Gophers Name Captains for 2020-21
7/14/2020 8:05:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Grace Zumwinkle, Emily Brown, Olivia Knowles, and Taylor Wente will captain the Gopher women's hockey team in 2020-21.
MINNEAPOLIS – Senior Grace Zumwinkle, Emily Brown, Olivia Knowles, and Taylor Wente have been selected as captains of the Gopher women's hockey team for the 2020-21 season, head coach Brad Frost announced. Brown and Zumwinkle will serve as co-captains while Knowles and Wente will serve as assistant captains.
"Emily, Grace, Olivia, and Taylor exemplify what it means to be Gophers," head coach Brad Frost said. "They each bring something unique to our team, and we are ecstatic that they have been voted as captains. We have high standards for our captains, and we have no doubt that they will lead our team well. Each of them, along with our leadership group, will forge a path for our team this season."
Brown enters her second season serving as a captain after being an assistant captain as a junior last season. Meanwhile, Zumwinkle, Knowles, and Wente all begin their first season as captains for the Maroon & Gold.
The Gophers return 15 players from last year's 27-6-3 team, which qualified for the NCAA tournament before the season ended when the NCAA announced it was ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns. Minnesota returns three of its top four and 11 of its top-13 leading scorers from a year ago led by Zumwinkle, junior Taylor Heise, and junior Amy Potomak. Eight newcomers bolster Minnesota's roster in Frost's 14th season at the helm of the squad in 2020-21 as well.
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"Emily, Grace, Olivia, and Taylor exemplify what it means to be Gophers," head coach Brad Frost said. "They each bring something unique to our team, and we are ecstatic that they have been voted as captains. We have high standards for our captains, and we have no doubt that they will lead our team well. Each of them, along with our leadership group, will forge a path for our team this season."
Brown enters her second season serving as a captain after being an assistant captain as a junior last season. Meanwhile, Zumwinkle, Knowles, and Wente all begin their first season as captains for the Maroon & Gold.
The Gophers return 15 players from last year's 27-6-3 team, which qualified for the NCAA tournament before the season ended when the NCAA announced it was ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns. Minnesota returns three of its top four and 11 of its top-13 leading scorers from a year ago led by Zumwinkle, junior Taylor Heise, and junior Amy Potomak. Eight newcomers bolster Minnesota's roster in Frost's 14th season at the helm of the squad in 2020-21 as well.
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