# 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his sixth season. The Gophers hosted the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four and repeated as national champions.
Notably, the Gophers were the first ice hockey team in the history of today's NCAA Division I, of either sex, to complete an undefeated season. The last NCAA ice hockey team to complete an unbeaten season was the 1983–84 Bemidji State men's team, which then competed in Division II, a level that no longer holds a championship (the Beavers now compete in Division I hockey). The last team in the top level of NCAA ice hockey with an unbeaten season was the 1969–70 Cornell men's team, competing in the University Division, predecessor to today's Division I.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Hannah Brandt | Forward | United States | Winner of 2012 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award |
| Brook Garzone | Forward | United States | Attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| Amanda Leveille | Goaltender | Canada | Hails from Kingston, Ontario |
| Milica McMillen | Defense | United States | Attended the Breck School |
| Maryanne Menefee | Forward | United States | Attended Lansing Eastern High School |
| Lee Stecklein | Defense | United States | Attended Roseville Area High School |

## Regular season
### Standings

2012–13 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota†* | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 141 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 70 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 103 | 53 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 96 | 64 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 144 | 88 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 72 | 71 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 81 | 85 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 75 | 80 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 107 | 96 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 46 | 95 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 69 | 122 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 93 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 57 | 113 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 101 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 49 | 127 |
Source: wcha.com

### Schedule

Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| September 28 | 7:07 | Colgate* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 7–0 | 707 | 1–0–0 |
| September 29 | 4:07 | Colgate* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 11–0 | 633 | 2–0–0 |
| October 5 | 7:07 | St. Cloud State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 7–1 | 1,051 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 6 | 4:07 | St. Cloud State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 4–0 | 785 | 4–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 12 | 6:00 | at St. Lawrence* | #1 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Räty | W 5–0 | 295 | 5–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 13 | 3:00 | at St. Lawrence* | #1 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Räty | W 6–0 | 279 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 19 | 7:07 | #6 Ohio State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 7–2 | 956 | 7–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 20 | 1:07 | #6 Ohio State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 8–0 | 824 | 8–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| October 27 | 2:07 | at #8 North Dakota | #1 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Räty | W 5–1 | 3,591 | 9–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| October 28 | 2:07 | at #8 North Dakota | #1 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Räty | W 4–2 | 1,289 | 10–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| November 2 | 7:07 | at Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Räty | W 4–1 | 1,267 | 11–0–0 (7–0–0) |
| November 3 | 7:07 | at Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Räty | W 4–0 | 1,493 | 12–0–0 (8–0–0) |
| November 16 | 4:07 | Minnesota State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 3–0 | 947 | 13–0–0 (9–0–0) |
| November 17 | 4:07 | Minnesota State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 9–1 | 1,558 | 14–0–0 (10–0–0) |
| November 24 | 1:00 | at New Hampshire* | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Räty | W 10–2 | 761 | 15–0–0 (10–0–0) |
| November 25, 2012 | 2:00 | at New Hampshire* | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Räty | W 4–0 | 465 | 16–0–0 (10–0–0) |
| December 1 | 2:07 | #10 Wisconsin | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 4–1 | 3,400 | 17–0–0 (11–0–0) |
| December 2 | 2:00 | #10 Wisconsin | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 2–0 | 2,132 | 18–0–0 (12–0–0) |
| December 7 | 7:07 | at Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Räty | W 5–1 | 310 | 19–0–0 (13–0–0) |
| December 8 | 4:07 | at Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Räty | W 5–0 | 305 | 20–0–0 (14–0–0) |
| January 11 | 7:07 | North Dakota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 6–3 | 2,014 | 21–0–0 (15–0–0) |
| January 12 | 4:00 | North Dakota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 6–3 | 2,703 | 22–0–0 (16–0–0) |
| January 18 | 7:07 | at Minnesota State | #1 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Räty | W 8–1 | 513 | 23–0–0 (17–0–0) |
| January 19 | 3:07 | at Minnesota State | #1 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Räty | W 6–0 | 463 | 24–0–0 (18–0–0) |
| January 25 | 2:00 | at #8 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Räty | W 2–0 | 1,791 | 25–0–0 (19–0–0) |
| January 27 | 2:07 | at #8 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Räty | W 5–1 | 2,273 | 26–0–0 (20–0–0) |
| February 1 | 6:07 | #10 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 5–0 | 2,538 | 27–0–0 (21–0–0) |
| February 2 | 2:36 | #10 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 6–2 | 3,017 | 28–0–0 (22–0–0) |
| February 8 | 6:07 | at Ohio State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Räty | W 5–2 | 365 | 29–0–0 (23–0–0) |
| February 9 | 1:07 | at Ohio State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Räty | W 5–3 | 392 | 30–0–0 (24–0–0) |
| February 15 | 7:07 | Bemidji State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 8–0 | 2,087 | 31–0–0 (25–0–0) |
| February 16 | 4:07 | Bemidji State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Räty | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,360 | 32–0–0 (26–0–0) |
| February 22 | 7:07 | at St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Leveille | W 2–0 | 330 | 33–0–0 (27–0–0) |
| February 23 | 2:07 | at St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Räty | W 3–0 | 518 | 34–0–0 (28–0–0) |
| WCHA Tournament |||||||||
| March 1 | 6:07 | Bemidji State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (First Round, Game 1) | Räty | W 5–0 | 1,523 | 35–0–0 |
| March 2 | 4:07 | Bemidji State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (First Round, Game 2) | Räty | W 8–0 | 2,039 | 36–0–0 |
| March 8 | 7:00 | Ohio State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff) | Räty | W 5–0 | 2,024 | 37–0–0 |
| March 9 | 7:07 | #7 North Dakota* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Final Faceoff) | Räty | W 2–0 | 2,286 | 38–0–0 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 16 | 4:00 | #6 North Dakota* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (First Round) | Räty | W 3–2 $^{3OT}$ | 2,750 | 39–0–0 |
| March 22 | 5:00 | #4 Boston College* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Frozen Four) | Räty | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,400 | 40–0–0 |
| March 24 | 3:04 | #2 Boston University* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Championship) | Räty | W 6–3 | 3,400 | 41–0–0 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||||

### Roster

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## Awards and honors

* Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)
* Hannah Brandt, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)
* Amanda Kessel, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2012)
* Amanda Kessel, Patty Kazmaier Award
* Maryanne Menefee, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 10, 2012)
* Noora Raty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 25, 2012)