# 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his 12th season. The Golden Gophers lost to Wisconsin 2–0 during the NCAA championship game.

## Recruiting

Source
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Catie Skaja | Forward | United States | Played for New Prague High School |
| Gracie Ostertag | Defense | United States | Played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| Taylor Heise | Forward | United States | Played for Red Wing High School |
| Crystalyn Hengler | Defense | United States | Played for Eden Prairie High School |
| Emily Oden | Forward | United States | Played for Edina High School |
| Abigail Boreen | Forward | United States | Played for Hill-Murray School |

## Regular Season
### Standings

2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Minnesota† | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 95 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 160 | 69 |
| #1 Wisconsin* | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 78 | 26 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 155 | 43 |
| #9 Ohio State | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 58 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 95 | 82 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 35 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 63 | 69 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 92 | 99 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 67 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 75 | 103 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 41 | 71 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 64 | 91 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 38 | 82 | 37 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 66 | 119 |
| Championship: March 10, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source
| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| September 28 | 7:07 | #10 Mercyhurst* | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 4–2 | 1,227 | 1–0–0 |
| September 29 | 4:07 | #10 Mercyhurst* | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 5–0 | 1,069 | 2–0–0 |
| October 5 | 7:07 | at #4 Minnesota Duluth | #3 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Gulstene | W 5–2 | 1,251 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 6 | 3:07 | at #4 Minnesota Duluth | #3 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Gulstene | T 2–2 | 1,149 | 3–0–1 (1–0–1) |
| October 12 | 6:07 | at St. Cloud State | #3 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Gulstene | W 5–2 | 542 | 4–0–1 (2–0–1) |
| October 5 | 4:07 | at St. Cloud State | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 4–1 | 1,463 | 5–0–1 (3–0–1) |
| October 19 | 7:07 | #4 Ohio State | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 3–0 | 1,623 | 6–0–1 (4–0–1) |
| October 20 | 3:07 | #4 Ohio State | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | L 2–3 | 1,619 | 6–1–1 (4–1–1) |
| October 27 | 2:07 | at #1 Wisconsin | #3 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Gulstene | W 1–0 | 2,273 | 7–1–1 (5–1–1) |
| October 28 | 7:07 | at #1 Wisconsin | #3 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Scobee | L 1–4 | 2,273 | 7–2–1 (5–2–1) |
| November 2 | 6:07 | Bemidji State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 6–3 | 1,373 | 8–2–1 (6–2–1) |
| November 3 | 4:07 | Bemidji State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 2–1 | 2,097 | 9–2–1 (7–2–1) |
| November 17 | 2:07 | at St. Cloud State | #2 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Gulstene | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 463 | 10–2–1 (8–2–1) |
| November 18 | 2:07 | St. Cloud State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 7–2 | 1,660 | 11–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| November 23 | 3:00 | vs. #8 St. Lawrence* | #2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic) | Gulstene | W 8–2 | 485 | 12–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| November 24 | 6:00 | at Vermont* | #2 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic) | Gulstene | W 6–2 | 313 | 13–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| November 30 | 5:00 | at Yale* | #2 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Scobee | W 7–1 | 429 | 14–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| December 1 | 2:00 | at Yale* | #2 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Gulstene | W 3–1 | 210 | 15–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| December 7 | 7:07 | Robert Morris* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 6–1 | 1,524 | 16–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| December 8 | 1:07 | Robert Morris* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 5–0 | 1,533 | 17–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| January 5 | 4:07 | Minnesota Duluth* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Cup) | Gulstene | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,256 | 18–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| January 6 | 4:07 | St. Cloud State* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Cup) | Scobee | W 5–1 | 1,489 | 19–2–1 (9–2–1) |
| January 11 | 7:07 | at Minnesota State | #2 | Verizon Center • Mankato, MN | Gulstene | W 5–1 | 253 | 20–2–1 (10–2–1) |
| January 12 | 3:07 | at Minnesota State | #2 | Verizon Center • Mankato, MN | Scobee | W 6–3 | 318 | 21–2–1 (11–2–1) |
| January 18 | 7:07 | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | L 1–2 | 3,196 | 21–3–1 (11–3–1) |
| January 19 | 4:07 | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 3–1 | 3,400 | 22–3–1 (12–3–1) |
| January 25 | 5:07 | at #7 Ohio State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Gulstene | W 7–2 | 534 | 23–3–1 (13–3–1) |
| January 26 | 2:07 | at #7 Ohio State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Scobee | W 7–1 | 916 | 24–3–1 (14–3–1) |
| February 2 | 4:07 | Minnesota Duluth | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,008 | 24–4–1 (14–4–1) |
| February 3 | 1:07 | Minnesota Duluth | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 5–3 | 2,341 | 25–4–1 (15–4–1) |
| February 15 | 7:07 | Minnesota State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 3–1 | 1,930 | 26–4–1 (16–4–1) |
| February 16 | 1:07 | Minnesota State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,324 | 27–4–1 (17–4–1) |
| February 22 | 3:07 | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Gulstene | W 6–3 | 289 | 28–4–1 (18–4–1) |
| February 23 | 3:07 | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Scobee | W 4–3 | 361 | 29–4–1 (19–4–1) |
| WCHA Tournament |||||||||
| March 9 | 2:00 | #4 Minnesota State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Gulstene | W 4–1 | 2,611 | 30–4–1 (19–4–1) |
| March 10 | 2:00 | #2 Wisconsin* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | L 1–3 | 2,452 | 30–5–1 (19–4–1) |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 16 | 4:00 | Princeton* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Scobee | W 5–2 | 2,079 | 31–5–1 (19–4–1) |
| March 22 | 3:00 | vs. Cornell* | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, CT (NCAA Frozen Four) | Gulstene | W 2–0 | 3,241 | 32–5–1 (19–4–1) |
| March 24 | 1:30 | vs. #1 Wisconsin* | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, CT (NCAA Frozen Four) | Gulstene | L 0–2 | 3,423 | 32–6–1 (19–4–1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||||

### Roster

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