2017 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 11, 2017. The Frozen Four was played on March 17 and 19, 2017 at Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri with Lindenwood University as the host.[1]
The tournament was won by Clarkson with a 3–0 win over Wisconsin, giving the Golden Knights their second title in program history.
Qualifying teams
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![Wisconsin](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
![Clarkson](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![Minnesota Duluth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
![Boston College](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png)
![St. Lawrence](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![Minnesota](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
![Cornell](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![Robert Morris](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png)
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In the third year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament.
The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.[2]
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Bracket
[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 7 | ||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 6 | ||||||||||||
St. Lawrence | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Clarkson | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Clarkson | 3 | ||||||||||||
Cornell | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Clarkson | 4 | ||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 0 | ||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
National Quarterfinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. Robert Morris
March 11 2:07 | Robert Morris | 0–7 (0–2, 0–4, 0–1) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 2,423 |
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Jessica Dodds Lauren Bailey | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: Robert Ludwig Shaqne Paskey Linesmen: Ron Laituri Josh Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 49 |
(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence
March 11 1:00 | St. Lawrence | 0–6 (0–1, 0–4, 0–1) | Boston College | Conte Forum Attendance: 674 |
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Grace Harrison Sonjia Shelly | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referees: Katie Guay William Harrup Linesmen: Peter Terreri James Curtin | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 28 |
(2) Clarkson vs. Cornell
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 0 S2 = 3 GT1 = GT2 = 59:32 – Gabel (Bannon, Shelton)
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 3 N2 = 4 PN = 4
March 11 3:00 | Cornell | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Clarkson | Cheel Arena Attendance: 1,266 |
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Paula Voorheis | Goalies | Shea Tiley | Referees: Tom Quinn Rick Santilli Linesmen: Paul Sacco Tim Daly | |||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 37 |
(3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. Minnesota
March 11 2:30 | Minnesota | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Minnesota Duluth | AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 1,549 |
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Sidney Peters | Goalies | Maddie Rooney | Referees: Scott Roth Casey Enge Linesmen: Mike Kaehler Glendon Seal | ||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
29 | Shots | 25 |
National Semifinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College
March 17 5:00 | Boston College | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Wisconsin | Family Arena |
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Kaitlin Burt | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: Katie Guay Will Harrop Linesmen: Jim Curtin Brandon Vigorito | ||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
22 | Shots | 36 |
(2) Clarkson vs. Minnesota
March 17 8:05 | Minnesota | 3–4 (1–1, 1–1, 1–2) | Clarkson | Family Arena Attendance: 2,762 |
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Sidney Peters | Goalies | Shea Tiley | Referees: Tom Quinn Rick Santilli Linesmen: Paul Sacco Tim Daley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 25 |
National Championship
(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Clarkson
March 19 2:03 | Clarkson | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Wisconsin | Family Arena Attendance: 3,016 |
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Shea Tiley | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: Tom Quinn Rick Santilli Linesmen: Tim Daley Paul Sacco | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
20 | Shots | 41 |
Media
Television
An agreement with the Big Ten Network resulted in the championship game being televised for the first time since 2010.[3][4][5]
Broadcast assignments
Women's Frozen Four
- Scott Sudikoff (NCAA.com)
Championship
- Dan Kelly, Sonny Watrous, and Sara Dayley (BTN)
Tournament awards
- G: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin
- D: Mellissa Channell, Wisconsin
- D: Savannah Harmon, Clarkson
- F: Geneviève Bannon, Clarkson
- F: Cayley Mercer*, Clarkson
- F: Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
See also
References
- ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "College hockey: Women's Frozen Four to air on Big Ten Network". NCAA.com. NCAA. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "White's OT Gamewinner Propels Cornell Into National Title Game". CornellBigRed.com. Cornell Athletics. March 19, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Duggan leads Badgers to 3-2 win over Eagles, national title game Sunday". UWBaders.com. Wisconsin Athletics. March 18, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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