GWH Game Day!!
NCAA Frozen Four – Semifinal
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – 7:30 pm (after OSU-Cornell at 4:00 pm)
Ridder Arena
Streaming video on ESPN+
Audio play-by-play
Live stats
Game preview from the U.
All Gopher fans encouraged to WEAR GOLD apparel for the game
GWH Fan Gathering at Stub & Herb's in Stadium Village starting at 4:30 p.m.
Red Carpet Team Arrival at Ridder Arena – 5:10 p.m.
(Fans attending the first semifinal may exit for this and re-enter)
Wethington named NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient
We congratulate Gopher Women's Hockey fifth-year forward Audrey Wethington on earning another award for her work in the classroom!
Wethington was named the recipient of an NCAA Elite 90 Award, which goes to the student-athlete having the highest cumulative grade-point average among those participating at the site of the finals of each NCAA championship.
Wethington becomes the second Minnesota Women's Hockey player all-time to earn an Elite 90 honor, following Anna Barlow (2017).
Excellent work, Audrey!!
Frozen Four links of interest...
Dean Spiros, for TwinCities.com / Pioneer Press – NCAA Frozen Four: Gophers, Badgers ready for Chapter 6
Jerry Zgoda, Minnesota Star Tribune – Gophers hope to finally break through vs. Wisconsin at the Women’s Frozen Four
Gopher Athletics on YouTube – Press Conference: Gopher Women's Hockey Previews 2025 NCAA Frozen Four (recorded Tuesday)
UW coach Johnson, goalie McNaughton, UMD rookie Kraemer earn national end-of-season honors
The American Hockey Coaches Association presented their Coach of the Year award, while the Hockey Commissioners Association named a pair of player award winners.
CCM/AHCA National Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
Goaltender of the Year: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin
Julie Chu Rookie of the Year: Caitlin Kraemer, Minnesota Duluth
Patty Kazmaier Award presentation Saturday – The presentation of the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award by the USA Hockey Foundation will occur tomorrow (Saturday, March 22) at McNamara Alumni Center on the U. of M. campus, with doors opening at 11:00 a.m. and the live show starting at 11:30 a.m. Event admission is free. The Wisconsin trio of Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, and Casey O'Brien were named as the Top-3 Finalists last week.
GWH alumni news: Knowles re-signs with PWHL's NY Sirens
We send another shout-out to a Gopher Women's Hockey alumna, this time defender Olivia Knowles, who signed a 10-day Standard Player Agreement with the PWHL's New York Sirens on Wednesday.
This is Knowles' second stint on New York's active roster after starting the season as a reserve for the Toronto Sceptres. She was acquired by the Sirens and activated on December 6, and appeared in 10 games. Knowles was briefly moved down to New York's reserve player list on March 10 before this week's signing.
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