Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey

On September 10, 1997, University of Minnesota Duluth Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin and Athletic Director Bob Corran announced that women's Division I hockey would be making its debut at UMD for the 1999–2000 season. On April 20, 1998, Shannon Miller, head coach of Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was hired as the head coach.

On October 1, 1999, the Bulldogs played their first exhibition game in Salt Lake City, Utah, against the Olympic Oval Team from Calgary, Alberta. This game opened the new hockey facility for the 2002 Olympic Games.[2]

The Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers on October 8, 1999 in the first women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI. It was the highest attended game of the season (3,892) and resulted in an 8–0 defeat of the Badgers.[3] Forward Maria Rooth (Ängelholm, Sweden) was selected as Player of the Week in the WCHA on November 22, 1999, the first for UMD.

The Bulldogs season-starting winning streak of 12 games was snapped by Princeton University with a 2–2 tie in Princeton, NJ on December 10, 1999. UMD won the Lake Placid Tournament hosted by St. Lawrence University on January 22, 2000. Freshman goalie Tuula Puputti, freshman forward Hanne Sikio and junior defenseman Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament Team. Sikio was also selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.[4] The Minnesota Gophers hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss 4–3 in a sold out game at Pioneer Hall (Duluth, MN) on February 11, 2000.

The Bulldogs clinched the women's WCHA regular season championship on February 26, 2000 with a sweep of Minnesota State-Mankato and earned the number one seed for the 2000 WCHA playoffs.

UMD took the inaugural NCAA Division I national championship on March 25, 2001 by defeating St. Lawrence University by a score of 4–2. This marked the first NCAA team championship for the Bulldogs. Maria Rooth was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament while her teammates Tuula Puputti and Brittny Ralph were named to the All-Tournament team.[5] On June 25, 2001 the Bulldogs were honored at the White House by President George W. Bush, the first women's hockey team to be invited to the White House.[6]

Five Bulldogs traveled to Salt Lake City to compete with their national teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics. From the 2001–2002 roster, forwards Maria Rooth and Erika Holst played for bronze medal winner Sweden while forward Hanne Sikio and goaltender Tuula Puputti skated for fourth-place Finland. Kristina Petrovskaia finished fifth with Team Russia. UMD also had two players in the Olympic final game, 2001–2002 newcomer and Olympic gold medalist Caroline Ouellette (Canada) and returning Bulldog and 2002 Olympic silver medalist Jenny Potter (USA).

The Bulldogs, 2002 NCAA national women’s hockey champions, were recognized by the Minnesota Twins baseball team at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis on May 6, 2002.[7] Jenny Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State.[8] Ouellette set an NCAA record for most shorthanded goals in one game with 2. This was accomplished on November 14, 2003 versus North Dakota.[8]

On March 22, 2010 Duluth Mayor Don Ness presented Shannon Miller with a proclamation declaring Friday, March 26, 2010 as "Shannon Miller Day."[9]

On January 21, 2011, The top-ranked Badgers defeated the Bulldogs on the opening night of AMSOIL arena in front of 1,639 fans. The Badgers defeated the Bulldogs 4–1, extending their 11 game-winning streak, best in the NCAA. The Bulldogs still lead the all-time series 26–21–9.[10] A ceremonial puck drop featured Bulldog legends Jenny Potter, Caroline Ouellette and Maria Rooth. In both games, the Bulldogs wore special edition black jerseys.[11] The following day (January 22), for only the second time this season, the Bulldogs found themselves in a two-goal deficit after the first period of play. Despite trailing the No. 1 University of Wisconsin by two goals in each of the three periods, the Bulldogs scored three goals in the final 11 minutes of regulation to earn a 4–4 draw with the top-ranked Badgers in AMSOIL Arena.[12]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

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The UMD Bulldogs program has had more Winter Olympians than any other program in the history of NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey; 33 current or former Bulldogs have competed in the Olympic Women's ice hockey tournament.[17]

• Jenny Schmidgall-Potter, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 (A), United States[18]
• Caroline Ouellette, 2002, 2006 and 2010 (A), Canada
• Tuula Puputti, 2002, Finland
• Hanne Sikiö, 2002, Finland
• Kristina Petrovskaia, 2002, 2006 and 2010,[19] Russia
• Erika Holst, 2002, 2006 and 2010,[19] Sweden
• Maria Rooth, 2002, 2006 and 2010, Sweden
• Satu Kiipeli, 2006, Finland
• Nora Tallus, 2006, Finland
• Jennifer Harß, 2006, Germany
• Iya Gavrilova, 2006, 2010[19] and 2014, Russia
• Haley Irwin, 2010,[19] 2014 and 2018,[17] Canada
• Heidi Pelttari, 2010, Finland[19]
• Mariia Posa, 2010, Finland[19]
• Saara Tuominen, 2010,[19] Finland
• Jenni Asserholt, 2006 & 2010,[19] Sweden
• Elin Holmlöv, 2010,[19] Sweden
• Pernilla Winberg, 2010[19] and 2018,[17] Sweden
• Kim Martin, 2010,[19] Sweden
• Jocelyne Larocque, 2014 and 2018,[17] Canada
• Eveliina Suonpää, 2014 and 2018,[17] Finland
• Tea Villilä, 2014, Finland
• Maria Lindh, 2014 and 2018, Sweden
• Lara Stalder, 2014 and 2018,[17] Switzerland
• Brigette Lacquette, 2018,[17] Canada
• Sidney Morin, 2018,[17] United States
• Maddie Rooney, 2018,[17] United States

There are only two Bulldogs players who have won gold in the midst of their college eligibility: Haley Irwin with Team Canada in 2014 and Maddie Rooney with Team USA in 2018.[20]

• Won the first three NCAA Division I women's ice hockey national championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
• On March 18, 2007 the Bulldogs lost in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game to Wisconsin 4–1.
• The Bulldogs won their fourth national title in 2008 by defeating two-time defending champion Wisconsin 4–0 in Duluth. The victory capped a memorable season for UMD, which went 33–4–1 and also scored an overtime victory over Wisconsin to win the title of the WCHA Final Face-off, the league playoff championship.[21]
• Won their fifth NCAA Division I women's ice hockey national championship in 2010.

As of August 21, 2022.[22]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
3		Mary Kate O'Brien	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2002-08-22	Wilbraham, Massachusetts	Bishop Kearney Selects
5		Taylor Anderson	Graduate	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2000-03-24	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
8		Danielle Burgen	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2004-01-19	Lindstrom, Minnesota	Chisago Lakes High School
9		Naomi Rogge	Graduate	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1999-01-02	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School
10		Hanna Baskin	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2003-07-10	Excelsior, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School
11		Katie Davis	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	2002-01-09	Boise, Idaho	Edina High School
12		Kylie Hanley (C)	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1999-10-11	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Hopkins High School
13		Anneke Linser	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1999-11-10	Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Centennial High School
16		Mannon McMahon	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-07-29	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove High School
17		Gabbie Hughes (C)	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1999-10-04	Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Centennial High School
18		Gabby Krause	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-04-07	Andover, Minnesota	Andover High School
19		Tova Henderson	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-01-13	Richmond, British Columbia	Delta Hockey Academy
20		Brenna Fuhrman	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-05-28	Farmington, Minnesota	Farmington High School
21		Taylor Stewart	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2000-11-10	Rochester, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
22		Jenna Lawry	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2003-05-16	Lindstrom, Minnesota	Chisago Lakes High School
23		Danielle Brunette	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-04-16	Chisago City, Minnesota	Chisago Lakes High School
25		Clara Van Wieren	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2002-01-25	Okemos, Michigan	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
26		Ashton Bell (C)	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1999-12-07	Deloraine, Manitoba	Westman Wildcats
28		Nina Jobst-Smith	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-08-30	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
29		Maggie Flaherty	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2000-06-02	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North High School
30		Emma Söderberg	Graduate	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1998-02-18	Järved, Sweden	Modo Hockey
31		Blanka Škodová	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1997-10-01	Šternberk, Czech Republic	University of Vermont
35		Hailey MacLeod	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	2004-06-12	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Delta Hockey Academy

• Ashton Bell, 2020-21 WCHA Defenseman of the Year[23]
• Maria Rooth, Player of the Week in the WCHA on November 22, 1999
• Emma Soderberg, 2020-21 WCHA Goaltender of the Year

• Maria Rooth is one of two University of Minnesota Duluth female athletes in any sport to have her jersey number retired.[31]

• Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
• List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (Shannon Miller ranks sixth on all-time list)

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