The Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing Gustavus Adolphus College, located in St. Peter, Minnesota from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Don Roberts Ice Rink, which is located on the school’s campus. The women’s program was established for the 1997-98 season.
Quick Hits
- School: Gustavus Adolphus College
- Location: St. Peter, Minnesota
- School Founded: 1862
- Enrollment: 2,100
- Colors: Black, Gold, & White
- Home Arena: Don Roberts Ice Rink
- Arena Capacity: 1,500 (3,000 standing room)
- Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
- Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
- Head Coach: Mike Carroll
- Conference Titles: 19 (1999 co-champ, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 co-champ, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Conference Tournament Titles: 16 (1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- National Titles: 1 (2023)
Conferences
- Midwestern Collegiate Women’s Hockey Alliance (1997-1998)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1998-present)
Arenas
Gustavus Women’s Hockey Alternate Logo
- Don Roberts Rink (1997-present)
Head Coaches
- Scott Moe (1997-1999) 35-19-1 (.646)
- Mike Carroll (1999-present) 550-146-50 (.771)
Year by Year Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance | Overall Record |
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| 1997-98 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 130 | 37 | 29 | - | W, QF 9-3 (Saint Mary's) L, SF 3-2 (Augsburg) W, 3P 4-3 (Minnesota) | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 150 | 109 |
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record |
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| 1998-99 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 16 | T-1st of 6 | W, SF 4-1 (Saint Ben's) W, F 10-4 (Saint Mary's) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 65 |
| 1999-00 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 35 | 22 | 3rd of 8 | W, SF (Saint Ben's) L, F 4-1, 2-1 (Augsburg) | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 172 | 70 |
| 2000-01 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 20 | 32 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 8-2, 6-0 (St. Kate's) W, F 4-2, 1-1 (Saint Mary's) | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 48 |
| 2001-02 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 14 | 35 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 6-2 (Concordia) L, F 2-1 (Saint Mary's) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 44 |
| 2002-03 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 25 | T-2nd of 10 | W, SF 3-2 (Concordia) L, F 4-1 (St. Thomas) | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 52 |
| 2003-04 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 17 | 32 | 2nd of 10 | W, SF 7-0 (St. Olaf) W, F 3-2 (St. Thomas) | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 40 |
| 2004-05 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 11 | 34 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-1 (Saint Mary's) W, F 3-2 2OT (St. Thomas) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 42 |
| 2005-06 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 19 | 35 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 2-1 (Bethel) W, F 2-1 (St. Thomas) | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 153 | 44 |
| 2006-07 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 18 | 34 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 4-1 (Hamline) W, F 3-2 (St. Thomas) | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 38 |
| 2007-08 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12 | 36 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-0 (Hamline) W, F 1-0 (St. Thomas) | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 26 |
| 2008-09 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 34 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-0 (St. Olaf) W, F 3-0 (St. Thomas) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 97 | 21 |
| 2009-10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 21 | 29 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-0 (St. Olaf) W, F 5-1 (St. Kate's) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 97 | 41 |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 30 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-2 (Concordia) W, F 3-0 (Bethel) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 37 |
| 2011-12 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 28 | 33 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 1-0 OT (Bethel) W, F 4-2 (Concordia) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 50 |
| 2012-13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18 | 36 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 3-2 (Bethel) W, F 4-1 (Concordia) | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 40 |
| 2013-14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 2nd of 10 | W, SF 3-2 (Bethel) L, F 2-0 (St. Thomas) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 48 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 22 | 31 | 1st of 10 | L, SF 6-3 (Bethel) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 41 |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 44 | 20 | T-5th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 64 |
| 2016-17 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 29 | 1st of 10 | L, SF 3-2 OT (St. Thomas) | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 42 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 22 | 29 | T-1st of 10 | W, SF 4-0 (Bethel) L, F 3-2 OT (Hamline) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 41 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 26 | T-3rd of 10 | W, QF 5-0 (Saint Mary's) L, SF 4-0 (St. Thomas) | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 59 |
| 2019-20 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 17 | 32 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 4-1 (Saint Mary's) W, F 3-0 (Augsburg) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | N/A | Cancelled | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 13 | 0.875 | 1st of 10 | W, QF 5-1 (Concordia) W, SF 5-0 (St. Scholastica) W, F 6-1 (Hamline) | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 14 | 52 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 5-1 (Hamline) W, F 4-2 (Augsburg) | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 14 | 52 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 2-1 OT (Bethel) W, F 2-0 (Saint Mary's) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 25 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 27 | 44 | 2nd of 10 | W, SF 4-0 (Hamline) L, F 3-2 OT (Augsburg) | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 53 |
| 2025-26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 31 | 32 | T-3rd of 10 | W, QF 2-0 (Bethel) W, SF 1-0 OT (Augsburg) L, F 2-1 (Saint Ben's) | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 50 |
National Tournament Appearances
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place (until 2022) |
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| 2001 (AWCHA)* | N/A | N/A | W, 2-1 (Williams Ephs) | L, 6-0 (Middlebury Panthers) | -- |
| 2002 | N/A | W, 2-0 (Saint Mary's Cardinals) | L, 8-5 (Elmira Soaring Eagles) | -- | W, 2-1 (Bowdoin Polar Bears) |
| 2004 | N/A | L, 3-2 2OT (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005 | N/A | W, 3-0 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers) | L, 7-3 (Middlebury Panthers) | -- | W, 3-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) |
| 2006 | N/A | Bye | L, 2-1 (Middlebury Panthers) | -- | L, 2-0 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers) |
| 2007 | N/A | L, 4-1 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | N/A | L, 3-1 (Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009 | N/A | L, 4-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2010 | N/A | W, 2-0 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | L, 4-0 (Amherst Lady Jeffs) | -- | L, 4-0 (Elmira Soaring Eagles) |
| 2011 | N/A | W, 4-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | L, 5-4 (Norwich Cadets) | -- | L, 5-0 (Middlebury Panthers) |
| 2012 | N/A | W, 4-2 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | L, 4-3 OT (Norwich Cadets) | -- | L, 4-3 OT (Plattsburgh Cardinals) |
| 2013 | N/A | W, 2-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | L, 4-3 OT (Elmira Soaring Eagles) | -- | L, 3-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) |
| 2017 | N/A | W, 3-2 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | L, 3-2 OT (Adrian Bulldogs) | -- | W, 3-1 (Norwich Cadets) |
| 2018 | L, 3-2 3OT (Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | L, 4-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | W, 3-0 (Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds) | W, 5-3 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | W, 5-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | L, 3-2 OT (Middlebury Panthers) | -- |
| 2023 | Bye | W, 2-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | W, 3-2 2OT (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | W, 2-1 3OT (Amherst Mammoths) | N/A |
| 2024 | Bye | L, 2-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | N/A |
| 2025 | L, 3-1 (St. Norbert Green Knights) | -- | -- | -- | N/A |
19 appearances* | 1 National Championship | 2-time Runner-Up* | 3-time Third Place Finishers | 5-time Fourth Place Finishers |
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*=2001 tournament was AWCHA sponsored, rather than NCAA
