Murphy, Primerano named to All-USCHO Teams for 2024-2025
Post-season honors continued as Minnesota Women's Hockey Senior forward Abbey Murphy and freshman Chloe Primerano were recpgnized as members of U.S. College Hockey Online's 2024-2025 All-USCHO teams yesterday. Murphy was named to the Second Team while Primerano was selected for the Rookie Team.
Congratulations, Abbey & Chloe!!
Nelson signs with Gophers as sixth-year transfer for 2025-2026
Gopher Women's Hockey and head coach Brad Frost announced yesterday the signing of forward Jamie Nelson as a sixth-year transfer for the 2025-2026 season.
The Andover, MN, native joins the Gophers after spending the last five years at Minnesota State University. In 124 career games, she tallied 103 points (42g-61a), the third most all-time in MSU program history. She became the first-ever Minnesota State skater to be named WCHA Rookie of the Year and was on the WCHA All-Rookie Team at the end of the 2020-2021 season. Additionally, Nelson is a four-time WCHA All-Academic team and Scholar Athlete selection, a two-time AHCA Krampade All-American scholar, and a 2023-2024 CSC Academic All-District selection.
Nelson joins six incoming freshmen in 2025-2026 GWH signing class: defender Sydney Bailey (Rogers, MN), forward Sienna D'Alessandro (Pointe-Claire, Quebec), forward Bella Fanale (Webster, NY), goaltender Layla Hemp (Chanhassen, MN), forward Avery Hovland (West Fargo, ND), and forward Tereza Plosova (Šimonovice, Czechia).
We send Jamie our warmest welcome, and we look forward to seeing all seven incoming players in Maroon & Gold this fall!!
Kriesz extends number of Gophers headed to Worlds to 12
Let's make it an even dozen!!
Minnesota forward Emma Kreisz was named to roster of the Hungary National Team yesterday (Friday, April 4), making her the 12th Gopher headed to this year's IIHF Women's World Championship. This will be Kreisz's fourth appearance in the World Championship at the top division, having recorded a goal & an assist in her previous three tournaments. She also has a goal and 5 helpers in two World Championship Division 1A tournaments, and four goals and two assists in two Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Kreisz joins Josefin Bouveng (Sweden), Taylor Heise (USA), Nelli Laitinen (Finland), Natálie Mlýnková (Czechia), Abbey Murphy (USA), Kelly Pannek (USA), Krista Parkkonen (Finland), Tereza Plosová (Czechia), Chloe Primerano (Canada), Lee Stecklein (USA), and Grace Zumwinkle (USA) as Gopher representatives at the 2025 tournament.
Following opening day action this coming Wednesday, April 9, including Sweden vs. Germany at 4 a.m. U.S. Central Time, Finland vs. USA at 8 a.m., and Czechia vs. Switzerland at 12 noon, Hungary will take to the ice against the Swedes on Thursday, April 10 at 8 a.m. Central. The full game schedule is available here.
Again, it appears that all Women's World Championship games will be televised on NHL Network in the U.S., and TSN will have tournament coverage in Canada.
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