2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. Regional quarterfinals were contested on March 15 and 16, 2013. The Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2013 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota as the host school.

The University of Minnesota won the title with a 6–3 win over Boston University, becoming the first NCAA women's hockey team ever to complete a perfect season (41–0–0).

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 bid1MinnesotaWCHA38–0–0Tournament champion11th20122CornellECAC27–6–1Tournament champion4th20123Boston UniversityHockey East28–6–3Tournament champion4th20124Boston CollegeHockey East27–7–3At-large bid5th2012North DakotaWCHA26–12–1At-large bid2nd2012HarvardECAC24–7–3At-large bid9th2010MercyhurstCHA29–7–1At-large bid9th2012ClarksonECAC28–9–0At-large bid2nd2010

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

(4) Boston College vs. Harvard

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

(3) Boston University vs. Clarkson

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Boston College

Mercyhurst vs. (3) Boston University

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Boston University

Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G Noora Raty*, Minnesota F Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University F Amanda Kessel, Minnesota F Hannah Brandt, Minnesota D Milica McMillen, Minnesota D Megan Bozek, Minnesota * Most Outstanding Player

See also 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

References