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. Robert Morris reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history.

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

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.

SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1 Wisconsin WCHA 31–2–4 Tournament champion 11th 20162 Clarkson ECAC 29–4–5 Tournament champion 6th 20163 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 25–6–5 At-large bid 11th 20114 Boston College Hockey East 27–5–5 Tournament champion 9th 2016 St. Lawrence ECAC 26–5–4 At-large bid 9th 2012 Minnesota WCHA 25–7–5 At-large bid 15th 2016 Cornell ECAC 20–8–5 At-large bid 6th 2014 Robert Morris CHA 24–4–6 Tournament champion 1st Never

Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

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

Media

Television An agreement with the Big Ten Network resulted in the championship game being televised for the first time since 2010.

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 * Most Outstanding Player

See also 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

References