2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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.

2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title)
Runner-upWisconsin Badgers (6th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Frost (1st title)
MOPNoora Räty (Minnesota)

Qualifying teams

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Wisconsin
 
Minnesota
 
Cornell
 
Boston College
 
St. Lawrence
 
Boston University
 
North Dakota
 
Mercyhurst
2012 Qualifying Teams
  WCHA,   ECAC,   Hockey East,   CHA

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
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

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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)

Results

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National Quarterfinals

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(1) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst

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March 10
7:07
Mercyhurst1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
WisconsinKohl Center
Attendance: 2,946
Game reference
Hillary PattendenGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferee:
Dan Lick
Linesmen:
Dave Lick
Dan Fitzsimons
0–111:48 – Prevost (Decker)
Steadman (Zgoda, Cicero) – 39:201–1
1–251:18 – shKnight (Prevost)
1–358:45 – en – Decker (Haverstock)
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots42

(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence

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March 10
2:00
St. Lawrence3–6
(0–1, 3–2, 0–3)
Boston CollegeKelley Rink
Attendance: 827
Game reference
Carmen MacDonaldGoaliesCorinne BoylesReferee:
Bill Doiron
Linesmen:
Julie Piacentini
Chris Leavitt
0–116:30 – shCarpenter (Field)
Emard (Smith, Sabatine) – 20:201–1
Ng (Emond) – 20:402–1
Williams (Habscheid, Desrochers)pp – 23:333–1
3–231:00 – pp – Field (Mangene, Burns)
3–339:49 – Bolden (Restuccia)
3–442:23 – Welch
3–555:47 – Wasylk (Motherwell, Restuccia)
3–659:28 – en – Motherwell (Bolden)
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots39

(2) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

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March 10
4:00
North Dakota1–5
(0–1, 0–3, 1–1)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 1,630
Game reference
Jorid DagfinrudGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Jay Mendel
Robert Ludwig
Linesmen:
Dave Spivey
Tom Jerome
0–11:28 – West (Davis)
0–223:44 – Davis (Erickson, Seeler)
0–330:06 – shKessel
0–436:40 – pp – Erickson (Kessel, Schoullis)
0–543:40 – Schoullis (Erickson, West)
Karvinen (Jakobsen, Lamoureux-Kolls)pp – 46:071–5
16 minPenalties16 min
29Shots28

(3) Cornell vs. Boston University

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March 10
2:00
Boston University7–8 (3OT)
(3–1, 1–4, 3–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
CornellLynah Rink
Attendance: 2,143
Game reference
Kerrin SperryGoaliesLauren SlebodnickReferee:
Bryan Hicks
Linesmen:
Cameron Lynch
Andrew DiFusco
Poulin (Menard, Tutino) – 4:351–0
Tutino (Wakefield, Cardella) – 5:092–0
Boucher (Poulin, Tutino) – 16:453–0
3–119:15 – Campbell
3–220:10 – ppJohnston (Saulnier, Jenner)
3–323:31 – Johnston (Saulnier, Gagliardi)
3–424:14 – Fortino (Saulnier, Jenner)
Poulin (Warren) – 35:014–4
4–536:08 – Jenner (Johnston, Young)
4–640:18 – Johnston
4–746:19 – pp – Jenner (Johnston, Young)
Menard (Watchorn, Wakefield)pp – 49:125–7
Wakefield (Watchorn, Menard)pp – 51:066–7
Tutino (Watchorn, Poulin)pp – 58:037–7
7–8119:50 – Rougeau (Campbell)
20 minPenalties16 min
47Shots66

National Semifinals

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(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College

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March 16
5:07
Boston College2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)
WisconsinAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 1,388
Game reference
Corinne BoylesGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferees:
Lynch/Hicks
Lou DiFusco
Linesman:
Harrop
Field (Bolden) – 0:571–0
1–16:44 – Ammerman (Packer, Brickner)
1–213:47 – shPrevost
1–321:34 – Knight (Packer, Kelter)
1–437:21 – Ammerman (Jaminski, Rigsby)
1–547:46 – Ammerman (Prevost, Decker)
Carpenter (Restuccia, Bolden)pp – 49:542–5
2–656:23 – pp – Knight (Decker)
14 minPenalties14 min
24Shots38

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Cornell

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March 16
8:07
Cornell1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
MinnesotaAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 2,052
Game reference
Amanda MazzottaGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Doran/Diacentini
Chris Leavitt
Linesman:
Briget Watkins
0–117:16 – ppKessel (Erickson, Schleper)
0–218:29 – ppBozek (Schoullis, Kessel)
Gagliardi (Saulnier)pp – 31:401–2
1–359:26 – enWest (Kessel, Ramsey)
12 minPenalties6 min
21Shots41

National Championship

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(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota

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March 18
3:07
Minnesota4–2
(3–2, 0–0, 1–0)
WisconsinAMSOIL Arena
Attendance: 2,439
Game reference
Noora RätyGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferees:
Mendel/Luwig
Tom Jerome
Linesman:
Dave Spivey
Kessel (Gillanders) – 8:451–0
Erickson (Davis, West) – 11:232–0
2–114:03 – ppMcKeough (Knight, Ammerman)
2–215:43 – Ammerman (Prevost)
West – 18:283–2
Erickson (Seeler) – 43:574–2
10 minPenalties4 min
25Shots44

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2012 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "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.