# 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his eighth season. The Golden Gophers advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fourth consecutive year and defeated Harvard 4–1 in the title game.

## Offseason

* August 5: Six members of the Gophers roster were invited to the 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. Among the Gophers attending will include Rachael Bona, Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Milica McMillen, Cara Piazza and Lee Stecklein. The six are looking for spots on the US Under-22 team which shall take on Team Canada from August 21–24 in Calgary, Alberta.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Sydney Baldwin | Defense | United States | Played at Minnetonka High School |
| Kelly Pannek | Forward | United States | Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's |
| Cara Piazza | Forward | United States | Hails from Darien, Illinois |
| Nina Rodgers | Forward | United States | Played for Team USA U-18 |

## News and notes

* November 24: The Minnesota Golden Gophers and St. Cloud State Huskies faced off in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Women’s Face-Off Classic. Golden Gophers freshman Kelly Pannek registered her first NCAA career hat trick as Minnesota prevailed by a 5–0 tally. Goaltender Amanda Leveille earned the shutout in a 19-save effort.

## Regular Season
### Standings

2014–15 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Minnesota$^†$ | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 116 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 184 | 48 |
| #4 Wisconsin* | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 89 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 138 | 45 |
| #8 North Dakota | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 67 | 43 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 97 | 59 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 68 | 56 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 98 | 70 |
| #10 Bemidji State | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 86 | 70 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 60 | 61 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 82 | 76 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 98 | 37 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 127 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 129 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 160 |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com ||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source:
| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 3 | 7:07 | Penn State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Sidney Peters | W 8–0 | 2,155 | 1–0–0 |
| October 4 | 7:07 | #6 Boston University* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Amanda Leveille | W 5–2 | 1,962 | 2–0–0 |
| October 10 | 6:07 | at Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Leveille | W 3–0 | 1,061 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 11 | 6:07 | at Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Leveille | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,303 | 3–0–1 (1–0–1) |
| October 17 | 7:07 | at #1 Wisconsin | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Leveille | W 4–1 | 2,273 | 4–0–1 (2–0–1) |
| October 18 | 3:07 | at #1 Wisconsin | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Leveille | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,273 | 5–0–1 (3–0–1) |
| October 24 | 7:07 | #9 North Dakota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 5–2 | 1,647 | 6–0–1 (4–0–1) |
| October 25 | 4:07 | #9 North Dakota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 5–0 | 2,494 | 7–0–1 (5–0–1) |
| October 31 | 7:07 | Bemidji State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Peters | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,105 | 7–0–2 (5–0–2) |
| November 1 | 4:07 | Bemidji State | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | L 0–1 | 2,198 | 7–1–2 (5–1–2) |
| November 14 | 5:07 | at Ohio State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Leveille | W 4–2 | 328 | 8–1–2 (6–1–2) |
| November 15 | 1:07 | at Ohio State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Leveille | W 5–3 | 284 | 9–1–2 (7–1–2) |
| November 21 | 7:07 | at Minnesota State | #2 | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Leveille | W 5–1 | 230 | 10–1–2 (8–1–2) |
| November 22 | 4:07 | Minnesota State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Peters | W 4–0 | 2,499 | 11–1–2 (9–1–2) |
| November 24 | 7:00 | vs. St. Cloud State* | #2 | Braemar Ice Rink • Edina, MN (Women's Face-Off Classic) | Leveille | W 5–0 | 2,250 | 12–1–2 |
| November 29 | 1:00 | at Princeton* | #2 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Leveille | W 2–1 | 223 | 13–1–2 |
| November 30 | 1:00 | at Princeton* | #2 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Leveille | W 5–2 | 202 | 14–1–2 |
| December 5 | 7:07 | St. Cloud State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Peters | W 12–0 | 1,521 | 15–1–2 (10–1–2) |
| December 6 | 4:07 | St. Cloud State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 7–0 | 1,672 | 16–1–2 (11–1–2) |
| January 4, 2015 | 4:07 | St. Lawrence* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 10–0 | 1,053 | 17–1–2 |
| January 6 | 7:07 | St. Lawrence* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 5–1 | 850 | 18–1–2 |
| January 10 | 4:30 | #3 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 4–1 | 2,441 | 19–1–2 (12–1–2) |
| January 11 | 2:07 | #3 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,728 | 19–1–3 (12–1–3) |
| January 16 | 7:07 | Minnesota State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Peters | W 7–3 | 1,714 | 20–1–3 (13–1–3) |
| January 17 | 4:07 | at Minnesota State | #2 | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Leveille | W 7–1 | 207 | 21–1–3 (14–1–3) |
| January 23 | 3:07 | at St. Cloud State | #2 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Shyler Sletta | W 4–0 | 355 | 22–1–3 (15–1–3) |
| January 24 | 3:07 | at St. Cloud State | #2 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Leveille | W 7–1 | 455 | 23–1–3 (16–1–3) |
| January 30 | 7:07 | Ohio State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,340 | 23–1–4 (16–1–4) |
| January 31 | 2:07 | Ohio State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 3–1 | 2,032 | 24–1–4 (17–1–4) |
| February 6 | 7:07 | at North Dakota | #2 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Leveille | L 0–3 | 4,818 | 24–2–4 (17–2–4) |
| February 7 | 4:07 | at North Dakota | #2 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Leveille | W 3–1 | 1,879 | 25–2–4 (18–2–4) |
| February 13 | 7:07 | #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 7–1 | 2,588 | 26–2–4 (19–2–4) |
| February 14 | 4:07 | #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Leveille | W 2–0 | 2,730 | 27–2–4 (20–2–4) |
| February 20 | 2:07 | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Leveille | W 3–2 | 393 | 28–2–4 (21–2–4) |
| February 21 | 2:07 | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Peters | W 4–2 | 540 | 29–2–4 (22–2–4) |
| WCHA Tournament |||||||||
| February 27 | 7:07 | Minnesota State* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | Leveille | W 10–0 | 1,131 | 30–2–4 |
| February 28 | 4:07 | Minnesota State* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | Leveille | W 5–1 | 1,406 | 31–2–4 |
| March 7 | 2:00 | vs. #10 Bemidji State* | #2 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Semifinal Game) | Leveille | L 0–1 | 1,059 | 31–3–4 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 14 | 4:00 | RIT* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinal Game) | Leveille | W 6–2 | 1,796 | 32–3–4 |
| March 20 | 5:00 | #3 Wisconsin* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game Frozen Four) | Leveille | W 3–1 | 3,400 | 33–3–4 |
| March 22 | 3:00 | #4 Harvard* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (National Championship Game) | Leveille | W 4–1 | 3,400 | 34–3–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||||

### Roster

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## Awards and honors

* Sydney Baldwin, 2015 WCHA All-Rookie Team
* Rachael Bona, 2015 All-WCHA Third Team
* Hannah Brandt, Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist
* Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Player of the Year
* Hannah Brandt, 2015 WCHA Scoring Champion
* Hannah Brandt, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
* Hannah Brandt, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
* Dani Cameranesi, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
* Milica McMillen, 2015 All-WCHA Second Team
* Kelly Pannek, 2015 WCHA All-Rookie Team
* Rachel Ramsey, 2015 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
* Rachel Ramsey, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
* Lee Stecklein, 2015 All-WCHA First Team

### WCHA Weekly Honors

* Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014)
* Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 17, 2015)
* Dani Cameranesi, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 24, 2015)
* Meghan Lorence, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 18, 2014)
* Kelly Pannek, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 25, 2014)