2016_NCAA_National_Collegiate_women's_ice_hockey_tournament
2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament
The 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host.[1]
Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...
2016 Women's Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 8 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Boston College Eagles (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Brad Frost (4th title) |
| MOP | Sarah Potomak (Minnesota) |
| Attendance | 5,378 |
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Boston College
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Quinnipiac
Clarkson
Princeton
Mercyhurst
Northeastern
2016 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, 
ECAC, 
Hockey East, 
CHA
WCHA, 
ECAC, 
Hockey East, 
CHAIn the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.[2]
More information Seed, School ...
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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| 1 | Boston College | Hockey East | 38–0–0 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2015 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 34–3–1 | Tournament champion | 10th | 2015 |
| 3 | Minnesota | WCHA | 32–4–1 | At-large bid | 14th | 2015 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 30–2–5 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2015 |
| Clarkson | ECAC | 29–4–5 | At-large bid | 5th | 2015 | |
| Princeton | ECAC | 22–8–2 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2006 | |
| Mercyhurst | CHA | 19–10–5 | Tournament champion | 11th | 2014 | |
| Northeastern | Hockey East | 28–8–1 | At-large bid | 1st | Never |
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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
| National Quarterfinals March 12 | National Semifinals March 18 | National Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 3* | ||||||||||||
| Clarkson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Quinnipiac | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Clarkson | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
National Quarterfinals
(1) Boston College vs. Northeastern
| March 12 1:00 | Northeastern | 1–5 (0–2, 0–1, 1–2) | Boston College | Conte Forum Attendance: 1,077 |
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| Brittany Bugalski | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referees: Bryan Hicks Derek Zuckerman Linesmen: James Shea Stephen Smiley | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(4) Quinnipiac vs. Clarkson
| March 12 2:00 | Clarkson | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Quinnipiac | People's United Center |
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| Shea Tiley | Goalies | Sydney Rossman | Referees: Tom Quinn Tim Benedetto Linesmen: Bob Sloper Tim Daley | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 29 | Shots | 14 | |||
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(2) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst
| March 12 7:07 | Mercyhurst | 0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 2,273 |
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| Sarah McDonnell | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: David Spivey Krissy Morrison Linesmen: Brenda Reinen Clayton Smith | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(3) Minnesota vs. Princeton
| March 12 4:07 | Princeton | 2–6 (1–3, 0–3, 1–0) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 2,468 |
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| Kimberly Newell | Goalies | Amanda Leveille | Referees: Robert Ludwig Shane Paskey Linesmen: Duncan Ryhorchuk Dan Fitzsimons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Semifinals
(1) Boston College vs. Clarkson
| March 18 4:00 | Clarkson | 2–3 (OT) (1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Boston College | Whittemore Center |
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| Shea Tiley | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referees: Robert Ludwig Shane Paskey Linesmen: Duncan Ryhorchuk Clayton Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
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(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Minnesota
| March 18 7:22 | Minnesota | 3–2 (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Wisconsin | Whittemore Center Attendance: 2,167 |
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| Amanda Leveille | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referees: Tim Benedetto Tom Quinn Linesmen: Tim Daley Bob Sloper | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
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National Championship
(1) Boston College vs. (3) Minnesota
| March 20 2:06 | Minnesota | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Boston College | Whittemore Center Attendance: 3,211 |
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| Amanda Leveille | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referees: Bryan Hicks Derek Zuckerman Linesmen: James Shea Kyle Smiley | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||
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All-Tournament Team
- G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota
- D: Lee Stecklein, Minnesota
- D: Megan Keller, Boston College
- F: Sarah Potomak*, Minnesota
- F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
- F: Haley Skarupa, Boston College
- "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- "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.