NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament
Collegiate 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
2017 Qualifying Teams WCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, CHA
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]
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
(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence
(2) Clarkson vs. Cornell
(3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. Minnesota
National Semifinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College
(2) Clarkson vs. Minnesota
National Championship
(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Clarkson
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
* Most Outstanding Player [ 6]
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 .
Tournaments Records and Statistics
2016–17 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship