2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament	2024
National championship	Whittemore Center; Durham, New Hampshire
NCAA champion	Ohio State
Patty Kazmaier Award	Izzy Daniel; (Cornell)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and ended with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 24, 2024.^[1]

Season headlines[edit]

October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.^[2]

Polls[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Realignment[edit]

On December 17, 2021, it was announced Robert Morris would be reinstated for the 2023–24 season.^[3]^[4] On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.^[5]

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that the CHA would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. Details regarding this merger, including whether the new league would carry the CHA or Atlantic Hockey name, were to be announced at a later date.^[6]

Standings[edit]

2023–24 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 Penn State †	20	14	4	2	30	79	36	38	22	13	3	121	77
Mercyhurst	20	14	6	0	28	75	39	28	20	17	1	112	89
Robert Morris	20	11	8	1	23	60	69	35	15	19	1	94	126
RIT	20	7	12	1	15	47	59	35	13	19	3	77	89
Lindenwood	20	6	12	2	14	64	100	32	11	19	2	96	157
Syracuse	19	4	13	2	10	46	65	34	7	24	3	67	138
Championship: March 2, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Colgate †	22	18	4	0	55	102	28	40	32	7	1	186	51
#3 Clarkson	22	18	3	1	54.5	73	24	40	33	5	2	135	51
#7 St. Lawrence	22	18	4	0	53	79	40	39	28	11	0	125	92
#6 Cornell	22	17	5	0	48	81	40	34	25	8	1	125	64
#9 Quinnipiac	22	13	9	0	41	72	54	37	25	11	1	134	74
#14 Yale	22	12	9	1	35.5	55	44	32	17	14	1	88	63
#12 Princeton	22	6	10	6	29	48	57	32	14	12	6	91	78
Brown	22	7	12	3	26.5	41	57	32	12	17	3	61	78
RPI	22	5	16	1	15.5	42	66	35	13	18	4	81	79
Dartmouth	22	3	16	2	14.5	36	107	30	6	21	3	64	138
Union	22	3	17	2	13	28	73	35	8	25	2	57	110
Harvard	22	3	18	1	10.5	27	94	30	5	23	2	38	118
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 NEWHA standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
LIU †	28	26	2	0	52	84	29	37	28	9	0	96	66
Saint Anselm	28	18	9	1	37	94	54	37	20	16	1	114	87
Stonehill	28	17	9	2	36	83	55	38	21	15	2	100	94
Sacred Heart	28	14	12	2	30	58	50	38	15	21	2	70	96
Franklin Pierce	28	14	13	1	29	67	51	35	18	16	1	85	72
Assumption	28	10	14	4	24	59	66	36	10	22	4	69	99
Post	28	7	20	1	15	33	82	37	8	28	1	41	122
Saint Michael's	28	0	27	1	1	30	121	36	0	35	1	36	158
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Ohio State †	28	26	2	0	2	0	0	78	140	37	39	35	4	0	201	51
#2 Wisconsin *	28	23	5	0	2	1	0	69	124	43	41	35	6	0	205	62
#5 Minnesota	28	19	7	1	1	2	2	62	92	60	39	27	10	2	135	80
#7 Minnesota Duluth	28	15	11	2	0	0	0	47	64	47	39	21	14	4	89	66
#10 St. Cloud State	28	12	14	2	0	1	0	40	60	59	34	17	17	2	78	69
Minnesota State	28	6	22	0	1	2	0	19	52	94	38	13	25	0	97	120
St. Thomas	28	4	23	1	0	0	1	11	39	120	37	10	26	1	74	150
Bemidji State	28	3	24	1	0	0	0	10	33	144	36	4	30	2	42	181
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023

2023–24 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 UConn †	27	19	4	4	2	1	1	61	70	28	38	25	8	5	91	47
#13 Northeastern	27	16	8	3	4	2	2	51	67	40	39	25	11	3	94	50
New Hampshire	27	14	11	2	0	4	2	50	63	64	36	18	16	2	85	87
#15 Boston College	27	13	9	5	2	1	3	46	75	64	36	15	14	7	95	97
Providence	27	12	10	5	1	2	2	44	64	59	35	13	17	5	72	84
Vermont	27	11	12	4	2	2	2	39	61	70	35	13	17	5	79	94
Boston University	27	12	13	1	2	1	0	36	65	65	35	14	18	3	87	91
Maine	27	11	14	2	3	1	0	33	64	65	35	15	18	2	94	89
Merrimack	27	7	17	3	2	4	1	27	48	76	36	11	22	3	62	104
Holy Cross	27	4	20	3	2	2	3	18	39	84	35	8	24	3	65	103
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

Player stats[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024.^[7]

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Kirsten Simms	Sophomore	Wisconsin	37	32	42	74
Casey O'Brien	Senior	Wisconsin	39	23	48	71
Abbey Murphy	Junior	Minnesota	39	33	29	62
Danielle Serdachny	Graduate Student	Colgate	39	22	39	61
Britta Curl	Graduate Student	Wisconsin	39	22	39	61
Izzy Daniel	Graduate Student	Cornell	34	21	38	59
Lacey Eden	Senior	Wisconsin	39	27	29	56
Kristýna Kaltounková	Senior	Colgate	35	26	30	56
Abby Hustler	Junior	St. Lawrence	39	24	31	55
Laila Edwards	Sophomore	Wisconsin	39	20	34	54

Leading goaltenders[edit]

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on February 16, 2024.^[8]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Megan Warrener	Junior	Connecticut	14	834	12	1	1	14	4	0.951	1.01
Raygan Kirk	Graduate Student	Ohio State	15	883	14	1	0	15	6	0.948	1.02
Hailey MacLeod	Sophomore	Minnesota Duluth	15	898	10	4	1	17	5	0.958	1.14
Gwyneth Philips	Graduate Student	Northeastern	31	1,865	20	9	2	38	6	0.951	1.22
Michelle Pasiechnyk	Senior	Clarkson	25	1,459	20	3	1	31	7	0.942	1.28

Awards[edit]

WCHA[edit]

Award		Recipient^[9]
Player of the Year		Kirsten Simms
Defensive Player of the Year		Caroline Harvey
Rookie of the Year		Joy Dunne
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year		Clara Van Wieren
Scoring Champion		Kirsten Simms
Goaltending Champion		Sanni Ahola
Coach of the Year		Nadine Muzerall
All-WCHA Teams^[10]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Hannah Bilka, Ohio State	F	Britta Curl, Wisconsin
Casey O'Brien, Wisconsin	F	Lacey Eden, Wisconsin
Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin	F	Abbey Murphy, Minnesota
Cayla Barnes, Ohio State	D	Hadley Hartmetz, Ohio State
Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin	D	Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota
Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State	G	Hailey MacLeod, Minnesota-Duluth
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Jennifer Gardiner, Ohio State	F	Joy Dunne, Ohio State
Emma Gentry, St. Cloud State	F	Cassie Hall, Wisconsin
Joy Dunne, Ohio State	F	Jocelyn Amos, Ohio State
Laila Edwards, Wisconsin	F
Nina Jobst-Smith, Minnesota-Duluth	D	Laney Potter, Wisconsin
Madeline Wethington, Minnesota	D	Ava Murphy, Wisconsin
Raygan Kirk, Ohio State	G	Ève Gascon, Minnesota-Duluth

CHA[edit]

Award		Recipient^[11]
Player of the Year		Tessa Janecke
Rookie of the Year		Alaina Giampietro
Forward of the Year		Tessa Janecke
Defenseman of the Year		Sydney Pedersen
Defensive Forward of the Year		Kylee Mahoney
Scoring Champion		Ena Nystrøm
Scoring Champion		Tessa Janecke
Sportsmanship Award		Vanessa Upson
Scoring Champion		Tatum White
Coach of the Year		Jeff Kampersal
CHA All-Conference Teams^[12]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Tessa Janecke, Penn State	F	Brianna Brooks, Penn State
Morgan Neitzke, Lindenwood	F	Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris
Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst	F	Vanessa Upson, Mercyhurst
Sydney Pedersen, Mercyhurst	D	Maggie MacEachern, Penn State
Rachel Teslak, Syracuse	D	Sarah Davies, Lindenwood
Ena Nystrøm, Mercyhurst	G	Sophia Bellina, RIT
Rookie Team	Position
Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris	F
Sofia Nuutinen, Mercyhurst	F
Addie Alvarez, RIT	F
Sofia Ljung, Mercyhurst	D
Emma Pickering, RIT	D
Maggie Hatch, Robert Morris	G

NEWHA[edit]

Award		Recipient^[13]
Player of the Year		Natalie Tulchinsky
Rookie of the Year		Isabella Chaput
Defenseman of the Year		Bri Eid
Goalie of the Year		Tindra Holm
Coach of the Year		Kelly Nash
NEWHA All-Conference Teams
First Team	Position	Second Team
Alexis Petford, Stonehill	F	Audrey Jackson, St. Anselm
Natalie Tulchinsky, St. Anselm	F	Mikayla Kelley, Franklin Pierce
Jeannie Wallner, LIU	F	Mikayla Lantto, LIU
Bri Eid, LIU	D	Brinna Martin, St. Anselm
Maggie Korneta, Franklin Pierce	D	Savannah Popick, St. Anselm
Tindra Holm, LIU	G	Jillian Petruno, Sacred Heart
Rookie Team	Position	All-Sportswomen Team
Grace Babington, LIU	F	Mary Leys, Saint Michael's
Jenna Chaplain, Assumption	F	Kayla McGaffigan, Assumption
Isabella Chaput, Sacred Heart	F	Samantha Ostrowski, Sacred Heart
Alexa Hanrahan, Assumption	F	Sarah Rourke, LIU
Lauren Maras, Franklin Pierce	F
Pusle Dyring-Andersen, Stonehill	D	Delaney Bonifacio, Assumption
	D	Savannah Popick, St. Anselm
	D	Hannah Squires, Stonehill
Courtney Stagman, St. Anselm	G	Grace Glasrud, Post

WHEA[edit]

Award		Recipient^[14]^[15]
Cammi Granato Award (Player of the Year)		Natálie Mlýnková
Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year		Sammy Taber
Hockey East Coach of the Year		Chris Mackenzie
Best Defensive Forward		Kathryn Stockdale
Best Defenseman		Megan Carter
Sportmanship Award		Annie Berry
Army ROTC Three Stars Award		Gwyneth Philips
Scoring Champion		Ida Kuoppala Natálie Mlýnková
Women's Hockey East All-Star Teams^[16]^[17]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Jada Habisch, UConn	F	Peyton Anderson, Northeastern
Ida Kuoppala, Maine	F	Lacey Martin, Boston University
Natálie Mlýnková, Vermont	F	Sammy Taber, Boston College
Megan Carter, Northeastern	D	Jules Constantinople, Northeastern
Camryn Wong, UConn	D	Krista Parkkonen, Vermont
Gwyneth Philips, Northeastern	G	Tia Chan, UConn
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Skylar Irving, Northeastern	F	Ashley Allard, UConn
Kira Juodikis, New Hampshire	F	Audrey Knapp, Providence
Katy Knoll, Northeastern	F	Allie Lalonde, Northeastern
Rae Bretton, New Hampshire	D
Brooke Becker, Providence	D	Molly Jordan, Boston College
Sedona Blair, New Hampshire	G	Sedona Blair, New Hampshire
	F	Kaylee Lewis, Vermont
	F	Julia Pellerin, Boston College
	F	Sammy Taber, Boston College

Patty Kazmaier Award[edit]

Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists^[18]^[19]
Player	Position	School
Izzy Daniel	Forward	Cornell
Casey O'Brien	Forward	Wisconsin Top Three
Kirsten Simms	Forward	Wisconsin Top Three
Sarah Fillier	Forward	Princeton
Caroline Harvey	Defense	Wisconsin
Abby Hustler	Forward	St. Lawrence
Tessa Janecke	Forward	Penn State
Abbey Murphy	Forward	Minnesota
Gwyneth Philips	Goaltender	Northeastern
Danielle Serdachny	Forward	Colgate

AHCA Coach of the Year[edit]

AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists^[20]^[21]
Coach	School
Chris MacKenzie	UConn
Matt Desrosiers	Clarkson
Greg Fargo	Colgate
Mark Johnson	Wisconsin
Jeff Kampersal	Penn State
Nadine Muzerall	Ohio State
Kelly Nash	LIU

Goalie of the Year[edit]

Goalie of the Year Finalists^[22]
Coach	School
Michelle Pasiechnyk	Clarkson
Raygan Kirk	Ohio State
Gwyneth Philips	Northeastern

Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award[edit]

Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award Finalists^[23]
Player	Position	School
Joy Dunne	Forward	Ohio State
Emma Pais	Forward	Colgate Runner Up
Isabel Chaput	Forward	Sacred Heart
Alaina Giampietro	Forward	Robert Morris
Sammy Taber	Forward	Boston College

References[edit]

^ "Future NCAA host site selections through 2026". NCAA.com. February 22, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows" (Press release). NCAA. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24". rmucolonials.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ Upadhyaya, Parth (December 18, 2021). "Robert Morris to reinstate men's and women's hockey programs for 2023-24 season". The Times. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU". rmucolonials.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ "Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America to Merge Operations in 2024". chawomenshockey.com. College Hockey America. June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Scoring Leaders". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^ "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Goaltending Leaders". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^ "UW's Kirsten Simms receives WCHA Player of the Year Award for 2023-24". wcha.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "All-WCHA award recipients announced for 2023-24". wcha.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 Individual Awards". chawomenshockey.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 All-Conference Teams". chawomenshockey.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "NEWHA releases major end-of-season awards, All-League teams". newhaonline.com. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "NATÁLIE MLÝNKOVÁ NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR". hockeyeast.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists Named". pattykaz.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Izzy Daniel Wins 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Division I Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "UConn's Chris MacKenzie is 2024 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk is Women's Goalie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "Ohio State freshman Dunne garners national honors, wins 2024 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award". uscho.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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[1] "Future NCAA host site selections through 2026". NCAA.com. February 22, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[2] "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows" (Press release). NCAA. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[3] "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24". rmucolonials.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[4] Upadhyaya, Parth (December 18, 2021). "Robert Morris to reinstate men's and women's hockey programs for 2023-24 season". The Times. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[5] "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU". rmucolonials.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[6] "Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America to Merge Operations in 2024". chawomenshockey.com. College Hockey America. June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[7] "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Scoring Leaders". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[8] "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Goaltending Leaders". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

[9] "UW's Kirsten Simms receives WCHA Player of the Year Award for 2023-24". wcha.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[10] "All-WCHA award recipients announced for 2023-24". wcha.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[11] "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 Individual Awards". chawomenshockey.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[12] "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 All-Conference Teams". chawomenshockey.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[13] "NEWHA releases major end-of-season awards, All-League teams". newhaonline.com. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[14] "NATÁLIE MLÝNKOVÁ NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR". hockeyeast.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[15] "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[16] "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[17] "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[18] "2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists Named". pattykaz.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[19] "Izzy Daniel Wins 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[20] "2023-24 Division I Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[21] "UConn's Chris MacKenzie is 2024 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[22] "Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk is Women's Goalie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[23] "Ohio State freshman Dunne garners national honors, wins 2024 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award". uscho.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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