2020–21 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
women's ice hockey season
Frozen Four, L, 2-3 (OT) vs Northeastern Huskies
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceAmsoil Arena
Record
Overall12-7-0
Home8-4-0
Road3-1-0
Neutral1-2-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMaura Crowell
Assistant coachesLaura Bellamy
Ashleigh Brykaliuk
Chris Esposito
Captain(s)Ashton Bell
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons
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The Bulldogs qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, ranked as the #5 seed.[1] Defeating the Colgate Raiders in the opening round, the Bulldogs were defeated 3-2 by the #1 ranked Northeastern Huskies in the Frozen Four.[2]

Emma Soderberg captured the WCHA 2020-21 Goaltending Championship. Statistically, she topped all conference goaltenders with both a 1.34 GAA and .951 save percentage. In addition, she tied for the league lead with five shutouts, while ranking second overall in wins with 11.[3]

In the USCHO.com final season rankings, the Bulldogs claimed the number four spot, its highest spot since 2010, when it placed first overall in the rankings.[4]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jojo ChobakGoaltender United StatesWas a participant in the USA Under-18 Top 66 Camp in the summer of 2018
Katie DavisForwardUnited StatesWon a gold medal at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Nina Jobst-SmithDefense CanadaAttended Okanagan Hockey Academy
Born in North Vancouver, she has skated for the German National Team
Brieja ParentForwardUnited StatesMember of the USA Hockey Girls' 16/17 Players Development Camp

Regular season

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin † *16123103662252117317933
#4 Minnesota-Duluth16115003450232312705533
#3 Ohio State16115003242322013705642
#6 Minnesota19117013662402011816545
Minnesota State20712102038562071213856
St. Cloud State196121018.532621961213262
Bemidji State202162112.524722021622472
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteDecisionResultRecord
Regular Season
November 20 at MSU-Mankato Mavericks Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN W 5-0  1-0-0 (1-0-0)
November 21 at MSU-Mankato Mavericks Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN W 7-3  2-0-0 (2-0-0)
November 27 Minnesota Golden Gophers Amsoil ArenaDuluth, MN L 2-4  2-1-0 (2-1-0)
November 28 Minnesota Golden Gophers Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN L 1-2  2-2-0 (2-2-0)
December 4 St. Cloud State Huskies Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 4-0  3-2-0 (3-2-0)
December 5 St. Cloud State Huskies Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 5-1  4-2-0 (4-2-0)
January 15 Ohio State Buckeyes Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 2-0  5-2-0 (5-2-0)
January 16 Ohio State Buckeyes Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN L 0-1  5-3-0 (5-3-0)
January 22 at Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji, MN L 0-1  5-4-0 (5-4-0)
January 23 at Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji, MN W 1-0  6-4-0 (6-4-0)
January 29 St. Cloud State Huskies Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 4-1  7-4-0 (7-4-0)
January 30 St. Cloud State Huskies Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 6-0  8-4-0 (8-4-0)
February 20 MSU-Mankato Mavericks Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 2-1 
February 21 MSU-Mankato Mavericks Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 4-3 
February 26 Wisconsin Badgers Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN W 4-2 
February 27 Wisconsin Badgers Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN L 3-4 
NCAA Tournament
March 6 Ohio State Buckeyes Ridder ArenaMinneapolis, MN L 2-7 
WCHA Final Faceoff
March 15 vs. Colgate Raiders Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Emma Soderberg W 1-0 OT 12-6-0
March 18 vs. Northeastern Huskies Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Aerin Frankel (NU) L 3-2 OT 12-7-0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Bulldogs

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Colorado Hanna Markel Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Dillon, Colorado Northwood School
6 Minnesota Lizi Norton Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Orono, Minnesota USA U18 National Team
7 British Columbia Kailee Skinner Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Penticton, British Columbia Okanagan Hockey Academy
8 Minnesota Monique Aaneson Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Moorhead, Minnesota North American Hockey Association
9 Minnesota Naomi Rogge Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie HS
10 Minnesota McKenzie Revering Senior D 5' 3" (1.6 m) Alexandria, Minnesota Alexandria HS
11 Idaho Katie Davis Freshman F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Boise, Idaho USA U18 National Team
12 Minnesota Kylie Hanley Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins HS
13 Minnesota Anneke Linser Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Lino Lakes, Minnesota USA U18 National Team
15 Minnesota Brieja Parent Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Forest Lake, Minnesota Forest Lake HS
17 Minnesota Gabbie Hughes Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Lino Lakes, Minnesota USA U18 National Team
19 Minnesota Anna Klein Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Edina, Minnesota Edina HS
21 Minnesota Taylor Stewart Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Rochester, Minnesota Shattuck St. Mary’s
23 Alberta Kassy Betinol Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Okotoks, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence (PWHL)
24 Alberta McKenzie Hewett Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Edmonton, Alberta St. Albert Slash (PWHL)
25 New York (state) Clara Van Wieren Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Cooperstown, New York USA U18 National Team
26 Manitoba Ashton Bell Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Deloraine, Manitoba Canadian U18 National Team
30 Sweden Emma Soderberg Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Jarved, Sweden Swedish U18 National Team
35 Illinois Jojo Chobak Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Chicago, Illinois Chicago Young Americans

Awards and honors

  • Ashton Bell, 2020-21 WCHA Defenseman of the Year[6]
  • Ashton Bell, 2020-21 WCHA First Team All-Star[7]
  • Emma Soderberg, 2020-21 WCHA Goaltender of the Year
  • Emma Soderberg, 2020-21 WCHA First Team All-Star
  • Gabbie Hughes, 2020-21 WCHA Second Team All-Star
  • Anna Klein, 2020-21 WCHA Second Team All-Star
  • Anna Klein, All-USCHO.com Third Team[8]

All-America honors

  • Emma Soderberg, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[9]
  • Ashton Bell, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[9]

References

  1. "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. "UMD'S HISTORIC RUN COMES TO A HEARTBREAKING END IN OVERTIME AGAINST NORTHEASTERN". umdbulldogs.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. "SODERBERG CLAIMS WCHA 2020-21 GOALTENDING TITLE FOR UMD". umdbulldogs.com. February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. "BULLDOGS NO. 4 USCHO.COM FINAL SEASON RANKING HIGHEST IN A DECADE". umdbulldogs.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. "2020–21 UMD Bulldogs Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota-Duluth. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. "BELL AND SODERBERG NAMED WCHA DEFENSEMAN AND GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR". umdbulldogs.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. "FOUR BULLDOGS SELECTED TO 2020-21 ALL-WCHA TEAMS". umdbulldogs.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  8. "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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