Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Hockey fans knew last year was going to be an interesting one. The Gophers were missing the nation’s leading scorer in Kelly Pannek, their second leading scorer in Sarah Potomak, and arguably their best incoming freshman in Sarah’s sister Amy. All three took redshirt seasons and tried to make their respective countries Olympic Teams. Pannek did make the US Squad and along with five Gopher alums and would win the Gold Medal in South Korea. Amy Potomak would be one of the earlier cuts from the Canadian centralization process after being the youngest player in camp.