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
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
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
All-Tournament Team
- 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
- 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
- ^ 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.