The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost in his third season and played their home games at Ridder Arena.

The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall.

She was an all-state honoree in 2008–09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points.

[2] Katie Frischmann, is a 5–5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university.