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2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament

Summary

NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament

FieldValue
Year2008
Genderwomen's
NCAAdivDivision I
DivisionNational Collegiate
ImageSize150px
Teams8
FrozenFourArenaDECC Arena
FrozenFourCityDuluth, Minnesota
ChampionsMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs
TitleCount4th
ChampGameCount5th
ChampFFCount5th
RunnerUpWisconsin Badgers
GameCount3rd
RunnerFFCount3rd
Semifinal1Harvard Crimson
FrozenFourCount5th
Semifinal2New Hampshire Wildcats
FrozenFourCount22nd
CoachShannon Miller
CoachCount4th
MOPKim Martin
MOPTeamMinnesota Duluth
Attendance4,031 for Championship Game

The 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was conducted in Duluth, MN It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22.

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.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1HarvardECAC30–1–1Tournament champion7th2007
2Minnesota DuluthWCHA31–4–1Tournament champion7th2007
3New HampshireHockey East26–7–3Tournament champion3rd2007
4MinnesotaWCHA27–6–4At-large bid6th2006
WisconsinWCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007
St. LawrenceECAC28–9–1At-large bid5th2007
MercyhurstCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007
DartmouthECAC17–7–7At-large bid6th2007

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams March 15 March 20 March 22

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Harvard | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Dartmouth | RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Minnesota | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wisconsin | RD1-score4=3*

| RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Minnesota Duluth | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Mercyhurst | RD1-score6=4

| RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=New Hampshire | RD1-score7=3* | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=St. Lawrence | RD1-score8=2

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Harvard | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wisconsin | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Minnesota Duluth | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=New Hampshire | RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Wisconsin | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Minnesota Duluth | RD3-score2=4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Harvard vs. Dartmouth

(4) Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

(OT: 1–0)

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Mercyhurst

(3) New Hampshire vs. St. Lawrence

(OT: 0–1)

National Semifinals

(1) Harvard vs. Wisconsin

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) New Hampshire

National Championship

Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth

Tournament awards

[[NCAA Division I women's ice hockey All-Tournament team|All-Tournament Team]]

  • G: Kim Martin*, Minnesota Duluth
  • D: Myriam Trépanier, Minnesota Duluth
  • D: Heidi Pelttari, Minnesota Duluth
  • F: Laura Fridfinnson, Minnesota Duluth
  • F: Sara O’Toole, Minnesota Duluth
  • F: Erika Lawler, Wisconsin
  • Most Outstanding Player

References

Game references

References

  1. (December 12, 2005). "Championship Sites Selected for 2008 and 2009 Women’s Frozen Four". NCAA.
  2. https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2008{{Dead link. (August 2019)
  3. (March 19, 2023). "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book".
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