2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was conducted in Duluth, MN It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22.

Qualifying teams

The winners of the ECAC, WCHA, and Hockey East tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1HarvardECAC30–1–1Tournament champion7th20072Minnesota DuluthWCHA31–4–1Tournament champion7th20073New HampshireHockey East26–7–3Tournament champion3rd20074MinnesotaWCHA27–6–4At-large bid6th2006WisconsinWCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007St. LawrenceECAC28–9–1At-large bid5th2007MercyhurstCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007DartmouthECAC17–7–7At-large bid6th2007

Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2008

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Harvard vs. Dartmouth

(4) Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Mercyhurst

(3) New Hampshire vs. St. Lawrence

National Semifinals

(1) Harvard vs. Wisconsin

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) New Hampshire

National Championship

Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth

Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Kim Martin*, Minnesota Duluth D: Myriam Trépanier, Minnesota Duluth D: Heidi Pelttari, Minnesota Duluth F: Laura Fridfinnson, Minnesota Duluth F: Sara O’Toole, Minnesota Duluth F: Erika Lawler, Wisconsin * Most Outstanding Player

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