2016–17 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs; women's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd WCHA
Home ice	Amsoil Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	5th
USCHO.com	5th
Record
Overall	25–7–5
Home	15–1–2
Road	10–4–3
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Maura Crowell
Assistant coaches	Laura Bellamy; Chris Connoly
Captain(s)	Ashleigh Brykaliuk
Alternate captain(s)	Sidney Morin
	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2015–16 2017–18 »

Last updated August 09, 2024

The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs emerged as one of the best teams in the nation.

Offseason

June 18: Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Lara Stalder were both chosen by the Boston Pride during the NWHL draft. Brykaliuk was the 12th player selected, and Stalder was the 20th.^[1]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Sydney Brodt	Forward	United States	Member of Team USA U18
Jalyn Elmes	Defense	Canada	Played with Team Canada U18
Catherine Johnson	Goaltender	United States	Attended St. Paul United (MN) HS
Lauren Niska	Defense	United States	Attended Alexandria Area (MN) High School
Brooklynn Schugel	Forward	United States	Played for New Ulm High School

2016–17 Bulldogs

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
4	Lauren Niska	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Alexandria, Minnesota	Alexandria Area HS
5	Sidney Morin ( A )	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Team USA U-18
7	Morgan Morse	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville South HS
11	Brooklynn Schugel	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	New Ulm, Minnesota	New Ulm HS
12	Catherine Daoust	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	L'Île-Bizard, Quebec	Team Canada U-18
13	Ashleigh Brykaliuk ( C )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Brandon, Manitoba	Team Canada U-18
14	Sydney Brodt	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	North Oaks, Minnesota	Team USA U-18
15	Reagan Haley	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Red Wing, Minnesota	Team USA U-18
17	Katherine McGovern	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Scottsdale, Arizona	Dallas Stars U-19
20	Jalyn Elmes	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brandon, Manitoba	LTeam Canada U18
21	Lara Stalder	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Lucerne, Switzerland	Swiss National Team
22	Emma Yanko	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Team Saskatchewan
23	Shelby Brossart	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
28	Demi Crossman	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Livonia, Michigan	Team USA U-18
29	Lynn Astrup	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
31	Catherine Johnson	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	St. Paul United
35	Maddie Rooney	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Andover, Minnesota	Team USA U-18
47	Jessica Healey	Junior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Edmonton Alberta	Team Canada U-18
66	Maria Lindh	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Stockholm, Sweden	Team Sweden
67	Michelle Lowenhielm	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Sollentuna, Sweden	Swedish National Team
95	Linnea Hedin	Junior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Huddinge, Sweden	Team Sweden
98	Katerina Mrázová	Junior (RS)	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Prague, Czech Republic	Boston Blades

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	#3 Boston College *		Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	T 3–3 ^OT	0–0–1
October 1	#3 Boston College*		Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 5–2	1–0–1
October 7	Minnesota State	#6	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 4–0	2–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 8	Minnesota State	#6	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 5–1	3–0–1 (2–0–0)
October 14	at #3 Minnesota	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Maddie Rooney	L 3–4	3–1–1 (2–1–0)
October 15	at #3 Minnesota	#4	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Maddie Rooney	L 2–3 ^OT	3–2–1 (2–2–0)
October 21	#10 Bemidji State	#4	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1	4–2–1 (3–2–0)
October 22	#10 Bemidji State	#4	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	T 3–3 ^OT	4–2–2 (3–2–1)
October 28	at Ohio State	#3	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Maddie Rooney	W 6–0	5–2–2 (4–2–1)
October 29	at Ohio State	#3	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Maddie Rooney	W 3–2	6–2–2 (5–2–1)
November 12	at #9 North Dakota	#3	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1	7–2–2 (6–2–1)
November 13	at #9 North Dakota	#3	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Maddie Rooney	T 2–2 ^OT	7–2–3 (6–2–2)
November 18	#1 Wisconsin	#3	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 4–1	8–2–3 (7–2–2)
November 19	#1 Wisconsin	#3	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	L 1–4	8–3–3 (7–3–2)
November 25	at Harvard *	#4	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Maddie Rooney	W 4–1	9–3–3
November 26	at Harvard*	#4	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1 ^OT	10–3–3
December 2	at St. Cloud State	#4	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 3–0	11–3–3 (8–3–2)
December 3	at St. Cloud State	#4	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 3–2	12–3–3 (9–3–2)
December 9	at Minnesota State	#3	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 3–0	13–3–3 (10–3–2)
December 10	at Minnesota State	#3	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Maddie Rooney	L 1–2	13–4–3 (10–4–2)
January 13, 2017	#2 Minnesota	#4	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 3–2	14–4–3 (11–4–2)
January 14	#2 Minnesota	#4	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 5–3	15–4–3 (12–4–2)
January 20	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 5–1	16–4–3 (13–4–2)
January 21	at Bemidji State	#2	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Maddie Rooney	T 2–2 ^OT	16–4–4 (13–4–3)
January 27	Ohio State	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 6–1	17–4–4 (14–4–3)
January 28	Ohio State	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 3–0	18–4–4 (15–4–3)
February 3	North Dakota	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 2–0	19–4–4 (16–4–3)
February 4	North Dakota	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1	20–4–4 (17–4–3)
February 11	at Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Maddie Rooney	T 1–1 ^OT	20–4–5 (17–4–4)
February 12	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Maddie Rooney	L 0–8	20–5–5 (17–5–4)
February 12	at #1 Wisconsin	#2	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Maddie Rooney	L 0–8	20–5–5 (17–5–4)
February 17	St. Cloud State	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1	21–5–5 (18–5–4)
February 18	St. Cloud State	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Maddie Rooney	W 4–1	22–5–5 (19–5–4)
WCHA Tournament
February 23	St. Cloud State*	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Maddie Rooney	W 5–0	23–5–5
February 24	St. Cloud State*	#2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Maddie Rooney	W 6–2	24–5–5
March 4	at #5 Minnesota*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game WCHA Final Face-Off)	Maddie Rooney	W 2–1 ^{2 OT}	25–5–5
March 5	vs. #1 Wisconsin*	#2	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Championship Game WCHA Final Face-Off)	Maddie Rooney	L 1–4	25–6–5
NCAA Tournament
March 11	#5 Minnesota*	#3	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN (Quarterfinal Game)	Maddie Rooney	L 0–1	25–7–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Lara Stalder, 2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I First-Team All-American ^[5]

Lara Stalder
Patty Kazmaier Award Top-Three finalist^[6]
Maura Crowell
AHCA Coach of the Year^[7]
Lara Stalder, Forward, WCHA Player of the Year^[8]
Lara Stalder, WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year^[9]
Maura Crowell, WCHA Coach of the Year^[10]
Sydney Morin, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year^[11]
Lara Stalder, Forward, All-WCHA First Team^[12]
Ashleigh Brykaliuk, Forward, All-WCHA Second Team^[13]
Sidney Morin, Defense, All-WCHA Second Team^[14]
Katherine McGovern, Forward, All-WCHA Third Team^[15]
Maddie Rooney, Goaltender, All-WCHA Third Team^[16]
Sydney Brodt, Forward, All-WCHA Rookie Team^[17]

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v t e Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
Venues	DECC Arena (1999–2010) AMSOIL Arena (2010–present)
Coaches	Shannon Miller (1999–2015) Maura Crowell (2015–2024) Laura Schuler (2024–present)
National Championships	2001 2002 2003 2008 2010
Conference Championships	WCHA: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2008 2010
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Olympians	Jenni Asserholt Kassy Betinol Iya Gavrilova Jennifer Harß Elin Holmlöv Erika Holst Haley Irwin Satu Kiipeli Brigette Lacquette Michaela Lanzl Jocelyne Larocque Maria Lindh Michelle Löwenhielm Kim Martin Hasson Sidney Morin Kateřina Mrázová Eveliina Mäkinen Saara Niemi Caroline Ouellette Heidi Pelttari Kristina Petrovskaia Mariia Posa Tuula Puputti Maddie Rooney Maria Rooth Jenny Schmidgall-Potter Hanne Sikiö Emma Söderberg Lara Stalder Nora Tallus Alexandra Vafina Tea Villilä Pernilla Winberg Jessica Wong