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26-1020: The Gophers women's ice hockey team is a six-time NCAA champion and seven-time national champion. In women's ice hockey, the Gophers belong to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . In all other sports, they belong to the Big Ten Conference . Most of the facilities that the teams use for training and competitive play are located on the East Bank of the Minneapolis campus. There are arenas for men's and women's basketball ( Williams Arena ) as well as ice hockey ( Mariucci Arena and Ridder Arena ). The Gopher football team began playing at TCF Bank Stadium in September 2009. The women's soccer team plays on

52-522: A competitive team, the Gophers have also been ranked in the nation's top two teams for attendance since becoming a varsity sport, and the team holds the second largest single-game attendance record for women's collegiate hockey , drawing 6,854 fans for the first Minnesota women's hockey game on November 2, 1997. The team also holds the distinction of having the longest winning streak in women's or men's college hockey at 62 games from February 17, 2012, to November 17, 2013, winning back-to-back NCAA titles during

78-404: A nickname for the state of Minnesota, "The Gopher State." The original design was based on the thirteen-lined ground squirrel . The state nickname derives from a political cartoon by R. O. Sweeny, published as a broadside in 1858. The cartoon depicted state legislators as gophers dragging the state in the wrong direction. The nickname was associated with the university as early as the publication of

104-501: A winning percentage of .787. During that time, the Gophers won four of their WCHA championships and three of their national championships. They averaged 28 wins per season and appeared in eight out of ten national tournaments, reaching seven finals. The Gophers' experienced their best season under Halldorson in 2004–2005 with a 36–2–2 record. In the 2007–08 season, Brad Frost became the temporary head coach. He had previously been an assistant coach. In his first year as head coach, Frost led

130-640: Is one of the members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Division I . The Golden Gophers have won six NCAA Championships as well as the final American Women's College Hockey Alliance Championship. In the WCHA, they have also been regular season champions 11 times and tournament champions 8 times. In addition to their overall success as

156-567: Is the regional anthem (or " state song ") of the U.S. state of Minnesota . A variation is used as a school song of the University of Minnesota . It originated at the university in the early 20th century when some students decided to honor their graduating class with a new song. In 1945, the Minnesota State Legislature approved the tune as the state song. The song was first composed by Truman Rickard in 1904 and

182-472: The Big Ten Universities conference against traditional Big Ten rivals such as Wisconsin and Iowa . Minnesota qualified for the national playoffs in 2008, and finished the 2008 season ranked 7th in the nation. Some of Minnesota's games have been well attended by fans, with the team drawing as many as 6,000 fans to watch the team play at TCF Bank Stadium. The University Mascot is derived from

208-480: The Patty Kazmaier Award three times ( Krissy Wendell [2005], Amanda Kessel [2013], and Taylor Heise [2022]), as well as having all three finalists in 2013. The Gophers have had two head coaches to date: Laura Halldorson and Brad Frost . Halldorson was the head coach for eleven years, from the 1997–1998 season to the 2006–2007 season. Her overall coaching record was 278–67–22 with the Gophers,

234-614: The St. Paul campus in the Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium . The Cheerleaders and the Dance Team are also part of the university's athletic department; they are present at events for basketball, ice hockey, and football, and compete for UCA/UDA national titles in the winter. The University of Minnesota spirit squad was the first as sideline cheerleading was invented at the U of M, and it prides itself in being one of

260-581: The Bulldogs their first ever conference loss 4–3 in a sold-out game at Pioneer Hall on February 11, 2000. Minnesota put its first women's team on the ice in 1997–98. Nadine Muzerall , a Canadian who graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire , was among its initial recruits. 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

286-1091: The Golden Gophers shared their home ice with the men's team at Mariucci Arena . The Golden Gophers moved into Ridder Arena in the 2002–2003 season, a facility dedicated solely to a women's hockey team, and named for team benefactors Robert Ridder and Kathleen Ridder . Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Regular Season Champions Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Tournament Champions As of July 29, 2024. United States national team Finland national team United States national team Finland national team United States national team Finland national team United States national team Finland national team United States national team United States national team Finland national team Sweden national team [REDACTED] Media related to Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey at Wikimedia Commons Hail! Minnesota " Hail! Minnesota " (also simply called " Minnesota " in early years)

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312-457: The Gophers to a 21-game winning streak, with the season's record ending with 27 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties but also ended with a conference record of 21–5–2, which ranked second in the WCHA. The Gophers made another NCAA regional appearance and post-season Frost was awarded WCHA Coach of the Year. In the 2008–2009 season, his temporary coaching status was lifted and he was named permanent head coach of

338-482: The Gophers. That same season he led the Gophers to a record of 32–5–3 and to another WCHA championship. Frost then coached the Gophers into back-to-back NCAA Frozen Four championships in 2012 and 2013, which were encompassed in their 62-game winning streak, including a 41–0–0 record in 2012–13. The Golden Gophers have had a cross-state rivalry with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs . The Gophers handed

364-583: The career record for most shorthanded goals in a career with 16. Ironically, both marks were tied by Meghan Agosta . In 2009–10, Noora Räty was just the second freshman to be a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Räty led the NCAA in several goaltending categories. She led the NCAA in goals-against average (1.24), save percentage (.951) and shutouts (7), while ranking third in winning percentage (.792). Her won loss record for

390-498: The first yearbook in 1888, which was titled "The Gopher". Other early yearbooks included depictions of gophers as well, and the University of Minnesota football coach Clarence Spears officially named the football team the Gophers in 1926. After the radio announcer Halsey Hall began referring to the team as the Golden Gophers due to the color of their uniforms, the team was renamed under coach Bernie Bierman . School songs for

416-1238: The largest spirit squads in the country. The U of M spirit squad currently consists of three cheerleading teams (all girl, coed, and small coed), a dance team, Goldy Gopher , and a unique ice hockey cheerleading team. The dance team won its 19th national title in 2019. During the 2006–07 academic year, the Golden Gophers wrestling team won the NCAA national championship and the Big Ten team title. The Golden Gophers also won conference championships in men's ice hockey, men's golf, women's rowing, men's swimming and diving, and women's indoor track and field. Note: A 1997 Big Ten regular season championship, NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994, 1995, 1997 (Final Four), and 1999, as well as NIT appearances in 1996 and 1998 (Championship) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions. Men's golf Women's golf Men's gymnastics Women's gymnastics Dance Team Men's swimming Women's swimming Outdoor track and field Indoor track and field Outdoor track and field Indoor track and field Minnesota rugby plays Division I college rugby in

442-475: The song at the end of every practice and performance, so Golden Gopher football fans who stay for the band's post-game performance can hear the song. On "Senior Day" (final hockey home game of the season) the Gopher Hockey Pep Band serenades departing seniors after the game. Older generations of Minnesotan children were taught the song in school, but this practice has waned. However, the song

468-399: The song gained popularity and was even sung at football games whenever there was a touchdown . However, the slow ballad proved to be incongruous with the atmosphere at an athletic event like that, so it was eventually succeeded in that role by The " Minnesota Rouser ." Rickard also went on to write another school song, " Minnesota Fight ." The University of Minnesota Marching Band sings

494-560: The stream that bends to sea, Like the pine that seeks the blue; Minnesota, still for Thee Thy sons are strong and true! From Thy woods and waters fair, From Thy prairies waving far. At Thy call they throng with a shout and song; Hailing Thee their Northern Star! Minnesota, Hail to Thee! Hail to Thee, our College dear! Thy light shall ever be A beacon bright and clear. Thy sons and daughters true Will proclaim Thee near and far. They will guard Thy fame And adore Thy name; Thou shalt be their Northern Star! ( Currently,

520-508: The stretch. In 2004–2005, Minnesota also won back-to-back NCAA Championships. Natalie Darwitz was a three-time All American, and three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier award. Darwitz left the program with the career scoring mark at Minnesota in three years and set two NCAA single-season record with 114 points (42 Goals, 72 Assists) and most assists in 40 games in her final season. Minnesota Gophers women's hockey players have won

546-581: The team won the last 49 games of Räty's career. Räty finished with both the career and single-season record for shutouts. Minnesota Duluth, had been a traditional rival to the Gophers in men's hockey. In 1998, Minnesota Duluth announced that it was going to assemble a women's team for the 1999–2000 season. Duluth gave a three-year, $ 210,000 contract to Shannon Miller , who coached Canada to the 1998 Olympic final in Nagano. Miller recruited players from Canada, Finland and Sweden, including four Olympians. The rivalry

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572-667: The university include Minnesota Rouser , Minnesota March , Go Gopher Victory , Our Minnesota , Minnesota Fight , Hail! Minnesota , and the Battle Hymn of the Republic . Minnesota Golden Gophers women%27s ice hockey The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team plays for the University of Minnesota at the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis. The team

598-593: The year was 17–3–4. In addition, Räty was the WCHA goaltending champion and earned numerous honours including All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team. During the season, she was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week four times and WCHA Rookie of the Week on two occasions. She set a school record for most assists in one season by a goaltender (3). Räty played on national championship teams in 2011–12 and 2012–13 . The 2012–13 team finished 41–0–0, and

624-604: Was fuelled when Miller took two players from Minnesota: star forward Jenny Schmidgall , whose 93 points led the nation, and defenseman Brittny Ralph , who would serve as the Bulldogs' captain. In the 1999–2000 season, Duluth would lose just once to the Gophers in their first five meetings, which included a 2–0 Bulldogs victory in the final of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament. The Golden Gophers have called two ice rinks home. From their 1997–1998 season to their 2001–2002 season

650-469: Was performed on May 28, Class Day. The song's second verse originally honored the school's president, Cyrus Northrop , who went by the nickname "Prexy". Northrop appreciated the gesture but preferred to have the song reflect the school and state rather than himself. A new second verse was written by Arthur Upson , an editor at the campus newspaper, the Minnesota Daily . In the next few years,

676-623: Was promoted again as part of the state sesquicentennial celebration in 2008, with the Mahtomedi High School Chamber Singers making an official recording of it in 2006 for the Secretary of State. Minnesota, Hail to Thee, Hail to Thee, our state so dear, Thy light shall ever be A beacon bright and clear. Thy sons and daughters true Will proclaim Thee near and far. They shall guard Thy fame and adore Thy name; Thou shalt be their Northern Star! Like

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