The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. On March 29, 2017, The University of North Dakota announced that the women's ice hockey was being terminated due to budget cuts.

• July 25: Halli Krzyzaniak and Ryleigh Houston were chosen to participate in the Team Canada Development Camp in Calgary, Alberta.^[1]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Kennedy Blair	Goaltender	United States	Goaltender for Minnesota Revolution
Ryleigh Houston	Forward	Canada	Appeared in two IIHF U18 World Championships for Canada
Sarah Lecavalier	Forward	Canada	Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy
Alyssa MacMillan	Forward	Canada	Attended Okanagan Hockey Academy
Emma Nuutinen	Forward	Finland	Played for Finland in 2014 Olympics
Annelise Rice	Forward	United States	Attended Minnetonka (MN) HS
Abbey Stanley	Defender	United States	Spring, 2016 redshirt addition
Abby Thiessen	Defender	Canada	Member of Team Alberta U18

2015–16 Fighting Hawks

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More information No., S/P/C ...

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
5		Anna Kilponen	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Orivesi, Finland	Finnish National Team
6		Gracen Hirschy	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Fort Wayne, Indiana	Culver Academy
7		Jordan Hampton	Senior (RS)	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Foxborough, Massachusetts	Northeastern
8		Annelise Rice	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Excelsior, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
9		Sarah Lecavalier	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Strathmore, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
10		Charly Dahlquist	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
12		Ryleigh Houston	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Canada U18
14		Marissa Salo	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Grand Rapids, Minnesota	North American Hockey Academy
15		Kayla Gardner	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
16		Vilma Tanskanen	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
17		Dorci Medgyes	Sophomore	F/D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian National Team
18		Halli Krzyzaniak (C)	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Neepawa, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
19		Taylor Flaherty	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
20		Emma Nuutinen	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
21		Amy Menke	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Shakopee, Minnesota	Shakopee HS
24		Alyssa MacMillan	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Penticton, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
26		Breanna Berndsen	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
29		Lexie Shaw	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Troy, Michigan	Honeybaked
30		Kennedy Blair	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Bismarck, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
32		Hallie Theodosopoulos	Freshman	F/D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Brookings, South Dakota	St. Louis Blues AAA
34		Annie Chipman	Senior (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	St. Mary's Academy
44		Rebekah Kolstad	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Mankato, Minnesota	Team USA U18
50		Kristen Campbell	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Brandon, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
55		Lisa Marvin	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS

Close

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• Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Second Team ^[5]
• Ryleigh Houston, Forward, All-WCHA Rookie Team ^[6]