The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team represents the University of Minnesota and plays at the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis. The team is one of the members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Since 2002, the Gophers have played their home games in Ridder Arena, the first facility in the United States built specifically for college women's ice hockey.

The program started play in the 1997–98 season with Laura Halldorson as their first head coach. She led the Gophers to the final American Women's College Hockey Alliance national championship in their third season of play, as well as back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championships in 2003–04 and 2004–05.

Brad Frost took over as the Gophers' coach in the 2007–08 season. He led the team to back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championships twice. The first pair was the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. During the 2012–13 season, the Gophers had a perfect 41–0–0 record. The Gophers then won titles in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. Frost was fired as head coach of the Gopher's women's hockey team on March 17, 2026.

Table key +Key of colors and symbolsColor/symbolExplanation National champions Conference tournament champions Conference regular season champions

+Key of terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation Definition W Number of wins L Number of losses T Number of ties OT, 2OT, etc. Overtime, 2 Overtimes, etc. Finish Final position in conference standings Tournament Results in conference tournament

Seasons

+ Year by year listing of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons Season Coach Overall Conference Conference Season result Ref W L T W L T Finish Tournament 1997–98 Laura Halldorson 21 7 3 AWCHA Lost semifinals vs. New Hampshire Lost third-place game vs. Northeastern 1998–99 Laura Halldorson 29 4 3 AWCHA Lost semifinals vs. New Hampshire Won third-place game vs. Brown 1999–2000 Laura Halldorson 32 6 1 WCHA 21 2 1 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Won semifinals vs. Wisconsin Lost Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth Won Frozen Four vs. Minnesota Duluth Won Championship vs. Brown 2000–01 Laura Halldorson 23 9 2 WCHA 18 4 2 1st Lost semifinals vs. Ohio State Did not qualify 2001–02 Laura Halldorson 28 4 6 WCHA 19 2 3 1st Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Won Championship vs. Wisconsin Lost first round vs. Brown 2002–03 Laura Halldorson 27 8 1 WCHA 19 4 1 2nd Won semifinals vs. Wisconsin Lost Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost first round vs. Harvard 2003–04 Laura Halldorson 30 4 2 WCHA 19 3 2 1st Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Won Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth Won Frozen Four vs. Dartmouth Won Championship vs. Harvard 2004–05 Laura Halldorson 36 2 2 WCHA 25 1 2 1st Won quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Won Championship vs. Wisconsin Won first round vs. Providence Won Frozen Four vs. Dartmouth Won Championship vs. Harvard 2005–06 Laura Halldorson 29 11 1 WCHA 19 8 1 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Won first round vs. Princeton Won Frozen Four vs. New Hampshire Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin 2006–07 Laura Halldorson 23 12 1 WCHA 17 10 1 3rd Won quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Did not qualify 2007–08 Brad Frost 27 7 4 WCHA 21 5 2 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. North Dakota Lost semifinals vs. Wisconsin Lost first round vs. Wisconsin 2008–09 Brad Frost 32 5 3 WCHA 23 2 3 1st Won quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota State Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Won first round vs. Boston College Lost Frozen Four vs. Mercyhurst 2009–10 Brad Frost 26 9 5 WCHA 18 6 4 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Lost Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth Won first round vs. Clarkson Lost Frozen Four vs. Minnesota Duluth 2010–11 Brad Frost 26 10 2 WCHA 18 8 2 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Ohio State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Lost first round vs. Boston College 2011–12 Brad Frost 34 5 2 WCHA 21 5 2 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Won semifinals vs. North Dakota Won Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth Won first round vs. North Dakota Won Frozen Four vs. Cornell Won Championship vs. Wisconsin 2012–13 Brad Frost 41 0 0 WCHA 28 0 0 1st Won quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Won Championship vs. North Dakota Won first round vs. North Dakota Won Frozen Four vs. Boston College Won Championship vs. Boston University 2013–14 Brad Frost 38 2 1 WCHA 26 1 1 1st Won quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Won Championship vs. North Dakota Won first round vs. Boston University Won Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin Lost Championship vs. Clarkson 2014–15 Brad Frost 34 3 4 WCHA 22 2 4 1st Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Lost semifinals vs. Bemidji State Won first round vs. RIT Won Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin Won Championship vs. Harvard 2015–16 Brad Frost 35 4 1 WCHA 24 3 1 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Ohio State Won semifinals vs. North Dakota Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Won first round vs. Princeton Won Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin Won Championship vs. Boston College 2016–17 Brad Frost 26 8 5 WCHA 19 4 5 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State Lost semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Won first round vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Frozen Four vs. Clarkson 2017–18 Brad Frost 24 11 3 WCHA 13 8 3 3rd Won quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Won Championship vs. Wisconsin Lost first round vs. Wisconsin 2018–19 Brad Frost 32 6 1 WCHA 19 4 1 1st Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Won first round vs. Princeton Won Frozen Four vs. Cornell Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin 2019–20 Brad Frost 27 6 3 WCHA 17 5 2 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (4–2, 7–3)Lost semifinals vs Ohio State (4–3 ) 2020 Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Brad Frost 11 8 1 WCHA 11 7 1 4th Lost semifinals vs. Wisconsin (3–5) Did not qualify 2021–22 Brad Frost 29 9 1 WCHA 21 6 1 1st Won quarterfinals vs. St. Thomas Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Championship vs. Ohio State Lost quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth 2022–23 Brad Frost 30 6 3 WCHA 22 3 3 2nd Won quarterfinals vs. St. Thomas Won semifinals vs. Wisconsin Won Championship vs. Ohio State Won semifinals vs. Minnesota Duluth Lost Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin 2023–24 Brad Frost 27 10 2 WCHA 19 7 2 3rd Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Lost semifinals vs. Wisconsin Lost quarterfinals vs. Clarkson 2024–25 Brad Frost 29 12 1 WCHA 19 8 1 3rd Won quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State Won semifinals vs. Ohio State Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin Won quarterfinals vs. Clarkson Lost Frozen Four vs. Wisconsin 2025–26 Brad Frost 26 12 1 WCHA 18 9 1 3rd Won quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Lost Semifinal vs Ohio State Lost quarterfinals vs. Northeastern Totals 835 196 66 536 126 53 – – 26 postseason tournament appearances

See also List of Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey seasons

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