2017 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
2017 NCAA National Collegiate women's Ice Hockey Tournament |
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2017 Women's Frozen Four logo 2017 Women's Frozen Four logo |
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Teams | 8 | ||
Finals Site | Family Arena St. Charles, Missouri |
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Champions | Clarkson Golden Knights (2nd title) | ||
Runner-Up | Wisconsin Badgers (7th title game) | ||
Semifinalists | Boston College Eagles (7th Frozen Four) Minnesota Golden Gophers (13th Frozen Four) |
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Winning Coach | Matt Desrosiers (2nd title) | ||
MOP | Cayley Mercer (Clarkson) | ||
Attendance | 5,778 | ||
NCAA National Collegiate women's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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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.
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Qualifying teams
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
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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals March 11 |
National Semifinals March 17 |
National Championship March 19 |
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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
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(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence
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(2) Clarkson vs. Cornell
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(3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. Minnesota
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National Semifinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College
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(2) Clarkson vs. Minnesota
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National Championship
(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Clarkson
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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
All-Tournament Team
- 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
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