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| Oct 16 | 3:05 | at St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, MN | Nicholas | W 10–1 | 179 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 23 | 2:00 | at Providence* | Providence, RI | Killewald | W 3–1 | 250 | 3–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 24 | 2:00 | at Providence* | Providence, RI | Killewald | L 0–1 | 250 | 3–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 29 | 7:00 | at Northeastern* | Boston, MA | Killewald | W 3–1 | 213 | 4–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 30 | 7:00 | at Northeastern* | Boston | Killewald | L 1–4 | 197 | 4–2–0 (2–0–0) |
| Nov 5 | 7:05 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–0 | 1,128 | 5–2–0 (2–0–0) |
| Nov 7 | 2:05 | Harvard* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 3–8 | 1,261 | 5–3–0 (2–0–0) |
| Nov 12 | 7:05 | at Ohio State | Columbus, OH | Killewald | W 3–0 | 249 | 6–3–0 (3–0–0) |
| Nov 13 | 7:05 | at Ohio State | Columbus, OH | Killewald | W 7–1 | 303 | 7–3–0 (4–0–0) |
| Nov 19 | 7:05 | at Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Nicholas | W 7–4 | 530 | 8–3–0 (5–0–0) |
| Nov 20 | 7:05 | at Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Nicholas | W 5–0 | 732 | 9–3–0 (6–0–0) |
| Nov 23 | 7:05 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 7–1 | 688 | 10–3–0 (7–0–0) |
| Dec 3 | 7:05 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 4–5 | 1,620 | 10–4–0 (7–1–0) |
| Dec 4 | 7:05 | Minnesota Duluth | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 0–1 | 1,673 | 10–5–0 (7–2–0) |
| Dec 11 | 2:10 | Dartmouth* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–4 | 851 | 11–5–0 (7–2–0) |
| Dec 12 | 1:05 | Dartmouth* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–3 | 1,181 | 12–5–0 (7–2–0) |
| Jan 10 | 7:08 | at Bemidji State | Bemidji, MN | Killewald | W 4–2 | 261 | 13–5–0 (8–2–0) |
| Jan 11 | 7:05 | at Bemidji State | Bemidji, MN | Killewald | W 11–1 | 1,128 | 14–5–0 (9–2–0) |
| Jan 14 | 2:05 | at Minnesota State | Mankato, MN | Nicholas | W 7–1 | 123 | 15–5–0 (10–2–0) |
| Jan 15 | 2:05 | at Minnesota State | Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 10–0 | 252 | 16–5–0 (11–2–0) |
| Jan 21 | 7:05 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 6–1 | 755 | 17–5–0 (12–2–0) |
| Jan 22 | 7:05 | Bemidji State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–0 | 1,007 | 18–5–0 (13–2–0) |
| Jan 29 | 1:05 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–2 | 904 | 19–5–0 (13–2–0) |
| Jan 30 | 1:05 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 5–4 | 1,128 | 20–5–0 (13–2–0) |
| Feb 4 | 7:05 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 4–1 | 1,103 | 21–5–0 (14–2–0) |
| Feb 5 | 7:05 | Ohio State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 6–0 | 1,021 | 22–5–0 (15–2–0) |
| Feb 8 | 7:05 | Minnesota State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 8–3 | 804 | 23–5–0 (16–2–0) |
| Feb 11 | 7:05 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | Killewald | W 4–3 | 952 | 24–5–0 (17–2–0) |
| Feb 12 | 7:05 | at Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | Killewald | T 2–2 | 1,041 | 24–5–1 (17–2–1) |
| Feb 18 | 7:05 | St. Cloud State | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–0 | 923 | 25–5–1 (18–2–1) |
| Feb 19 | 3:05 | at St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, MN | Nicholas | W 5–2 | 314 | 26–5–1 (19–2–1) |
| Feb 26 | 2:05 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 11–3 | 1,367 | 27–5–1 (20–2–1) |
| Feb 27 | 2:05 | Wisconsin | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 4–2 | 1,687 | 28–5–1 (21–2–1) |
| WCHA Tournament ||||||||
| Mar 2 | 12:00 | vs. Minnesota State* | Bloomington, MN (WCHA Quarterfinal) | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 652 | 29–5–1 (21–2–1) |
| Mar 3 | 3:30 | vs. Wisconsin* | Bloomington, MN (WCHA Semifinal) | Killewald | W 5–0 | 746 | 30–5–1 (21–2–1) |
| Mar 4 | 7:00 | vs. Minnesota Duluth* | Bloomington, MN (WCHA Championship) | Killewald | L 0–2 | 1,826 | 30–6–1 (21–2–1) |
| AWCHA Tournament ||||||||
| Mar 24 | 8:00 | vs. Minnesota Duluth* | Boston, MA (AWCHA Semifinal) | Killewald | W 3–2 | 1,409 | 31–6–1 (21–2–1) |
| Mar 25 | 7:00 | vs. Brown* | Boston, MA (AWCHA Championship) | Killewald | W 4–2 | 2,249 | 32–6–1 (21–2–1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. ||||||||

## Roster

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## Awards and honors

* Nadine Muzerall led the nation in goals (49)
* Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play goals (16)
* Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play points (27)
* Nadine Muzerall led the nation in game-winning goals (9)
* Nadine Muzerall, First Team All-WCHA
* Nadine Muzerall, Minnesota team most valuable player honors