2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program represented the University of Minnesota during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fifth consecutive year and defeated the Boston College Eagles by a 3–1 tally in the title game.
==Offseason==
===Recruiting===
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Notes
Anna Barlow 	Defense 	 	Competed at South St. Paul Secondary
Tianna Gunderson 	Forward 	 	From Roseau High School
Emma May 	Goaltender	 	Hails from Eagan, Minnesota
Sarah Potomak 	Forward 	 	Competed with Canada at IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds
Sophie Sharzynski	Defense 	 	Hails from Lake Forest, Illinois
Sierra Smith 	Forward 	 	Competed with Stillwater Area High School
Taylor Williamson	Forward 	 	Played with Edina High School
==Roster==
===2015–16 Golden Gophers===
==Exhibition==
*Sarah Potomak made her debut for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a September 25, 2015 exhibition match against the Minnesota Whitecaps logging two assists on goals scored by Hannah Brandt as the squad prevailed by a 5-4 tally.
==Regular season==
===News and notes===
*Sarah Potomak's regular season debut took place on October 1, 2015 in a 2-0 win against Penn State. Potomak scored an empty net goal, for the first goal of her NCAA career. In a two-game sweep of St. Cloud State on October 9–10, 2015, Potomak accumulated two goals and four assists. In the second game against St. Cloud, she logged the first multi-goal game of her NCAA career.
*An 11-1 win against the MSU-Mankato Mavericks in November 2015 saw Sarah Potomak tie the program record for most points in one game. She would register a seven-point output consisting two goals and five assists. Potomak was featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd segment for the week of December 14, 2015.
===2015-16 Schedule===
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!colspan=12 style="background:#AF1E2D;color:#FFC61E;"| NCAA Tournament
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===NCAA===
*Sarah Potomak, 2015-16 WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year
*Sarah Potomak, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 13, 2015)
*Sarah Potomak, WCHA Player of the Week (Recognized for games of October 14–15, 2016) 
*Sarah Potomak, WCHA Player of the Month (October 2016) 
*Sarah Potomak, 2016 Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year Award
*Sarah Potomak, 2016 WCHA Rookie of the Year honors
*Sarah Potomak, Most Outstanding Player Award, 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
*Hannah Brandt, Forward, Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist 
*Dani Cameranesi, Forward, Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist
*Dani Cameranesi, Forward, WCHA Scoring Leader 
*Lee Stecklein, Defense, WCHA First Team All-Star
*Hannah Brandt, Forward, WCHA First Team All-Star
*Dani Cameranesi, Forward, WCHA First Team All-Star
*Milica McMillen, Defense, WCHA Second Team All-Star
*Sarah Potomak, Forward, WCHA Third Team All-Star
*Sarah Potomak, Forward, WCHA All-Rookie Team
==References==
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