2008–09 WCHA women's ice hockey season

Last updated August 15, 2024

The 2008-09 WCHA hockey season was the 10th season of WCHA women's play. Since its inception, WCHA teams have won the national championship every season. The defending NCAA champions were the WCHA's Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.

Season outlook

Sept 23, 2008: The University of Minnesota Duluth, was the pre-season choice to repeat as Western Collegiate Hockey Association champions in 2008–09, according to league coaches.

The Bulldogs received five first-place votes and a total of 47 points in the pre-season poll (league coaches could not vote for their own team). The Bulldogs edged the Minnesota Golden Gophers, which grabbed two first-place votes, and the Wisconsin Badgers, which had one 1st place vote.^[1] UMD, Wisconsin and Minnesota were ranked first through third in the national USA Today/US Hockey Magazine preseason college hockey poll as well. For the second consecutive season, league-member coaches have picked Minnesota Golden Gophers senior forward Gigi Marvin as the pre-season most valuable player. Four other players: Wisconsin forwards Meghan Duggan and Erika Lawler plus Minnesota Duluth goaltender Kim Martin, a Patty Kazmaier finalist last year, and teammate Haley Irwin, the forward who led the league in scoring with 60 points last season - also received votes for preseason MVP. Forward Pernilla Winberg of the University of Minnesota Duluth was selected as the pre-season WCHA Rookie of the Year. Others receiving votes included Jocelyne Lamoureux, a forward from the University of Minnesota.^[2]

Regular season

Gigi Marvin tallied three points in the 4–3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth (October 10). She netted three goals in the series sweep over St. Cloud State to earn her first WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Honors. Her second conference honor was received when she scored four goals en route to a sweep over North Dakota (December 5–6). In a 5–2 win over North Dakota, she recorded her first career hat trick. The first series of the second half of the season was notable for Marvin. She had a career-high six points in one game while accumulating eight total points in the series sweep over Niagara (January 3–4). On January 9, she had three points in a 9–2 win over. She scored a goal and three assists in the 9–1 win over Minnesota State on January 30. In the series sweep over North Dakota from February 13–14, she had a goal and two assists in the series sweep over North Dakota. In the St. Cloud State Series, which was played from February 20–21, she added three goals and an assist. It was in the St. Cloud State Series that the Gophers clinched the WCHA regular season championship.^[3]
As a freshman in 2008–09, Jocelyne Lamoureux finished second on the team and fourth in the nation with 65 points (28 goals, 37 assists). The Gophers appeared in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. At season's end, she was earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors.
In 2008–09, Monique Lamoureux was a freshman for the Gophers but was the team's third leading goal scorer, and a second team All-America selection.^[4] By mid-February 2009, Monique was leading the nation with 64 points on 32 assists and 32 goals.^[5] By season’ end, she ranked third in the NCAA and first among rookies with 75 points in 40 games (39 goals, 36 assists). She ranked second in the nation with five shorthanded goals and tied for third with eight game-winners. She participated in her first Frozen Four that season. In addition, she was the WCHA scoring champion, and WCHA Rookie of the Year. She was the only freshman to be named a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.^[6]

Postseason

Jessie Vetter was the WCHA Final Face-Off MVP as Wisconsin won the League championship and garnered the top seed going into the NCAA championships.^[7]

Awards and honors

Patty Kazmaier Award, Jessie Vetter, Wisconsin
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Melanie Gagnon, Senior, Defenseman, Minnesota
WCHA Rookie of the Year, Monique Lamoureux, Freshman, Forward, Minnesota
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Gigi Marvin, Senior, Forward, Minnesota^[8]
WCHA Coach of the Year (tie), Brad Frost, Head Coach, Minnesota and Mark Johnson, Head Coach, Wisconsin
WCHA Scoring Champion, Monique Lamoureux, Freshman, Forward, Minnesota
WCHA Goaltending Champion, Alyssa Grogan, Freshman, Goaltender, Minnesota ^[9]

All-WCHA Teams

First Team

Player	Class	Position	School
Hilary Knight	Sophomore	Forward	Wisconsin
Monique Lamoureux	Freshman	Forward	Wisconsin
Jocelyne Lamoureux	Freshman	Forward	Wisconsin
Melanie Gagnon	Senior	Defense	Wisconsin
Jocelyne Larocque	Sophomore	Defense	Minnesota Duluth
Jessie Vetter	Senior	Goaltender	Wisconsin

Second Team

Player	Class	Position	School
Gigi Marvin	Senior	Forward	Minnesota
Erika Lawler	Senior	Forward	Wisconsin
Elin Holmlöv	Junior	Forward	Minnesota Duluth
Rachael Drazan	Senior	Defense	Minnesota
Anne Schleper	Freshman	Defense	Minnesota
Zuzana Tomcikova	Freshman	Goaltender	Bemidji State

Third Team

Player	Class	Position	School
Meghan Duggan	Junior	Forward	Wisconsin
Haley Irwin	Sophomore	Forward	Minnesota Duluth
Brooke Ammerman	Freshman	Forward	Wisconsin
Alycia Matthews	Senior	Defense	Wisconsin
Jaime Rasmussen	Freshman	Defense	Minnesota Duluth
Kim Martin	Junior	Goaltender	Minnesota Duluth

All-Rookie Team

Player	Position	School
Brooke Ammerman	Forward	Wisconsin
Monique Lamoureux	Forward	Minnesota
Jocelyne Lamoureux	Forward	Minnesota
Brittany Haverstock	Defense	Wisconsin
Anne Schleper	Defense	Minnesota
Zuzana Tomcikova	Goaltender	Wisconsin

All-Academic Team

Player	Class	School
Kelli Blankenship	Junior	Minnesota
Rachael Drazan	Senior	Minnesota
Brittany Francis	Junior	Minnesota
Melanie Gagnon	Senior	Minnesota
Gigi Marvin	Senior	Minnesota
Michelle Maunu	Junior	Minnesota
Terra Rasmussen	Sophomore	Minnesota
Dagney Willey	Senior	Minnesota
Alexandra Zebro	Junior	Minnesota

Team of the Decade

Player	Position	School	Nationality
Sara Bauer	Forward	Wisconsin	Canada
Tessa Bonhomme	Defense	Ohio State	Canada
Ronda Curtin	Defense	Minnesota	United States
Natalie Darwitz	Forward	Minnesota	United States
Molly Engstrom	Defense	Wisconsin	United States
Caroline Ouellette	Forward	Minnesota-Duluth	Canada
Jenny Schmidgall-Potter	Forward	Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth	United States
Maria Rooth	Forward	Minnesota-Duluth	Sweden
Jessie Vetter	Goaltender	Wisconsin	United States
Krissy Wendell	Forward	Minnesota	United States

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