Power Play Club

Our congratulations to Minnesota Women's Hockey great and three-time USA Hockey Olympian Amanda Kessel as being named a Class of 2026 inductee to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame!!

She is joined by her brother Phil, also a former Gopher and a long-time player in the NHL.

Class of 2026 announcement from USA Hockey ➡️ usah.info/2p8b357w

U. of M. press release on the Kessels ➡️ z.umn.edu/bk6k

We send our congratulations to a pair of Minnesota Women's Hockey players getting preseason WCHA Hockey recognition!

Junior defender Chloe Primerano was named to the preseason All-WCHA Team, while incoming freshman Adrianna Milani was named as the league's Preseason Rookie of the Year!!

The Gophers were selected to finish third in the league's Preseason Coaches' Poll.

U. of M. press release ➡️ z.umn.edu/bjtz

Ready to own the mic? 🎙️

We’re looking for the next voice of Ridder Arena!

Fill out this form to be considered: https://z.umn.edu/WomensHockeyPA

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An update to the NCAA Hockey Women's Frozen Four schedule this coming March.

Per the accompanying press release (https://www.ncaa.org/2027-womens-frozen-four-dates-changed), the change was made to get all the games televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks.

An update for your calendar‼️ 📆

The 2027 will now be played on Sunday, March 21, with the Championship set for Tuesday, March 23.

🔗 on.ncaa.com/1lv8j3oo

Field Trip Day is BACK!

Minnesota Women's Hockey's game on Friday, December 11 against Minnesota State will be played at 12 Noon at 3M Arena at Mariucci!!

School group interest form ⤵️
https://z.umn.edu/GWHFieldTripDay2026

Field Trip Day is BACK at 3M at Mariucci! 🚌🏒

📅 Dec. 11
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 3M Arena at Mariucci

Bring the class. Bring the noise. Let’s pack the barn!

🔗: https://z.umn.edu/GWHFieldTripDay2026

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And recapping game day 3 action in the European Cup of Nations - Group A...

Germany 1, Hungary 0 -- In another contest that was scoreless until late in the third period, Lilla Welcke lit the lamp for the Germans with under 3 minutes to play. The win put Germany at the top of the standings for the weekend. Germany recap: https://www.deb-online.de/en/2026/08/22/womens-european-cup-of-nations-ger-hun/

France 5, Norway 1 -- The Francs controlled this one with a pair of first-period goals, pushing their lead to 4-1 after 40 minutes. Norway remained winless on the weekend.

Standings (W-OTW-OTL-L)...
1) Germany - 3-0-0-0 - 9 points
2) France - 2-0-0-1 - 6 points
3) Hungary - 1-0-0-2 - 3 points
4) Norway - 0-0-0-3 - 0 points

Women's European Cup of Nations: Germany secures tournament victory after a 1-0 win against Hungary - Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V. The German women's national team also won their third game of the Women's European Cup of Nations: Lilli Welcke scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Hungary.

Wrapping up the weekend's action in the Women's Euro Hockey Tour...

Sweden 2, Finland 0 -- Sweden's second win of the weekend put them atop the event standings. This game was scoreless until late in the third period when Sofie Lundin lit the lamp on a power play with 1:41 to go in regulation, Thea Johannson added an empty-netter with 14 seconds left, and Ebba Svensson Träff posted a 34-save shutout. Box score: https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/game?season=2027&gameid=2712930&lang=en

Czechia 2, Switzerland 1 -- The Czechs took the lead on Daniela Pejsova's goal 3:30 into the second period, with assists to Michaela Pejzlova and Minnesota Women's Hockey forward Tereza Plosova. Pejzlova tallied on a power play midway through the 3rd to push the lead to 2-0. Leoni Balzer cut the Swiss deficit in half less than three minutes later, but they were unable to get an equalizer. Box score: https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/game?season=2027&gameid=2712931&lang=en

Final standings (W-OTW-OTL-L)...
1) Sweden - 2-0-0-1 - 6 points
2) Switzerland - 1-1-0-1 - 5 points
3) Finland - 1-0-1-1 - 4 points
4) Czechia - 1-0-0-2 - 3 points

tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi

In European Cup of Nations - Group A play (with only game scores available)...

France 2, Hungary 1 -- This game was scoreless at the first intermission and 1-1 after 40 minutes before the Francs lit the lamp in the 3rd period.

Germany 4, Norway 2 -- The host Germans now top the standings with their two wins over the first two game days. They look for the weelend sweep tomorrow (Saturday, 8/22) against the Hungarians.

Scores & standings ⤵️
https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/european-cup-of-nations-women/

Women's Euro Hockey Tour action -- Game day #2

Sweden 4, Czechia 2 -- Lina Ljungblom tallied 2 goals and an assist and Hilda Svensson also netted two goals for the Swedes in a contest which saw 42 minutes of penalties (all minors or double-minors) called. The Swedes hel a 3-0 lead before the Czechs mounted a comeback attempt, with Minnesota Women's Hockey forward Tereza Plosová converting on a power play, but it was not enough. Box score at https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/game?season=2027&gameid=2712928&lang=en .

Switzerland 4, Finland 3, OT -- This back-and-forth game saw a little of everything. Gopher forward Julia Schalin got credited for a third-period goal for Finland when her centering pass was deflected by a Swiss player into her own net, and Emmi Juusela put the Finns up 3-2 with 10:48 left in regulation. However, the Finns were whistled for a penalty shot with 2:50 remaining and Switzerland's Lara Stalder converted, her 2nd goal of the game, to send the contest to overtime. Alina Müller then ended things 3:49 into the extra period with an assist from Stalder. Box score at https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/game?season=2027&gameid=2712929&lang=en .

The final day of action tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 22) sees Sweden taking on the Finns and Czechia facing the Swiss.

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