The list reads like a who's who of University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey. 19 players who cemented their Bulldog legacy by earning membership into the exclusive 100 point club. 10 of those players are Olympians. Eight of them own Olympic medals — five multiple medals and four of them are gold (or multiple golds). There are five All-Americans, and four of them were repeat All-Americans, five Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists, including two top-three. 15 members own NCAA championship rings, and eight of them own multiple rings. There is no shortage of history and remarkable careers remembered when one examines the list.
Senior winger
Jenna McParland etched her own name into that sacred history on Sunday, assisting
Ashleigh Brykaliuk's goal 11:06 into the second period against Lindenwood University. The Schreiber, Ontario native has quietly compiled her 100 points (46 goals, 44 assists in 115 games) over the past three years, beginning her career with a little help from UMD's fifth all-time scorer, and McParland rookie season linemate — Haley Irwin. Irwin, who owns 206 career points (79g, 127a) put up incredible numbers as a Bulldog and her helpers contributed to McParland's career-high 21 goals as a rookie.
Stoically consistent each season, McParland put up 32 points as a freshman, 28 as a sophomore and a career-best 33 last year. She has led UMD in scoring the past two seasons and has taken home WCHA hardware each of her three previous seasons, earning All-WCHA Rookie Team honors in 2011-12, All-WCHA Second Team in 2012-13 and All-WCHA Third Team in 2013-14. McParland is sitting at the cusp of 100 career points because she has had the career so far that would back that up. In that way, she is no different then those who came before her.
Prior to McParland, the last Bulldog to reach the plateau was center Katie Wilson, who nabbed her 100th point back on Jan. 18, 2013. Wilson was one of four players who owned the mark during the 2012-13 season -- McParland's sophomore campaign. Notably, Audrey Cournyer, who was forced to sit out her senior season of eligibility due to permanent injury, actually reached the mark as a junior in the 2011-12 season. Cournoyer, who also spent some time on Irwin's line, owned 101 points (46 g, 55a) in 116 games, and fans must wonder just how far she would have climbed the scoring ladder had she had one more season. With a offensive 48 points on 22 goals and 26 assists in 36 games before she was forced to hang in up, all numbers facing forward point to Cournoyer having a shot at the top-10 list. Unfortunately, it simply wasn't meant to be.
McParland also played with defenseman convert Jessica Wong, who ended her career 13th in scoring with 122 points (48g, 74a). Wong was a forward for her first two seasons at UMD, but joined the club as a blueliner. The first and only other defenseman ever to score 100 or more points is former two-time All-American Jocelyne Larcoque, who ended her also shortened career (she missed the first half of the 2009-10 season centralized with the Canadian Olympic Team) with 105 points (19g, 55 assists).
The top-six scorers in Bulldog history all recorded 204 or more points. Minus Irwin, they all played with each other, and their names — Jenny Potter (256), Maria Rooth (232), Caroline Ouellette (229), Hanne Sikio (220) and of course Erika Holst in sixth with 204 points, are UMD royalty. Potter and Rooth were both three-time All-Americans, and both own an array of Olympic medals (Potter a gold, two silvers and a bronze, Rooth a silver and bronze). Ouellette, who only played 97 games at UMD, was a two-time All-American and owns a mind-bending four Olympic medals. The three were named to the WCHA's All-Decade Team in 2009, and their WCHA honors are too numerous to count.
When McParland reached the 100 point milestone, she shared something special with the 18 Bulldogs players that have written their names into the record books before her. She now shares a bond with a four-time gold medalist and a player robbed of her senior season of college hockey, and every player to fill in the list in between. She has permanently etched her name in the annuals associated with greatness, and for McParland, who has typically shunned attention over her Bulldog career, she has absolutely earned it.
All-Time Career Points GP G-A-Pts1. Jenny Potter 102 108-148=256
2. Maria Rooth 124 119-113=232
3. Caroline Ouellette 97 92-137=229
4. Hanne Sikio 123 100-120=220
5. Haley Irwin 134 79-127=206
6. Erika Holst 127 100-104=204
7. Elin Holmlov 134 67-103=170
8. Noemie Marin 126 91-77=168
9. Laura Fridfinnson 151 75-81=156
10. Jessica Koizumi 132 84-71=155
11. Emmanuelle Blais 145 73-72=145
12. Saara Tuominen 137 46-92=138
13. Jessica Wong 143 48-74=122
14. Pernilla Winberg 139 45-66=111
15. Sara O'Toole 141 39-69=108
16. Jocelyne Larocque 127 19-55=105
17. Katie Wilson 141 38-64=102
18. Audrey Cournoyer 116 46-55=101
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Jenna McParland 115 46-44=100