2023 NCAA Division I 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.

2023 NCAA National Collegiate Women's
ice hockey tournament
2023 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams11
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (7th title)
Runner-upOhio State Buckeyes (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMark Johnson (7th title)
MOPCami Kronish (Wisconsin)

Qualifying teams

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Ohio State
 
Minnesota
 
Colgate
 
Yale
 
Northeastern
 
Quinnipiac
 
Penn State
 
Wisconsin
 
LIU
 
Minnesota Duluth
 
Clarkson
2023 Qualifying Teams
  WCHA,   ECAC,   Hockey East,   CHA,   NEWHA

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]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
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

Bids by state

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Bids State(s) Schools
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


Bracket

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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

Results

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First Round

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Penn State vs. Quinnipiac

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March 9
6:01 pm
Penn State2–3 3OT
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
QuinnipiacOhio State University Ice Rink
Attendance: 402
Game reference
Josie BothunGoaliesLogan AngersReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Michael Kaehler
Linesmen:
Aaron Neville
Glendon Seal
0–14:57 – Maloney
Zanon(Wallin) – 33:311–1
Wallin – (Correia, MacKay)pp – 35:482–1
2–253:16 – Reilly(Cooper, Mobley)
2–3109:37 – Chantler(Mobley, Maloney)
6 minPenalties4 min
52Shots58

LIU vs. Wisconsin

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March 9
6:00 pm
LIU1–9
(0–3, 1–3, 0–3)
WisconsinClass of 1965 Arena
Attendance: 227
Game reference
Tindra HolmGoaliesCami KronishReferees:
Katie Guay
Laura White
Linesmen:
Michael Roberts
Colby Munson
0–113:17 – Harvey(Compher, Curl)
0–216:24 – Curl – (Compher, Jungels)
0–319:48 – Simms(Eden)
Rourke(Culp) – 23:081–3
1–428:13 – ppWheeler(Harvey, Shirley)
1–535:46 – O'Brien(Wheeler, Shirley)
1–638:47 – ppEdwards(Curl, Eden)
1–744:23 – Edwards – (Curl, O'Brien)
1–846:25 – pp – Jungels – (Harvey, Simms)
1–948:05 – Compher – (Edwards, Curl)
6 minPenalties2 min
7Shots59

Clarkson vs. Minnesota Duluth

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March 10
6:00 pm
Clarkson0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Minnesota DuluthRidder Arena
Attendance: 342
Game reference
Michelle PasiechnykGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Kelly Cooke
Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Kaitlin Hayes
Laura Schmidlein
0–15:59 – Stewart(Krause, Hanley)
0–243:23 – pp – Stewart – (Anderson, Fuhrman)
24 minPenalties2 min
16Shots27

Quarterfinals

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Wisconsin vs. (3) Colgate

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March 11
3:00 pm
Wisconsin4–2
(1–0, 1–1, 2–1)
ColgateClass of 1965 Arena
Attendance: 1,349
Game reference
Cami KronishGoaliesHannah MurphyReferees:
Katie Guay
Laura White
Linesmen:
Michael Roberts
Coby Munson
LaMantia (Kronish) – 7:011–0
1–120:32 – Simpson (Brick, Gates)
O'Brien (Wheeler, Curl)pp – 35:312–1
Jungels (O'Brien) – 51:573–1
Edwards en – 58:164–1
4–259:50.3 – Kaltounková (Serdachny, Stewart)
10 minPenalties6 min
35Shots15

Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota

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March 11
2:00
Minnesota Duluth0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 2,328
Game reference
Emma SöderbergGoaliesSkylar VetterReferees:
Kelly Cooke
Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Kaitlin Hayes
Laura Schmidlein
0–130:39 – Wethington
0–243:22 – Murphy (Oden, Zumwinkle)
0–350:18 – Skaja (Wethington)
2 minPenalties0 min
30Shots30

(5) Northeastern vs. (4) Yale

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March 11
3:00 pm
Northeastern4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)
YaleIngalls Rink
Attendance: 1,544
Game reference
Gwyneth PhilipsGoaliesPia DukaricReferees:
William Jacques
Todd Plouffe
Linesmen:
Joshua Berenson
James Rogowski
Shannon (Irving) – 24:221–0
Aurard(Carter, Müller) – 2:272–0
Müller – (Aurard, Murphy) – 9:373–0
3–155:22 – Bargman (Ray, Hartje)
Murphy – sh, en – 19:20.64–1
4 minPenalties2 min
30Shots39

Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State

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March 11
5:01 pm
Quinnipiac2–5
(1–0, 0–2, 1–3)
Ohio StateOhio State University Ice Rink
Attendance: 750
Game reference
Logan AngersGoaliesAmanda ThieleReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Michael Kaehler
Linesmen:
Aaron Neville
Glendon Seal
Cooper (Mobley, Samoskevich)pp – 18:581–0
1–132:12 – ppRosenthal
1–236:00 – Bernard
1–348:08 – Peschel (Maltais, Levis)
1–454:45 – ppJaques (Webster, Gardiner)
Samoskevich (Cooper, Steigauf) – 56:242–4
2–559:31.2 – en – Jaques – (Gardiner)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots44

Semifinals

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(5) Northeastern vs. (1) Ohio State

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March 17
2:30 pm
Northeastern0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
Ohio StateAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 3,443
Game reference
Gwyneth PhilipsGoaliesAmanda ThieleReferees:
Katie Guay
Laura White
Linesmen:
Colby Monsun
Michael Roberts
0–11:16 – Matthews(Hauswirth)
0–231:18 – Webster(Gardiner, Rosenthal)
0–338:44 – Hartmetz(Maltais, Levis)
2 minPenalties8 min
15Shots53

Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota

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March 17
6:00 pm
Wisconsin3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
MinnesotaAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 3,425
Game reference
Cami KronishGoaliesSkylar VetterReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Michael Kaehler
Linesmen:
Glendon Seal
Aaron Neville
0–13:23 – Heise (Oden, Boreen)
Edwards (Compher) – 6:321–1
Shirley (Wheeler) – 7:252–1
2–258:49 – Zumwinkle (Wethington, Heise)
Harvey (Compher, Curl) – 76:473–2
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots39

Championship

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Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State

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March 19
3:00 pm
Wisconsin1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Ohio StateAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 3,940
Game reference
Cami KronishGoaliesAmanda ThieleReferees:
Kelly Cooke
Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Laura Schmidlein
Kaitlin Hayes
Simms (Enright) – 13:281–0
2 minPenalties6 min
22Shots31

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.