2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Wisconsin Badgers (6th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Brad Frost (1st title) |
MOP | Noora Räty (Minnesota) |
The 2012 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. The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.
Qualifying teams[edit]
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.
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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1 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 31–4–2 | At-large bid | 7th | 2011 |
2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 31–5–2 | Tournament champion | 11th | 2011 |
3 | Cornell | ECAC | 29–4–0 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2011 |
4 | Boston College | Hockey East | 23–9–3 | At-large bid | 4th | 2011 |
St. Lawrence | ECAC | 24–9–4 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2009 | |
Boston University | Hockey East | 27–7–3 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2011 | |
North Dakota | WCHA | 22–10–3 | At-large bid | 1st | ||
Mercyhurst | CHA | 23–7–3 | At-large bid | 8th | 2011 |
Bracket[edit]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals[1] March 10 | National Semifinals[1] March 16 | National Championship[1] March 18 | ||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||
Mercyhurst | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 6 | ||||||||||||
St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||||||||
1 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||
North Dakota | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cornell | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cornell | 8*** | ||||||||||||
Boston University | 7 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards[edit]
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- G: Noora Räty*, Minnesota,
- D: Megan Bozek, Minnesota,
- F: Sarah Erickson, Minnesota
- F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
- F: Carolyne Prévost, Wisconsin
- F: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin
See also[edit]
- 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "2012 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.