2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In 2004–05, the Gophers had an overall record of 36–2–2. Its mark in the WCHA was 25–1–2. Both totals established the most wins in a season and in conference action since the start of the Gophers program in 1997–98. From the beginning of the season to the end, the Gophers were ranked No. 1. In addition, the Gophers were ranked in the top five in every statistical category, including winning percentage, power-play and offensive scoring.

2004–05 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
WCHA Champions 2005, National Champions
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Ridder Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	1
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	1
Record
Overall	36–2–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Laura Halldorson
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Regular season

• During the 2004–05 season, Krissy Wendell set an NCAA record (since tied) for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7. After graduating from Minnesota, she had the career record for most shorthanded goals in a career with 16. Ironically, both marks were tied by Meghan Agosta.
• Krissy Wendell scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 WCHA championship game against Wisconsin. She followed that with a hat trick against ECAC champion Harvard. She was the NCAA runner-up in the scoring race to Gophers teammate Natalie Darwitz with 98 points.

Roster

Source:

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Brenda Reinen	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Sun Prairie, Wisconsin	Sun Prairie High School
2		Whitney Graft	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Wayzata, Minnesota	Wayzata High School
4		Andrea Nichols	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Mountain Iron, Minnesota	Hibbing High School
5		Chelsey Brodt	Junior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1983-12-07	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
6		Liz Palkie	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Carlton, Minnesota	Carlton High School
7		Krissy Wendell	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1981-09-12	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Park Center Senior High School
8		Bobbi Ross	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Verwood, Saskatchewan	Collège Mathieu
8		Noelle Sutton	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove High School
10		Krista Johnson	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
11		Ashley Albrecht	Junior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		South Saint Paul, Minnesota	South Saint Paul Secondary
12		Stacy Troumbly	Senior	F/D	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Bovey, Minnesota	Hibbing High School
13		Maggie Souba	Sophomore	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead High School
15		Anya Miller	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Elk River, Minnesota	Elk River High School
16		Jenelle Philipczyk	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Woodbury, Minnesota	Eagan High School
17		Becky Wacker	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		York, Maine	York High School
18		Kelly Stephens	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1983-06-04	Shoreline, Washington	Shorewood High School
21		Allie Sanchez	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Saint Paul, Minnesota	Johnson High School
22		Erica McKenzie	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Hastings, Minnesota	Hastings High School
25		Lyndsay Wall	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1985-05-12	Churchville, New York	Churchville-Chili High School
27		Jody Horak	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
30		Natalie Lamme	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing High School

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Skaters

Player	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Natalie Darwitz	40	42	72	114	2.8500	0	9	9	5
Krissy Wendell	40	43	61	104	2.6000	0	9	14	7
Kelly Stephens	40	33	43	76	1.9000	0	5	16	2
Lyndsay Wall	39	14	34	48	1.2308	0	0	12	0
Bobbi Ross	40	15	18	33	0.8250	0	2	10	2
Erica McKenzie	36	12	9	21	0.5833	0	2	3	0
Andrea Nichols	40	10	8	18	0.4500	0	2	3	2
Chelsey Brodt	40	4	13	17	0.4250	0	0	1	0
Ashley Albrecht	40	4	12	16	0.4000	0	2	1	0
Becky Wacker	36	5	7	12	0.3333	0	2	0	1
Allie Sanchez	39	2	8	10	0.2564	0	1	0	0
Liz Palkie	40	3	5	8	0.2000	0	0	0	0
Noelle Sutton	34	2	5	7	0.2059	0	0	0	0
Anya Miller	39	2	5	7	0.1795	0	0	0	0
Jenelle Philipczyk	40	2	4	6	0.1500	0	1	0	0
Maggie Souba	35	1	3	4	0.1143	0	1	0	0
Krista Johnson	31	1	2	3	0.0968	0	0	0	0
Stacy Troumbly	36	2	0	2	0.0556	0	0	1	0
Whitney Graft	31	0	1	1	0.0323	0	0	0	0
Jody Horak	28	0	0	0	0.0000	0	0	0	0
Brenda Reinen	12	0	0	0	0.0000	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Player	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals against	Minutes	GAA	Shutouts	Saves	Save %
Brenda Reinen	12	12	0	0	12	720	1.0005	5	212	.946
Jody Horak	28	24	2	2	41	1692	1.4542	8	497	.924

Postseason

The Gophers then went on to win their second straight WCHA Championship with a 3–2 overtime win over Wisconsin. In the NCAA playoffs, the Gophers defeated the Providence Friars by a 6–1 score. With the win, the Gophers advanced to its fourth-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearance. The Gophers defeated the Dartmouth Big Green by a 7–2 score in the semifinal game. In the first period, the Gophers scored five goals in the first period. On March 27, the Gophers defeated the Harvard Crimson by a 4–3 mark to win their consecutive national championship.

Awards and honors

• Natalie Darwitz, Patty Kazmaier Award top three finalist
• Laura Halldorson, WCHA Coach of the Year (her third award)
• Krissy Wendell, Patty Kazmaier Award (Wendell became the first player from Minnesota, and the first from the WCHA to win the Patty Kazmaier Award)
• The Gophers had four players garner All-America honors, the most in a single season.