The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team will represent the University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

 in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season will begin in October, 2011, ending with the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in March, 2012.-Offseason:...

. The Bulldogs will attempt to win their sixth NCAA women's Frozen Four championship. The school will be hosting two postseason events: the 2012 NCAA Frozen Four Championship, and the 2011 WCHA's Final Face-Off, both at AMSOIL Arena. Of note, head coach Miller was chair of the Ethics Committee for US women's college hockey. In addition, she was a member of the NCAA Division 1 Championships Committee, one of only two coaches in the entire country to serve on both committees.

News and notes

• May 12: Winnipeg, Manitoba native Steve MacDonald replaces Maria Rooth as an assistant coach on the Bulldogs. MacDonald served as the Balmoral Hall School Director of Hockey and Varsity Prep head coach and was also in Hockey Canada’s national team coaching pool.
• June 8: Two members of the Swedish national team will join the Bulldogs for the 2011-12 season. Tina Enstrom and Erika Grahm both played for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
• June 16: Shannon Miller has been named the coaching mentor for the Russian Senior National Team as part of the IIHF Mentorship Program. This new initiative will begin on July 1, 2011 and Miller’ mentorship will assist the Russian team in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
• July 30: Bulldogs assistant coach Laura Schuler
  Laura Schuler
  Laura Schuler was a member of the 1998 Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team.-Playing career:Schuler played six sports in high school. She was captain of the volleyball, field hockey, ice hockey, and soccer teams. She earned MVP awards in field hockey, ice hockey and soccer. Schuler won three...
  
   has been named the head coach for the Canadian National Under-22 training camp. Said camp will be held August 7–16 at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario.
• September 7: Senior forwards Haley Irwin and Kacy Ambroz have been appointed team captains for the upcoming season. Goaltenders Jennifer Harss and Lana Steck will both be assistant captains.

Recruiting

In April 2010, Bridgette Lacquette and Jenna McParland were part of the Canadian Under 18 squad that captured gold at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships. In the first game of the tournament (on March 27), Lacquette had three points in a 6-3 win over Russia. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, both players were featured on hockey cards in the Upper Deck

Upper deck

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 2010 World of Sports card series. In addition, both players participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009-10 season.

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Tina Enstrom Tina Enström Tina Linnéa Enström is an ice hockey player from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team.-Team Sweden:...		Forward	Enstrom has made 89 appearances for Sweden, including the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. She was a World Championship bronze medalist in 2007
Erika Grahm Erika Grahm Erika Grahm is a Swedish ice hockey player. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. Grahm plays also for MODO Örnskoldsvik in the Riksserien .-NCAA:...		Forward	Grahm led Sweden with five points at the 2008 Women's World Championship
Zoe Hickel			Played for the Under 18 USA team
Bridgette Lacquette			Played for the Under 18 Canadian team
Jenna McParland			Played for the Under 18 Canadian team
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Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
9/30/2011	Minnesota Whitecaps	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
10/1/2011	Minnesota Whitecaps	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
10/8/2011	Boston College	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
10/9/2011	Boston College	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
10/14/2011	Connecticut	Storrs, CT	6:00 pm
10/15/2011	Connecticut	Storrs, CT	3:00 pm
10/21/2011	Wisconsin		Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
10/22/2011	Wisconsin	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
10/29/2011	North Dakota	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
10/30/2011	North Dakota	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
11/4/2011	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	6:07 pm
11/5/2011	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	4:07 pm
11/19/2011	Bemidji State	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
11/20/2011	Bemidji State	Duluth, MN	3:07 pm
11/25/2011	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	6:07 pm
11/26/2011	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	3:07 pm
12/2/2011	St. Cloud State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
12/3/2011	St. Cloud State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
12/10/2011	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	2:07 pm
12/11/2011	North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	2:07 pm
12/16/2011	Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, MN	7:07 pm
12/17/2011	Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, MN	3:07 pm
1/13/2012	Minnesota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/14/2012	Minnesota	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
1/20/2012	Wisconsin	Madison, WI	2:07 p.m.
1/21/2012	Wisconsin	Madison, WI	7:07 p.m.
1/27/2012	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, MN	7:07 pm
1/28/2012	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, MN	2:07 pm
2/3/2012	Ohio State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
2/4/2012	Ohio State	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
2/10/2012	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	2:07 pm
2/11/2012	Bemidji State	Bemidji, MN	2:07 pm
2/17/2012	Minnesota State-Mankato	Duluth, MN	7:07 pm
2/18/2012	Minnesota State-Mankato	Duluth, MN	6:07 pm