2023_NCAA_National_Collegiate_women's_ice_hockey_tournament
The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This is the second year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of seeded teams on March 9 and 11, 2023, while the Frozen Four was played on March 17 and 19, 2023 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.[2] The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 1–0 to win their 7th national championship.
Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...
2023 Women's Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 11 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Ohio State Buckeyes (2nd title game) |
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| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (7th title) |
| MOP | Cami Kronish (Wisconsin) |
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In the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. This is the first year the NEWHA received an automatic bid. The other six teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are then seeded.[3]
More information Seed, School ...
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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| 1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 31–5–2 | At-large bid | 5th | 2022 |
| 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–5–3 | Tournament champion | 20th | 2022 |
| 3 | Colgate | ECAC | 32–5–2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2022 |
| 4 | Yale | ECAC | 28–3–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2022 |
| 5 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 33–2–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 2022 |
| Quinnipiac | ECAC | 29–9–0 | At-large bid | 4th | 2022 | |
| Penn State | CHA | 27–8–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
| Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–10–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2022 | |
| LIU | NEWHA | 20–13–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
| Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 14th | 2022 | |
| Clarkson | ECAC | 29–10–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 2022 |
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Bids by state
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| Bids | State(s) | Schools |
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| 3 | New York | Clarkson, Colgate, LIU |
| 2 | Connecticut | Quinnipiac, Yale |
| Minnesota | Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth | |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Northeastern |
| Ohio | Ohio State | |
| Pennsylvania | Penn State | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
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| First Round March 9[4] | National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | Ohio State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 3*** | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Yale | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Clarkson | 0 | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 2 | 2 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | LIU | 1 | 3 | Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
First Round
Penn State vs. Quinnipiac
| March 9 6:01 pm | Penn State | 2–3 3OT (0–1, 2–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Quinnipiac | Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 402 |
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| Josie Bothun | Goalies | Logan Angers | Referees: Robert Ludwig Michael Kaehler Linesmen: Aaron Neville Glendon Seal | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 58 | |||||||||||||||
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LIU vs. Wisconsin
| March 9 6:00 pm | LIU | 1–9 (0–3, 1–3, 0–3) | Wisconsin | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 227 |
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| Tindra Holm | Goalies | Cami Kronish | Referees: Katie Guay Laura White Linesmen: Michael Roberts Colby Munson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Shots | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarkson vs. Minnesota Duluth
| March 10 6:00 pm | Clarkson | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Minnesota Duluth | Ridder Arena Attendance: 342 |
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| Michelle Pasiechnyk | Goalies | Emma Söderberg | Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Kaitlin Hayes Laura Schmidlein | |||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 16 | Shots | 27 | ||||||
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Quarterfinals
Wisconsin vs. (3) Colgate
| March 11 3:00 pm | Wisconsin | 4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 1,349 |
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| Cami Kronish | Goalies | Hannah Murphy | Referees: Katie Guay Laura White Linesmen: Michael Roberts Coby Munson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota
| March 11 2:00 | Minnesota Duluth | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 2,328 |
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| Emma Söderberg | Goalies | Skylar Vetter | Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Kaitlin Hayes Laura Schmidlein | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
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(5) Northeastern vs. (4) Yale
| March 11 3:00 pm | Northeastern | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Yale | Ingalls Rink Attendance: 1,544 |
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| Gwyneth Philips | Goalies | Pia Dukaric | Referees: William Jacques Todd Plouffe Linesmen: Joshua Berenson James Rogowski | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
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Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 11 5:01 pm | Quinnipiac | 2–5 (1–0, 0–2, 1–3) | Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 750 |
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| Logan Angers | Goalies | Amanda Thiele | Referees: Robert Ludwig Michael Kaehler Linesmen: Aaron Neville Glendon Seal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
(5) Northeastern vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 17 2:30 pm | Northeastern | 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) | Ohio State | AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 3,443 |
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| Gwyneth Philips | Goalies | Amanda Thiele | Referees: Katie Guay Laura White Linesmen: Colby Monsun Michael Roberts | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 53 | |||||||||
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Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota
| March 17 6:00 pm | Wisconsin | 3–2 OT (0–1, 0–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Minnesota | AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 3,425 |
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| Cami Kronish | Goalies | Skylar Vetter | Referees: Robert Ludwig Michael Kaehler Linesmen: Glendon Seal Aaron Neville | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
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Championship
Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 19 3:00 pm | Wisconsin | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Ohio State | AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 3,940 |
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| Cami Kronish | Goalies | Amanda Thiele | Referees: Kelly Cooke Chelsea Rapin Linesmen: Laura Schmidlein Kaitlin Hayes | ||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
| 22 | Shots | 31 | |||
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All-Tournament Team
- G: Cami Kronish*, Wisconsin
- D: Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
- D: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
- F: Laila Edwards, Wisconsin
- F: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin
- F: Jesse Compher, Wisconsin
See also
- Haase, Nicole (December 16, 2021). "Division I Women's Hockey: NCAA approves immediate expansion of bracket; 11 teams to compete in 2022 National Championship tournament". USCHO.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- "2023 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- Stewart, Mark (March 20, 2023). "Wisconsin women's hockey blanks Ohio State to win its 7th national title". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 5, 2023.