Women's Hockey

The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey program has announced the trio that will captain the Bulldogs for the 2025-26 season.

The postseason awards are still rolling in for University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey sophomore goaltender Eve Gascon and freshman center Caitlin Kramer, who both secured spots on the annual USCHO Teams Friday morning.

Just weeks after being named the HCA 2025 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year, University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey freshman center Caitlin Kraemer was named the USCHO Rookie of the Year.

Two current University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey defenseman -- fifth-year Nina Jobst-Smith and sophomore Ida Karlsson earned spots on their respective national team rosters for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship that will be held in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia April 9-20. Jobst-Smith will represent Germany for a second consecutive year in the tournament, while Karlsson also returns to her second Swedish Worlds Team after earning a roster spot in 2024. The two join sophomore goaltender Ève Gascon as the third team member off the 2024-25 roster to make their national team rosters for Worlds -- Gascon will represent Canada.